Hello Everyone, happy to be back after a while 💪🏻👋🏻

Hi everyone, I’m Mark, a Taiwan-based entrepreneur, brand strategist, and business consultant with more than 20 years of experience. Throughout my career, I’ve worked with startups, entrepreneurs, and global companies on branding, market strategy, and business growth. Now, I’m stepping into UGC as a creator because I believe brands also need mature, credible voices—especially when communicating products that require trust, experience, and purchasing power. My primary focus is creating Mandarin UGC for global brands that want to connect with Chinese-speaking audiences across Taiwan and international Chinese communities. Mandarin-speaking consumers around the world are highly active on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and other short-form video platforms. Yet there is still a shortage of localized content created for mature professionals, entrepreneurs, decision-makers, and affluent consumers. This is the audience I understand and hope to help global brands reach. The categories I’m most interested in include: • AI and SaaS • Productivity and business tools • Online education • Finance and professional services • Premium lifestyle, travel, and wellness brands Mandarin is my strongest language, and I’m also available for English-language UGC with concise, conversational scripts—particularly product demonstrations, short-form ads, testimonials, voiceovers, and visually led content. I’m currently building my first UGC portfolio and learning how to turn brand briefs into effective scripts, videos, and professional deliverables. I’d be happy to connect with brands, agencies, and creators who are interested in Mandarin localization or reaching high-value Chinese-speaking audiences worldwide. Finally, @Gloria Stonelake , thank you for creating UGC World and building such a valuable community. You’ve helped so many creators gain direction, develop their skills, and turn UGC into real opportunities. I’m grateful to be here and excited to begin this journey with everyone🤍

I don't udnerstand the copyright scene on instagram. If I use trendy audio for a UGC reel, will I get copyrighted? I see some creators doing it and it seems to be fine. If not, is there a way to avoid being copyrighted? More importantly, when making UGC for a brand, do I just not risk it and use non-copyrighted audio? Where do I find that? Is this an actual issue or am I just overthinking? 🫠

Hi everyone! After taking a long break from UGC for personal reasons, I’m finally back. This time I have a lot more motivation and discipline, but honesty I have no idea where to start. I feel lost. My goal is to leave my shift job and build a career with UGC, but right now I can’t afford to join the Academy. I was wondering if anyone here has managed to change their life using only the free resources on this platform, like the UGC Games and the other free tools. Is it actually possible to land clients and build a sustainable income this way? I’d really love to hear your experience or any advice you have. Thank you so much! ❤️

So many brands have "affiliate programs". They look pretty much the same as UGC vids on social media. How do I pitch UGC to a brand that has its own affiliate program? They have their own creators.