5 Things I Wish I Knew When I First Started as an Influencer | S1 E3

Full-Time Influencer Podcast

Tina Lee

Education, Business, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, How To

5 • 673 Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2021

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

When you try something new, you’re bound to make mistakes, and content creation is no different. Today we’re discussing the top 5 things I wish I knew when I first started building my personal brand on Instagram, including: - how important networking really is - why you should be reaching out to brands ASAP - the SECRET to growing a small account - the reason you should be showing your followers your real life - the difference between followers and true fans - the TRUTH about deals and negotiations and more! If you’re just starting your account, you NEED to hear this to make the most out of your time and effort in this journey!

Welcome to the Full-Time Influencer Podcast. I'm your host Tina Lee (@ofleatherandlace) I'm sharing some of my expertise and industry information, to help you decode social media, and create content that helps aspiring creatives like you become full-time influencers so you can also do what you love for a living!

CHECK OUT THE SHOW NOTES FOR THIS EPISODE: https://www.fulltimeinfluencer.co/blog/episode-3

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Timestamps:

(1:40) - Networking is key for influencers.

(6:18) - Outreach is important for brand deals.

(8:48) - Trends and what works bring growth.

(14:53) - Authenticity and value keep followers.

(18:49) - Negotiation is key for brand deals.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Oh my god, I can't tell you how much I wish I knew this when I first started because I have lowballed myself so many times.
0:09.7	Just because a brand comes to you with an extremely low, ridiculous number to pay you for your work doesn't mean that is what you're worth.
0:30.8	Welcome to the full-time influencer podcast. I'm your host, Tina Lee, and I'll be sharing industry knowledge and social media tips through weekly interviews with established
0:34.4	creators and Q&A sessions. Our goal is to help you decode social media, become a full-time influencer and do what you love for a living.
0:42.3	Let's dive in!
0:46.3	Hello creators, today I want to share with you the five things I wish I knew when I started my influencer journey.
0:53.3	I started my journey about four or five years ago in late 2016, and at that time I really
1:00.0	didn't know anything about social media, algorithms, networking, and even photography.
1:06.0	I was totally clueless, and I really feel like I wasted a lot of time trying to figure it out on my
1:13.9	own because I wasn't very social so I didn't really like go out there and network and exchange
1:20.6	information with other people. So I hope today's podcast will be helpful for you. No matter
1:26.6	where you are on your influencer journey,
1:29.3	I feel like these are all very, very important key things to note and to remember. So
1:35.9	hope you find this helpful and let's get right into it. The first thing that I wish I knew when
1:42.3	I first started my influencer journey is that networking is key.
1:47.3	So I am a very introverted person.
1:50.5	You might even call me a loner.
1:53.5	When I was growing up, all of my teachers would write in my report card saying that I was very quiet.
1:59.5	Tina is very quiet. That's just how I am. I don't
2:03.5	always love to make conversation with strangers. I don't love small talk. I don't feel like I am very
2:10.4	smooth or am very great at making conversation. So I tend to shy away from events
2:18.1	and actively trying to meet other people
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