{"id":41962,"date":"2019-01-16T12:10:09","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T11:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.buzzoole.com\/?p=41962"},"modified":"2019-08-01T18:20:28","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T16:20:28","slug":"how-to-become-travel-influencer-on-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.buzzoole.com\/en\/creators-influencer-marketing\/how-to-become-travel-influencer-on-instagram\/","title":{"rendered":"How to become a travel influencer on Instagram"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our&nbsp;<em>Ask the Creator<\/em> series continues to explore the exciting journeys of some of our best Creators and the steps they have taken to transform their passion into their job. This week we speak with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoetimmers.com\/\">Zo\u00eb Timmers<\/a>&nbsp;a Photographer, Content Creator, social media Influencer and producer. Read on for her story, check her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BspZlX6jJBp\/\">Tuesday Takeover<\/a> and get inspired!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>How did you become an Influencer and how has that changed your life? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My career before becoming an Influencer was as a freelance TV producer, producing documentaries for the likes of the BBC and Sky. I joined Instagram in 2011 but didn\u2019t really pay it much attention (I was still busy being a telly producer!) until 2012 when I started posting. At first Instagram was another way for me to be creative through photography, but like many others, as my profile grew brands began to approach me to work with them, so I decided to make the move into photography full time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where do you take your inspiration from?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I take a lot of my inspiration from other users on Instagram and I still love being part of a community of photographers and Content Creators. The community has changed a lot since over the years but the essence is still the same.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Br3CTnDlfbD\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Br3CTnDlfbD\/\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\"> View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a> <\/p>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Br3CTnDlfbD\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">I\u2019ve become AN AUNT for the first time! Best Christmas present EVER! \ud83e\udd70 My gorgeous sister @battinglashes and her hubby had their first baby ten days ago and I\u2019ve fallen in love with little baby Evie! So Instagram had been taking a back seat of late and yesterday was all about Evie\u2019s first Christmas and snuggles. Hope everyone is having a lovely festive period. \ud83e\udd70\ud83d\udc76\ud83c\udffcPS Evie photo in my Stories, if you\u2019re interested! She\u2019s so cute she\u2019s going to bankrupt me \ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\ud83c\udf81 #allthefeels<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/zobolondon\/\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> Zo\u00eb Timmers | London + Travel<\/a> (@zobolondon) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2018-12-26T18:04:35+00:00\">Dec 26, 2018 at 10:04am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>How long did it take you to settle on your particular online style\/persona?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I don\u2019t think it took me that long. I look back at some of my early posts way back in 2012 and the style is essentially the same. I\u2019ve always loved taking photos and hope that my years as a TV producer has helped me tell a story through my images. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What was the toughest stage in building your follower base?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I would say the toughest stage is now! Back when I started, everyone \u2013myself included \u2013 could grow very organically (albeit some with the help of being put on Instagram\u2019s famous and now defunct \u2018Suggested User List\u2019). It was purer then. No one buying followers, no one buying likes. And of course now, with Instagram hitting 1 billion users there are so many more accounts vying for attention, and that makes it harder to keep building.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>How do you choose which campaigns to take and not take?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I shoot mostly travel and lifestyle, but am always open to anything as long as it stays on brand for me. I love to be challenged and will always consider campaign proposals that feel out of my comfort zone because that\u2019s what is going to push me forward. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BnHKOkmFA_o\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BnHKOkmFA_o\/\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\"> View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a> <\/p>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BnHKOkmFA_o\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">I\u2019m really going to miss these warm summer nights&#8230; Anyone else? \ud83d\ude1c\ud83c\udf04\ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffb<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/zobolondon\/\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> Zo\u00eb Timmers | London + Travel<\/a> (@zobolondon) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2018-08-30T17:44:40+00:00\">Aug 30, 2018 at 10:44am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>How do you prefer to work with brands?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every brand is different \u2013 some work through agencies, some via PR\u2019s and some direct. However, what works best is when the brand gives the most freedom to the Creator. It is the Influencer who knows their followers best and that\u2019s what everyone wants \u2013 good engagement for the Influencer and the Brand. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the best\/worst experience you\u2019ve had working with a brand?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a hard question to answer. I am lucky enough to not have ever had any really bad experiences. It surely isn&#8217;t helpful when you have followed the brief to the letter, then you deliver the content and the brand changes their mind!&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best experiences are always when I have almost complete freedom in how and what my content is, and that shows great trust from the brand in my abilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you feel brands understand you as a Creator when they engage with you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I think they do most of the time, although I still do get the odd random campaign request. About a year ago I was contacted by a cat food company who were convinced that my followers would love the campaign they were working on. In the end I had to be quite firm and explain that it wouldn\u2019t work for me as I don\u2019t have cats, have never posted a shot of a cat and that actually, I\u2019m not a big cat fan!&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I do find that talking directly to the brand (or via the agency) on the phone (yes, an actual telephone call!) really helps clarify the brief and often new ideas sprout from those early conversations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What strategies, formats, platforms and creative solutions do you believe Creators&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>should be using to drive success? &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Too much thought can go into this. I honestly believe that it\u2019s important to stay true to yourself and continue to make content that you\u2019re proud of and that pushes you creatively. I\u2019m not against strategising etc to create more success for yourself, but too much time spent trying to figure out ways to beat Instagram\u2019s algorithm is not healthy!<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Too much time spent trying to figure out ways to beat Instagram\u2019s algorithm is not healthy!<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>What are some of your top tips on how you can use more recently available tools&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>such as tagging, Instagram Stories and clickable links?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram Stories are big and continue to grow year on year. 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