Blake Michael is entrepreneur, creator and Chief Evangelist at Lumanu, the company simplifying business for the creator economy. getty.
Being creator is one of the most jobs in the world right now, and the economy is having moment unlike any other in the century.
The description for creator is vague and ever-changing, and with the accessibility of media, many think that content creation is job that can make you overnight millions.
In fact, most of your YouTubers or bloggers have team behind them that help them with everything from script writing and editing to management and website design..
Even you'll need to dedicate dozens of hours week to your content and build your following — and you may not make dollar for the effort.
The creator, without team to assist them, must have basic working knowledge of content trends, photography and videography, photo and video editing, copywriting, SEO, management and more..
SEO for Google and Google-owned platforms like YouTube have been prevalent for quite some time, even TikTok creators now need to be aware of SEO best practices order to make their content more visible..
TikTok search results are now being served very similarly to the popular search engines with focus on keywords and phrases identified through captions, hashtags, text overlay and even the audio.
content creation, can seem intimidatingly complex, it has barrier to entry that makes it accessible to anyone with the tenacity to try.
The Tilt survey found that 27% of full-time creators and 40% of part-time creators say that finding their niche is one of their biggest challenges as creator, so do not worry if nothing springs to mind instantly.
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