Q&A: If I'm Bilingual, What Language Do I Speak In? | Minisode #2

Full-Time Influencer Podcast

Tina Lee

Education, Business, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, How To

5 • 673 Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Every Thursday, I answer questions about anything and everything related to being an influencer. For today’s question, I’m answering “If I'm bilingual, should I speak in my local language or in English on my page?” and I'm sharing with you potential outcomes along with their scenarios in order to help you decide if your local language or English is most suitable for you!

Welcome to the Full-Time Influencer Podcast. I'm your host Tina Lee (@tinalee) 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!

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Timestamps:

(2:02) - Outcome #1: If you are trying to attract brands in your local area

(5:06) Outcome #2: If you’re trying to attract international brands

(8:08) - Outcome #3: If you’re selling your own products online

(10:21) - What happens if you speak two languages simultaneously?

(13:02) - 3 Factors to consider for the long-term

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0:00.0	If your goal is to work with international brands around the world, then that means that ultimately
0:05.5	you could be based anywhere. You could be based in your home country. You could travel. You could
0:09.8	live in a different country for half a year. And you could speak English in order to attract a more
0:15.8	international audience. Because generally speaking, a lot of international brands could be a bit more
0:22.5	lenient on where your audience is from and the type of influences that they work with.
0:29.2	But on the flip side of this, there is something that you want to consider.
0:32.6	It could potentially be harder for you to convey to these brands who you are, what you do, and who your
0:41.5	audience is. Right. Welcome to the full-time influencer podcast. I'm your host, Tina Lee, and I'll be
0:50.1	sharing industry knowledge and social media tips through weekly interviews with established
0:54.0	creators and Q&A sessions.
0:56.2	Our goal is to help you decode social media, become a full-time influencer, and do what you love for a living.
1:02.2	Let's dive in.
1:05.8	Hello creators, welcome back to another minisode where I answer one of your questions in under 10 minutes, or I try to make it under 10 minutes.
1:15.4	Today's question is, should I speak in my mother tongue, which is not English, or should I speak in English on my Instagram page?
1:26.4	So I get this question a lot actually just in general and from my
1:30.5	students inside the full-time influencer program. And usually I start with one question. What is
1:37.4	your ultimate goal for your account? And so today I'm going to break it down into three goals and
1:43.2	sort of break down scenarios with each
1:45.8	outcome that you want for your account. And then we'll talk about a few other things that you could
1:51.2	consider and in a possible solution. So your ultimate goals for your account, if they are one of
1:58.9	the following three, then these are the things you want to
2:01.6	consider. Number one is if your ultimate goal is to work with friends in your local area,
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