Sun.Jan 19, 2025

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Dear (ex) TikTokers, I’ve been an online influencer for 20 years, here’s what to do when your platform disappears

Penelope Trunk

Over the past 20 years as an influencer I have lost my source of income so many times that if you ask my kids what they want to be when they grow up, they’ll say: “a salaried worker.” I’ve had sponsors who paid $5,000 a post to talk about their product. I had people who paid me $15,000 a speech to talk about online trends. But we’ve also had electricity turned off and run out of food because you can never predict when a source of online income will disappear, and as

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