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