Can you get sponsored by local skate shops?

Can you get sponsored by local skate shops?

Local Skate Shop: Usually your first sponsor will be from a local skate shop. Team managers will see you at a local contest and ask for your sponsor me video or you send it to them by dropping it off at the skate counter. Most skate shops have their own boards and t-shirts.

Which skater has the most sponsors?

Nyjah Huston (Net worth: $12 million) Nyjah Huston is the world’s highest-paid skateboarder and has won multiple skateboarding titles, among them the Street League Skateboarding competition series, which he won six times. He’s worth $12 million and his sponsors include Nike, Mountain Dew, Monster Energy and Doritos.

Is it hard to get sponsored in skateboarding?

Despite what people think being a sponsored skater can be difficult. Yes, you get free stuff and get to travel, but, if you’re fortunate enough to get paid it’s not always a lot.

How do beginner skaters get sponsored?

P-Rod) has said that your best chances of getting sponsored is by entering contests, showing up to demos, making friends in the skate industry – doing everything you can to get yourself out there. Go to all the local skateboard competitions, events, and parties.

How do you get noticed in skateboarding?

Do pro skaters make money?

Certain individuals earn a lot and some do an average living as a pro skater. “An average pro probably makes sixty grand a year.” If Taylor would guess. They just want to have fun and skate.

Are there any sponsors for 80s skateboarders?

80s Skateboards does not sponsor people currently. However we are contacted by skate shops and companies who are often scouting for talent. Payment for sponsored skateboarders can range from free skateboard gear, to millions of dollars.

What’s the best way to get a sponsored skateboard?

Here are a few tips to help you become a sponsored skateboarder. Go skateboarding all day, every day. Skate to school, skate in the school and skate after school. Try out different skateparks and new terrain. Travel to different cities, if you can, and try skating their benches, stairs and curbs.

Who are the companies that make skateboard trucks?

Atlas is a skateboard truck company based in the PNW (Pacific Northwest). They make decent longboard and skateboard trucks. Given they mainly cater to the longboard crowd, I believe they’d be happy to take on a street skater to push and advertise their TKP trucks for them.

Are there any masterpieces in the skateboarding industry?

There are no masterpieces in skateboarding unless it’s recorded. With social media and youtube you can begin to get acknowledge more than ever before. Network and Make Connection. Consider sending a letter (yes, a letter – not an email) to connections in your industry.