The Importance Of A Creator’s Niche In 2022
In 2021 alone, there were 1.21 billion monthly active users on Meta’s Instagram platform. That makes up over 28% of the world’s internet users. As of January 2022, there were over 1 billion monthly active users on TikTok. So, how do you set yourself apart as a Creator to grow an engaged authentic audience?
Being a Creator on social media means you must create digital content regularly. In 2022, we’ve seen Creators spend the majority of their time curating short-form video content and static image posts for platforms like Instagram and TikTok. Yet, there are a variety of factors that go into making an everyday social media user a true Creator .
Finding what type of content you want to create is unique to each Creator, but should be geared to directly engage with an intended audience. To solidify yourself as a Creator in a specific niche, the goal should be to create an authentic relationship with others. Once that is done, metrics to track and grow are post impressions, likes, comments, and reshares.
We’ve looked at some of the amazing Creators in the Glewee Community and studied what they’ve been doing best over the past months to solidify their nice in the industry and expand their Creator Marketing efforts. The one similarity they share best: knowing their niche.
Creators — start by defining your niche/category and then curate content specifically for users who enjoy content in that niche.
Creator Content categories:
Top 5 Content Creators Breakdown:
Bradeazy (Instagram Followers: 244,000 — TikTok Followers: 3,600,000)
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Glewee Creator and social media star Bradeazy is a Content Creator who produces comedy skits so that his followers can enjoy some daily laughs. Brad does a fantastic job creating content and then publishing it to both his TikTok and his Instagram (Feed + Reels) so that he’s engaging his audiences cross-platform. By about a specific comedic-based niche, Brad’s followers know that he is reliable when it comes to bringing a smile to their faces every time they encounter one of his posts. Brands enjoy working with Brad because he’s able to incorporate their brand into his skits, videos, and content in an authentic way that doesn’t feel scripted!
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Savage (Instagram Followers: 689,000 — TikTok Followers: 1,700,000)
The image above illustrates Jack Tenney AKA Joogsquad’s iconic lifestyle. Jack Tenney has become a Creator known around the world for his Youtube, Instagram, and TikTok channels. For many years, Jack has shown his dedication to content creation as he’s traveled around the world creating video content that directly reflects the dare-devil, outgoing, and active lifestyle he lives.
What makes Jack such a good content creator is his posting schedule and always interacting with his followers who he sees as his friends and family. His ability to craft messages that resonate with his audience shows his true intent: engage his audience and grow his lifestyle identity larger than life through social media.
Kenbunny (Instagram Followers: 100,000 — TikTok Followers: 9,057)
Kenbunny is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, guitar, piano, and ukulele Content Creator known for her versatile skill set and ability to craft stories on social media. Kenbunny is always deploying new musical and artistic content to her followers. Kenbunny always shows love to her followers by responding to their comments to make them feel included as if they were right next to her. Her ability to grow as a Creator yet still ensure that her followers know the true Kendra is what grows her immense trust with her audience and keeps her followers engaged with her pages as she’s developed from the micro-creator space to the macro-creator level!
She is a true inspiration in the Creator community and her dedication to social media shines through the content she deploys to her pages as a Creator.
The image above illustrates Liv Nasuta’s iconic style. Liv is a Content Creator living in New York City that posts fashion-oriented content geared to show off her skillsets and style. Liv has launched the fashion brand Paralía and used social media as her primary way to engage with customers and her audience.
Liv proves that you don’t need to have millions of followers to be a Content Creator, you just need to tell stories that others will enjoy being a part of. Liv has been growing in followers at a very fast rate as she posts content regularly to her Instagram and TikTok pages. By centering her content around the fashion niche, Liv can show off her unique style in a variety of ways from short-form videos to elegant outfit photos that span her Instagram page.
There are no comments on Liv’s personal or brand pages that go unnoticed. Every comment that her followers post on Liv’s pages is engaged with and met with kind responses. This level of engagement is what creates long-lasting authentic relationships between Creators and their core audience, despite follower counts or ‘status’.
Allis is one of many amazing family-oriented Creators that have seen great success collaborating with household brands in the Glewee platform. With a social media presence centered around the family niche, Allis shows her followers the authenticity of being a mother and what comes with having a family that participates in social media. From the products she and her family use to activities they do together, her story is as true as it can be: the life of a family member! With a strong affinity between Allis and her family-oriented followers, she has built degrees of trust with those who follow her. This degree of trust allows for brand partnerships to flourish and excel as well as authentic and relatable content to excel.
When it comes to creating content — there are many roads a Creator can go down. We’ve seen tremendous success with Creators that have found their niche, created engaging content that is tailored to that niche, and continue to grow an authentic audience that is engaged.
If you’re a Creator starting out in the space, spend time learning about your own interests and what you like to post about. From there, further identify your niche and begin to create content that you enjoy and will resonate with your audience. Then, it’s all about consistency!
If you’re a marketer looking to enhance your brand’s Creator Marketing efforts and collaborate with authentic content creators, Glewee’s end-to-end Creator Marketing platform and team are here to give you the tools and tips necessary to succeed.
Originally published at https://glewee.com on July 19, 2022.