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How to Monetize Your Content on Social Media The Smart Way
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9 min readApr 13, 2023
We live in a world where the line between internet fame and obscurity is thin and the quest to monetize is an enigma wrapped in a meme.
How do full-time content creators make it work? What’s the secret sauce to monetizing?
Planning, efficiency, and frameworks are key pieces of the puzzle.
Whether it’s producing videos, writing posts, creating social content, or designing graphics, a solid framework can do a lot of the heavy lifting.
Here’s 4 planning frameworks to level up your content:
- Problem-Agitate-Solve (PAS): Identify a problem your audience is facing, agitate the problem to make it feel urgent, and offer a solution in the form of your content. With PAS, you’ll create content that speaks to your audience’s needs and encourages them to take action.
- 5 Cs of Content Creation: Covering everything from concept to circulation, this framework helps creators develop a comprehensive content strategy that mixes original and curated content, involves collaborations with other creators, and makes use of promotion and…