Course Curriculum

How to Become a Full-Time Influencer

6sections
39lectures
2h 23mtotal

What you’ll learn

  • Grow your following on social media

  • Make money on social media

  • Edit your content and design your feed

  • Connect with brands

  • Become a Full-Time Creator

01

Module One

9 lectures • 47min

  • Introduction to Being An Influencer

    Learn the foundations of being a social media influencer by building a loyal, authentic audience that trusts your recommendations. Define your niche, showcase your personality, and lead with genuine connections.

    6:25

  • Exercise One - What type of influencer are you going to be?

    Answer reflective prompts to uncover your niche, travel focus, and what you’re known for, then define your influencer type to guide your content strategy.

    5:20

  • Lesson One - Risks & Rewards of being an influencer

    Discover the emotional journey of building a following, balancing risks like critics, privacy loss, and inconsistent income with the rewards of exclusive brand opportunities, networking, and travel perks.

    6:21

  • Exercise Two - Defining your space in the market

    Define your unique space in the market by identifying your audience's wants and your niche. Analyze influencers you follow—beauty, travel, fashion—to learn what makes their visuals feel professional and consistent.

    3:59

  • Lesson Two - Your Individual road to why

    Identify your why and unique value to brands and followers; craft a consistent, authentic content strategy that reflects who you are, what you stand for, and why you post.

    4:33

  • Exercise Three - Let’s do the research Together!

    Research with peers to identify ten influencers in your niche, analyze why their followers engage—visuals, captions, consistency, monetization—and model these tactics while crafting your unique voice.

    8:11

  • Lesson Three - Finding your own unique voice & Using It

    Find and articulate your unique voice and authentic, vulnerable story to build a loyal community, earn trust, and consistently deliver value that resonates with your ideal audience.

    3:49

  • Exercise Four - Who is your ideal audience?

    Define your ideal follower by demographics, daily routines, and interests, where they spend time, then tailor content, posting times, and engagement strategies to attract and inspire them.

    3:50

  • Lesson Four - What’s Your Platform?

    Identify where your audience spends time and pick a primary platform, YouTube or Instagram. Use Facebook and a blog to drive traffic and convert your audience.

    4:12
02

Module Two

9 lectures • 40min

  • Introduction to Getting Started

    Launch your journey to becoming a full-time influencer by posting one chapter ahead, sharing your unique value, and building your strategy module by module.

    3:10

  • Lesson Five - Attracting your tribe to follow you

    Craft a magnetic bio that defines who you are, shares your unique value, and uses authentic storytelling and emojis to attract followers and appeal to brands.

    3:53

  • Exercise Five - 3 seconds to convert Use Your Bio

    Optimize your bio to convert followers in three seconds by clarifying your niche, telling a compelling story, using aligned emojis, and including a conversion link with clear name and location.

    6:03

  • Lesson Six - Curating your content

    Curate a cohesive, professional feed with edited visuals and presets from Lightroom or Vsco, ensure good lighting, mix static images with videos, and study standout accounts like Gallery Meets Glam.

    5:04

  • Lesson Seven - Quality over Quantity - Establish your value

    Prioritize quality over quantity to establish your unique value and show your audience why they should follow you. Convey value and inspire through tip-driven, honest travel content that builds connections.

    3:55

  • Lesson Eight - It’s time to tell your story well

    Learn to tell your unique story with engaging captions that spark comments and build your audience, using narrative, dialogue prompts, and opinion to grow your influence on Instagram.

    6:11

  • Exercise Six - Engaging caption guidelines

    Master engaging captions by landing a standout first sentence, prompting action, and sharing authentic, value-packed stories with emojis, focused hashtags, and thoughtful posting cadence to boost Instagram engagement.

    4:18

  • Lesson Nine - Let your audience tell you what they want

    Learn to let your audience dictate content by asking questions, validating feedback, and posting quality responses on stories and feed, while analyzing engagement data to grow a loyal community.

    4:20

  • Exercise Seven - Discover what your audience wants

    Ask your audience what they'd like to see, what you can help them with, and their preferred post styles to spark engagement and tailor content that builds your diehard tribe.

    2:41
03

Module Three

8 lectures • 34min

  • Introduction to Building your Community

    Build a loyal following by posting consistently and on a schedule, using tools like Later, Buffer, or Hootsuite, while maintaining quality and a recognizable visual pattern.

    3:59

  • Lesson Ten - Post to win

    Identify the best time slots to post for highest engagement and schedule content with later.com to maintain consistency and accelerate growth.

    6:15

  • Lesson 11 - Accelerate your growth

    Collaborations boost your audience and loyalty by delivering incentivized conversions, while tagging brands and aligning on details paves efficient partnerships and moves you toward collaboration over competition.

    4:01

  • Lesson Twelve - Collaboration over competition

    Collaborate with others in your niche to double your reach and boost engagement through joint visuals and cross-pollination, while limiting collaborations to 2–3 partners.

    3:16

  • Lesson Thirteen - Expand your network

    Expand your network by collaborating with similar followers, doing brand takeovers for 24 hours, and running dm campaigns with local to international brands to boost engagement and grow reach.

    4:07

  • Lesson Fourteen - Use $$ to boost your position

    Sponsor posts to expand reach, create case studies with trackable codes and landing pages, and optimize video content with emojis and precise targeting to boost engagement and brand opportunities.

    3:53

  • Lesson Fifteen - Create an infinite Loop

    Create an infinite loop giveaway by coordinating multiple participants posting the same photo, tagging the next follower, and maintaining a consistent brand visual to boost engagement and audience growth.

    3:23

  • Lesson Sixteen - Use the tools that are already trending

    Leverage trending tools and keep hashtags fully relevant to your post to avoid algorithm penalties by using up to 30 hashtags, including ten general and ten hyper-niche.

    4:50
04

Module Four

6 lectures • 14min

  • Introduction to the Algorithm

    Learn how the algorithm reshapes feeds and ranking signals, why posting order no longer matters, and how to schedule reliably, create standout content, and keep followers on the app longer.

    2:05

  • Lesson Seventeen - Ranking Signal 1

    Explore how the relationship arm of engagement shapes the algorithm, prioritizing accounts you interact with. Learn tactics like commenting and direct messaging to expand your inner circle.

    2:28

  • Lesson Eighteen - Ranking Signal 2

    Prioritize ranking signal two: interest, providing constant new content within your field. The algorithm matches what followers interact with, so avoid switching topics.

    1:26

  • Lesson Nineteen - Ranking Signal 3

    Rank signal three prioritizes time spent on the app to show newer posts first, guided by business profile insights on content seen and when. Keep Instagram viewers engaged with videos, especially in the first three seconds.

    2:08

  • Lesson Twenty - Ranking Signal 4

    Boost your ranking signal by targeted engagement: interact with invested accounts, comment meaningfully, DM valued followers, follow selectively, and engage with top engagers identified in analytics.

    2:42

  • Lesson Twenty-One - Final Boost

    Boost your following with quality content, dynamic visuals, and authentic messaging using scheduling tools and a smart hashtag mix. Engage through value-driven comments and DMs while prioritizing monetization basics.

    3:24
05

Module Five

2 lectures • 9min

  • Module Five - How influencers Make Money - Monetization

    Discover how influencers monetize content by building a high converting audience, creating a media kit and rate card, and pitching brands with case studies and low-ticket strategies.

    4:43

  • Lesson 22 - Set yourself up right

    Learn to monetize as a full-time influencer by building a media kit, showcasing brand collaborations, pursuing PR contacts, and leveraging affiliations and digital products.

    3:57
06

Toolkits

5 lectures • 1min

  • Monetization Guide

    0:02

  • The Perfect Feed

    0:05

  • Content Calendar

    0:03

  • Media Kit Guide

    0:06

  • PR Guide

    0:04