{"id":562585,"date":"2023-11-13T17:04:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T22:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/13\/how-to-become-an-influencer-2\/"},"modified":"2023-11-13T17:16:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T22:16:34","slug":"how-to-become-an-influencer-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/13\/how-to-become-an-influencer-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Become an Influencer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, never call yourself an \u00e2\u20ac\u0153influencer\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. Second \u00e2\u20ac\u201d don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t use social media. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Third \u00e2\u20ac\u201d think open source. Free and open is best. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four be honest and don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get suckered by sponsorships, partnerships, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153collaborations\u00e2\u20ac\u009d or brands \u00e2\u20ac\u201d this is all a prison and a trap!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Five: use video, audio, podcast blog posts, free ebooks articles essays etc. Full stack \u00e2\u20ac\u201d attack all the senses (audio, visual, artistic, emotional etc).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Six follow your gut and intuition. Be ahead of the curve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seven \u00e2\u20ac\u201d blog! 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