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Social Media Are you feeling uneasy about your creator side hustle or career? You might feel uncomfortable about your content creation skills if you're a new creator. Or, if you're an established influencer, you might feel anxious about bringing your brand and business to the next level. Every creator needs a confidence boost at some point in their journey. Here are 5 things you can do to increase your confidence as a creator: 1. Practice Creating Content mature woman cooks at home making videos for social media, digital content creator, blogger. Creators create content, whether they're brand-new creators or mature influencers. The more content you create, the more confident you'll be in your content creation skills. An important thing to remember is that your first dozen pieces of content, photos, videos, written posts, etc., will not be as good as the content you create a few months from now. Content creation has a learning curve, like learning any new
Job or skill. Learning how to create content consistently takes time, practice, focus, and commitment. Here are a few examples of ways you might practice creating content:
WWE WrestleMania 40 Results, Winners And Grades From Night 1 WWE WrestleMania 40 Results And Everything That Happened As The Rock Pins Cody Winning 1 3 Billion Powerball Ticket Sold 4th Largest Ever Here s How Much The Winner Could Take Home Film or document a process – if you're a foodie creator, you might film yourself cooking a recipe or ordering and eating food at a restaurant. Edit short videos on an app like CapCut or Splice. Schedule monthly photo shoots with a photographer so you can capture your outfits. Practice creating vlogs by taking a camera with you on your weekend adventures. 2.Understand What Creator Life Stage You're On Daisies on green nature background, stages of growth A brand-new creator will ask different questions and direct their focus than a mature creator. When you understand your creator's life stage, you can determine where to bring your energy and what goals to potentially set. Understanding the direction you need to take as a creator can help increase your confidence. The four creator life stages are: Seed: A new influencer or brand-new creator who just started their social media page or platform. Suppose you're a creator fresh to influencer space or creator economy. In that case, your focus is on exploring passions they want to create content about and learning how to create content. Sprout: A new-ish creator with one established social media page or platform. A creator on the sprout life stage may concentrate on defining their purpose and content pillars. You may also be exploring and learning about revenue streams. Daisy: A mature creator with multiple established social media channels and platforms (a blog, website, podcast, etc.). A seasoned creator may focus on making money consistently or furthering their understanding of the influencer industry. Sunflower: An established influencer with a keen understanding of their brand, business, and social media channels. An advanced creator may ask what's next for their business and focus on expanding their products and services. 3.Develop Your Network Develop your network No matter what creator life stage you're on, connecting with your peers and developing your network can help increase your confidence as a creator. Meeting other creators in your local town and city can help you learn how to navigate the influencer industry and the creator
economy space. The local creators in your community all have unique experiences worth learning from and sharing. You might discover what other online or organization tools the creators are using. You might also learn how other creators are monetizing both online and offline. Additionally, forming friendships and mentorships can also help you creatively. If you connect and nurture friendships with other creators, you'll open up the space to exchange ideas and perspectives. 4.Invest in your skills and expand your knowledge Progress bar with the words new skill loading, education concept, having a goal, online learning, ... [+] knowledge is power strategy If you've determined what creator life stage you're on, you have an idea of what your strengths and areas of opportunity are as a creator. If you're a creator on the seed or sprout stage, you might focus on learning how to create content. Here are a few ways you might choose to elevate your skills as a newer creator: You might seek out resources like influencer-focused or creator podcasts. You may be reading through online articles or watching
YouTube channels to learn how to create and edit photos, videos, and other types of content on your preferred social media platform. You might also follow other creators educating other influencers about content creation. If you're interested in starting a blog and contributing to online publications, you may invest in a course to help you refine your writing and editing skills. If you're an established creator on the daisy or sunflower stage, here are a few ways you may choose to invest in your brand and expand your knowledge: You might invest in a coaching or mastermind program for other creators to bring your brand and business to the next level. You may invest in online courses to learn new revenue streams (i.e., launching your course or creating a physical product). You may be in a position where you want to take managing your emails, calendar, or editing off your plate and are exploring outsourcing. You might connect with your local creators to see what business functions they outsource. You might discuss whether bringing on assistants, photo/video editors, or brand partnership managers has impacted their businesses. Here are other skills you may choose to invest in as a creator: Photography - Taking/editing photos Videography - Filming/editing videos Writing/editing skills Organization Project management SEO – basic understanding of search engine optimization by platform Curating skills 5. Embrace A Growth Mindset Mindset Concept.Watering plants with big brain growth mindset concept. Embracing a growth mindset can help you navigate your journey as a creator and increase your confidence. A growth mindset is a perspective that views skills, talents, and intelligence as things that can be improved with intention and effort, as defined by Dr. Carol Dweck in 2006. No one is born with the understanding to speak in front of a camera, edit short—or long-form videos, or know how search engine optimization works right away. All of these content-creation skills develop over time and practice. When you learn that you can learn new things and cultivate your knowledge as a creator, you'll find acceptance in your journey. Practicing a growth mindset builds resilience as you encounter challenges in your creator journey and allows you to learn from mistakes. For example, you might have made the error of not charging brands for paid and organic usage. Your rates might only include deliverables, but you can adjust your rates if you've learned that you can include usage fees. Editorial Standards Print Reprints & Permissions