INSTAGRAM has become a way of making money for influencers around the world.
You might think a career of influencing is the job for you and here’s how you can get into it.
Thousands of people have found fame in the world of influencing and managed to make mega bucks in the industry.
However, this doesn’t mean they haven’t worked hard to get there.
There are different avenues you can go down to try and become an influencer yourself.
It is important to have a large following if you want to become an influencer to make sure you get noticed.
The higher amount of followers you have, the more likely big brands will see your profile and want to collaborate.
You can increase your number of followers by uploading regularly and finding your niche.
To make your followers feel involved, you can engage with them online.
You can do this by replying to comments or tagging them in posts.
It’s no good if you’re sharing blurry photos or poor content to your feed.
You should make sure you know how to use lighting and editing apps to provide good quality content to your followers.
You may also consider creating a theme to your Instagram so all your content blends in together.
It’s a good idea to set yourself goals when it comes to becoming an influencer.
Write down your aims such as follower amount milestones and how often you want to be uploading.
Becoming a successful influencer isn’t going to happen overnight.
You need to manage your expectations and know that it could take months or years to build up your followers.
You should celebrate your small wins along the way to keep your motivation up.
It has become known that many people now appear on reality shows with the aim of becoming famous.
Love Island has been criticised in recent series due to viewers saying contestants no longer go on it to find love, but instead to start a career.
Going on TV means that viewers know who you are and might search for your social media to follow.
Influencers make their money through a variety of means, which include:
Influencers collaborate with brands to promote products.
They may share a photo or video with a specific product while tagging the brand too.
This tends to be one of the most popular avenues of making money on social media.
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Influencers may share a link to a product and then earn a commission through it.
You may see them sharing a photo wearing clothing for example, along with a link to buy it yourself.
Many social media stars will come out with their own products to sell.
This means they can make their own money through fans wanting to own something they’ve created.
Influencer may offer paid subscriptions to access exclusive content.
This may be through platforms such as OnlyFans or health influencers may sell fitness plans.
Molly-Mae Hague, who is arguably one of the UK’s biggest influencers, has given some of her own tips when it comes to being an influencer.
She has said that it is important to work hard when trying to build up your following.
In an interview with Steven Bartlett she said she worked her “a*** off” to get where she is and having a good work ethic is import.
Molly-Mae said: “I understand we all have different backgrounds and we’re raised in different ways and have different financial situations, but if you want something enough you can achieve it and it just depends on what lengths you want to go to get to where you want to be in the future.
“And I’ll go to any length. I’ve worked my absolute a** off to get where I am now.”
Fashion influencer Laura Blair, who has almost a million followers on Instagram, says to become an influencer you have to not care what people think of you.
As well as this, she says consistency is key when attracting new followers.
Speaking to London Runway, she said: “So, it’s consistency you need to post every single day and not give a damn what anybody thinks.”
Instagram Influencer Lucy Bennett has told those wanting to get into the industry that those starting out need to be themselves.
She told Giraffe Social: “Don’t try and be anything that you’re not.
“There’s nothing more aggravating than someone coming across as fake.
“Especially on Instagram, there’s too much of it. Don’t compromise, and have a focus.”
