Blogger’s Best Friend (and influencers too!)

Understanding your social media community allows you to monetize your channel and make part time or full time income as a blogger or influencer. But first you need to know who’s following you and why they would buy products through you. This episode covers the three questions you must answer and how they will help you develop a deep understanding of your audience as well as pick what the best products are to share with them to monetize your channel.

YouTube made some exciting announcements this week on fan funding, expanding access to the the YouTube Partner Program and monetizing Shorts! Let’s dive into how this can help you make money on YouTube!

Brands are moving towards knowing their influencer marketing metrics better these days. What does that mean and how does that affect you as an influencer? We jump into the metrics guidelines brands are moving towards and how to showcase yours for brand deals.

So many factors are at play but they are in your favor! We cover the reasons why right now is a great time to be a “smaller” influencer. And we cover what that means for you, and what you should be doing to take advantage of it.

This episode covers new ideas to help you get creative with your content. Use the social momentum of other people posting to get some of your content seen with these ideas!

Everyone is already talking about Black Friday and holidays. But don’t miss out on all the amazing opportunities for fall, Halloween and Thanksgiving. You can reach out to brands to see how you can work with them! I include a list of niches that shine this fall as well as how to talk to brands about collaborating.

The FTC requires affiliate partner disclosures from influencers. But did you know that it’s not just for paid partnerships. Many collaborations fall under it. Here’s a quick rundown of the types of partnerships that need disclosures, how to easily do it and some fast and easy tips to sharing honestly.

This episode is dedicated to weighing the benefits of growing your following rapidly or your engagement with your current audience. What are brands looking for?

There is so much talk around Loop Giveaways on Instagram right now and it’s time to weigh in on if they hurt or help you as an influencer!