Jared VanderMeer completely credits his relatively new Island environment as the backbone of his career as a full-time content creator on TikTok.
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The environment stoked his creativity.
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While in marketing, VanderMeer always had interest in photography and took that artistic background to the social media world. After losing clients during the pandemic, he decided to commit to the work on accounts he含羞草研究社檇 already created on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube.
VanderMeer said he knew from a marketing perspective the work required. Previously posting two to three times a week, consistently, he had to up that.
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VanderMeer feels his early productions weren含羞草研究社檛 very good. Slowly and surely he got better, working on them daily. As he got better, they gained traction, developing an audience as he slowly discovered Vancouver Island while honing the craft.
含羞草研究社淔ive hundred videos later we are where we are now,含羞草研究社� he said, now a full-time content creator, sharing behind-the-scenes and creative photography reels. 含羞草研究社淚t really did help me discover the Island. Everywhere we go is still new, because we含羞草研究社檙e still new here, but it has allowed me to use fresh eyes.含羞草研究社�
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