What is a content creator? A professional content creator is someone who is able to build an online community and monetize their output.
8 Signs you’re ready to become a FULL-TIME content creator
A clear vision and a clear niche
Smart goals – content creation is a marathon, not a sprint
An engaged community – size doesn’t matter, engagement does, you want engaged communities who interact with their posts, click through their links
Efficiency systems – streamline how you create content, content batching is the best way to efficiently create content
Content Batching – For example, instead of spending an hour planning, creating, and publishing one Instagram post, you’ll spend that hour writing or “batching” an entire week of captions.
Multiple revenue streams – from brand partnerships to affiliate links to freelance work – find multiple ways to monetize your content and skills
A safety net
Writing and design skills
Consistent content calendar
