Tiktok or Instagram Assistant

Service-Based (Solo)

Barrier to Entry

1/10

Short-term Potential

2/10

Long-term Potential

2/10

Risk

1/10

Big Audience or Ad Money Required

No

Income Potential

$$

Salary Research

Monthly: $1,542 - $6,292 Average: $4,096 Hourly: $8.89 - $36.30 Average: $24

Pros

  • • Pretty fun job for the right person: content research, writing TikTok scripts, editing TikToks and publishing them, responding to comments etc.
  • • Almost all creators and lots of businesses have a TikTok these days, so there's lots of demand
  • • So many options for clients to pitch, from your favorite local or even international business, to your favorite creators, to meme accounts
  • • Getting paid to learn on the job 
  • • Some clients may even pay for training 
  • • Backstage pass to these business, how they run, how they work, which you can apply to your own business in the future
  • • Can start with 0 experience by selling your time
  • • Can easily promote yourself into TT Manager, TT Strategist, etc once you get more experience = more income potential

Cons

  • • Have to be heavy user of social media and really understand what does well + the ever-changing trends
  • • Have to wear multiple hats and figure out everything yourself as a freelancer (invoices, contracts, taxes, the "professional" way to do things etc.) - can be overwhelming
  • • Takes a bit of time to get going with it
  • • Have to find clients - not easy in the beginning
  • • No traditional safety nets like health insurance and pension
  • • There may be income insecurity or instability at the start