Want to be a social media influencer? Corey B says it’s ‘hard as f – – k’
nypost.comCorey B — boasts more than 15 million followers across his Instagram, TikTok and Facebook accounts, where he posts humorous how-to videos of himself multiple times each week.
The 33-year-old Florida native told The Post he rakes in “anywhere from $35,000 to $95,000 a month” thanks to social media, but says it has taken eight years of hustling to amass both his following and his fortune. “Can you make a good living as a content creator?
Yes. But it’s going to take a ton of work!” he warned aspiring influencers. “And it’s even harder now than it was back in the day because you’ve got so many people quitting their jobs trying to pursue this.”According to ZipRecruiter, the average social media influencer makes $46,000 per year — small change for Corey, who can snag up to $30,000 for a single post. ‘I get more viewers than the Grammys — so why shouldn’t I get paid like it?’The funnyman first began filming footage of himself and uploading it to Facebook back in 2014, but his clips didn’t initially click with the public.
However, the aspiring content creator was both persistent and prolific, posting every day until a video of himself imitating his girlfriend suddenly garnered millions of hits. “It took about eight months,” Corey recalled. “It blew up.
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