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Working on social media… blessing or curse

Before you start reading this is my personal experience on social media , your experience might be better or worse.

I started my business account on Instagram in 2017 thinking it will be fine and I won’t be joining the race of followers.

Guess what? I did join the race of followers and failed miserably not only that it affected me which caused me leaving my page for a few months.

In those few months, I was trying to understand the hashtags and how to be consistent on the page and engage with my audience after a lot of research and watching YouTube videos.

I realised I just need to deliver my best work to my audience and hope for the best because “social media influencer “or “Content Creators” have mastered the work after years and now the competition is also high in this industry.

I came back on my page after three months, posted pictures regularly and started a book challenge to have more engagement with my audience.

So that they could understand what exactly my photography page is all about and my followers were increasing, which was a happy moment because I was getting motivated every day to edit my images and deliver the best I could.

Did you see what just happened? I was joining the race every day which was not a bad thing but it was not healthy too because I was working only when I felt the validation from the audience.

Days were passing by with posts and followers going up and down each day with that my feelings were also acting up.

I didn’t bother to do something about it, but it got worse inside my head I was battling within myself about my worth and talent every day even when my loved ones were happy with me, but I was not, and still, I am not.

Finally, the year was over we entered 2018 which I thought would be a fresh start for me and my work, but I ended up giving up on it.

I was feeling better honestly because my anxiety was not acting up which made my life easier and I thought to myself this is not for me, I should find a 9 to 5 job or internships to build my resume.

I am not proud of it at all, but I didn’t know how to deal with such a thing.

But there was something that got me back to it, and I came back in September 2018 when I moved to London for my master’s degree, you will be wondering I will face the same problem as last time.

To my surprise, I haven’t faced the anxiety of people not following my page in fact now I just give my best work and not look at the follower's list.

I am feeling confident about my page honestly which is the only thing I should be caring about, and I am

To conclude I will say don't make a mistake I did by getting obsessed with follower growth and give your 101% to your work which is essential at the end of the day.

The blog looks like a self-reflective letter to me without much tips if you are feeling the same … don't worry I will write a post with tips and hacks which I learned after two years of being on Instagram.

So I want to know your experience on social media? As a content creator or influencer ?Comment down below .

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