A new online tool shows you how many social media followers you'll need to earn a living from being an 'influencer' and quit your 9-5 job for good. Alternatively, on Instagram, you'll need a minimum of 5,000 followers and 214 sponsored posts a year on the platform to earn the desired £50,000. The 'social salary calculator' from Lickd.co lets you enter your desired salary and provides an estimate of how much social media engagement you'd needWHAT IS AN INFLUENCER? And the more followers an influencer has, the more they're likely to get paid for a single post. 'So when it comes to the cold, hard numbers, how many followers, views, and posts would you need to make the wage that you’re currently earning?

Source: The Nation April 27, 2021 13:14 UTC