#GempakSpot: Social Media Influencers: Pain Or Gain?

Claiming yourself as a social media influencer is like putting a title on your head saying, “I have credibility and access to a large audience” - Errrrr, okay. As a matter of fact, hiring social media influencer is becoming one of the most effective marketing strategies today. Influencing the audience with a specific niche makes people want to be a social media influencer. The question now is, what do we get if we choose to be one?

Everyone’s in your business

What you wear, what you eat, or how you breathe, everyone would have a comment on it. It would feel like you are constantly being watched and not to mention the number of insecurities clouded on you. Considering being a social media influencer is more than just exposing ourselves to the public but to kiss our personal life ‘Bye-Bye’!

Time-consuming

Quality over quantity. As an influencer its not just about uploading a photo but its about uploading a photo worth remembering. The content you share draws traffic to the brand and that is why allocating time to create good content is a MUST! You also have to invest in quality equipment to get that perfect shot for the gram.

Flexibility

You know when they said, ‘No Pain, No Gain’. Guessed it’s true after all. The best thing about being a social media influencer is that you get to choose whenever and wherever you want to work. Flexibility is the ultimate reason why millennials these days chose to pursue their career as a social media influencer. Bid farewell to 9-5 jobs and hellooooooo flexible jobs.

Getting paid for doing what we love

Getting to post what they like and what they’re doing on social media and get paid for it. It’s all about the money, baby! Surprise, surprise, choosing to be a social media influencer is definitely going to make millennials the new millionaire. Just so you know, they earn more than an engineer does. Yup! Knowing what works on social media will get you paid.