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Capcut templates by Van Allen Aliparo. Arthur Fuentes, ABS-CBN News

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How a Millennial earns up to P80-k a month through Capcut

Arthur Fuentes

ABS-CBN News

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/175403312160620250801080816_5a8065b79afcda4b10f45a18c2a2b7e3283f5f7fad90b0bcc1f5fd8f3bdb4961.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Capcut templates by Van Allen Aliparo. Arthur Fuentes, ABS-CBN News"/>Capcut templates by Van Allen Aliparo. Arthur Fuentes, ABS-CBN News </div>MANILA — It is possible for young people to earn from social media aside from scoring endorsement deals and sponsorships. For a young graphics designer, the mobile-first video editing app Capcut beloved by social media influencers, proved to be the ticket to becoming his own boss.Van Allen Aliparo makes templates for Capcut. Before this, he used to work full-time as an in-house graphic designer for a company. But last year, he decided to go freelance and focus on creating templates for Capcut.For those unfamiliar with the app, these templates make it easier for people to edit and post their videos while also keeping them up-to-date on the latest trends in the fast-shifting world of TikTok and Instagram. Capcut, in turn, pays template designers for each person who uses the template.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1754032803657aliparong bukid edit.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Van Allen Aliparo, also known as &#x27;Aliparong Bukid, &#x27; talks about how he was able to monetize his Capcut designs. Arthur Fuentes, ABS-CBN News" style="width:950px"/>Van Allen Aliparo, also known as &#x27;Aliparong Bukid, &#x27; talks about how he was able to monetize his Capcut designs. Arthur Fuentes, ABS-CBN News</div>The company has a tiered subscriber model which ranges from free, with limited features and templates, and several paid tiers which let users tap into more capabilities, assets and templates.Aliparo said the career switch has been both creatively and financially rewarding.&quot;My average income for a month is between P60,000 to P80,000,&quot; Aliparo said in an interview on the sidelines of Canon&#x27;s launch of its latest line of creator-focused cameras.Aliparo said he creates between 2-3 templates a week. His designs have become so popular that one template even managed to earn him $913.But like in all freelance gigs, the pay sometimes fluctuates.&quot;It depends on how strong the performance of my templates will be. Because there are days or months or moments when users are not using Capcut templates that much,&quot; he said. Aliparo said earnings come mostly from Capcut users in the US and Europe who like his templates and use them. His most popular template, which earned him $913, was used by 43,000 Capcut subscribers. Templates for travel videos are proving to be the most popular, with &#x27;daily life&#x27; templates coming in second. &quot;Siguro kasi dahil marami sa atin na gustong-gusto mag-travel, gustong gumala, ganyan mag-vlogs, so yan, memories natin from our travels. Yan, siguro kaya pinaka-top yung travel template. Also, the daily life vlog, birthday, couple, music, culture, and party.&quot;He said anyone with talent and creativity can also become a Capcut template creator. On its website, Capcut said the Template Creator Program lets designers earn from their own unique edits that others can use.

For a young graphics designer, the video editing app Capcut beloved by social media influencers proved to be the ticket to becoming his own boss.

For a young graphics designer, the video editing app Capcut beloved by social media influencers proved to be the ticket to becoming his own boss.