The Best Times of the Year to Pitch Brands

IGTV: Pros, Cons, and Who Does It Best

TECH REVIEW: DSLR vs. Point-and-Shoot vs. Your Smartphone

9 Influencer Statistics Every Marketer Should Know

The Benefits of Having Your Own #BrandedHashtag

5 Elements of the Perfect Instagram Bio

Editorial Team Highlight: Jessica Lam

The Difference Between A Media Kit And A Rate Card

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6 Apps That Every Creator Should Know About

#FlashbackFriday Feature: Coca Cola Life x #paid

5 Instagram Worthy Spots In Orlando, FL

Why, When, and How to Say No to Influencer Opportunities

Why I Made A Cross Country Move To Work for #paid

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WTF: My IG Account Was Hacked / Deleted! 2 #True Stories

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EDITORIAL TEAM HIGHLIGHT: Marissa Clark

What to Do When a Brand is Late with Payment

#paid Summer Birthday Bash 2018

Why “Free” Products are Never Truly Free

The Not-So-Glamourous Side of Being An Influencer

Stop Cross-Posting the Same Message Across All Social Media Platforms and Do This Instead

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To Post or Not to Post: Finding a Balance Between What You Share (And Don’t Share) Online

The Best Tech Accounts to Follow on Instagram

Editorial Team Highlight: Josh Duvauchelle

How to Work Successfully With A Team To Create Content

How To Balance Blogging As A Full-Time Student

How to Pitch a Collaboration Idea to a Brand

How to Start a Blog and Maintain It

How To Collaborate With Other Creators And Why It’s Beneficial

EDITORIAL TEAM HIGHLIGHT: LAURA DAVIDSON

5 Undiscovered Instagram Accounts That Will Give You Serious Inspo

The Props That Every Instagrammer Should Have On Hand

How to Decide If You’re Ready to Pursue Blogging Full-Time

Building Your Brand and The Importance of Professionalism

Our $9M Series A—What This Means for Us

Hashtags: Are They Still Relevant?

#paid at Playlist Live 2018 in Orlando

Brand Deals 101: How To Get Them, How To Keep Them

Learning to Say No Without Sacrificing Your Relationships

4 Solid Ways to Spice Up Your Insta Story

How Much Can You Really Charge For Sponsored Posts On Instagram?

5 Food Bloggers Who Will Make Your Mouth Water

Editorial Team Highlight: Dee Thomson

#paidcation: Team Trip to Punta Cana 2018

5 Instagram Worthy Cafés in Toronto

Blogger Burnout: 3 Effective Tips to Avoid (or Recover) from Writer’s Fatigue

How to Manage the Financial Side of Your Creator Career

Integrating Influencer Marketing Into Your Media Mix

How To Boost Your Creativity And Elevate Your Ideas

4 Killer Tactics to Grow Your Account Authentically in 2018

Tech Review: Best Cameras to Up Your Insta Game

How to Spot an Inauthentic Influencer

Wander This Way: 5 Travel Accounts to Inspire Your Wanderlust

How to Build a Media Kit and What You Should Include

The Instagram Husband

Why You Should Have a Media Kit If You Don’t Already

How to Host an Instameet in Your Community

When And How To Expand Your Team

Dealing with Negative and Positive Comments on Social Media

How to Balance Blogging with a Full-time Job

Top 5 Fitness accounts that will make you want to run… maybe

Why You Should Get Personal on Social Media

Finding a Niche May Benefit You – Here’s Why

How To Create Professional Looking Photos At Home

Why you should keep your sponsored content on your feed after a collaboration

How to Work Through Your First Campaign

Content Ideas for Every Relevant Social Media Platform

How Do I Start Becoming a Blogger, Instagrammer, or YouTuber?

Engagement, Metrics, and Overall Approach to Growing Your Audience

Collaborating With Creators To Create Content

The Importance of Events/Activations/Meet & Greets

Connecting with Your Consumer Through Long-Term Relationships with Influencers

The Importance of Video Content

Creators: How to Run a Brand Instagram Takeover

Building Out a Content Calendar

Multi-Platform Campaigns: The Importance of Various Platforms

Always Engaging With Your Followers in the Comments

The Importance of Cross-Promotion and Varied Messaging

The value of having your own blog/YouTube Channel

Idea Sourcing for Seasonally Relevant Content

Optimizing Your Content to Reach the Right Audience

The Pros & Cons of a Business Profile

Why amplifying your message with a seasonally timed story is crucial

How Marketers Can Effectively Run An Instagram Takeover

Staying on Trend: How to Determine What’s Popular in Your Niche

Marketers: How to Get the Most Out of Your Charitable Contributions

Affiliate Marketing vs. Influencer Marketing—The Pros and Cons

Relinquishing Creative Freedom to Influencers: It’s a Bold, But Right Move

Collaborating With Other Creators to Create Content

Creating Seasonally Relevant Content vs. Evergreen Content

It’s Still Your Job as a Creator to Read the Fine Print

Why You Would/Wouldn’t Need a Talent Manager

Creators: Never Go Behind A Talent Manager’s Back

Featured Talent Manager: Sara Koonar of Platform Media

How to determine which talent agency is the right fit for you

Breaking Off a Relationship with a Talent Manager

Managing Your Manager: Setting Expectations For A Beneficial Relationship

The Benefits of Creating Partnerships with Talent Agencies

The Power of Authentic Influencers—Using SocialBlade.com to Improve ROI

So You Want to Get a Manager—5 Questions You Need to Ask

Collaboration Contracts: They are Legal Agreements

Brand-Creator Partnerships: Long-Term Relationships vs One-Offs

Influencers Are Influential For A Reason, Respect Their Feedback

#Sponsored—Authentic Partnerships and Disclosure Will Do You More Benefit Than Harm

Payment: The Art of Being Paid on Time

Working with Influencers—Contracts: The More Detail, The Better

5 Ways to Organically Grow Your Audience

Professionals Don’t Work for Free: Why Marketers Should Always Pay For Influencer Marketing

Know Your Worth: Factors to Consider When Pricing Your Sponsored Posts

How Effective Communication Can Build Strong Relationships with Brands

The Negative Effects of Buying Followers, Likes, and Comments

How to Partner with the Right Influencers and Make it Count

How to Balance Out Organic and Sponsored Content

Running an Influencer Marketing Campaign: In-House, Talent Agency, Platform, or what?

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Featured Creator: Photographer, Thirmizi Samsoodeen @distorted.lens

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Featured Influencer: Street Photographer Don JL @dleeezy

#ThePaidCrew Photo Walk at The Ripley’s Aquarium (Influencer Meetup)

Featured Influencer: Country Musician, Jason Weinberg @jmaxwellmusic

Featured Influencer: Landscape Photographer Anaya Ray @ananya.ray

Growing Your Instagram Following: Best Feature Accounts To Get Noticed

Featured Influencer: Montreal Fashion Blogger Elif Filyos @thefashionmedley

Featured Influencer: Dance Choreographer Chase Constantino @chasinglife

#alliancemeetTO Event: Video + Photo Recap

Featured Influencer: Lifestyle Blogger Vanessa Bourque @vbourque

Marketing Mag: Instagram Algorithm Changes

Featured Influencer: Comedian Kurtis Conner @kurtisconner

Featured Influencer: Travel Blogger Giulia @omgsomuchcaffeine

How Instagram’s New Algorithm Feed Will Affect You

#AllianceMeetTO Announcement

Q&A with the Portrait King: Jeff Isy @jeffisy

Brands That Are Killing The Instagram Caption Game

Featured Influencer: Los Angeles Photographer Scott Reyes @losangeles

Featured Influencer: Toronto Photographer Claud @claudto

How to Build Your Brand on Instagram

Air Canada Centre Hosts Instagram Photowalk with #ThePaidCrew

Featured Influencer: Brazilian Adventurer Thiago Correa @thiagomlcorrea

Featured Influencer: Montreal Photographer Elizabeth Gartside @parfumdefemme

How I Grew My Instagram Following to 10k with @yourgirlmax

Featured Influencer: Toronto Photographer Robert Reyes Ong @therobong

Featured Influencer: LA Lifestyle Nicholas Pakradooni @cholpak

Instagram By The Numbers – A Top Choice for Influencers

5 Amazing Instagram Accounts Using #Architecturelovers

How To Grow An Instagram Community – Tips from @way2ill_

3 Things Brands Can Learn From The Movember Campaign

Global Meet 2 Photography Event – November 15, 2015

How Hashtags Work On Instagram – It’s About Discovery

Instagram Influencers Tell Us What They Look for When Working With Brands

5 Instagram accounts to follow that are #ChasingLight

How Influencers can work better with Brands and Agencies

3 Overlooked Elements of Growing a Following on Instagram

How To Work With Influential Instagram Influencers To Grow Your Brand (Dx3 & #paid)

Instagram is Your Own Curated Magazine

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Featured Influencer: Seattle Photographer Danny Owens @danny.owens

How “Straight Outta Somewhere” Drove “Straight Outta Compton” to #1

How to Collaborate with an Instagram Influencer

Two Important Legal Considerations in Influencer Marketing

Amplifying Campaigns Through The Power of Influencer Marketing

Hollywood 2.0 & The Influencer Community

4 Keys for Marketing to Millennials

How Frank & Oak Used Influencer Marketing to Crowdfund Pop-Up Shops

How Miley Cyrus Maintains an Amazing Social Media Presence