Can You Become a Social Media Manager With No Experience?
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- Опубліковано 26 лип 2024
- Can you become a social media manager with NO experience like some Internet gurus claim? Today I'm sharing HOW TO GET social media management experience... instead of selling something that you can't deliver on. PLEASE WATCH PAST 5:43 BEFORE TAKING OFFENSE TO THIS :)
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0:00 - Intro
0:41 - My thoughts on "no experience"
5:43 - How to get experience with personal projects
8:05 - Portfolio projects
13:15 - Education
20:27 - Wrap up
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i'm so glad you made this video. this is something that has been making me uncomfortable for years. i have seen a lot of videos, advertisements for courses, facebook posts, blog posts, etc in the digital marketing world and there are so many people and course creators talking about how to get clients with little to no experience. there is a huge amount of advice everywhere about how to get clients, how to get clients, how to get clients... and the other one is, how to raise your rates (even if you barely have experience), how to raise your rates, how to raise your rates... tons of people keep talking about those topics. i see it everywhere. what i see much less of is HOW TO ACTUALLY DO THE JOB. that is not as interesting of a topic, i guess. so it's talked about less. how to get clients and how to raise your rates are much more popular topics. 🙄
if you barely have any experience, but you know how to sell yourself, sweet talk, exaggerate your experience, and convince a client to pay you a high rate, you're just a sleazy salesperson. this is why the concept of "selling" has such a bad reputation. too many people out there are so focused on making the sale, convincing someone to pay them... but actually doing the job and being successful? that's just not the priority.
All of this! Couldn't agree more. Marketing/sales are super important but delivering on your end of the deal is just as important, if not more.
@@thelatashajames omggggg i can't believe you noticed me and pinned my comment and replied!! i feel so special 😂
Wow very well said!
i dont mean to be off topic but does any of you know of a way to get back into an Instagram account?
I somehow lost my password. I love any help you can offer me.
Is a social media job at a non-profit organization counts as an experience then for me to apply to corporate social media manager? I have an interview this Friday and what I need to know and expect from the differences from corporate social media manager and being a social media manager at a non-profit organization?
Fake it till you make it baby if you’re reading this go for it!!✈️ TO THE MOON!!
I’m currently a social media and web marketing student. I love it but I have so much to learn. It’s a 2 year program. I’m loving everything I’m doing with this. I’m so glad I found you on here!!
I agree 100%. You just highlight in such a professional way ethics. When it comes to positioning yourself as a professional on the online world, if you don't have the right map it becomes harder to earn that credibility, you have a new fan! Loving your content!
Thank you so much for this. I recently came across your channel on UA-cam and learned a lot since then. I specifically loved your video on how to create a portfolio for your social media management business.
Thank you for all you do for freelancers!
My personal issues on how and where to get started end eventually become successful as a SMM were all answered on this video. Thank You Ms. Latasha. Will keep tuning in to your channel along my journey!
Thank you for this video! I think it's more realistic to start off practicing your craft as an intern or even doing it for free for your first clients. It is also our responsibility as freelancers to know the basic fundamentals of the service we're offering and not just pitch ourselves as "experts" even though we're clearly still beginners. I'll follow your tip on setting up a 1-month content strategy for one client and even do it for free just to get the hang of social media managing. Great job!
Thank you so much for this video. This is the best honest advice I have seen out there on how to gain experience. You're right I'm sick of hearing all these videos about how you can start in social with no experience and get 6 figures. Every entry-level freelance position I see posted always asks for at least 1-2 years min.
Thank YOU for saying this. I completely agree. Experience and knowledge is super important in any job that you do. Take the time to learn and work with other professionals to get your footing before you just run out there and charge someone a million dollars and "you'll figure it out as you go". It ends up leaving you with a bad reputation and can hurt the business
LOVE YOUR CONTENT ! I’m about to start my 4 year degree in PR in the fall and will be looking to start freelance after some corporate experience once I have my degree. your content makes me very excited to get started :)
This has been such a refreshing post! I get so frustrated and worried when I see these kinds of posts. You're exactly right it doesn't feel ethical to take on something that your not skilled at, and damages reputation hugely. I'm new to the VA World but have been in the corporate environment for many years and thought yes I've got this social media thing down. Then the more you learn about what is required, how quickly it changes, how strictly you must follow the terms of service for each platform so you don't get the account suspended or deactivated is very important. It is a lot of responsibility as you are dabbling in someone's business. You should also get insurance because if you do something wrong and get their account shut down they might sue! I've been on VA groups with stories of clients accounts getting shut down because the VA accessed it the wrong way etc!
Great point about insurance! Yes, I agree that it's super important!
Latasha you HIT the nail on the head with this message!!
Great recommendations Latasha! Thank you very musch, you are great motivator also, beside your honest way to communicate
I totally agree - we all have to start somewhere, but it's important to know when to "level up". you definitely don't wanna be stuck on beta pricing forever (I kinda fell into that trap early on)
100%!! Don’t work for low/free for too long... just enough to refine your skill set and define your offer 🙌🏽🚀
Thank you for sharing the real truth and the buyer's perspective in trusting in the freelancers skill set. Love your integrity, lady. . Subscribed : - )
am glad i watch this because i have been thinking without a good noticeable ''Degree'' no one is going to believe you to give a job as a novice. honestly speaking your content has turn me to a social media manager already. am glad i found you thanks
Yes!!!! While I don’t think college is 100% necessary or accessible for everyone, I did learn a lot through my marketing courses (and courses offered online!) that can’t be learned through a Google search. I see so many UA-cam videos giving advice on how to become a SMM with no experience, and most of them recommend just reaching out to businesses and just asking to run their social media. If you don’t know what to do, how to engage, or what insights to look for, it will be hard to get results that benefits the business.
Thanks for the great video. With persistence and passion, anything can happen. Love how you set the standard for pricing.
Thanks for this Video! I am a Programmatic Account Manager and this video cleared some of my doubts about entering the SMM Freelance market. :)
Love it, excellent content latasha
Thank you for your honest opinions!
Loved this episode, we cannot charge client while learning. We may not be perfect at a skill but we need some experience. I enjoy your content, you portray professionalism..i like that!
Ngl I’ve watched a few of the no experience videos and this lady literally said exactly what they did
I am a content creator and built a lot for myself organically so you’re videos are helping me step out and really conquer this career of mine
You don't know how much I Appreciate this Blog/Article, thank you very much!
For a new freelancer like me, this would greatly help me on my path to remotely, The steps and details are already there for me to just follow.
This is indeed SUPER USEFUL TIPS for a beginner!
I admire your sincerity. You don't just try to intrigue or overwhelm your audience.
Thanks for your wonderful vedios❤
Latasha I sincerely enjoy how you teach. Thank you for sharing your insights and knowledge. 😊
Thank you so much for sharing this. As an international student about to graduate, this kind of content if very beneficial for me to help me land my full time job and maybe even freelance :o
I did personal side projects as a hobby for 6 months. Got my first paid gig for $25 an hour Canadian.
I have to say, without real work experience its extremely hard to execute even if you’re a good designer.
I’m thankful for my previous work experience where I learned disciplines and has work ethics.
Otherwise I don’t think I would’ve last past 2 weeks.
Congrats on your first gig! Yeah it definitely takes practice to get in the groove of client work!!
@@thelatashajames yesss and your channel ahs definitely helped tremendously. keep up with the good work babe
keep up doing a good job, and before you realize you'll complete 100gig! Grow up your network and invest in yourself. best of luck @@Hamyhamster24
thank you so much for this. I have recently spent a ridiculous amount on an SMM course, it is a very details course however I joined with absolute 0 experience and all I have learnt is to how to get a client and what to charge.. I have no idea what I actually need to do if I got a client.. I have learnt more from your UA-cam videos already, lesson learnt!
I've been an assistant sales manager doing cashier work and simple planning at a small to mid size business for around 4 years while in college. In terms of social media, I was just doing casual Facebook posts and announcements, telling people about sales and events and such. My college education largely revolved around Graphic Design and so I leaned into that. I made high quality, good looking ads, I put in a lot of legwork reaching out and forming online communities outside of my work within the market my employer is looking to pull from. I am now working with our current Marketing agent who is looking to retire and the owner of the business I work for to move into a position where I'm doing something like half of our social media, and then taking over all of it if things go well. I'm hoping that this will serve as a good first step into a career in digital marketing, I've even started working towards adding a second degree in marketing to my credentials.
Havent even watched the video yet, but here's what I have been doing.
I graduated in COVID times, so I completed a free apprenticeship while still working on my minimum wage job. Now that I have some experience, I started a freelance gig at a significant discount. Once I complete this gig, I am going to have enough on my portfolio to start charging better.
Latasha is actually awesome thank you so much for the informative content!!!!
Thanks for this 💓 extremely helpful
I’m early today! Posted 20 minutes ago 🙌🏼
Nice! Thanks for watching! 🙌🏽
this is definitely a reel sis !!!! ‘i might be able to do it BUT you’re going to have to pay for it’ 🤯‼️📝📞📈
I love this!
This video is much needed!!
Thank you for your honesty and well made content with so much information. Tiktok is notorious for eluding this narrative of making 6-figures after just starting a year ago, I can’t stand Jessica hawks bc she seems unprofessional and makes that money coaching people yet shows no testimonials or what she has actually accomplished.
I love your video ! When are you planning to reopen your accelerator classes ?
September!
My experience is very similar to yours, so I guess I should be ok :) Moreover, I studied many books, Google Digital Garage and a Digital Marketing Diploma. I have a BA Hons in Architecture & Design, which helps with the design side of the job. I also have a Prince2 Project Management , which helps in being super organized :) THANKX your videos are always so good!
this is totally unrelated but you remind me so much of Vanity (Denise Matthews) from the 80s!! gorgeous!!!
Thank you so much for this video, I was just needing this kinda content to give me a sort of road map to get started. As far as I understand what I need is the following:
1- Educate myself with some small free basic courses, then some free intermediate courses.
2- Start my own Social Media Marketing Channel via Facebook, Instagram, UA-cam, Podcasts, my own Blog, guest post and comment on Facebook Groups for Social Media Marketing, .... as I do that I would need to research, learn and gather more info which would further consolidate my basic knowledge.
3- Pitch myself for 3-5 basic Social Media Marketing projects, via family, friends and some private clients, on a very low budget offer. This would further solidify my knowledge and start to build up my practical experience.
4- Ask for reviews towards the end of those basic projects.
5- Start reaching out for real private clients.
6- Invest in some paid advance short course to be able to improve all round and have the skills set to get better clients.
Hi Latasha, I only recently discovered your channel - it's awesome btw, and I was wondering if you had any videos on how to blog effectively? I had a quick search and couldn't see any but I thought I would ask anyway. Also, maybe another subscriber will read my question and let me know so you don't need to bother with my dumb question. :)
Michigan!
Thank you for the information
Thanks for watching!!
Found you channel today.... you are my new crack cocaine... lol... your content is above and beyond awesome. On my 5th video already. Thank you ! 🙏🙌
Hey I signed up for your smma course , I'm starting out and according to others I could've gotten a client , but it didn't feel right.
I'm excited to attend
Analisa, tell me how it went pls.
👏👏👏 Couldn't agree more!!!
I am sure this is really important 👍
Hey love... does this include learning about fb ads? Is it a deep lesson in ads or just kind of touching the basics? Thanks
Hello Latasha.. I really love your UA-cam content, it's what I would like to do. I'll take your formation for SMM and I'ld like to know if there is also content about email marketing. Thank you ❤
Hi, I'm a new subscriber. I have been doing SMM for more than a year now and I didn't know that what I was doing was that. I want to raise my rate from $6 an hour to somewhere around $15 but I dunno how to. I've got the experience and proven skills. I just don't know how to sell myself on a higher price
I agree with that video I'm so tired of these people selling us a dream for example " How to make 6k a week being a social media manager" and they never talk about how to do it they never show proof etc just bland videos🤦🏿♀️
So the thing is.... When I was approached for the gig, the understanding was to just create posts for different platforms - which I had done previously for different companies. But during onboarding I got to know i have to create a marketing and conversion strategy and set up everything - which I had not done before..... And now I'm trying to learn these new skills to make up for it...
I don't know if I should just tell them that'l I don't know strategy and risk loosing this gig.... They already like the design mockups ive developed for them...
I’m doing a course in September!
Yay! Good luck! They really help
Greeting Latasha Good vid. Standard social media package are: creation and the design of that content, the caption and making the post , The post, caption, making the post and maybe hashtags or creation of the content, writing the captions and posting. Additional services and are cost GrowIing social media pages, responding to comments, responding to DM’s, reputation management, community management . What are the core social media management services? Please give me clarity I hope to hear from you soon thanks.
Hi Latasha, what do you think are the best courses and certifications for social media management? thanks
This is true.
But from my experience so far, no one is willing to hire someone who has only a high school diploma and very little experience and or someone who doesn’t want to work in retail.
I haven’t really found anything to teach me things that doesn’t cost hundreds or thousands of dollars that I don’t have.
It’s become nearly impossible to apply too when some application sites just make you sign up for calls you don’t even know what they are for-not to mention it’s not even related to the original job description.
It’s becoming infuriating because I literally have no idea how to apply for a job.
And every time I go to apply for a promising job, it says I needs lots of experience I don’t have and can’t get because I don’t have the means to because I can’t get a job to get to that point without going into an insane amount of debt that I don’t want.
Aside from all that frustration I am actually helping out an author I gained a good relationship with through a hobby of mine.
I’m using this to gain some kind of experience.
But even after all this, will anyone want to hire me?
I don’t know…all I can do is do my best and hope I can somehow get something.
I agreed up until 8:00 when you mentioned "portfolio project" (doing things for free). I have some experience with this, and I wonder whether this might actually cheapen your services in the eyes of potential clients. Actually, I am concerned that this cheapens the profession as a whole. Were I to do this, I would probably make some arrangement where I am at least using my services to BARTER for something which the client makes available to me, with some clearly defined stipulations. YOU MUST GET SOMETHING FOR YOUR WORK. I do think that providing social media services for a church would be an excellent way to get your foot in the door. I think a potential client would see that in a different light.
Yeah, I see both sides. My first portfolio projects were my own personal projects + an internship (paid, but very little).
hi! I'm interested in your course about freelance Social Media Management but I want to know more about what tools you gonna teach on this course like creator studio or something like that. I took a look at your course's outline but I don't have many information. Hope you reply !
HI, do you give certificate after course completion?
I was looking into becoming a social media manager. I'm looking to work for myself..finally. how would you feel about being a social media manager for an entire borough. I live in a metropolitan area that is broken down to smaller "boroughs". I've done some research and notice that each borough has a social media presence (not that great of content) that is usually run by the borough manager. They have a lot of work to do with day to day tasks nevermind posting community (real community, not social media) events. It's not a "results" (sales) driven content. For example: posting info about the annual fair or dinner raffles at the local fire department. I go to the FB page to see updates for garbage pick up. Lol. Basically with several boroughs all close together, I feel like being able to be the social media manager for several boroughs would be feasible. How would you approach the borough manager about having a social media manager for the borough?
Pls what are high paying social media management services? Facebook ads is social media marketing.
I have no experience with clients as a Freelancer and I would like to become an SMM. I work as a content creator since 2020 and was able to work with brands through affiliate marketing. Is this experience of mine as a creator count? I know how to create, manage, plan content, etc.
How does one go about putting together a portfolio?
I wanna be a social media manager
Hey Latasha !
I’m curious what do you think is best for landing a corporate job, more experience, or more certifications ? I’ve done a bunch of both, but I’m wondering if it would be preferable to focus my time in the next weeks on an Acadium internship or to do the Facebook blueprint, acadium course and refresh my Google ads and analytics knowledge.
Thanks for your very helpful content ! ☺️
Hi Elodie! It's hard to say definitively, but in my experience, the work I've done has been weighted higher than certifications or education. For reference, I am not Blueprint certified or anything like that. I do have the Hubspot Inbound Certification but otherwise just my degree, some courses here and there and lots of books! I've definitely hustled though and have had lots of varied experiences, which I think has helped me stand out for previous jobs.
@@thelatashajames thank you for your answer ! ☺️
hi i want to be social media manager but i don t have experience where i must to learn which courses to be a social media manager can you help me because this job is very interesting for me i very like it what you say where i learn this job what site can you help me
This is a great episode. Where would I go as a business owner to be someone’s project?
You could try posting in Facebook groups about a trade or something like that!
Hello. I've been doing some courses and learning to enter this market, I would really love to earn experience with you (if that's what you're asking) can we connect?
@@natasharules770 Yes! Would you mind heading over to my website to fill out a contact form so I know how to reach you? www.coachcarollopez.com Thank you 😊
Do you need a contract when you do free work? Please respond 🥺
Yes, you should create one!
My ig is doing well which is cool but vanity metrics arent the end all be all, bc im not getting any clients despite my following, and all my smm mutuals who i occasionally chat to have like 200 followers and multiple clients. I kinda give up already lol
Nooo, don't give up!!! Fellow smm here! I'm actually almost giving up cause my own social isn't even doing well. Lol. But i pivoted my focus into working for free so I'd meet new problems and know my way of solving it for my futute clients. I'm glad i did it. Creating a package now and will start pitching people. Good luck to you!!
@@anna6625 good luck to u too!
I’m a SM Marketing professional + dabble in managing teams and doing their marketing. You need experience. A lot of the people you’re comparing yourself to have clients but don’t get paid much, if anything at all. So it’s easy to get clients if you take on 4 at $400/month before taxes. When you go high ticket (and actually make enough to leave your FT job), it’s a different story. Getting booked out is really hard for small business owners with their agencies. So don’t feel bad - get an internship to get valuable working experience and structure. Your first business may or may not fail and that’s okay.
@@ninagrace-lee8323 they’re actually p damn well ! Haha
The title is clickbait - "Can you become a social media manager with no experience?" Coz the answer to that is a yes of course. Of course, no job that one does with "no experience" would give you a six-figure overnight. It requires dedication and consistency at work! The content is insightful though
Check out CoffeeZilla! He rails against these kinds of "
programs"
Ooh thanks for recommendation!
I wish I had run into your channel before I purchased this course that was totally thrown together except the intro video. 😕. The course I purchased literally is telling me to bs my way into a job because everyone lies 🥺
I just graduated in media broadcast and I have been trying to get an entry level job or internship in a marketing and advertising agency. I am struggling.
ugh that's just disgusting... i hate that. 😡 and btw maybe you should try acadium.com. they have 3-month unpaid internships where you can learn digital marketing skills. it's unpaid but you can learn a lot! (i did it)
I'm so sorry to hear that about the course!
@@PrincessSachiko thanks for this!
@@PrincessSachiko did you have any prior experience or college degree?
@@mrskia247 i had a bachelor's degree, but it was in art studies, so it wasn't related to my acadium apprenticeship. my apprenticeship was mostly about writing social media captions and blog posts. before my apprenticeship, i had done a few quick, low-paying writing and proofreading jobs on upwork. so yeah i had barely any experience, but at least i had done SOMETHING to actually show that i had an interest in writing.
if you want to do an acadium apprenticeship, you don't need a degree or a lot of experience. i suggest having something that shows that you genuinely have an interest in the type of apprenticeship you want. (example: if you're trying to be a video editor, edit some videos by yourself for fun. if you want to be a social media manager, make your own social media graphics).
Can someone make 6 figures with no experience? Sure.
Anyone who says, "You can make a 6 figure income with no experience, buy my course." Is trying to get you into their sales funnel.
Yes, exactly this
Too much unnecessary Talk. Beating about the bush a lot
it's a podcast, kinda the point to be chatty. if it's not your style there's no need to stick around! wish you the best :)