TOP SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITES FOR THE INFLUENCER IN YOU

• Dhanya Bajpe

In this quarantine, there has been a sudden rise in the number of influencers and the interest in what a social media influencer can do. I mean, social media is pretty much the only thing that keeps us hooked with our friends and the rest of the world, so why not be more piqued about it, right! And, if you can manage to earn money through it?! Well, that is exactly what makes a person get into the whole social media influencing field!
One can make crafts, jewellery, merely sell things, make memes about making crafts, create informational videos or educational pages, and even make hilarious or adorable videos – anything that can rope viewers into their page! But to do all of these, and even start their whole social media influencing network, it is important to first find a platform suitable for them! And that is exactly, what this article is about! So, here are a few social media platforms for the inner budding influencer in you:
1. FACEBOOK:
Monthly users: 2.7 billion
With an extremely large database consisting of even old people, Facebook stands at a glorious number 1 position to market your talents and attract more audiences. Some of the leading industries on Facebook include financial services, eCommerce, retail, gaming, entertainment, media, telecom, technology, consumer goods, and automotive businesses. Though Millenials and Gen Z prefer Instagram, rather than Facebook, this website still serves as a subsidiary marketing platform, at least for them too. Facebook is not so ‘outdated’ after all, ey!
2. YOUTUBE:
Monthly users: 2 billion
Youtube is perhaps the most original content creating and viewing platform to exist, which makes it also one of the most popular streaming sites. From random lifehacks to clips and trailers of shows, to bloopers, to wise educational foretalk, to DIY subsets, Youtube makes us subconsciously rely on it pretty much most of the time. It is pretty hilarious as to how many influencers start by using Youtube to upload their vlogs and attract more viewers through various, even monetized, videos.
3. INSTAGRAM:
Monthly users: 1.16 billion
Our ever trending social media platform has a shockingly large number of followers, mostly consisting of the younger generations. With absolutely booming screen time statistics, Instagram can be pretty addictive, and not to mention, compelling. It is one of the main platforms for digital marketing and expanding business connections, which makes it the perfect social media site for attracting prospective viewers.
4. TWITTER:
Monthly users: 354 million
Maybe not the most popular now, but Twitter is still the number one platform to know about the current trends and hashtags. This makes it a huge bonus when it comes to understanding the taste of the prospective viewers as well. On Twitter, brands have an opportunity to craft and hone their voice – there’s room to be clever and personable in addition to informative and helpful. This makes it a very lucrative platform from a business development point of view.
5. SNAPCHAT
Monthly users: 433 million
Snapchat has always been the original “story update” when it comes to announcing events or giving an insight into one’s life. Social media influencers have always used Snapchat as a means to attract more fan following, and also entertaining the human tendency to be curious about what lies behind one’s superficial life. In this age where becoming an influencer is tedious and competitive, Snapchat helps to feature and also market your very own self, to attract more attention to your content. So, my dear influencer wannabes, don’t forget to update your followers on your events and announcements, regularly!
Now that we have a brief outlook on the five most coveted social media platforms for aspiring influencers, chop-chop! It’s time to unleash the creativity in you, and bloom into a fully-fledged content creator! It might be frustrating, and slow, and ridiculously tedious, but don’t forget – it is all worth the wait!

In this quarantine, there has been a sudden rise in the number of influencers and the interest in what a social media influencer can do. I mean, social media is pretty much the only thing that keeps us hooked with our friends and the rest of the world, so why not be more piqued about it, right! And, if you can manage to earn money through it?! Well, that is exactly what makes a person get into the whole social media influencing field!
One can make crafts, jewellery, merely sell things, make memes about making crafts, create informational videos or educational pages, and even make hilarious or adorable videos – anything that can rope viewers into their page! But to do all of these, and even start their whole social media influencing network, it is important to first find a platform suitable for them! And that is exactly, what this article is about! So, here are a few social media platforms for the inner budding influencer in you:
1. FACEBOOK:
Monthly users: 2.7 billion
With an extremely large database consisting of even old people, Facebook stands at a glorious number 1 position to market your talents and attract more audiences. Some of the leading industries on Facebook include financial services, eCommerce, retail, gaming, entertainment, media, telecom, technology, consumer goods, and automotive businesses. Though Millenials and Gen Z prefer Instagram, rather than Facebook, this website still serves as a subsidiary marketing platform, at least for them too. Facebook is not so ‘outdated’ after all, ey!
2. YOUTUBE:
Monthly users: 2 billion
Youtube is perhaps the most original content creating and viewing platform to exist, which makes it also one of the most popular streaming sites. From random lifehacks to clips and trailers of shows, to bloopers, to wise educational foretalk, to DIY subsets, Youtube makes us subconsciously rely on it pretty much most of the time. It is pretty hilarious as to how many influencers start by using Youtube to upload their vlogs and attract more viewers through various, even monetized, videos.
3. INSTAGRAM:
Monthly users: 1.16 billion
Our ever trending social media platform has a shockingly large number of followers, mostly consisting of the younger generations. With absolutely booming screen time statistics, Instagram can be pretty addictive, and not to mention, compelling. It is one of the main platforms for digital marketing and expanding business connections, which makes it the perfect social media site for attracting prospective viewers.
4. TWITTER:
Monthly users: 354 million
Maybe not the most popular now, but Twitter is still the number one platform to know about the current trends and hashtags. This makes it a huge bonus when it comes to understanding the taste of the prospective viewers as well. On Twitter, brands have an opportunity to craft and hone their voice – there’s room to be clever and personable in addition to informative and helpful. This makes it a very lucrative platform from a business development point of view.
5. SNAPCHAT
Monthly users: 433 million
Snapchat has always been the original “story update” when it comes to announcing events or giving an insight into one’s life. Social media influencers have always used Snapchat as a means to attract more fan following, and also entertaining the human tendency to be curious about what lies behind one’s superficial life. In this age where becoming an influencer is tedious and competitive, Snapchat helps to feature and also market your very own self, to attract more attention to your content. So, my dear influencer wannabes, don’t forget to update your followers on your events and announcements, regularly!
Now that we have a brief outlook on the five most coveted social media platforms for aspiring influencers, chop-chop! It’s time to unleash the creativity in you, and bloom into a fully-fledged content creator! It might be frustrating, and slow, and ridiculously tedious, but don’t forget – it is all worth the wait!