‎𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫. ‎

As a content creator, I’ve come to understand one thing: 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘈𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦!

‎You see, just like an artist who admires his own artwork before anyone else even sees it and hit the gallery, not out of pride, but because he poured his soul into it. I believe in showing myself love by reacting to my post first, because I created that post first for "me" before anyone else. I saw the vision first, and I felt the message first. I create content for you, but first, I create for me. And if I don’t believe in what I made, why should you?

‎One of the most valuable lessons I’ve learned as a growing Content Creator is that when I scrolled through most pages of seasoned, verified creators (especially fellow creatives and artists), I noticed a pattern, they like their own content every single time. That was a mindset shift for me. They weren’t just creating to impress others, they were creating from a place of purpose, passion, and belief in what they offered which I found powerful.

‎Unfortunately, many upcoming Creators hesitate to like their own posts because it feels awkward...like you’re the only one supporting yourself and as though it screams, "𝘕𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵, 𝘴𝘰 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰!"

‎But let’s flip that thinking. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘈𝘙𝘌 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳! And ‎here is why reacting to your own post does more good than harm to your post:
🟠According to Daniela Queiroz, (an Instagram marketing coach), the algorithm actually notices when you engage first and this automatically signals that your post is worth pushing out.
🟠It builds trust: When I see a post liked by the creator, it sends a quiet message to me that the creator 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦s 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 he/she has 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥. And that makes me more inclined to trust and likely to engage too
‎🟠Liking your post isn’t desperation, it’s confidence and confidence is contagious.

So, it's not just the likes (although, yes, they can be sweet). ‎But as a content creator, your priority should be to dish out Value, Truth, and Authenticity. When you do that consistently, oh, the likes, followers, views...watch them come naturally.

Now tell me, do you like your own posts too? Let’s talk.👇🏻