ELI5: Can you make money by putting advertisements on your body?

Yes, it is possible to make money by displaying advertisements on your body, but simply having available skin does not mean companies will automatically pay you.

The advertiser needs a reason to value the exposure.

Imagine two people offering the same temporary tattoo placement.

One person plans to wear the logo while sitting at home.

The other is competing in a major marathon, has a large social-media following, expects professional race photography and plans to publish content from the event.

Those are completely different advertising opportunities.

The value usually comes from some combination of the event, audience, social-media following, visibility, placement, content and relevance to the sponsor.

A stronger sponsorship offer might therefore look like:

Temporary logo on the upper arm during a HYROX race + two race photographs + one Instagram Reel.

That is much easier for a company to understand and value than simply saying:

"Pay me to put your logo on my arm."

SponsorMyBody.com is being developed to make these kinds of sponsorship opportunities easier to offer. Instead of finding brands completely on your own, athletes and creators could make specific placements available, explain the event and deliverables, set their price and choose which sponsors they are willing to work with.

So yes, your body can potentially generate advertising income.

But the real thing being sold is usually attention, not skin.