Hey collins here today i felt like i could do alittle of what i do best.... educate you on how to follow your dreams, give you a few tips , warn you aliitle here and there and ofcourse push you on your way to success.
First off i began this blog in 2018... i honestly didn't know blogs were booming back then i just made mine because i was good at writing and i wanted to share my passion for style with everyone and brag to my instagram followers about my style.
Little did i know i was on a road to becoming a content creator, influencer and now youtuber . I have collaborated with over 15 brands and gained atleast some exposure, this year in jan i was invited to attend my first influencer event and i just fill like its just the beginning. Question is have i benefited, is it worth it, ........
First off being an influencer is glamorous on the outside just like any other paying job but what people don't know it that you have to put in just as much work.. and if your not living in the us or uk you may need to work even harder...
I am from uganda ( just incase you didn't know ) a small country in east africa, land locked , pretty ,green and all and this has somehow affected my collaboration deals. For some reason according to my stats a good percentage of my instagram followers are from usa, brazil, south africa then uganda. So when brands reach out to me they think am in usa but after figuring out that am not they tend to pull out quite fast. Now this can be devastating for anyone especially for some african boys and girls that would like to have a cake of the influencer lifestyle. But this does not mean they or we have to give up.. if you know you have a good instagram feed ( see this one ) with an amazing bio ( see this one ) you could pitch to brands in your country and start with those and grow later ( i made a video on how to pitch to brands here ). So yes you to can be a youtuber, you can create a blog, you can earn online.. you can do it all just never give up, network with others, pitch pitch and pitch... follow your dreams...
Please read this it may be of help... this two
First off i began this blog in 2018... i honestly didn't know blogs were booming back then i just made mine because i was good at writing and i wanted to share my passion for style with everyone and brag to my instagram followers about my style.
Little did i know i was on a road to becoming a content creator, influencer and now youtuber . I have collaborated with over 15 brands and gained atleast some exposure, this year in jan i was invited to attend my first influencer event and i just fill like its just the beginning. Question is have i benefited, is it worth it, ........
First off being an influencer is glamorous on the outside just like any other paying job but what people don't know it that you have to put in just as much work.. and if your not living in the us or uk you may need to work even harder...
I am from uganda ( just incase you didn't know ) a small country in east africa, land locked , pretty ,green and all and this has somehow affected my collaboration deals. For some reason according to my stats a good percentage of my instagram followers are from usa, brazil, south africa then uganda. So when brands reach out to me they think am in usa but after figuring out that am not they tend to pull out quite fast. Now this can be devastating for anyone especially for some african boys and girls that would like to have a cake of the influencer lifestyle. But this does not mean they or we have to give up.. if you know you have a good instagram feed ( see this one ) with an amazing bio ( see this one ) you could pitch to brands in your country and start with those and grow later ( i made a video on how to pitch to brands here ). So yes you to can be a youtuber, you can create a blog, you can earn online.. you can do it all just never give up, network with others, pitch pitch and pitch... follow your dreams...
Please read this it may be of help... this two
