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D Y L AN S T E WAR T

5 DAYS
TO

INFLUENCER
STATUS

A Complete Guide To Bu ild i ng A Solid


Social Me dia Found ation In 5 Da ys

@TravelingNextLevel

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READ THROUGH THE TABLE
OF CONTENTS SO YOU
HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT
THE STRUCTURE WILL
LOOK LIKE :)

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TA B L E O F
CONTENTS
HOLD ON………………………………………………………..6

OUR VISION……………………………………………………7

QUICK INSTA TIP………………………..…………….…..10

USING THIS BOOK………………………………………..15


H O W TO U S E T H I S B O O K
W H Y M O S T D O N ’ T G E T R E S U LT S

MARKET OPPORTUNITY…..…………………………14

RESULTS……………………………………………………….27

WEBSITES…………………………………………………….33

NICHE…………………………………………………………...37
CHOOSE YOUR NICHE
DIVING DEEPER

YOUR PLATFORM……………………………………….41
O N E P L AT F O R M , T H E E E E E P L AT F O R M

THE NAME…………………………………………………..45
CHOOSING AN INSANE SOCIAL MEDIA NAME
H A C K S B U T N O T S H O RT C U T S
WHEN YOU WRITE “COPY”
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CONTENTS

ACCOUNT CREATION………………………………..50
W E B A D D R E S S I S I M P O RTA N T

PUBLISHING………………….……………………………43
TWO OPTIONS

VALUE CREATION………………………………….…..82
M Y B I G M I S TA K E

MAXIMIZE FOLLOWS………….…………………..…55

INSTA AUTOMATION……………………..…………..66
B E P R E PA R E D
S O C I A L M E D I A TO O L S A N D A U TO M AT I O N
DON’T DO THIS!

CONTENT CREATION…………………………………82

TAKING PICS FOR SUCCESS……………………..89

MAX GROWTH RATE………………………………….95

CONGRATS…………………………………………………109

RECAP…………………………………………………………112 4
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TA B L E O F
CONTENTS

SUCCESS………………………………………………..……114

BONUS PACK………………………………………………116

BONUS 1……………………………………………………….117

BONUS 2………………………………………………………121

BONUS 3……………………………………………………..123

BONUS 4………..……………………………………………131

BRAND COLLAB FOUNDATIONAL


BOOTCAMP………………………………….….. 4 DAYS

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@TravelingNextLevel
Hold On
I get it, you're already thinking… “This ebook and Dylan Stewart

better deliver!". You’re hoping it delivers valuable information

that will allow you to build the strongest foundation. This way

you can take your social media career to the next level!

I promise this ebook is going to deliver and the more you go

through it the more confident and happy you’ll feel about what’s

possible. However, with that said, let’s be a little patient. Just a

little. haha :P

In today's day and age, we all (including myself) want things to

happen so quickly. I'm always thinking, "Jeez, there's a lot of

fluff let's get to the point". Trust me we're going to get there

and you won't be disappointed. There’s plenty of techniques and

strategies that you’ve never heard of or thought about that will

help you grow a strong following.

With that said, we will cover some of the basics first. This way

we’re all on the same page and we actually put the strategies to

use. It’s one thing to read about strategies but it’s completely

different to implement them. This book is helping you achieve

what I call…..”A VLOG LIFE”. Whether it’s a blog, a vlog, or just

a social media following where you can get paid, it starts here.

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OUR VISION
“Empower others to chase their dreams, live in the

moment and continuously pursue a passionate lifestyle as

opposed to an ordinary one. To build a community where

we, as influencers don’t just travel the world… but we can

travel the world with each other. We can create relationships

that last a lifetime. Using social media and content creation

to create real, authentic relationships; the exact opposite of

what society expects from ‘social media’.”

We will experience places we can only imagine and

places we’ve only seen because of this. We can experience

the most luxurious resorts. My goal is to continue to provide

you with education that matters, that makes sense, and that

allows you to take action so WE can accomplish this

together.

I remember, waking up and checking my buddies

Instagram being so jealous because he was traveling so

much. Wondering how they did it! Wondering how I could

make millions so I could eventually do the same. Then

thinking, "How do they REALLY do this?" "Is there a

business opportunity behind this and how in the heck do

they get paid to do it!?”

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The more research I did, the more courses I invested

money into and the more I learned. My buddy was just too

busy to help. With more knowledge, educations and

courses I started to realize how realistic this actually is!

In fact, it's the best time to get into this industry of

social media. Harder to get followers? That’s what most

people think. Agree with 1% of that. If you posted decent

picture 5 years ago, your account would easily be seen, but

today there are MORE people in the social media market

than ever before. So it goes both ways. Back then, less

competition but less business…There are so many more

business that pay influencers today than even a year ago!

There are more people consuming content today than

EVER before. The ratio of content creators to content

consumers is AMAZING. It’s EASIER to start producing a full

time income today through social media than ever before.

You've purchased this book because like me, you want

more out of life. You know that there IS MORE, and you

know that you're going to GET MORE. You have a picture

in your mind of what life can be like and I'm here to tell

you, “It's absolutely possible and you're already on the

right track.” That excites me more than anything!

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In today's market more and more businesses are turning to

influencers to market their products. More and more companies

are turning to what are called micro-influencers. People with a

small, but engaged following. I'll touch more on this towards the

end of the book because it's imperative for successfully building a

VLOG LIFE.

Remember this book is about getting a jumpstart on the

game. Getting up and running in 11 days! 11 days and then

having a social social media account running. 11 days and having

a vlog/blog/etc started! 11 days and building your instagram

account up. 11 days to getting a jump on becoming an ACTUAL

AUTHENTIC INFLUENCER.

In a few chapters, I will show you real examples. Examples of

what a Micro-Influencers can look like. Getting paid as a micro-

influencer! I’ll show you more throughout this book so hang on

for the ride. Some have ~3k followers and they’re getting paid

partnerships etc. Some are larger micro-influencers and some are

very small. The point is to show you others who are using these

strategies to see success so you have the confidence in yourself!

For now, let’s get into how we should use this book.

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The Quickest Way To Fail:
Go After A Large Target Market

QUICK
TIP
FOR
I N S TA
NEXT LEVEL

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Next Level Instagram

I’m going to get into how to use this

book next, but if you’re like me you

want the content! The meat and

potatoes! I promise we will get there,

you just have to be patient and not

negative or immature. Lol but seriously!

With that said, I’ll give you a few ninja

tips on instagram and feed your brain

so you can relax and know I’ll deliver

value throughout this entire ebook.

These days a lot of people are asking me how to either 1. Start their instagram

or 2. Take their instagram to the next level because they haven’t seen the

growth they’re looking for. 9/10 times I go to someone’s instagram page when

they ask this it’s because they’re NOT doing this ONE thing.

Now if you’re a photographer, you’ll get this right away. It’s COMPOSITION. I’ll

show you some apps later in this book that you can use to better compose your

feed. For now, Let’s focus on the composition of each individual picture we’re

posting! This will change the game for you and help you start to identify what’s

a little “off” when you don’t really know what’s “off”. You just have a feeling

something doesn’t “look right”. This is it.

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Rule of 3rds!

Wikipedia states that the rule of 3rd is, “The rule of thirds is applied by aligning a

subject with the guide lines and their intersection points, placing the horizon on the

top or bottom line, or allowing linear features in the image to flow from section to

section.” Here’s what that means!

Now, before I go into examples understand that this is just one rule…It’s not a law!

Photography is all about the art and sometimes rules are meant to be broken, this rule

is meant to expose you to something that can take your composition to the next level!

Just doing this alone will fix 90% of your issues with your instagram feed. So here are

some examples!

In this example you can see what Wikipedia is talking about. The horizontal lines are

there to place the horizon which gives the viewer the ability to focus more on the sky

as opposed to the land. On the Vertical lines they’ve placed the lighthouse which is

the main focus on the photograph. They could have put the lighthouse in the center

but it probably wouldn’t have looked as powerful or as well “put together”. These are

the small things that will help you take a picture from one level and upgrade it to the

next.

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In the picture above I personally think it would have looked better with the horizon on

the bottom horizontal line, but that’s what makes photography so great! Either way,

this example is perfect for one reason!!! In the rule of thirds, if there is a subject

looking one direction. You typically want that person looking in the direction where

there is more space! If you were to place the subject on the left horizontal line and

they’re looking left, then it’d look “off”. The reason is because there would be more

space behind the subject and that would just make it feel unnatural because your

eyes want to see what they’re looking at or what’s in front of them.

REMEMBER: If the subject is looking in a certain direction, leave the empty space in

the same direction that they’re looking towards. So, if you are taking a portrait and

the subject is looking towards the left, place them on that grid line on the right.

Below is an example: There’s more space behind the subject and it just looks “off”.

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Here’s the thing, this is an INTRO into the “rule of 3rds” and composition of

photography so you can use it to escalate your instagram game! Do more

research around it and remember, all you need to use is your phone! :)

When you go into your phone’s camera you should see these gridlines. NOW

USE THEM!!!! If you don’t see them, then google how you can get them on

there! I’m pretty sure all phones at this point have the ability to show you the

rule of 3rds gridlines.

Here are some more examples below!!! Next we’ll get into how to use this

ebook!

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The Quickest Way To Fail:
Go After A Large Target Market

USING
THIS
BOOK

W H AT D O Y O U L O V E ?

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H O W TO U S E T H I S B O O K

Bloggers/Influencers just starting out

begin to learn that there's so much

more to it than they originally thought.

It's taken me years and over 15k USD

invested into multiple courses, master

classes, etc to learn even 10% of this

stuff. This book is going to be a direct

guide to give you the best foundation

you could find. It's filled with practical

action-steps and exercises to do your

first week to make sure your Social

Media is set up RIGHT, the FIRST time

around.

Since I’ve invested that much money to learn this stuff, I don’t take this stuff

lightly. There’s nothing that I hate more than someone feeling like they’re

ENTITLED to everything in the world for nothing. I wrote this to help people

who are serious. Each chapter will give you strategies that will act as a checklist

for maximizing your growth to make this your full time career. It’s going to take

IMPLEMENTATION and you being emotionally intelligent to become successful.

I’m very confident in you being successful. You invested in yourself and you’re

taking it serious enough to read this. Now, follow my advice step by step, day

by day and I KNOW you'll be able to turn this into a full time passion.

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Now, imagine building a multiple 6 figure

business that let’s you travel the world, have

complete time freedom, and work on YOUR

own terms. I can help you through this

journey, but it’s a PROCESS and it won’t

happen by simply reading a book…

Let me explain one thing, this book will blow your mind! You’re going to learn

more from this book than ever before! You’re going to walk away with things

you must implement tomorrow for SUCCESS. However, with that said, this is

not a replacement for continuing your SOCIAL MEDIA BUSINESS journey. This

is not, a ONE AND DONE thing. It never is, in ANY BUSINESS. There’s not one

business in the world, where you can read a book and then go MASTER the biz.

So don’t be the “DIGJAM” emailing my team, thinking that you were going to

have access to everythinggggg in the world and it was going to be sooooooo

easy. This book is not just about CONTENT, it’s about application. :)

COMMIT the next 2 months to this process and continuous education to

start seeing results like I did!

BELOW IS WHAT’S KNOWN AS THE EDUCATION CONTINUUM. THIS BOOK

WILL PROVIDE A TON OF KNOWLEDGE TO MAKE YOU MORE AWARE!

However, it’s not a replacement to make you proficient. Imagine if you just read

a book once to be proficient in flying a plane. That wouldn’t work out so well!!

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Whether I hire someone for my creative agency or they’re on instagram

asking me how to monetize their social media I always have them start with

this ebook. It’s the essential foundation to becoming successful in today’s

social media world. Again, it’s the foundation of building up a full time

income from social media! Then you can expand and learn how to monetize

in so many other ways!!!

Social media is a real business in today’s day and age. The lifestyle is so

amazing and I’m going to help you get there!

THIS BOOK IS ABOUT TWO THINGS:

1. An amazing foundation for you to build up your INFLUENCER status!

2. Holding you accountable to IMPLEMENT EVERYTHING. Again, don’t be

the “DIGJAM” emailing my team saying you wanted more content (not

even knowing what you wanted) IF you haven’t already IMPLEMENTED

EVERYTHING.

Here’s why: The reason people don’t achieve success is if they don’t

implement! As someone who cares about you creating success I will ask

what your social media accounts are and make sure you are

implementing everything!!!!

Let’s live ABOVE THE LINE & CREATE SOMETHING AMAZING TOGETHER!

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If you’re looking for a good book to read on this stuff, I strongly suggest

reading Jocko’s book or listen to Jocko Willink’s podcast.

NOW ON A BRIGHTER NOTE :) The goal is to build out an insanely

successful social media influencer and content creator community.

I’m looking for those people who say, “You know what this information is

awesome but at the end of the day it’s up to me to APPLY it!”. You’re

someone who respects the amount of time and work put into something like

this. I gladly put an insane amount of time into help you lay the

foundational roadmap of creating a successful social media presence!

Imagine in one month if you increase your followers 300/day and create a

side income, just because of your social media! Now, lets jump into things!!

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MARKET
OPPORTUNITY

S E R IO U S O P PO R T U N I T Y

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YOUR VISION
I’m not sure if you want to be a fashion, beauty, fitness, travel, lifestyle, or

food blogger...Youtuber, Instagramer, content creator, artist, or just a general

social media influencer. What I do know, is no matter how much or how little

experience you have, this book will help immensely!!!

There are so many options. If you don’t already know, think about what you’d

like to do. Would you like to create content and take pictures. Would you like

to create a youtube channel about makeup tutorials or post instagram videos

about getting six pack abs? Do you want to collaborate with brands &

companies to get paid? Sell online products? Courses?

ONE THING
Any time I reference “VLOG LIFE” it’s just my way of saying a social media

career! We’re going to go through things that a will apply to all social media.

Typically, people with YouTube channels have a blog on their website or

maybe an Instagram account as well. All they’re trying to do is gain exposure.

The point is to start somewhere so long as we just start.

The goal is to produce a SOLID FOUNDATION FOR creating content,

growing a following, and positioning yourself as an INFLUENCER!

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Just so you know… this is real. I've travelled over 20+ places & counting this

year alone. I was able to get negotiate the hotels or flights for free(90%, I get

both & get paid on top of that!). I only had a few hundred followers when I

started all of this. With that said, the following is important but not the most

important, the business model it is! I share this with you not to brag but to

inspire what’s possible. Whether it's a blog, a vlog, or becoming an influencer,

the opportunity is ridiculously amazing. AGAIN, this will act as the foundation

for building something like this up, if that’s what you want.

SIDENOTE:

On the next page I’m going to cover your potential concerns about you still

being able to do this. I’m going to show you some things that will excite you.

Sometimes we shut ourselves down because we wonder if the market is too

saturated or if it’s “too Late”. These thoughts occur to anyone at any point in

time.

The reason it’s natural to have these thoughts is because we’re psychologically

and emotionally trying to protect ourselves. If we don’t start, if we don’t do

ANYTHING, if we procrastinate then we don’t take on any risk! We’re

subconsciously trying to protect ourselves when we make up these excuses. We

don’t want to be criticized or judged. It’s safe, it’s comfortable to procrastinate.

So we try to think of why it might be a bad idea so we don’t have to do

anything… If you feel yourself doing this, STOP and TAKE ACTION!

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IS THERE
O P P O RT U N I T Y ?
Look, if you're STILL asking this question AFTER I explain something in a minute,

put this book away and don't go after the “VLOG LIFE”. It’s not meant for

everyone. So, here's the deal.

PAID EXAMPLE: look him up PAID EXAMPLE: look him up

Multiple sources online show accounts with less than 1k followers get higher than

10% engagement...That's more than 10x that of an influencer with 100k

followers. 82% of consumers are 'highly likely' to follow a recommendation given

by a micro influencer. Micro influencers have up to 22% buying conversions.

Micro influencers provide brands with the best ROI for marketing.

Companies/Brands are more likely to work with micro influencers now as

opposed to 2 years ago because it wasn't as widely accepted. There are millions

of companies/brands want to collaborate. The market share for this opportunity

can grow into the BILLIONS!

TAKE
NOTE:

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MORE PROOF FOR YOUR
C O M F O RT
E R S
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F L U
I N
C R O
M I

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AND MORE…

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AND MORE…

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R E S U LT S

N O T H I N G I S I M M E D I AT E

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G E T T I N G R E S U LT S

As a lifestyle influencer or a blogger sometimes the information out there is so

scattered it's hard to know where to ACTUALLY START. Let’s talk about you getting

results like some of the past examples.

You're left more confused than when you started. Wasting your time trying to find

the correct information, then test it, measure it, and go back to the drawing board

after all that. Instead of creating, you're typically wasting time researching. The

information is always out there, that’s not the issue. If it were, we’d all have six pack

abs and be billionaires. Finding the right pieces of information, putting them

together, connecting the dots and then applying them is the issue!

To be successful with this information we have to start focusing on how to leverage

your time. When I go through an actionable tip, always think about how you can take

it to the next level. How can you approach it from a business mindest. How can you

put systems in place so you don’t even have to be the one to do this!

That’s how we’re going to create results.

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Here’s what we always need to do as influencers no matter what level

you’re on! 1. Find the right info (this book is an amazing start & I also

suggest finding a MENTOR) and 2. Take action like we talked about 3.

Never judge other people and what they do, what they post. If you don’t

agree with something, just move on with your life. DON’T WASTE YOUR

TIME CRITICIZING OTHER PEOPLE, shooting them dms, negative

comments etc. because you’ll never achieve success like this. I will bring

the right information to the table but it’s up to you to implement it!

When I first started. I’d often jump around on YouTube and watch

thousands of “how-to” videos. Many of them giving me bits and pieces

but never fully explaining how to put everything into action.

I knew what I wanted to do I just didn't know HOW to do it. I saw my

friend traveling the world and others on Instagram living such an

AMAZING LIFESTYLE. I literally saw one of my high school buddies

traveling the world for free, getting brand deals, and making a killing $$

doing it! Being able to travel to these crazy places and do it all the time!

We’re going to start building this foundation throughout this book!

We are obviously starting off with some mindset stuff BECAUSE IT’S

NECESSARY & we’ll get into everything else pretty soon!!!!

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As an influencer, if you want to get PAID then you have to provide VALUE. I’ve

invested a lot of $$ into courses, master classes, and webinars. Why though? IT

MAKES SENSE. I pay someone else to learn a valuable skillset, in order to make

more $$. As an influencer, you have to get used to paying others constantly, TO

GET MORE VALUE. Paying others for presets to make your photos better, virtual

assistants to run campaigns, better influencers to learn how to get brand deals.

It’s business 101! Invest in your business to produce more profit. Example; pay a

company to run your marketing, produce more money by selling more product.

You have to be comfortable with this in BUSINESS & BECOMING AN

INFLUENCER! Why? Because being an influencer is business!

I made this ebook so cheap. This way you will see how much value I will provide,

how much I can help you, and how much you can trust in helping you become

successful. Whether or not you need more specific help, this ebook make you feel

so excited about starting this journey and what’s possible!

With that said, I ask that you respect how much sweat equity I put into building

this, designing this, writing this. There may be mistakes but English was my worst

subject and I grew up with a learning disability. So take it easy on me and know

I’m doing my absolute best to deliver what you’re looking for!

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ALRIGHT! So, fast forward to today, I get so many DM’s and emails about people

wanting me to teach them, help them, tell them exactly how to do ti all, etc.

That’s why I built my ebook and courses, to scale things and allow you the

absolute best info!

I wanted to take a minute to congratulate you on that. I know, I’ll get to some of

the awesome stuff you’re looking for I just had to show my sincere appreciation

for you reading this and making a decision to take action with social media!

LET’S START OFF HERE: What social media platform are you currently on!? If you

don’t have an account yet, I’ll help you build it. If you have DON’T HAVE AN

ACCOUNT ON INSTAGRAM, GET ONE!

For people wanting to build a brand on social media it’s almost like your resume

these days. If you try to collab with a hotel or a fashion company, they’re going to

check it. So let’s make sure we’re dialed in there first!

Taking the boo 1st class to Europe

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Again, I’m always investing money into myself and my businesses. Think about it,

to get YOU here, I had to invest money & so did you. I had to invest more $ than

the book cost because of how much Ads cost. My hope however is that you gain

so much value and education from how to start this “VLOG LIFE” that you want

to continue learning with me so we can produce massive results together. Even

eventually collaborating with each other, traveling with a group of influencers,

and who knows, maybe even building a course together down the road!

THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS TO MAKE MONEY AND HAVE FUN THROUGH

SOCIAL MEDIA! NOW LET’S GET BACK INTO IT

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What’s a ”BLOG/VLOG LIFE” without a
website?

WEBSITES

NOW WE’RE GETTING INTO THE


D E TA I L S !

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WEBSITES

WHY THERE’S A TON OF MONEY ON THE


TA B L E

As I explained before, I remember waking up wondering

how these influencers traveled the world and

experienced things in life most people will never do.

Have you ever dreamt about being able to work when

you want, doing the things you want. Not having to

report to a boss. Not having to drive in traffic just to get

to a job you dislike.

Working on YOUR passion and YOUR freedom

and YOUR purpose. Doing what you enjoy, what you

love, and what makes you feel alive. That's what building

a following and becoming an influencer is for me! I'm

guessing if you're reading this, then this lifestyle is pretty

attractive to you as well, right?

One of the biggest questions I am asked in order to

create this lifestyle is "Do I need a website?" or can I just

be on Instagram or YouTube etc. Your personal goal may

be to become a social media influencer but we need to

start by creating the “VLOG LIFE” and in order to have

that we need a place people, brands, and companies

can go to check us out.

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#1 REASON TO H AV E A WEB PRESENCE

First we must produce content that others see VALUE

in. So valuable, whether it’s fitness tips, makeup hacks,

or travel suggestions that they become a dedicated,

engaged follower.

(We need to OWN a place where we can build these

connections. Sometimes that means simply having an

instagram page, a website, and an email list. There’s a

really good book that explains what we’re going to talk

about, it’s called The Product Launch Formula. For

simplicity sake, I’ll give you the info you need from that

book.

Social media platforms are great, but like Gary V says,

“We marketers ruin everything”. Look at Facebook,

people still use it but it’s definitely not like it used to be.

If you had a million followers on Facebook but then

they put their time into instagram, how in are you going

to continue to deliver value? The answer is we need a

website where we can capture attention, provide value

and build a list.

Social media platforms are always changing. The way

we communicate changes but we have to MAINTAIN a

way to COMMUNICATE to your followers.

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Here’s another thought: you DON’T OWN your social media

profile. That’s real estate you’re living on but you don’t own

it. For example, a while back YouTube changed what types

of videos can be monetized. For some people who were

riding that line, they were shut down and that stream of

income immediately stopped. If they didn’t have another way

to produce income because they were monetizing too much

from ads, they took a hit. You don’t have control over what

will happen with the social media platforms but you do have

control over what you do going forward.

If you don't hedge your bet by creating your own website

and providing value in some way then you're shooting

yourself in the foot, long term.

If you want to provide value, sell products, build brand

relationships, collaborate others and get paid handsomely to

do so, you need to start by creating YOUR OWN brand and

following.

NOW MY QUESTION IS: HAVE YOU BUILT A WEBSITE? &

DOES IT LOOK PROFESSIONAL!? LET’S START NOW.

Remember: This book is not just about learning, it’s about

implementing.

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The Quickest Way To Fail:
Go After A Large Target Market

NICHE

W H AT D O Y O U L O V E ?

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CHOOSE YOUR NICHE
FIRST! We must build out following around a niche. You should ask yourself one

important question, and you may already know this…so hang in there. I’ll get to

some good stuff in a min.

W H AT D O Y O U L I K E ?
Pick five topics you feel you have some knowledge around and would like to talk

about with others.

Pick two of your favorite major topics/categories and then write out 10 specific

niches within these topics. Let me repeat that first, pick a large niche…THEN and

only then write out TEN very specific niches for each of those two categories.

Make them as specific as you possible can.

Example: Fashion

1. Handbags: Luxury

2. Handbags: Contemporary Handbags: Sale

3. Shoes: For Fun

4. Shoes: For Work

5. Jewelry & Accessories

6. New Lingerie

7. Lingerie: Vintage

8. Hats: New

9. Hats: Vintage

10. Hats: Avant-garde/Designer Eyewear

And There's 126 more ideas at this website. You can easily google niches to help

you out:
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DIVING DEEPER

The other question you should ask is, ”Who are you targeting?". Russell Brunson

talks a lot about this in his book, it’s called an ATTRACTIVE CHARACTER. We

visually create a specific person that represents our target market. This becomes

our specific target market and allows us to attract these people at an exponential

rate.. THIS helps us get paid as a micro-influencer/blogger faster.

If you’re having trouble with this check out the book, DotCom Secrets or go to this

website for a summary of the “Attractive Character”.

Breakdown of creating an "Attractice Character"

https://joshwrotethat.com/2017/04/10/how-to-apply-russell-brunsons-attractive-

character-method-in-sales-copy/

*(clickable links in course lessons)

EXTREME EXAMPLE:
A shoelace blog. This guy

can monetize the crap out of

this blog with a small

following.

Why? Because people who

follow him are probably 99%

more likely to convert than

someone who has a general

men’s fashion blog.

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3 PILLARS

Once you have a NICHE. You need to create 3 PILLARS. If you want to have a

brand, your followers have to know why they go to you.

EVERY PEICE OF CONTENT you produce, should have to do with ONE of your

pillars!

EXAMPLE: My Current Pillars: 1. Content Creation/Social Media Influencer 2.

Creating Income Online 3. Travel.

Now, write out your ONE MAIN NICHE & 3 PILLARS!

If you email me, I might ask you: WHAT ARE YOUR 3 PILLARS. Remember: IT’S

ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION!

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1. S O M E T H I N G Y O U ’ R E P A S S I O N A T E A B O U T
2. S O M E T H I N G S U P E R S P E C I F I C
3. C R E A T E Y O U R 3 P I L L A R S

DO:
READ THROUGH THE NEXT SECTION TO GET A CLEAR
U N D E R S TA N D I N G O F H O W T O D E C I D E I F Y O U ’ R E N E W. I F Y O U
A L R E A D Y H AV E Y O U R T O P I C Y O U ’ L L C R E AT E A B L O G A R O U N D
R E A D T H R O U G H I T T O AV O I D M I S TA K E S Y O U C O U L D B E
MAKING.

D O N ’ T:
D O N ’ T O V E R T H I N K I T. T O O M A N Y P E O P L E K E E P T H I N K I N G A N D
DON’T DO. PICK A VERY SPECIFIC NICHE AND MOVE
F O R W A R D . Y O U C A N A L W AY S C H A N G E I T L AT E R I F Y O U R E A L LY
W A N T. T H E P O I N T I S T O TA K E A C T I O N A N D G E T G O I N G .

A N E W P E R S P E C T I V E B E H I N D T H E L E N S

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YOUR
PLATFORM

WHICH DO YOU PREFER?


WHICH IS BEST?

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P L AT F O R M
TO BE

So many people want to become a Do you prefer to write and inspire

social media influencer, grow a others through text?

blog, build a following yet have no

idea which platform would be best. A PERSONAL BLOG

They often get started, then

second guess themselves because

they don’t see traction. Do you constantly hop on

Instagram and look at travel,

Ask yourself these questions and fitness, or fashion pics?

you will be able to decide. Super


S TA RT W I T H
stoked for you!
I N S TA G R A M

Do you like being on camera? Or


Should be simple enough. If not,
would you like to improve being
let me explain ask two guiding
on camera and are ok with pushing
questions on the next page. Then
your comfort zone?
we’ll get into some good stuff! 43
S TA RT W I T H Y O U T U B E
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TWO

QUESTIONS

NUMBER 1 NUMBER 2
How much you enjoy and use Do you see others already doing

that social media platform now? this on that platform? Don't look

Most often, the one you use the at it as competition, those folks

most is the one you should post never succeed because that's the

on. If you love looking at travel wrong mindset. Think of it as

pics for vacation ideas and you proof that it works! This way you

want to be a travel blogger, it know it works and you’re not

should be simple to START with chasing your tail.

Instagram. 44

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N O W W E N E E D T O D E C I D E W H AT P L AT F O R M T O F U N C T I O N
WITH

F O R T H I S A C T I O N S T E P, W E W I L L D E C I D E W H I C H P L A T F O R M
WILL BE BEST FOR OUR “VLOG LIFE”. WE WON’T SET IT UP
Y E T, W E ’ R E S I M P LY C H O O S I N G W H I C H O N E W E W I L L U S E .

WRITE IT DOWN.

D O N ’ T O V E R T H I N K I T. O N E M A J O R R E A S O N F O R F A I L U R E I S
OVERTHINKING. I’M GOING TO KEEP HITTING ON THIS. JUST
D E C I D E . I F Y O U D O N ’ T S E E R E S U LT S Y O U C A N A LW AY S
C H A N G E I T.

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THE
NAME

USE PERSONAL NAME OR


A BLOG NAME?

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CHOOSING THE
ACCOUNT NAME

1. Go with the name your 2. If you want to look like a


friends call you. If that’s your full company or want to separate
name then go with it. If it’s a nick your personal name, this is what
name then roll with it. Don’t you’d do. You’d create
spend time trying to “reinvent” something like:
yourself. OR
@takeoffwithlove
Simply changing your name @travelgypsealust
and starting to post on instagram @luxurytravelworld
or YouTube won’t help you

change as a person. Don’t hide The name doesn’t matter too


from your name because either much. However, I will give you
way people will know it. The way some tips so you don’t screw it
you take action with this book is up on the next page. I’ll
what will make your “VLOG LIFE” constantly remind you not to
successful. overthink the name as well.

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TIPS AND TRICKS
S T
F IR
L O W
B E
D
REA

New Travel Blog Name, Inspired by the


Book: “Born To Experience”

RULES IDEAS
1. Make it simple, short and 1. G O O G L E : search

sweet. google about your topic,

2. Make it easy to for other blogs, or go on

understand amazon books and

3. Allow it to give the research for name ideas.

viewer an idea of what

your blog is actually 2. N A M E

about. G E N E R A T O R :

4. Lastly, don’t overthink it. Random Name Generator


h t t p s : / / w w w . n a m e -
g e n e r a t o r. o r g . u k / b l o g /

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MORE TIPS FOR BLOG
NAMES

D E S C R I B E I T :

Breakdown what your blog/

website is about and then use

a short phrase or sentence as

the name.
2 - 3 W O R D
• Example: A blog for
M E T H O D ; (Personal
women purchasing trendy
Favorite)
fashion outfits. You might
Most successful blogs make
turn it into a descriptive
it short and sweet by using
blog like:
two or three words that can

be opposite to each other,


“The budget Fashionista”
complimentary, or just
which clearly describes what
descriptive.
this blog is going to be all
• Example: EAT, LIFT, &
about.
be HAPPY

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A. W O R K W I T H Y O U R N A M E , U S E A N I C K N A M E , O R
B. C R E A T E A B L O G / W E B S I T E / C O M P A N Y N A M E

DON’T OVERTHINK IT

IF YOU CAN’T DECIDE, JUST GO WITH YOUR PERSONAL NAME


T O S T A R T O F F. Y O U C A N A L W A Y S C H A N G E I T L A T E R .

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ACCOUNT
CREATION

KEEP IT UP!!!

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WEB ADDRESS
Once we decide on the name we need to start creating the

actual accounts, one of them being the web address (url). We could

very well have to switch the name around just to make things work

but at least we will be close.

FOR EXAMPLE: My website is travelingnextlevel.com at the

time of creating this. It could very well be something different by

the time you read this but that’s not the point. My Instagram

account is also @TravelingNextLevel. The point is, I started in the

idea phase as NextLevelLifestyle but the URL I wanted was taken.

REMEMBER : The point is to get started.

S T E P 1 : Go To GoDaddy.com and search to see if your

domain is available.

S T E P 2 : Type in the domain to your URL to confirm

nobody owns it.

*Don’t worry if your .com is not available on go daddy. You can

easily use .net or .tv or .edu. People used to think of .com as more

credible but now it’s more about your layout. There’s so many links

that will lead to your webpage that majority of people won’t be

directly typing in your URL.


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Google “Instagram Name Availability” or “YouTube name

Availability” and there are multiple sites that can function as this. Use

any one of the generators that pop up to check to see if your account

is open.

Instagram Name Checker

NOW: acquire those accounts so you save the name.

WARNING: Make sure to GOOGLE the blog/brand/website name

you choose to go with. See what pops up on the first two pages

organically.

For example originally, I was going to use NextLevelLifestyle

because I always loved the name. .Com wasn’t available but I could

change that however, when I googled it, this guy owned all major

organic search results. I opted out because when someone googles it,

they’d run into his site, think to themselves, “Who’s this kook?” and

then immediately move onto something else.

Ideally, you want to be the only reputable site that pops up when

someone searches your blog name. Again, this is if it’s not your

personal name you use. Plenty of people use their personal names and

are very successful.

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N O W T H AT W E ’ V E C H O S E N T H E N A M E , A N D T H E P L AT F O R M
WE’LL USE, WE NEED TO SEE IF THE DOMAIN NAME AND
OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS ARE AVAILABLE.

WE NEED TO:

1 . M A K E S U R E I T I S AVA I L A B L E O N A L L P L AT F O R M S
2 . O B TA I N T H E M

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PUBLISH
IT

THE SNOWBALL EFFECT

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Often times I get people that ask me how I made

such a professional website by myself. Where I learned

to code or who I had set my website up. The reality is,

today you don’t need to code or even know someone

that does.

When I invested $$$ in multiple other courses by

influencers and they gave me about 7 different

options of how to set my website up. I learned a few

free ways, a few paid ways, and a few expensive ways.

I thought to myself, “Awesome, let’s go with the free

ways”. Then I realized you often get what you pay for.

I wasted countless hours and was so frustrated by the

end of it.

I kept learning over and over it’s better to invest a

little money and do the business the right way, get it

done faster, and save yourself the headache. When

people just want to do everything for free and don’t

want to progress towards investing in themselves

they’re never truly going to be successful.

It takes the mindset of constantly investing into

yourself to get better. Just like you investing money

into this book to produce better content and get

started faster than anyone else, we will build our web

presence the same way.


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HOWEVER, with all of that said I have fantastic

news. I’m going to break it down into 2 simple options

and allow you to choose 1. As opposed to 7+ options

to build your website, this will simplify things and

make it extremely easy to take action.

There are two web builders to choose from. You

CAN start with a free version but your site will have a

small logo or text that says “built by (wix/

squarespace)”. If you’re just starting out, it doesn’t

matter. Once we start getting 3k + visitors we can

focus more attention on it. The point is to get

something super simple and clean up and running!

OUR OPTIONS:

1 . S Q U A R E S P A C E

A lot of content creators use this currently and they’re

super big with influencer marketing. You’ll see them

running ads on YouTube with content creators so a lot

of people in the industry use this to build their

website. They have some stunning templates where

you can drag and drop your pics and your info to make

it look super professional.


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2 . W I X

This is personally what I started with and have found

it very enjoyable. My though is Wix doesn’t market as

much as Squarespace though.

Either way, THEY BOTH HAVE


INSANELY GOOD LOOKING
TEMPLATES . Use a template and just change out
the words for your info.

Make the website one page if you’re just beginning.

Don’t worry about an intense website that has 7 different

links to different pages. Just make something super

simple. Check out other bloggers in your niche to model

off of. Don’t copy it but definitely model it after some

bigger influencers because they’re doing what works.

Go to their instagram page, click the link in their bio and

model your website after their theme.

You can also choose the layout you like on, let’s just

say, Squarespace.com. Then google competitors and

look at 3-5 different websites.

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Write down specific content they might have. Ex.

About Us, Contact Us, Instagram Feed, etc. and

then create your 1 page website for simplicity

purposes.

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SQUARESPACE EXAMPLE

WIX EXAMPLE

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If you want to pay a little more and have someone

professionally run your WEBSITES. Shoot me or

support an email and I’ll give you a personal

referral to a good friend of mine.

Just make sure you’re super serious. Maybe you

already have a website or maybe you just want to

run things like a business and have others manage

it for you!

Once you start scaling, you need to turn this over

to someone else. If you want to be a social media

influencer then there’s no way, after you grow a

little bit and start getting deals that you should be

wasting your time on this stuff.

That’s how Bloggers get stuck and can’t grow.

They’re not outsourcing and building a business.

They’re just building a blog, and that’s it.

Just be ready to pay a couple hundred to get

everything designed and then a monthly

maintenance fee. It’s completely worth it though!

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WEB PRESENCE:

THIS IS WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD. WHERE YOU


S TA R T T O F E E L T H E M O M E N T U M . W H E R E Y O U M A K E
SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS TOWARDS ACHIEVING YOUR
DREAMS AND WE SET UP A WEBSITE!!!

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C R E AT I N G
VA L U E

T H E T I P T H AT W I L L C H A N G E Y O U R L I F E

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B I G M I S TA K E
w / C R E A T I N G VA L U E
I wish I would have invested into MORE courses

earlier because my biggest mistake in the beginning was

to simply POST PICS on Instagram…And, yup that was it.

I thought if I started to post random pictures on

Instagram and Instagram stories that people would start

following me.

I thought, “If hotels and brands see me traveling

they’ll probably contact me and want to collaborate.” I

couldn’t have been more wrong. I posted pics randomly

and whenever I had some. I wasted a lot of time in the

beginning.

I didn’t know the real reason WHY I was posting

pictures. What kind of VALUE I was providing and WHY

someone would want to follow me.

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ASK YOURSELF THIS:

Why would someone want to follow me? What VALUE

can I provide?

Make a list of all the reasons someone would

EMOTIONALLY want to follow you and then LOGICALLY

follow you as well. People will make an emotional decision

and back it up with logic. This goes for social media and

why they’ll first click on your page and then why they’ll

keep coming back or choose to follow you.

Ask yourself WHY you follow certain influencers on

social media to help you discover for yourself.

• For example, I watched this couple create

photography videos and the reason I watched them

was:

1. They were authentic.

2. They gave me a ton of value I could immediately apply

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3. They jumped right into things without much fluff.

4. They filmed live photography shoots and broke them

down later.

5. They posted regularly.

NOW, WE NEED TO DECIDE


WHAT CONTENT TO CREATE:

Make another list of the content you can start

producing or what others in your niche currently produce

to make it easier for us to post regularly:

A fun way to mix things up and allow yourself more

flexibility is to produce multiple types of content.

EXAMPLE:

1. You could simply do ”How-To Fashion videos every

week or everyday”

2. You could also create a weekly routine so it changes

up but it changes on a consistent basis.


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The Weekly Routine is the easiest thing to

implement if you’re the slightest bit indecisive, like

we all are. It gives us and our viewers structure.

Some of the fastest growing YouTubers are always

those who do daily vlogs but it’s VERY hard to

produce that much content.

A schedule makes content easier to produce

because your only focused on that ONE topic. It will

also allow you to mix things up so you’re not posting

things about “Face Makeup” Or “Protein Shakes” Or

whatever your specific niche is ALL THE TIME.

FOR EXAMPLE:

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S I M P LY W R I T E D O W N :

1. T H E T Y P E O F C O N T E N T Y O U ’ D L I K E T O C R E AT E
• MAKE A MASSIVE LIST OF IDEAS AND KEEP IT IN A
PLACE YOU CAN ACCESS WHEN IDEAS STRIKE. I USE
T H E A P P L I C AT I O N E V E R N O T E S O I T ’ S E A S I LY S T O R E D
AND RETRIEVED.

2 . A L S O W R I T E O U T N E X T T O I T, H O W T H I S W I L L A D D V A L U E
TO YOUR FOLLOWERS.

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MAXIMIZE
FOLLOWS

MAKE IT GO VIRAL

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S Y N D I C AT I O N !

One thing we want to start doing is maximizing

exposure to your blog/vlog/website/brand. Getting

peoples attention will do just that. People have literally

made millions because of one viral video…

I f y o u n e e d h e l p s e a r c h i n g
f o r b l o g / v l o g i d e a s :

1. Look for what’s trending in the news and see if

your brand may connect with it somehow. If you can,

even if it’s “My thoughts on _____” then you’re chances

of it going viral are already way higher.

2. Look for what’s hot in YOUR TOPIC.

To do this just google

“BUZZSUMO” and go into the site. Then type out your

topic, niche, or another competitors exact web address

to see what HAS PERFORMED the best! This is AN

INSANELY GOOD website to use. BOOOOOOM! I’ll

show examples of what I mean on the next page.

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In this example above I searched “Travel”. You

can’t see in this photo but when you go to the

website you’ll also have a TON of filter options. i.e.

I searched in the last year. So these were the most

shared and as you can see My favorite I

highlighted had ~400k+ engagements. The title is

ridiculous and makes me want to share this with

someone.

In this example I searched “@DoYouTravel”. That’s

a large influencer in the travel industry. Buzzsumo

pulls from data they’ve produced. As you can see

content with Bali is doing the best! Now I can

reproduce more info based on places,

experiences, resorts in Bali!

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WRITING “COPY”:
We all hate click bate, but we also click on it for a

reason. We’re going to use language to create powerful

headlines but still be 100% accurate in our statements.

So, here are your headline categories to spark your

imagination when creating new posts!

1. W E I R D :
Choosing something completely different than

anything else out there. Something that sounds weird,

random, and almost unbelievable.

• EXAMPLE: A girl who wants to do a makeup

blog might write about how toothpaste can

help clear zits. The headline reads something

like. “REMOVE THE BIGGEST ZIT WITH

TOOTHPASTE IN 12 HOURS”

2 . VA L U E A D D :
This has to provide people with valuable

information. They can then use this info to produce

more of what they want; money, travel, etc.

• EXAMPLE: “How to flip your first property

without any money or experience”

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3 . S H O U L D K N O W S :
Make them feel like they have to know this info or

they’d feel stupid! People want to fit in, especially with

their friends and social circles. If they’re afraid they

won’t know it and they should, they’ll be more inclined

to WANT the info.

• EXAMPLE: “Things You Never Want to Say If You

Travel To Italy” or “Things You Should Never Wear

To A First Date”

4 . M Y S T E R I O U S :
This is one of my absolute favorites! It’s a crowd

pleaser. However, this method typically converts well for

“Traffic” but not necessarily “Engagement” or actual

“Conversions” (i.e. Opt in pages or sales pages). It

simply creates a puzzle the mind must solve.

• The Structure:

• Use “This” or “That” or “You Wouldn’t

Believe…”

• Asking a good question also creates an

unknown. It becomes an attention seeking

heat missile.

• EXAMPLE: “You Won’t Believe The Pictures

That Come From These 2 Travel Destinations”

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• Example: “What would your friends say after visiting

THIS restaurant?”

• You can also answer a question!

• Example: “What do to if you’re tired while traveling

and don’t have THIS”

5. M O D E L I N G :

Choose a specific topic and competitor within that

topic. Then on “BuzzSumo” type in the website

(lonleyplanet.com in example below) and look at their most

viral posts in the last year. Then model your new post after

this.

If it’s a blog post or YouTube video and you want to create an

amazing thumbnail you can use websites that have NO

copyrights and NO credit necessary. You’ll be able to find

HIGH quality pictures from different websites I give you in the

“bonus” section of this book.

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HEADLINE
SYSTEM

UPGRADE IT SOME MORE:

1. Use INTENSE adjectives to describe it and

make it more impactful.

2. EXCHANGE Words with each other to

make it different using a synonym finder

online.

• ie. Thesaurus.com

3. Make it EMOTIONAL: What will the

product do? How will it make me FEEL?

• EXAMPLE: “10 hacks – NEVER STRESS

OUT ABOUT BLOGGING AGAIN”

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A 3 STEP RULE

H E A D L I N E S M U S T :

1. Be UNIQUE (No other headline like it)

2. BE SPECIFIC (specific to your audience)

3. USEFUL (add value to your audience)

EXAMPLES

• 5 Intense Location Destinations None Of

Your Friends Have Been To

• 3 Massive Changes To Your Summer

Wardrobe You Must Make Immediately

• 4 Morning Exercises That W ill Fix Your Back

Issues in 1 Minute.

• Feel The Difference Immediately W ith This

Mind Blowing Camera Hack

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PSYCHOLOGICAL TRIGGER
WORDS TO USE:

F A C T U A L W O R D S :

Use Words that Give People An ACTUAL

REASON to click on your headline. What are

they actually getting.

• EXAMPLES: Secrets, Tips, Tricks, Hacks,

Facts, Results, Bonuses, Lessons, Ways,

Ideas, Places, Guide, Map, Workbook

etc.

D E C R I P T I V E W O R D S :

Use Words that describe what the experience


will be like when they click the headline.

• EXAMPLES: Insane, Fun, Incredible,


Essential, Must-Haves, Do’s, Don’ts,
Important, Attractive, Easy, etc.

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E M O T I O N A L W O R D S :

Use Words that make their mirror neurons fire and their

brain picture something. We think in pictures. When we

describe these pictures in emotional terms the emotions

are created.

• EXAMPLES: breathtaking, fearful, fearless, happily,

stunning, courageous, sensational, Magical,

Remarkable, Perplexed, Embarrassed, Uncomfortable

etc.

For More Info On TRIGGER WORDS to be more

persuasive: go to

THE PERSUASION REVOLUTION WEBSITE

https://www.thepersuasionrevolution.com/380-high-

emotion-persuasive-words/

MASSIVE TIP:
You Should Be Spending 80% of your time improving your

headlines. Your content has to be good, but that’s a given.

Your audience has to click for it to first to be effective.

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C R E AT I N G VA L U E :

W E ’ R E G O I N G T O C R E AT E O U R F I R S T B L O G P O S T, V L O G
P O S T, H O W - T O V I D E O S E R I E S , O R S I M P LY J U S T P O S T A
P I C T U R E O N Y O U R N E W I N S TA G R A M A C C O U N T A F T E R T H I S
NEXT SECTION.

F O R N O W, W E N E E D T O W R I T E D O W N A F E W H E A D L I N E S
FOR POTENTIAL POSTS AND HOW WE’RE GOING TO
MAXIMIZE THE EXPOSURE.

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I N S TA G R A M
A U T O M AT I O N

# 1 P L AT F O R M F O R C O L L A B S

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AUTOMATION
When we’re building our social media platforms, Instagram can be

one of the biggest. Here’s the thing, we have to run our social media

like a business so there’s a few things that goes along with that.

You only have a limited amount of time! That’s one reason I

created this book. Too many people ask questions so this

automates that process.

What you have to decide as the entrepreneur here is how automated

do you want to make things and how “Engaged” do you as a person

want to be with your audience. I believe there’s a fine line with both

and it also depends on where you’re at. ie.

If you’re just starting out it’s probably more imperative for you to

grow your following up to 5k as fast as possible because your

engagement rate is already high. On the contrary if you’re 20k +

(what a lot in the industry are calling “influencers”) then you want to

get your hands back in the cookie jar and start to connect with

people (as much as you can, you’ll never be able to connect with all

of them!)

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AUTOMATION TOOLS
HERE ARE SOME TOOLS & METHODS YOU CAN USE TO AUTOMATE

THINGS:

DISCLAIMER: This is info and up to you to decide how to apply it.

#1 Buying likes/followers: You can easily go on fiverr.com and buy

them from someone. I never suggest doing this because the quality is

so poor. instapromote.me is also another one.

#2 Specific Platforms for likes/follows/unfollows/comments etc: There

are so many out there and I’m constantly testing and measuring for

other people. If you’re interested I will include a link in the second

module of the ebook course. This is where I also include all other links

in this ebook that you can easily click on and go directly to the

webpage.

#3 Squarelovin: For your analytics and engagement rate

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#4: fiverr.com & upwork.com: Hiring a Virtual Assistant to manually

manage your account. Follow specific people you tell them to target

and specifically message people to increase your engagement. This is

extreme automation and the most realistic as you’re paying a live

person to do everything you teach them. The biggest thing you have

to keep in mind is to CREATE STANDARDS AND RULES with your VA.

As the entrepreneur it’s up to you to guide them. DON’T BE SPAMMY

ON INSTA because some people hire VA’s and then they’re just super

spammy.

#5: Presets: Download and buy someone’s presets so you can EASILY

take pictures with your cell phone and post a professional looking

THEME. I don’t have any presets currently but who knows I might

create some in the future if enough people need them. For now, go

find someone else who has them! There are plenty, not knowing who’s

is not an excuse. Remember, you’re the entrepreneur here! :)

#6: Planoly & UNUM: Applications you can use from your desktop to

post your instagram pictures and manage your comments all in one

place. The MAJOR thing that’s beneficial to these services is after you

post your pictures, you can still move them around in your feed to

keep your “theme” looking good!

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BUT
1st

B E F O R E W E C R E AT E O U R F I R S T P O S T

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BEFORE YOU
CREATE CONTENT
We will cover the largest social media

platforms and most used content for

influencers. This does not mean you have to

stick to these media sources. Example, if you

wanted to post on Pinterest then these

concepts will carry over to that platform just as

easily.

H O W E V E R , Y O U N E E D T O
P I C K O N E S O C I A L M E D I A
P L A T F O R M T O S T A R T O N .

THE MORE YOU FOCUS ON ONE PLATFORM

IN THE BEGINNING, THE FASTER YOU WILL

BE ABLE TO GROW ON OTHER PLATFORMS.

*If you’re going to start a blog you need a

PLATFORM to host it. Not just a website, but

Instagram or YouTube so you can drive more

traffic to it. These are the two most popular

platforms for social media right now.

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I N S T A G R A M :

There’s a few fundamentals you must nail:

1. Pick a niche

2. Be Consistent

3. Don’t care about what others think!

This is pretty standard across the board so no

need to expand on it from here. The only other

thing I can say on instagram is IF YOU WANT &

CAN, get into something super niche.

i.e. Only luxury resorts and every picture you

have is of their pool. You’d grow like crazy.

You also don’t have to even create the content.

You can curate content (take content from others)

and post it to your account. That’s what all the

major magazines do. They outsource to others who

write not all but a lot of their articles to curate the

proper content for their viewers.

I just collaborated with Saks Off 5th and they paid

me for full rights of the content as well so they

have the ability to repost it. Sure they pay me a

lot but it’s worth it for them. If you curate content

on instagram you just tag where the original

picture was from.

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A P P S / W E B S I T E S &
I N S T A G R A M T O O L S :

1. There are a lot of apps/bots who will follow/

unfollow, auto like etc. Do your own

investigation and decide if you want to use

one. BOTTOM LINE: This won’t make or break

you, long term success strategies will so you

mine as well put your money towards

something else! Instagram is always changes

it’s algorithm what’s ok and what’s not ok so do

more research around this if you want to use

something like it. I SUGGEST FOCUS ON

ADDING VALUE TO YOUR ACCOUNTS

FIRST!!!!!

2. Square Lovin – Use for your engagement rate,

analytics, etc.

3. Planoly/Plann/UnUm/Hootsuite – google any of

these and you’ll be able to see them. They

manage your instagram/social media accounts.

I currently use Planoly. Helps me manage posts

for multiple accounts and stay on schedule.

4. Cleaner App: Use to unfollow larger amounts of

people or clean out your fake instagram

followers so your engagement ratio goes up.

5. Automating things is all about using apps to

YOUR advantage, not to hack your way to

millions of followers!

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D O N ’ T :
Don’t use automated comment bots for

comments that don’t seem real.

• EXAMPLE: “Nice!”, “Cool!”, “Sweet!”

comments you may get or see are all bots.

These are noticed as bots by both people

and Instagram’s algorithm.

• EXAMPLE OF WHAT YOU SHOULD DO: hire

a VA to create comments like these. “Wow,

just randomly saw this and I usually don’t

comment but wanted to say nice work!”

These are just crappy comments. They have a higher

chance of being from a bot. Instagram doesn’t even

count them as a comment in their algorithm so it

doesn’t help at all. Also don’t ask others to like and

follow your page, they will if they want to.

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Y O U T U B E F U N D A M E N T A L S :

Create an Intro for Your Videos: Say Something similar

every time and make it short/sweet. Peter McKinnon says

in every how-to video, “What’s Up Everybody!”

Learn to Create thumbnails or have a virtual assistant do it

for you from Fiverr. These convert 60% better than non

professional thumbnails.

Always ask questions that are engaging so they can

comment in your section. Don’t leave them with,

“Comment, Like, and Subscribe”. Give your audience an

actual reason to comment. i.e. what do you want to learn

about/see/us do next?

Just get started posting and understand you won’t have

immediate traction. Accept it and let’s do this!!!!

MASSIVE TIP TO GO VIRAL:

Add Social Share Buttons To Posts (Easily


google how to do this) THIS IS WHAT
SYNDICATION IS

! FREE TOOL TO ADD THIS. https://


www.addthis.com/get/share

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ACTION
ST EP 8
POSTING YOUR VERY FIRST PIECE:

THIS IS WHERE WE SOLIDIFY THE FIRST PIECE OF


CONTENT AND PRESS PUBLISH!

YOUR ACTION STEP IS TO POST YOUR VERY FIRST


C O N T E N T O N T H E P L AT F O R M O F Y O U R C H O I C E . W H E T H E R
I T ’ S A B L O G , A H O W T O V I D E O S E R I E S , O R A N I N S TA G R A M
POST DON’T OVERTHINK THINGS. TOO MANY PEOPLE
H E S I TAT E I N T H I S W O R L D .

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TA K I N G
PICS
FOR
SUCCESS
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L E T ’ S S TA RT H E R E

If you’re wanting to grow an instagram account your pictures

and videos are key! If building a brand, a blog, a website

around YOU is important then it’s important to get used to

taking pictures.

ONE FEELING WE HAVE TO ADDRESS:

Feeling awkward taking pictures and having insecurities is

completely natural. After reading this you’ll feel so much

better about it and be able to take so much more action

TODAY!

Let me just lay this out there for you. WE ALL HAVE

SOMETHING. We all have something or MULTIPLE things we

don’t like about ourselves. For me, it’s my height. I’m 5’7”,

5’8” if I stand up tall haha. I was always the small kid in class

when we’d stand in a line of ascending height, when my

brothers and I would measure ourselves, when we’d have to

pick teams for soccer in elementary school.

However I invested over 10k into Tony Robbins and his

coaching and what I realized is 1) we all have shit we don’t

like about ourselves

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and 2) Why continue to obsess about it if we don’t really have

control over it. The problem is a lot of us think that if we just

“FIXED” that one thing, we’d be so much better off. The reality is

our minds would just find something else to obsess over. For me,

it’s diving deeper into those insecurities and understanding them.

I always thought I had to be a big guy to “Be a real man” because

my dad was a big guy. What I realized is reframing what a “real

man” is was the real solution, not making myself feel like complete

shit everyday over something I have no control over. To this day a

real man means someone who goes after what they want, they

don’t let negative people get them down, they always have

positive intentions, they take care of the ones they love, they know

how to handle difficult situations, they are emotionally intelligent,

they work hard and for the right reasons, and they take full

responsibility for where they’re at in life. They don’t blame, justify,

make excuses and if they ever get down on themselves they snap

out of it and push to be a better person.

I say this because I know for a lot of others there is something that

makes them feel “Inferior” or “less” than they should.

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G R AT I T U D E

First things first, if you’re reading this you have so much to

be grateful for and so much to be excited about especially in

the near future. We’re not running from lions or dying of

thirst. We’re about to build a massive social media empire!

Now for some people they might not think they’re pretty, or

good looking, or smart enough etc etc. WELL YOU ARE! WE

ALL ARE. All you need to do is re-define what “Gorgeous”

“Handsome” “Smart” and whatever your ONE Thing is.

Gorgeous doesn’t mean you have a certain hair style, color

eyes, size muscles etc. it’s something at your core. It’s who

you are, it’s how you feel and make people feel when you

walk into a room.

NOW, even after we understand all that and constantly work

on things it can still be awkward to take a picture in front of

people especially for instagram.

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Here are some tips to take YOUR INSTA FAMOUS

PICS!

#1 Look at objects, the camera, the scenery, the buildings,

the street, and everything else. DON’T look at people.

Looking at others just enhances the “Are they looking at me

feeling?” Looking at an object eases it and focuses your

mind.

#2 Don’t Pose! MOVE! If you go watch some models getting

their pics taking what they’re typically doing is moving &

moving a lot. Sure, they have their “Moves” but they don’t

just stand their and pose. Movement creates such a natural

look in the viewers eyes and it’s what takes the picture from

looking cheesy & staged to natural and glamorous!

#3 Try to take pictures with EMOTION involved. Whether it’s

you running down a street, kissing your bf/gf, jumping for

excitement, or laughing your face off. Seeing others with

EMOTIONS evokes our own emotions. They’re called mirror

neurons that we have. To easily explain it, when you watch a

movie where someone else is crying and you start crying, the

mirror neurons are working. Next time you go take a picture

and just kind of smile, try to laugh super hard at something

and you’ll see what I mean!

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FA S H I O N I S TA S !

The last tip I wanted to give some of you is if you’re in the Fashion

Niche. I personally don’t focus my attention here but know people

who do and wanted to give you a few solid pointers. Whether you’re

a girl of a guy you have to understand that you don’t need an entire

walk in closet full of clothes. If you wanted to get into fashion there’s

two things I’d suggest to ball on a budget.

#1: thredup.com Go there and thank me later. It’s like a higher end

thrift store with some sick clothes (only girls right now but think

they’re working on the mens section as we speak). You can get super

discounted clothing and sometimes they’re even brand new with tags

and everything.

#2: Super ballin on no budget. Just go to your local botique, your

local mall. Spend a few hours trying on a crazy amount of cool

outfits, have a friend take pics of you in different parts of the store

and then BAM! You’ve literally got a months worth of posts at your

fingertips. People on Instagram don’t care if you own the clothes,

they just want ideas of what works, what doesn’t, and WHERE TO

BUY IT!. So tag the brands and you’ll be getting some sponsorships

in no time.

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MAX
GROWTH
R AT E

S TA G N A N T N O M O R E

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MAXIMUM GROWTH
& VIRAL CONTENT

Imagine 3 months from now. Where do you want to be with

your following? Imagine instead of going to work, or school,

or whatever it is you do right now…You wake up, post

content and make enough money for this to be your full-time

gig. Imagine collaborating with your favorite brands,

clothing, apparel, makeup, camera equipment, hotels, and

luxury resorts. Imagine getting paid to promote the products

that you already use and love.

So many people, including my girlfriend essentially told me

to pull my head out of my, you know what. She said, “You’re

living in a fantasy land and that will never happen.” Instead

of allowing that to hold me back, it pissed me off and

propelled me further forward. If living the life of an

influencer sounds like a dream and it sounds like it’s “too

late” then you’re absolutely WRONG! It’s completely

achievable if you take the right steps.

Bloggers, Content Creators, Social Media Influencers are

earning a full time income and building empires creating

content for brands you currently use. The insane part is

they’re probably making way more money than you’d

imagine.

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The even MORE INSANE part is you have the ability to

do this. You don’t need a massive amount of followers to

make it happen either.

There are so many articles out there online regarding the Micro-

Influencer Economy. These are individuals who have as little as a

few thousand followers that get paid partnership deals. Typically

they’re in the 1-10k range but sometimes just a few hundred! That’s

insane but these micro-influencers are now more important to

brands than ever before.

Brands realize the engagement rate for these micro influencers

is about 9x or more than influencers with bigger followings. Look,

the ultimate goal is to gain a large following but while you’re

starting out, specific brands love to work with these micro-

influencers because of the return on the investment they’re

receiving.

Imagine if you work up to just a couple thousand followers. How

long do you really think that would take you? Maybe you’re already

there? Then what could we do with that following?

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You’d be in a position to collaborate with brands and have them

ACTUALLY pay you for creating content. Pay you for being seen using

their products on your social media accounts. Pay you for staying at

their luxury resorts and posting a few cool pictures and one awesome

blog about your stay.

Remember, as we build our following we also want to build the value

we bring to our following. Then funnel that following to our webpage

where we can start to collect maybe an email address. This can be

worth a lot of money years and years down the road for multiple

reasons I’ll touch on later.

The most common misconception though, is that you need a massive

following to create brand deals. Other people think if they just keep

posting on social media or Instagram then people will start to follow

them. Then once they have a massive following brands will start to

reach out to them and they’ll somehow get paid. This couldn’t be

farther from the truth. I see so many accounts with the some of the

most insane photography skills but barely have any followers. They

don’t follow the new business model and in on the next page we’re

going to start getting into exactly what I’m talking about.

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STEP 1:

U n d e r s t a n d W h a t S o c i a l M e d i a i s
f o r & T h e P s y c h o l o g y B e h i n d I t :

Social media is like a TV show. Use it to create content, not consume

massive amounts of it yourself. You should be the producer of a

massive television series or a blockbuster hit, you shouldn’t be the

consumer sitting on the couch watching it.

I’m going to share with you something I learned from two people.

One of the people I invested a lot of money into their courses to

learn this stuff and the other is someone I’ve also invested a little bit

of money into some of their courses. It’s Tai, Tai Lopez. You may have

seen Tai Lopez on YouTube or Instagram etc. flaunting his Beverly

Hills Mansion, his multiple Lamborghinis, or his massive bookshelf in

his garage. Love him or hate him, he’s a genius. A smart business

man who knows exactly WHO his target market is and exactly HOW

to get their attention.

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When Tai was asked on a podcast, “How do you build a

brand on social media today?” He said:

“Pretend like you’re making a blockbuster hit. Most people

try to build their personal brand through random social

media posts about whatever is going on in their life. But your

most important strategy is to tell great stories, same as the

blockbuster shows like game of Thrones do.

Start with something catchy – I Posted a Lamborghini

YouTube video that went viral, for instance.

Like all great stories in a movie or book, there’s

rarely just one character. There’s a central plot

with drama, suspense, surprise, character

development and some form of resolution –

that’s how the Kardashians became a colossal

brand. It’s more than just Kim Kardashian; it’s the

family, their history, the people they date, and

even the bodyguard at this point.

My Snapchat feed is never just about me, and

your personal branding should never just be

about you. Create great stories by consistently

posting about the main people in your life (e.g.

Spouse, BF/GF, kids, Friends, Co-workers, etc.)”

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M O R A L O F T H E S T O R Y:
S T O R I E S S E L L !

Stories create emotional pictures that we all paint in our

heads. This allows the viewer to step into someone else's’

life for a moment. To feel that person’s feelings. What they

are going through, what they are experiencing etc. That’s

why a post with two people genuinely laughing their hearts

out about something do way better than a post of us just

sitting their at a café. In our brains we have what are called

mirror neurons. Our emotions mirror those that we see.

For instance, you might watch a comedy show on Netflix

and think, “Eh, it was ok.” Now, surround yourself with

people, in a live environment, just waiting to laugh. You’ve

got yourself a way funnier show. Or You see someone lose

a loved one in a movie, and all of a sudden, were put to

tears. It’s completely fake, we knows it’s fake but our mirror

neurons allow us to feel that emotion.

If there’s one thing you get better at. Whether it’s a blog, a

video, or an Instagram post it’s about telling stories!

The best pictures on Instagram tell a story. They tell a story

of excitement, of accomplishment, of drama etc.

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STEP 2:
L E T ’ S B E C O M E A S O C I A L
M E D I A I N F L U E N C E R :

The secret to growing on social media is deeply routed in

story telling but the real secret is having influence over

your followers. In a good way. Going viral means you

capture their attention, learning to tell stories means you

create some influence. However, immediately getting

someone to buy into you as an influencer is an entire

other process.

Think of someone you’ve been following for a while.

Maybe they post how-to videos on YouTube or post

insane travel pictures all over the world. Think of this

person and realize they have massive social influence,

not just followers.

These people are NOT focused on all the little things like

following and unfollowing others. They aren’t overly

focused on these social media tactics. They are focused

on the bigger picture and we need to be the more and

more we grow as well.

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Gaining influence means real people are starting to

take what you say, do, and experience into

consideration. They’re watching closely whether they

know it or not and are influenced by the places you

go, the products you use, and the brands you

collaborate with.

This is exactly what brands look for in a blogger.

They’re looking for someone with a REAL and

ENGAGED following to promote their products and

they’ll pay heavily to do so. If getting paid

collaborations with brands is something you’d like to

get into then it’s all about positioning yourself as an

influencer.

S I N G L E B E S T M O V E T O
B E C O M E A N I N F L U E N C E R :

INFLUENCER COLLABORATIONS

Whether it’s interviewing others, taking pictures with

another photographer, or creating a funny video with

a YouTube star, collaborations are the fastest way to

create a true influence.

When you position yourself side by side someone

who has a bigger following you immediately gain

more credibility.

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B E S T WAY T O F I N D O T H E R
I N F L U E N C E R S F O R C O L L A B S :

1. Pick your niche.

2. Scroll through Instagram or YouTube.

3. Find someone within +/- 1-5k followers of you.

4. Start to build a relationship through conversations. It’s

about long term relationships that are real. Not hitting

everyone up through DM asking if they’d like to

collaborate! Start liking and commenting more on their

pics!!!

5. Finally make a move a few weeks later and let them know

• You love their content

• Have an idea for collaborating.

• NEVER: Say, I’d like to collaborate without a specific

plan in place! This is ONE thing that you NEVER

Want to do!

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STEP 3:
S T A R T C O L L A B O R A T I N G W I T H
B R A N D S

I always suggest investing in someone’s course to learn

how to do this. I had to invest in multiple courses

because the topic is so in depth. It can be a huge game

changer if you’d like to travel more and get other

companies to not only pay for the trip, but pay you to go

on it!

Collaborating with brands is another effective way to

immediately increase your social media following. If an

apparel company for example has 30k followers and you

post a pic with their t-shirt in a paid sponsorship, you’re

going to gain immediate exposure and influencer

recognition.

There’s obviously more to the process of collaborating

with brands but keep this in mind as you start to build

your following. Not only can it be an insane way to grow

but it can be a lucrative way to earn a living, if you do it

right.

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PUBLISH YOUR
CONTENT
STEP 1:
C H O O S E . Choose ONE social media platform

you will begin to use.

STEP 2:
P U B L I S H . Whether you’re just beginning or

have been doing it for some time. Publish your first

introduction post. This will be introducing not just

yourself, but your mission, your brand/blog name,

where you’re from, and what your brand will be about

(Why someone would want to follow).

STEP 3 :

S C H E D U L E . Create a schedule for posting

specific types of content and be consistent. Whether

it’s once a week or once a day, you have to get

consistent. Anytime I drop the amount of posts I

create, my engagement also drops.

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People want consistency in their life which is one

reason they follow other influencers. If someone had

one great post, but that was it, nobody would follow

them. We follow because it delivers value and we

know value will be delivered again.

STEP 4:
P O S T R E G U L A R LY. The more content you

produce gives YOU a higher chance of being seen.

Producing more videos/pics/blogs increases your

following even if the quality drops a little (not a lot). I

highly suggest posting everyday IF it’s possible.

Posting a video on YouTube everyday is extremely

hard but posting a picture on Instagram everyday may

be more manageable.

STEP 5:
M A K E A L I S T . Start to make a list of brands

and other content creators/social media influencers

that you like. Then start to engage with them!

Comment & like their pics/videos.

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ACTION
ST EP 9
GETTING 1-10K FOLLOWERS

N O W I T ’ S T I M E T O R E C A P W H AT W E ’ V E L E A R N E D , A P P LY I T
AND GET YOUR FIRST 1-10K FOLLOWERS OVER TIME.

IN THIS ACTION STEP YOU’RE GOING TO POST ONE MORE


P I E C E O F C O N T E N T. L E T ’ S K E E P T H E B A L L R O L L I N G .

Y O U ’ R E A L S O G O I N G T O C R E AT E A S C H E D U L E O F W H AT
C O N T E N T Y O U W I L L P O S T A N D O N W H AT D AY S S O W E C A N
S TAY C O N S I S T E N T

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C O N G R AT S

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LET’S DO THIS!

YOU MADE IT! Not Everyone makes it through an intense

book like this. I know you have some amazing things to

look forward to because of the actions you’ve already

taken.

So many people want something but don’t always do what

it takes. They want the lifestyle but they don’t want to

invest in themselves. Or they don’t always put in the time

it takes. For instance, so many people want to be able to

travel the world. They want the luxury resorts, the paid for

vacations, etc. They want brands to invest tens of

thousands of dollars to fly them out but they don’t invest

anything in themselves, their business. How do they

expect other companies to purchase their plane tickets if

they first don’t invest in themselves to learn the business

model or get the skills necessary. You’ve done that and

will continue to so I applaud you for that. I’m the same

way; always investing time, money, and energy into my

business.

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The reality is, this life is much closer than you

might think. I remember not too long ago when I

purchased a couple eBooks, a couple courses and

then BAM! Things finally started to take off. I’m sure

because you’ve read this far you aren’t someone

who’s just going to kick rocks. You’re going to take

what I say and apply it.

You’re going to constantly look for new ways

to grow, to learn, and to take your brand to the next

level. If you’re looking to kick it up a notch my

suggestion is to start working on getting paid

sponsorships, brand deals, social media take overs,

and hotel review stays. You don’t need a massive

following to get brands to pay you for the value you

can provide, you just need to know the business

behind it.

Feel free to follow me, Dylan Stewart, on

Instagram @travelingnextlevel. Like & comment on

some of my posts and lets build your social media

up!

**ALSO, LOOK OUT FOR EMAILS, I ALWAYS TRY TO

ADD AS MUCH VALUE AS I CAN FOR YOU ALL!

Now, Let’s Recap and Get Started!

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WE FORGET 90% OF THE
THINGS WE READ, 80% OF
THE THINGS WE HEAR

RECAP

IT’S NOT HOW MUCH YOU’LL REMEMBER


B U T W H AT Y O U ’ L L N O W D O W I T H I T

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R E C A P W H AT
WE’VE COVERED

This way we can let the knowledge soak in but

more importantly so we can start to implement. I’d start

by breaking down each action step into a day.

1: Decide on your TOPIC & 3 PILLARS


2: Decide on your PLATFORM.
3: Choose a NAME
4: Get your ACCOUNTS up and running
5: Your WEBSITE
6: Learning about how to CREATE value
7: Actually Posting Your First VALUE piece
8. Stepping Up Your Picture Game
9. Overcome any barriers!
10: Create Automation
11: Creating a FOLLOWING

BOOTCAMP: STUDY more around brand deals, paid

collaborations, hotels etc so you can make this your

career!

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SUCCESS
SUCCESSFUL BLOG/ VLOG
LAUNCH COMPLETE!

You’ve hopefully had some time to sit back, relax, and

celebrate with some friends! Cheers to you and getting

this up and running. It’s not easy but it is very rewarding.

Imagine just a few months from now if you can really

start to score some brand deals and then take your

following to an entire new level. Where you can even get

all expenses paid for trips because of your following!

Thousands and thousands of people are already doing it.

You can’t be afraid of what others will think. You can’t be

afraid of what might happen. What you should be afraid

of is if you never try. Too many people are stuck in

corporate jobs they hate only because they’re too afraid.

They hold back. They play the safe route and that’s what

life gives them. That’s not you though. You’re meant for

more and you’re going to get more.

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REGRET

The biggest regret people have at the


end of their life isn't the things
they’ve done but the things they
didn’t do. The things they were too
af raid to stand up and go after.

Get it!

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BONUS
PA C K

“THE GRAVEYARD IS
THE MOST WEALTHY
PLACE THAT EXISTS,
IT’S WHERE DREAMS
ARE BURRIED”

B O N U S B O N U S B O N U S B O N U S B O N U S
B O N U S B O N U S B O N U S B O N U S B O N U S
B O N U S B O N U S B O N U S B O N U S B O N U S
B O N U S B O N U S B O N U S B O N U S B O N U S

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BONUS 1

RESOURCES THAT
MAXIMIZE
PRODUCTIVITY

SURPRISE. KEEP
READING

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W HAT IS S TO PPING
YOU?
A FEW EXCUSES I’VE HEARD:
• Market is too saturated

• Too many people are trying this

• My friends will laugh at me

• I don’t have enough money

• I don’t know what to write about

• I don’t have enough time to put into this

• I don’t have the confidence for this.

• And everything else.

Here’s one thing I won’t pretend to know. I don’t know your life

situation, what’s going on etc. I would like to, but I don’t. However,

what I do know, is no matter who you are, how little you have, and

how you feel inside, there’s been someone else with less, someone

else who feels smaller, and someone else who’s applied themselves

and created more for themselves.

The question you have to ask yourself is what’s more important. Your

dreams? Or all of these little obstacles that you know you can

overcome.
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I remember listening to a YouTube video from Gary Vee and him saying

something along the lines if he were to follow us around with a camera

24hrs a day for one week he’d find out the truth. If we were truly

playing at the level we needed to be or if there were certain times

throughout the day we were slacking off.

On our drive to work are we listening to something that propels us

forward or just music? Are we waking up on our first alarm or sleeping

in an extra 30 min (which doesn’t help you feel more rested). Are we

taking the path of least resistance, sitting down and watching some TV

at night because “We’re tired and deserve it after a stressful day of

work”.

Ever since I watched this YouTube video, it’s had a huge impact on my

life. I take full responsibility for where I am. My decisions have

produced my results; where I’ve ended up. The place I live, the car I

drive, and the amount of money in my bank accounts.

Your decisions have led you to exactly where you are today as well.

YOUR DECISIONS, YOUR RESULTS. What you do from here moving

forward will determine your path. Are you going to read this book and

never invest in yourself again. Or are you going to go after everything

you’ve wanted in life because you know we only have one chance.

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One day I had someone ask me these powerful questions

and now I’m going to do the same for you.

WHAT’S MORE IMPORTANT TO


YOU?

Yo u r G O A L S , D R E A M S , a n d t h e L I F E y o u w a n t t o l i v e ?

Or what other people think?

Another EXAMPLE that this works:

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BONUS 2

RESOURCES THAT
MAXIMIZE
PRODUCTIVITY

RESOURCE LIST
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R E S O U RCES:

FROM ME TO YOU

B U Y I N G YO U R D O M A I N N A M E :
Godaddy.com

SETTING UP WEBSITE/BLOG:
W ix.com
Squarespace.com

C R E AT I N G I M A G E S / T H U M B N A I L S
Canva.com
Unsplash.com
Pixabay.com

S O C I A L M E D I A M A N A G E M E N T/A U T O M AT I O N :
Plann
Hootsuite
Buffer
Planoly
UNUM

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BONUS 3

MAXIMIZE ENGAGEMENT
CHECKLIST
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QUESTIONS TO GO
VIRAL:

❑ What is the purpose of this post? Is it just to produce

content and create some hashtags or does it have a deeper

meaning behind it.

• EXAMPLE: If you post a pick of you at a lake, great. Now

think about you posting that same pick with an inspiring,

emotional story about how your parents used to take

you to this lake and they inspired you to live your

dreams and the lake reminds you of that. For the people

who read it, they have a much deeper connection to you

as an influencer.

❑ What kind of value with this bring my audience?

❑ Would you consider sharing this with a friend if you saw

this video or read this blog or saw this photo? If not, what

could you do in order to make it more memorable or what

could you say in the caption?

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❑ What influencers can I tag and what brands would love this

post?

• Tag & Hashtag them in posts!

❑ Am I nervous to post? Don’t overthink and just post it.

Post it and move on to the next!

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BONUS 4

EQUIPMENT
CHECKLIST
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✓ LIGHTING:

For YouTube, it’s imperative to get a light ring. You only need

this one light to look professional. You also want to make sure

it is DIMMABLE. There are some cheaper ones on the market

that don’t dim. This is the cheapest one that dims, the other

ones are more expensive and the exact same brand.

https://amzn.to/2zMQnA7

✓ BEST BEGINNER PHOTOGRAPHY CAMERA:


Fuju x100f. If you’re just starting out and looking to get a

“good” Camera. I would start with this. If you want to know

why, watch this video:

https://www.google.com/url?

sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&v

ed=0ahUKEwj_mOKOh53cAhUFnawKHchhBMsQwqsBCC4wAA&

url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DiO7

zIEWOVfo&usg=AOvVaw2GMT1XAuBFLVZFksH4iwQt

CAMERA LINK:

https://amzn.to/2ukRVf9

✓ B E S T C A M E R A S F O R M A K I N G V L O G S Not much

differences, don’t overthink it. I’d say in the YouTube


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community and influencers who vlog, 55% use canon and
✓ Sony:
You can get any version of this camera and it will work.

The newest version but most expensive is this.

https://amzn.to/2L58NQX

✓ Canon:
Most expensive one but you can also get any version of

this.

https://amzn.to/2zDU76P

I M P O R TA N T T O R E M E M B E R YO U C A N J U S T S TA R T
A L L O F T H I S W I T H YO U R P H O N E .

DON’T USE NOT HAVING ONE OF THESE CAMERA’S AS

AN EXCUSE. IF YOU DO, THEN WHEN YOU GET A NEW

CAMERA YOU’LL JUST MAKE ANOTHER EXCUSE.

Maybe try to set yourself a goal, after filming 20 videos on

your phone and posting them, then finally upgrade if you

have the finances to do so.

✓ BEST ALL AROUND LENS FOR IPHONE:


This lens will create a wide angle view and make it look

like you’re not filming on a phone camera.

https://amzn.to/2mhmfTA
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✓ A DVA N E D/ P R O F E S S I O N A L C A M E R A :
Sony Ariii, what I currently use but DID NOT START WITH and you

don’t need to either.

https://amzn.to/2mhwojq

✓ B E S T S TA R T E R L E N S :

Any 35mm lens: can literally use this for any type of photography.

The lower aperture you get the higher quality it will be.

https://amzn.to/2uuOgvH

✓ T R AV E L T R I P O D :

The one I use but don’t always travel with it.

https://amzn.to/2uAx3Ae

✓ M I N I T R I P O D O PT I O N :

https://amzn.to/2KUmTW2

✓ GORILLAPOD:

To Mount for vlogging or one of the easiest tripods to travel with. I

just started with this and only this.

https://amzn.to/2uvt07Z

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✓ BEST CAMERA BAG:
20L peak design backpack. Amazing for keeping things

light and being able to travel the city or jungle.

https://amzn.to/2umksBf

✓ JOURNAL FOR PRODUCTIVITY:


Best Self Journal: You should be using something like this

everyday. If you’re not, you’re losing out on productivity. If

you want a cheaper version, just google best self journal

and look up what’s inside the journal, buy a blank

notebook and use it in the same way.

https://amzn.to/2KXdtsQ

✓ BEST MICRPHONE: RODE VIDEO MIC PRO


Mounts on Top Of Vlogging Camera. Highest percent of

YouTubers use this mic over any other. Plugs right into

camera so you don’t have to mess around with audio.

https://amzn.to/2Nf59kC

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EXTRA
BONUS

A D D E D T H I S A F T E R C R E AT I N G T H E
BOOTCAMP

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One of the things that helped me take my business and my

social media to the next level is Band Collaborations!

Now, remember this ebook was not about being able to

collaborate with brands it’s just the foundational

knowledge that’s needed to build up an AMAZING social

media account! However, Brand & Hotel Collaborations can

certainly take your business to the next level.

W ith that said, it is way too much to every answer in a DM

of instagram (idk why people still think I can coach them

one on one for free, it’s insane). It’s way too much to put

into an ebook. There’s so much information around not just

making sure your accounts are more professional, but

making sure you’re approaching the brands in a

professional manner.

I CREATED THE BOOTCAMP THAT YOU HAVE ACCESS TO

so I could help you understand how some of this process

works.

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Even the bootcamp isn’t enough to create a multiple six

figure business from scratch BUT it is an amazing

foundation! I want you to have realistic expectations but

still be super excited because of what’s possible!

If you commit yourself to learning the brand collaboration

process and start collars with major influencers, hotels, and

brands imagine what’s possible.

You can literally get free flights, free hotels, free

adventures, and free everything else on an all inclusive trip

JUST BECAUSE you’re a social media influencer.

The coolest part is you don’t have to have tens of

thousands of followers! You just have to understand how

the business model works like anything else in life!

W ith that said, get into the bootcamp if you haven’t

already and I will see you soon! :)

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