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How Creators Sell Their Content as College Course Material
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This episode explores the emerging trend of TikTok creators licensing their short-form video content to universities as case studies and teaching materials. Lucas and Luna discuss how creators like Dr. Simi (a medical myth-buster with 2.3M followers) have sold compilation licenses to nursing programs, and how a personal finance creator, Marcus Yeo, earned $47,000 from a single licensing deal with a business school. They break down the typical terms: non-exclusive, limited to internal classroom use, typically $500 to $5,000 per video per semester. The hosts also cover the legal mechanics — the difference between embedding a public TikTok and signing a formal licensing agreement — and why this revenue stream works especially well for educational creators who already structure their content around curriculum-friendly topics. No previous episode has covered this specific monetization strategy.