#2131 - Q&A: “Should I pay to get verified on Instagram?”
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 1 November 2022
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
Today’s caller has a service that promises to get her Instagram account verified for the low, low price of $2,000. Is this an amazing deal or a terrible idea?
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Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people who earn extra money without quitting their job. This year, the show includes free guided lessons and listener Q&A several days each week.
Show notes: SideHustleSchool.com
Email: team@sidehustleschool.com
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Connect on Instagram: @193countries
Visit Chris's main site: ChrisGuillebeau.com
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome, hello. |
| 0:09.6 | Thanks so much for tuning in today. |
| 0:10.8 | My name is Chris Gellavot, your host of Side Hustle School. |
| 0:14.1 | Every single day we've got a new episode featuring a question, a tip, a case study, a story, |
| 0:19.4 | something for someone like you who wants to make extra money without quitting your job. |
| 0:24.1 | Whatever that looks like for you, it can mean a lot of different things to different people. |
| 0:27.0 | And today we've got a caller who seeks the holy grail of Instagram influencers. |
| 0:31.7 | What is that? |
| 0:32.7 | She is looking for a check mark, designating her account as extra, extra special, just |
| 0:38.1 | really special person, also known as verified. |
| 0:40.8 | Now she's looking to get verified on Instagram. |
| 0:43.7 | She has found a service, in fact, that promises to make this happen for her, just because |
| 0:49.6 | she's so nice. |
| 0:51.2 | Just kidding. |
| 0:52.2 | They actually want $2,000 for it. |
| 0:54.1 | $2,000 for this service of verification that doesn't actually come with any extra privileges, |
| 0:59.4 | but some people think it matters. |
| 1:00.9 | So is it an amazing deal or a terrible idea, or perhaps somewhere in between, should I |
| 1:05.7 | pay to get verified on Instagram? |
| 1:08.6 | That's what we're talking about today, detailed question from our listener and my answer coming |
| 1:12.4 | right up. |
| 1:13.4 | Want to tell you today about our new sponsor, Lands End Business. |
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