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Reality Check• 3 min read

"We Spent $750 on UGC and Made $538k in Month One!"

I keep seeing these Twitter flexes. Startup founders posting screenshots like they cracked the code.

So I do what any skeptic does: I check Sensor Tower and App Magic.

Revenue? Under $5K.
Downloads? Barely there.

Wait... what am I missing here? Or are they just, you know, lying a little?

Because here's the thing: conversions have actual numbers attached to them.
From 1M views, you're looking at around $2-5K in purchases. That's reality, not fantasy.

Sure, organic boosts brand awareness. On one of our projects, branded search queries went up 80x. That's real value.

But organic is NOT "spend $850 this week, make $538K next week."

Unfortunately, it doesn't work like that.

Organic is part of your marketing strategy. Not a money printer you can just turn on.


Published on February 25, 2025