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The Comprehensive Guide to Influencer Marketing

A free Arabic book from Miqwal on landing your first sponsorship, pricing your content, and negotiating with brands without middlemen.

By Younes Ben Amara • Published by Miqwal, sponsored by Ayadi

74 pages PDF · 3.3 MB Written in Arabic
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The Comprehensive Guide to Influencer Marketing

What you will learn

Why the Arab market suffers from middlemen and opacity — and how to work around it.

How to price your content with a clear formula instead of guessing or taking the first offer.

Five practical tips from an Arab influencer who has signed with major brands.

How to negotiate on value rather than price, and how to say no gracefully.

Why nano and micro influencers became the first choice for brands.

A concept map separating sponsorship, sponsored content, and native advertising.

Who is this book for?

For creators and influencers

Whether you are starting out with 1,000 followers wondering how to land a first sponsorship, or a professional looking to raise your rates and sharpen your negotiation.

For brands

Understand how influencers think about pricing and negotiation, so you can write clearer offers, build longer partnerships, and avoid overpaying.

Table of contents

  1. 1

    Chapter 1: Why Miqwal?

    The state of the Arab sponsorship market, five challenges holding it back, and the "specfluencing" phenomenon.

  2. 2

    Chapter 2: Your first steps on Miqwal

    From creating an account and connecting social platforms to completing your profile and applying to your first campaign.

  3. 3

    Chapter 3: Sponsorships are not just for big influencers

    The research behind nano-influencer performance, and a real story that started with $20.

  4. 4

    Chapter 4: Five tips from a leading Arab influencer

    Practical advice from a creator who has worked with major brands — from asking for the content brief to following up after a week.

  5. 5

    Chapter 5: Landing your first sponsorship

    Three channels for finding opportunities, what happens after you apply, and the common mistakes to avoid.

  6. 6

    Chapter 6: Pricing sponsorships

    The five factors that set your rate, a pricing formula for beginners, and the free SponsorRate calculator.

  7. 7

    Chapter 7: Direct negotiation

    The five fundamentals: know your worth, do not open with price, negotiate on value, document everything, decline gracefully.

  8. 8

    Chapter 8: Concept map

    Influencer versus content creator, plus six commonly confused concepts with a comparison table.

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