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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.
Why Iām 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 outā that I was on the right path.
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.
#WFH Series: Balancing Self Care and Productivity as a Content Creator
In the process of becoming a full time content creator, Iāve 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 personā myself.
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.
Getting Paid: Negotiating Brand Collaborations for Instagram Influencers
As an Instagram influencer, the ability to obtain regular paid collaborations is a sign that you have become confident in your branding and skills as a content creator.
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