I am in college and I’m thinking of creating a faceless channel on all socials to help students build social media side hustles to boost their profiles and portfolios for their future as we know that in today’s day and age, academics isn’t everything at all.
If anybody has any ideas they want to share or experiences they’ve had in this field, it would be appreciated if you let me know.
That's a pretty crowded niche at this point, but the faceless angle might help you stand out if the editing is sharp. Just make sure you're not recycling the same "create a Canva template and sell it" advice every other account pushes.
A student society campaign would make a useful series: show the brief, revisions and results students could actually discuss in an interview.
if the goal is a portfolio, i'd document actual student projects before teaching side hustles. one before/after case beats 30 faceless advice posts.
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I've seen a lot of success with folks doing faceless content in the form of creating a character in a slideshow format
i.e. faceless character showing weight loss tips, gym tips, etc.
lol fair point
Social media feels very different in 2026. A few things I’ve noticed: \* AI content is everywhere, so real human content stands out more. \* Small niche creators often have stronger communities than huge pages. \* People now use Instagram, TikTok, Reddit and YouTube like search engines. \* Short-form video is still huge, but useful content performs better than random clips. \* Building a community is becoming more valuable than just gaining followers. I think the biggest trend is simple: \*\*Content is getting easier to create, but trust is getting harder to earn.\*\*
Hear me out. One post hits 500K views, you pick up a couple thousand followers who came for that one random thing, and then your next 10 posts do worse than before the viral one. Those new people followed a moment, not you. They don't watch your normal stuff, so the platform sees lower watch time and engagement on everything after and quietly pulls back reach. From what I've seen, more small accounts stall after a viral hit than grow from it. The ones that actually benefit already had a clear thing they post about, so the viral post was just a louder version of their normal content. So instead of chasing one big hit, maybe chase being the account people come back to. Disagree? Has a viral post actually helped your account long term, or did it mess up your reach after?
meta launched this in march, paying creators with existing followings on tiktok, instagram or youtube up to a few thousand dollars a month just to also post video on facebook. one reddit thread about it had a comment that stuck with me, someone said it plainly, looks like facebook is trying hard to pull creators away from tiktok and youtube, which is basically the whole strategy stated out loud the response from creators who actually tried it wasnt great. one person said they made ten cents off 275 thousand views. another with over 300 thousand followers said most posts were only getting 20 to 30 reactions total. the money is there upfront but the distribution once youre in doesnt match the size of the audience youre bringing over theres history here too that a few people brought up, facebook ran a gaming creator program back in 2018 that worked fine at first and then quietly got worse once payments dropped. people arent just being cautious for no reason, theyve seen this exact move from this exact platform before still, free money for cross posting something you already made is hard to say no to even with all that in mind, the actual math is going to be different depending on account size if facebook offered you this tomorrow, would the reach numbers above be enough to make you say no
I'm interested in hearing from creators who have built a business around their social media audience, whether it's been successful or not! I'm exploring the idea of becoming a behind the scenes, commercial operator for creators/influencers, and I want to understand what it's actually like to build a business as a creator, alongside the content and brand deals! Brands are making money from the audiences and communities creators have built, but how many creators are actually turning that attention into a sustainable business of their own? From the research I've been doing, it seems like loads of creators are spending hours making content every week and relying on brand deals, affiliate links and social media algorithms to keep money coming in. Having had experience building and running businesses myself, I know how much time and effort can go into building something. There's the product development, whether that be digital or physical, figuring out what people will actually buy, building sales funnels, creating memberships and managing all the operations. Now, I'm curious whether there's a gap for someone who can take some of that responsibility off a creator's hands. **So if you're a creator, I'd love to know:** * What's been the hardest part of turning your audience into money aside from brand deals? * Have you ever wanted to launch something but struggled to get it off the ground? * Is there anything on the business side you wish someone else could just take care of? * Do you enjoy running the business side of things, or would you rather focus on creating and have someone else handle it? ***I'm not trying to sell anything here!*** **I'm trying to understand what creators struggle with and whether this is a problem worth solving.** Would love to hear about your experiences, including if things that haven't worked!
I have been shocked at the rise of subscription services on social media. I was just curious as to what people's experience with them. Do they love it? hate them? Why, why not?
Hey y’all! I’m fairly new to affiliate marketing and would love some advice from those who have been doing it for a while! I currently have a personal Facebook profile that is monetized with a few thousand followers. I occasionally share affiliate links and actually do pretty well with them considering I’m still a beginner! I’ve been considering creating a separate Facebook page specifically for affiliate marketing, product recommendations, and content creation. My biggest hesitation with continuing to post on my personal profile is that I don’t want to constantly bombard my friends and family with links. For those of you who have experience with this, would you recommend starting a separate page and building an audience specifically interested in that type of content? Or would it make more sense to continue growing my personal profile since I already have an established following? I’m also curious if anyone has made the switch and noticed better engagement, reach, or earnings. I’d love to hear your experiences and opinions!