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Creator 101: E-Book Launch! š ā„ļø š
Recently, this well-known Chinese proverb has often come to mind: āA journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.ā 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 ā 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 quarterā which will result in my projected earnings totalling to $23,000 so far!
Influencer 101: How to Set Your Rates as a Micro-Influencer
As the influencer marketing industry continues to grow and become recognized as a legitimate form of employment, there are more exciting paid opportunities than ever for content creators who want to pursue this profession both part-time or full-time. While social media trend reports for 2022 state that many brands will be increasing their budget for social media campaigns, many influencers are still underpaid when they sign contracts for paid partnerships.
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 donāt 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 youāve 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 āfirsts.ā 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.
Pinterest 101: How I Gained 2 Million Views in One Month
To be very honest, sometimes the stifling Instagram algorithm gets super frustrating and forces you to realize that itās time to try something new. While most sponsored collaborations are still heavily focused on Instagram content, Iāve recently found that itās been amazing for my creative juices to produce content for new platforms where the algorithms are more encouraging. While Iāve been dabbling lightly in TikTok, I feel as if Iāve made my second home on the Pinterest platform. Over the space of one month, I managed to grow by over 500 followers and increase my impressions from 221 monthly views to over TWO MILLION.
What Itās Honestly Like to Work with a Quality Brand (The Ups and Downs of Content Creator Life)
Letās talk imposter syndrome. Four months into my journey as a full-time content creator, itās tempting to question my choice to quit a cushy job with great benefits in the relatively stable corporate finance sector. I still feel weird whenever I tell someone (outside of the social media world) that I am a full-time āinfluencerā now. However, every time I feel doubt start to creep into my mind regarding this particular career change, I receive a sign that this was indeed the right decision to make at this point in my life.
How Iāve Increased Engagement on My IG Content in 2021
Since becoming a full time content creator, itās become a bigger priority for me to increase engagement on the various forms of content I post on Instagram. However, on this often fickle and never-transparent social media platform, the matter of engagement is a constant source of speculation, experimentation, and rollercoaster-like progress.
How To Create An Aesthetic Theme
Creating an aesthetic Instagram feed is a necessary task for influencers who are seeking to attract quality brand partnerships and engaged followers. Just like how we judge books by their covers (even though we pretend not to), a beautiful theme is integral in setting your Instagram page apart from the rest of the pack.
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