So you're wondering How To Monetize On Social Media? Don't worry girl, I am sharing 5 tips on how to get brands to notice you and how to make money on Instagram. I know haven’t shared these influencer tips in a while but I wanted to start them back up for you girls. So here we go… IG Tips You’ll Find Valuable & How to Get Brands to Notice You!
1. Interact with the brand - tag them on your posts and in stories! Make sure you’re in their radar! And when someone asks you where something is from in a comment, tag the brand there too! I got my most recent home partnership when they saw a tag in a comment. They DM’d me wanting to partner!
2. Engagement over Follower Count! Think of it this way, you can have a million followers but if you don't have an engaged loyal community and all you are focused on is a follower count, then there is no value to brands, because there are no sales. And please don't buy followers... it is so obvious when you have 5000 followers, 3 likes and 0 comments on a post. Having real followers that relate to you, trust you and love your posts is 3x more valuable.
3. Hashtags aren’t dead! A lot of brands still find talent via their own hashtags. For example #targetstyle or #hmxme And IMO, it’s even a great way to make connections with local business in your area. I found my favorite family photographer by searching “njphotographer” and I know I can’t be the only one who uses this search tool.
4. Tag your location aka brand or store but not in real time of course:) Geo-tagging is the actual term, tagging brand locations helps brands find local influencers. It's also a really cool way to find other content creators or business owners in your city. One of my dear IG friends found me this way when I tagged my street style location. She DM'd me, we had coffee, we've had several partnerships and the rest is history.
5. Sign up for affiliate programs! LTK and Collective Voice are great ways to land partnerships. These are commissions based platforms where you can link products you’re sharing and earn commission. But the silver lining here is that depending on your sales, you might get noticed by the brand reps and they may offer long term partnerships. I’m completing 24 months of consistent monthly projects with a brand who found me this way.
If these are helpful, let me know! I love sharing how I've been able to monetize on social media. Today, this is my main source of income and full time career. And it's because of people like you that I can continue creating content I love and am passionate about - so thank YOU!
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