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Creator 101: E-Book Launch! 📕 ♥️ 💌
Recently, this well-known Chinese proverb has often come to mind: “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” While brainstorming a way to restart my blog after an unexpected hiatus of 2 years, I realized that I needed to stop overthinking it and just start writing again — without the self-imposed expectations that usually hinder my progress.
Influencer 101: How I Earned $17,000 for Q1 2022
Greetings everyone! Now that April is almost over, I thought it would be a good idea to summarize how the first quarter of 2022 has gone in terms of brand partnerships. While I had low expectations for the first three months of the year (especially since I only earned $3,300 in Q1 2021), I was pleasantly surprised to secure more than $17,000 in paid campaigns. As well, I managed to secure four more partnerships over the last week for the new quarter— which will result in my projected earnings totalling to $23,000 so far!
My Top Highlights from My First Year as a Full-Time Content Creator
Happy New Year, everyone! Since January is not over yet, I thought I would rip the bandaid off of my mini-goal to start blogging again at least once a month. In order to ensure that I write posts regularly, I will be attempting to write shorter posts more frequently. However, knowing my long-winded self, this will be a difficult task to accomplish!
To start things off, I thought I would go over the top highlights of my first year as a full-time content creator. If you don’t occasionally look back and reflect on your past accomplishments (both big and small), I highly recommend that you start as it really helps you realize how much you’ve grown over a certain period of time!
Writing out a list of my top 2021 accomplishments had a big impact on me as it became clear that this was a year of many “firsts.” While not all of these were positive experiences, I am very proud of how I pushed myself out of my comfort zone to grow both as an individual and in my career.
Why I’m Starting an Instagram Mentorship
When I began my journey as a full-time content creator in January 2021, I knew that I would face a lot of skepticism about whether I could make a viable income from this new career path in the very new industry of influencer marketing. In fact, coming from a typical conservative Asian-Canadian family, I held back from telling my parents about my decision until I started making a decent living. Despite the odds and the naysayers, I had a strange sense of intuition and faith in myself that things would work out— that I was on the right path.
Five Reasons Why Conscious Fashion is Awesome for Me (and You Too)
At the start of my conscious fashion journey, a few acquaintances of mine expressed their doubts over my ability to stick with this life-changing resolution. To be frank, I had my own misgivings at the beginning about cutting myself off from the convenience and easy indulgences of fast fashion. However, more than half a year later, I’m happy to report that this commitment might be one of the best decisions I’ve made in recent memory (other than quitting my job to pursue a career I actually love).
#WFH Series: Balancing Self Care and Productivity as a Content Creator
In the process of becoming a full time content creator, I’ve had the amazing freedom to create a brand new routine based entirely on my values, principles, goals, and intentions. After working full-time for the past six years, it felt amazing to take charge of my schedule and create one that was suited for one person— myself.
Why I Quit My Corporate Job (And What’s Next For Me)
After working hard on my Instagram platform for the past three years, I have been blessed enough to have built an amazing community of over 19,000 followers, create connections with amazing people in the blogging community, and receive many wonderful sponsorship opportunities.
While the aforementioned things were wonderful to achieve, I previously would never have entertained the thought of quitting without another job lined up. So then, what were the exact factors that encouraged me to take the leap of faith into the unknown?
Why I’m Choosing Conscious Fashion
While 2020 has been a year of turmoil and fear, I am genuinely grateful for how it has forced me to open my eyes and acknowledge ugly realities which I had long ignored out of convenience.
How 2020 Was My Wake Up Call: #BLM and #IdleNoMore
Have you ever looked back on your life and wondered how you stopped pursuing an important dream or passion of yours? Recently, I realized that, over the last five years of my life, I started focusing on creating a career for myself instead of pursuing goals that aligned with my principles and values. However, after the events of the past few weeks, I felt like I have woken up from a dream that had blinded me from truly important matters.
#WFH Series: My Top 13 Quarantine Trends
Now that the end of “quarantine” seems to be on the horizon, I thought it would be fun to discuss some trends that have become randomly popular during this unprecedented time.
#WFH Series: Staying Social in Self Isolation
During this time of social distancing, staying connected with everyone has paradoxically become more important.
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