Become a Social Media Influencer

Influencers are people with hundreds of thousands of followers on social media, primarily Instagram or Youtube. Tourist destinations and hotels court them with free travel, with the expectation that they’ll share their experiences with their audience. If an influencer has a really large following or is especially good at negotiating, these brands will also pay for content creation on top of providing free travel. Individual rates for sponsored posts vary significantly. If your favorite Instagrammer has 100,000 followers, you can expect they’re making in the neighborhood of $800-$1,000 per sponsored photo, while someone with fewer than 1,000 followers is likely to earn $100 or less. It may sound like easy money, but it can be hard work. Photographers and content creators can spend hours setting up and editing the perfect shot or video, not to mention writing blogs.