However , at least there's some good that can be done with college recruiting up . Next , we have brands exploiting college athletes . Now since the inception of NL brands have been looking to college to help promote their company , but not all of them are doing it in the most appropriate way .
Now since the inception of NL brands have been looking to college to help promote their company , but not all of them are doing it in the most appropriate way . Brands exploiting college athletes is just a common reality of n so it's up to the athletes to make sure they're doing their due diligence before accepting agreements with brand . So many young college recruits will get approached by brands , but it's important to know what you can and what you can't do as well as what value are you providing to the brand ?
Chances are the brand is most likely trying to exploit you for your talent here . Three things to look for , to ensure that brands aren't exploiting you as a college athlete first up is look at the sender's email address , I've gotten tons of brand deals that just seem too good to be true and that's because they were most of the time I can spot it within five seconds by just looking at the sender's email address , someone from Nike Gatorade or even just a small apparel company isn't going to be emailing you with a gmail . They're going to be sending it from their company work email .
Lots of my teammates when I was in college came up to me and were always asking how I got NL deals and I thought I might as well just give you guys the full playbook . Number one , reach out to companies on Instagram and linkedin while you might assume that brands might just start lighting up for college athletes a lot of the time . That's not the case .
My second tip is finding the right balance between personal and athletic content . When you choose to monetize yourself two brands as a college athlete , they're actually looking at how much your social media can drive conversions for their brand . Not even necessarily about how many points you're scoring on the courts .
