2. About Me
Alyssa Ramos
Social Media Influencer
Travel Blogger
Solo Traveler
"I travel for a living"
"Inspirational solo female traveler who takes really
good photos with a GoPro and selfie stick."
- Started 2.5 years ago
- Run everything on my own
- Organic growth to 100k followers
- Travel full time (AKA homeless)
- Sole income from Instagram & blog
- Work 12+ hours/day every day
- Earned $25k in 2016 (traveled to 22 countries)
- So far secured $13k in deals for 2017
3. WHAT MAKES AN
INSTAGRAM INFLUENCER?
• INFLUENCE over an audience
• Awesome content
• Expertise, Experience, Establishment
• Proven ROI
• Popularity
4. WHAT IS INFLUENCER MARKETING?
Using social media influencers to market products,
businesses, and destinations to a specific target audience.
Top Benefits for Brands (according to AdWeek)
1. Creating authentic content
2. Driving engagement
3. Driving traffic
97% said it's effective
76% said most difficult is determining ROI
Influencer marketing budgets to double in 2017
5. TIPS FOR BECOMING A SUCCESSFUL
INFLUENCER
• *Do you just want free stuff, or do you want this to be your career?*
•Passion will ALWAYS Prevail!
• -WHAT are you good at? (niche)
• -WHY is your content better? (creative content)
• -WHO will want to follow you? (target audience)
• -HOW are you going to make it happen? (business plan)
6. STEP 1: FIGURE OUT "YOUR THING"
Solo Adventure Travel Luxury & Lifestyle Photography
Bright/action/scenic/HDR/GoPro Bright/relaxing/products/iPhone Light/soft/whimsical/Cannon
7. STEP 2: GROW YOUR AUDIENCE
• KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE!
• Consistent, quality content
• Promoting on other platforms
• Getting featured & featuring
• Incentives
• Using hashtags and tags
• Engage, engage, engage!
• Be careful with Growth Hacking!
• (PS: Bots & Paying will only hurt you!)
8. WHEN SHOULD YOU START
GETTING PAID?
• When you honestly feel like you can successfully sell something!
• Is your engagement real? Does it match up with your following? Brands notice!
• 20k : Start trying for exchange collabs
• 40k : Start trying for paid collabs
• 80k : Start getting paid collab requests
9. HOW TO PITCH TO BRANDS
• Create a Media Deck
• Find Brands & Contact Info
• Stalk on Social Media
• Write a Compelling Email Pitch
• Have a Business Plan
• Powerful Package Options
• Influencer-Brand platforms
• Agencies
10. HOW MUCH TO CHARGE
• Can you offer a good ROI?
• Minimum: 0.5% X Follower count
• Or $0.15 X Avg. Engagement
• Perks, packages, and negotiations
• How to respond to "We don't have a
budget for influencers"
• When to accept unpaid posts
11. MY BIGGEST TIPS
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Be Real
Think of Others First
Be Smart
Work Your Ass Off
@MyLifesATravelMovie
Info@mylifesamovie.com
"Dreams Don't Work
Unless You Do"