Chapter 4

 

Wolves in sheep's clothing

Beware of strangers bearing gifts, as this usually means they want something in return. Social media is a cesspit for people who want to exploit and con you, they want to use different platforms to stroke peoples egos, “oh would you like more followers we can help” or “Hi beautiful you would be a great fit for our brand “ and   “would you like an opportunity to earn money” but what they don't tell you is that there is always an initial outlay and if you are gullible you will fall  for it, they can then have permission to bombard you with messages with more offers, spend this to get that, and you can earn this if you just by one more item.

Fact is I have yet to earn anything or see any return for the money that I have put in and I refuse to spend anymore. 

If your willing to invest in your social media platforms, then you can make it work for you i'm not saying that it doesn't work all i'm saying is, surely you can make it work with what you already have rather that buying and buying and more buying, until you have a load of cheap, foreign crap that you can't sell on, for instance a jewellery brand approached me to become an ambassador and i was flattered, so i bought four pieces from their collection but it was so cheap and flimsy the earring broke on taking them out of the packet they came in, it was frustrating because shipping cost were unbelievable for what actually came and i experienced slight disappointment in what i had received.

Never again, so i have decided to only represent UK brands, then if i do get shoddy goods from them i don't have far to return any goods that i am not happy with. That way I can only invest in goods that I know I am going to use again and again, so I decided to stick with what I know, fashion.

Best idea I ever had, as I was asked to join a sportswear brand as an ambassador and I did the initial outlay for the goods well. It was a decent discount and free shipping and I figured I'd have to wait for the products to arrive and really put them through the test.

And i was quietly impressed, as the yoga pants and vest top were really good quality and and if i'm honest i really did like wearing them, soft comfortable and durable, something worth shouting about and made me feel like it was going to be a good partnership, so yes i will be ordering some more as soon as i can afford and posting my pics and using my referral code for my followers so that i can earn a commission, win, win.

So I learned a really harsh lesson that really hurt my pocket but it was worth it.