What No One Knows About Being a Social Media Influencer

**PLEASE READ** I wanted to show you guys behind the “picture perfect” curtain that social media can have..I already know there will be a ton of hate on this but please realize I never once said KRplus is harder than any other job..I’m just sharing my story..youtube is the BEST thing to ever happen to me and I’m forever grateful..but when I started I wish I knew all of these things

Did we just become best friends?

I think this video is a great example of how hard people work on their videos just so people can enjoy something to watch

Lessons learned. Hire editor. When vacationing- spend at least a week for yourself then a week working & shooting. Don't get SO wrapped up in your channel. Take full KRplus, social media , everything breaks every so often.

To anyone saying she is complaining and she has an easier job.
She never once said it was harder than any other job. She said she was great full for it and so stop the hate everyone of them said it has a pro or con.

Alisha is honestly one of the most realest influencers. She doesn’t hide things from the fans, and she strives to give us the best videos. Thank You Alisha💕

I love this video !!! But being here after the manny drama ! Iam dieing watching this and learning 😂🤣 thank you so much btw i didnt get notified about this video i just now saw it so there is another thing all of us should talk about !

Every job has it's own difficulties,guys

WHEN I SAW RYLAND I SCREAMED NGL

I feel like people completely forget how rich she is because of youtube. She is a millionaire, if not multi millionaire. And if we as subscribers make her so rich, i think we can expect her to work hard, which she does. And like everyone who has a job, she should have some free time every year. But I still think this job is waaaay better than a lot of other jobs out there, yes its hard sometimes, but she gets sooo much money for it, other jobs are harder and people don‘t get neeeearly as much money as she does. So if you like the influencer job, then it is awesome, and she knows that. But everyone can get a crisis in their life, thats what it was...

Guys she's not saying that her job it worse that other jobs, actually it's the complete opposite she's saying how lucky she is for having this job, but that it's just not as easygoing and relaxed as everyone thinks it is and that you shouldn't be hating and saying "it's so much easier than other jobs so why are you complaining?".
Yes there are probably harder jobs, but she wasn't saying that there weren't.

Comparison is the thief of joy. Stop comparing your life and hardships to these people. Are they out of touch in some ways? Probably. But all they know is their reality and all you know is yours, and you’re both allowed to complain about facets of your life, even if you are blessed and grateful. There’s nothing wrong with a little honesty. There’s always going to be someone worse off than you are, looking at you and telling you to be grateful. We should let that humble us, but give each other room to breathe and feel how we feel.

I think youtube is coming to a REAL era , and I'm kind off all about it 💕💕💕

this is so true, it looks so easy and fun but the reality is so hard, i started youtube 3 weeks ago and i have been feeling so stressed and overwhelmed because you feel you have to give people what they want, already 2 of my videos i dedicated a entire day plus editing just to relise it was bad, imagine that but on a larger scale, its rly hard

These people are just trying to get us to understand there point of view. They aren’t complaining they are just trying to get us to understand there point of view.

Ryland low-key representing Shane ❤️

i legit knew NONE of this.. i have so much respect for youtubers and their work ethic

This is amazing idea! 💕 I totally understand, we are all people. We all have problems.😘 Love you and I missed you.

I hate it how so many people are now starting KRplus now just to become famous and make money. I really want to start a channel but not for those reasons; I realize it’s hard work but I genuinely think I would enjoy it and have fun editing and filming videos

This video is relatable KRplus can be stressful but it can be soooo rewarding when you know you can make a positive impact on the world 🌎💕

*“Where’s my trip? The only place I got sent is Denny’s.”* Omg I love Josh. And Everyone else. Now I know about the bats and I have such a greater understanding and appreciation for KRplusrs now.

This is so relatable, raw, and real.
I love it. 💖

BEST video EVER, on what being an influencer is really like. Also edited in a super creative documentary-style way which made it even more interesting to watch!

this should definitely have more views!! Ive been wanting to start a channel for now 5 years but I can't even find the time or energy to post video edits or edit my instagram posts. I give a lot of credit to all you tubers out there and seeing how so many have had these breakdowns and breaks taken(James Charles, Alisha, etc) proves how stressful it can be. Yes it seems like an extremely fun job and getting to meet all these cool people even those who you've looked up to and getting once in a lifetime opportunities is amazing..but this is a behind the scenes on the process. I FREQUENTLY tell my parens.. "ohhh I don't even know if im going to go to college" or "im going to become a social media influencer and not have to do any of this work or deal with this or worrying about buying something expensive" etc.
^^but virtual hugs to anyone that actually read that..😂🤷🏼‍♀️

KRplus is getting more real and real. With Alisha’s break on KRplus. Nikki’s new series. Remi opening up, Sierra opening up. The Nikki and Gabi KRplus channel is just new and better. OMG SHANE!!! His new series are the best thing ever. With his dad series, tanacon series, Trisha paytas series, Jeffree star. I’m loving all the real ness

To me... it seems like any other job. It’s physically and emotionally draining, but at the end of the day...you get your money.

"Yeah you can make money, but it takes so long." I feel this so hard😂😂

I’m so glad you made this video! I’ve been seeing a lot of KRplusrs that just seem drained and burnt out and I want them to know that their mental health is number one. I wish that they could just take a look at their success and realize that they’re success is enough. It’s 100% ok to take a long break or post once in a while not everyday. KRplusrs your health should always be #1!

Editing this video must have been hard too

ive noticed that a lot of big youtubers have been being more authentic lately and i really appreciate it. its about time we changed the culture of youtube! love what youre doing here sis! God bless

Thank you so so so much for sharing all these perspectives and this side of youtube, I think it is soo important and I am glad you are using your voice and other content creators to raise these points!

I think it’s so great that you made this, because people start to understand what you guys really have to go through and it helps us understand you and feel closer to your guys xx

I get that being an influencer is hard and you want to show that it isn't as easy as people believe it to be. I applaud that. But on the other hand I feel like you have so much more freedom being an influencer. When working in an office or doing physical labor; you only get a few days or weeks of from work and social life is a struggle. I understand that the influencers want to show the viewers it isn't as easy as it seems but don't go to far.. I mean every job has it's deadlines. If you have to give a big presentation you can alse be busy with preperations for daaaays while people only see a 15 minute presentation. That's life

Josh Peck is the comedic relief I need in my life right now

Wow. Just wow. I love how real and raw this is, bless you all and thank you for your hard work

I'm so happy that you made this video ALISHA! Even as a SMALL CREATOR I totally understand this whole aspect of being "ON"... you start to wonder who you are and if you are good enough or "ON" enough

THAT INTRO OMG RYLAND JOSH LILLY IM CRYING IM SO EXCITED

I totally understand why KRplus may be hard and physically impacting, but it is your job. All jobs come with their own hardships

thank you SO MUCH for uploading this video, obv every job has difficulties but i never knew about KRplusrs
its so refreshing to know the real side
we appreciate your effort always

The fact that Shay Mitchell, "a known actor" is talking about stress over uploading on KRplus. .

this is seriously so eye opening, well done. I can say even as a small youtuber w/ mediocre videos i can still spend hours and days editing/filming/uploading a video... it’s a struggle , but I love it

Any job has it good and bad parts. Just remember some people in their jobs are working ridiculous hours and do not turn off once being finished for the day, or don’t get paid for their time, or are run into the ground, physically and mentally. It’s a job, just like any other. But you’re able to feed yourself and have a roof over your head so it’s better than what a lot of people in the world have. Some people put in hours and hours of work and effort for standard pay, no rewards and certainly no trips away. Be thankful for whatever you have, always.

I am so proud of you. I can see this is something a lot of youtubers are not as open to talking about, and now I understand what your life and what your job is like. For everyone saying that they want "schoolisha" back, she is being honest and open with us. And she seems stronger and happier since her break. I love you Alisha and I am so proud of you!!

I respect you so much for this Alisha for posting this. It's so needed because I feel like people barely talk about this side of being an influencer and all they ever get exposed to is the highlight real and assume everyone is in it just for the money.

I get that being a youtuber is hard because it is time consuming and there's a lot of pressure to get the numbers you want/need. However, when I think of students that get out of bed at 7 am, go in class for hours, study all night long for exams, get stressed about grades, sleep deprived, work part-time or full-time, can't take days off, don't make 1/4 of the money that an influencer makes, I realize that this video could have been made for any career or any situation. If you compare the incomes and benefice of being an influencer VS the incomes and benefice of most jobs based on the sacrifices, efforts and energy put into the work, you, influencers are in a pretty good place.

This video probably took alot of time editing 😅

Wow I really loved this video! I think this video is so valuable and a lot of people would gain a lot from watching this. I admired youtubers for years before starting my own channel and no one prepared me for how much work it is! Of course I'm glad to do it because I love it, but I had nooooo concept for how much work every step of the process is. Thanks for sharing this!

Thank you for this video, Alisha. I really enjoy it. I love your transparency. I love that you went on to talk about what other KRplusrs won’t talk about. I understand all that you talk about. I hope that you are able to do more videos like this one. I’ve watched it several times. Thanks again!

Loads of people on KRplus tell us how hard it is and how much we don't know about what goes on behind the camera. And I get that but they never talk about it and actually tell us what is happening. You can't expect us to understand if you don't want to share things with us. Which is why I'm so happy to see more KRplusr's opening up to us. Keep on going with this Alisha.

This couldn't be more real and true, thank you for showing the reality of behind the scenes in such a fun and creative way! Power to you girl!!

I love this!! I think more people need to get to know how much work youtube/social media is😭😭 it’s hard but I agree with Ryland, making content that you truly enjoy and are proud of keeps you going!

I loved this video! I've recently been thinking about starting a youtube channel and I think that videos like this are so needed. Especially from people who are such big influencers. So glad you're back!!

Girl, no. Don’t ever feel like you don’t have the right to tell your truth. I mean obvi EVERY JOB IN THE WORLD IS HARD, but what I love about this is you made the wait for this video so worth it. You’re not just BACK, you’re a new person. No pressure, but this new Alisha is damn genuine & we love it 💗

I feel like after Shane started posting serious videos about other people that were really in-depth, other people took after him and I’m so happy that they are. We only see the cookie cutter parts of these people’s lives, but that’s changing.

Wow, I feel like a lot of people are hating in the comments.I think this was honestly a really good video. I was always wondering, whenever I watch her videos, how long it actually took to make it. Alisha, I love you so much, you are a such an inspiration, and your videos are amazing. No matter what anybody says down in the comments.

This is such a great video. I find it amazing that you made this video to let your audience know that being an "influencer" is not an easy job that everyone thinks it is. I obviously dont understand how hard it is on you but I know and appreciate on how hard you work in your videos and social media. I sometimes get jealous of how yall get to do all these amazing things and go on all these cool trips but I know yall put in a lot of hard work to be able to do all of these things. So Thank you for everything you do and keep being you. Love you Alisha!

Tati uploads 5 times a week every single week the others can take a seat

They never promised anything to their subscribers. They came into this as a fun hobby and now they are feeling pressured to constantly please their followers so that they don’t get shade or hate from people who don’t know the full story. They want to do the best they can and they put themselves out there for others to see and make them selves vulnerable just so other can try to understand. They take brakes to make there content so good and yet they still have to deal with the hate that comes with something they have worked so hard on. KRplus has a good and bad side, where people encourage others and show them that they are not alone and how proud they are of people and then there is the side where people bring down our influencers and make fun of them because they are jealous or because they think it’s funny to hurt them. This takes such a toll on them and they have to pretend that the hate comments they get don’t exist so that they can appear as this happy cookie cutter influencer so that they don’t get more hate. I am sorry for rambling on but I really wanted to state that. I love Alisha and I am so proud of her and all of the guests in this video for opening up and dealing with the stress and hate. I will be supportive of all y’all and I can’t wait to see more of the real you! ❤️

THIS IS THE BEST VIDEO! It is so real and thank you for going through the hours of footage for 2 angles for each conversation. It is so well done and flows so well. Thank you!

This video MADE MY DAY!!!! I feel this way and I'm NOWHERE NEAR where you and the others are. If I haven't uploaded in 2 days I'm like going over and over in my mind of what's next and I feel like I need to upload NOW!!... This was very informative, and so eye-opening!! Thanks for doing this!

my nap was suspended cus you uploaded... AND I MEAN I LOVE MY NAPS, BUT I LOVE U MORE 😂💓💓

I feel like all of a sudden, all at once, the wall put up between KRplus creators and the audience is being smashed down and everybody is being much more real...I'm really loving it. Its interesting that so many honest videos like this are being posted right now (alisha, shane, niki), especially considering these videos didn't exist or were at least very rare just weeks ago. Looking forward to what's next on this platform. Great job alisha, proud of you!

A really informative video for people that are trying to be youtubers and influencers!

Finally someone is showing us the other side of things. This is really hard to do, and I really appreciate it. Ur a real true, down-to-earth person Alisha, and thats why I love you. Thank you Alisha.

Yaaas! THIS is the quality content i paid for!

I love this new Alisha content ✨✨❤️❤️❤️

Creating videos becomes such a tricky and frustrating thing when you know you have to try and beat the algorithm. I've watched my video quality and effort go from being really creative and well put together to thinking "eh this video isn't great but I need to get something up." I've given up on my channel sooooooo many times because the videos I felt were the most creative performed so poorly. And now that literally EVERYTHING has been done, it's so much harder for creators to create. For creators like you guys, where this is your full time job, I can totally understand the level of stress this brings. I think it's important to remember why you started this all in the first place. Making videos you like. But I really appreciated this video! Thank you (:

Thank you for such a great video! I loved the insight you provided and I love how informative this video was! Everybody thinks this being a KRplusr is easy and I love how your showing the other side. It may not be as hard as other jobs, but every job is hard in its own way and I love how you mentioned that part that you started KRplus as a hobby. Not a job. I think many viewers tend to forget that. Best of luck to you! And I can wait to see more of these behind the scenes videos!

I totally get that there is a lot of behind the scenes stuff that we don’t see, but this isn’t the only job that takes an insane amount of work, or the only job that people loose nights of sleep over or have to make sacrifices for. And for pretty much everyone else, they can’t just take 3 months off whenever they want to.

This video is fantastic! I don’t think lots of people truly know how difficult it is to do what you guys do, I certainly didn’t. I can’t wait for this new chapter in your life! You’re amazing girl! 💜

this video is so important and I highly appreciate that you were brave enough to show this side of youtube and your life

You nailed this video. Thank you for taking the time to create this and all of the people in it. You guys are awesome. Great video love ❤️

I love how real this video is 💛

Would love to see more sides of KRplus that we don’t know about

I wish people talked about the ups and downs of KRplus more often. Thank you for being so brave to post this even though you knew people would give you hate and totally disregard your feelings.

I am soo happy you shared this with us and show us your side of the story and not just what the media blows it up too and tell us the truth!

I literally cried and said Alisha's back and I couldn't be any happier I just words cannot describe my emotions

I actually thought Shay has like a whole team with her? Like people who conceptualizes her stuff, produces it, and then edits everything?? Like I love her, but I just never thought she actually edits her videos

already loving this new change for your channel! very inspiring, original, and unique! your editing has definitely improved too! you rock, alisha :)

I can’t believe it took me a week to watch this, but Alisha! I’m so proud of you! I’ve been following you for such a long time and you are so strong and creative. There is like literally nothing you could do to disappoint your fans. Like you need to take your time to care for yourself as well as working stuff into your schedule. Mental health 🙏🏻 you’re great, much love. xoxo Gabe

LOVE LOVE LOVE. So thankful you made a video about this. Keep killin' it girl!!

i mean... everyone always feels like they need to be “on”. Everyone gets exhausted even if their jobs are fun.

i think it’s great that you showed us how difficult youtube is as a job. yes all jobs are difficult but many people have the misconception that doing youtube is easy and it’s really an eye opener!

I loved this video so much!!!!!! It is nice to hear what it is really like to be a KRplusr. I have to admit that I have thought that it seemed so easy to do. Now that I have watched this and heard all the things that you and Remi have talked about on Pretty Basic, I now know that it is a hard job to do. Thank you for making this video and making people see how hard it really is.

As someone who’s watched videos for years and now makes his own videos. What you see is defo 30% compared to what goes on behind the scenes

this was so interesting! Woah I learned a lot honestly!
Alisha with the best ideas yes!

I LOVE SHAY MITCHELL ANYONE ELSE???

Thank you for shedding a light on what it is like to run a successful online social media content creation business (including being on youtube) as your full time income and while some people may still choose this as a hobby others want to use social media content creation as a full time gig and this is a great video giving them something to think about before they start on their journey

This is one of the best videos she’s made! This is amazing!😍

This was really awesome to watch. I'm only a small channel but I could relate to so much of what you guys were saying. Especially when you guys were talking about the pains of editing!! It's a lot of fun but there can be a lot of struggles

I love you Alisha and i love all of the work that you have done and still do. BUT this video right here just might be my favorite video you've ever done. THANK YOU! This is honest, REAL, raw, and RELATABLE! I am seriously so grateful. Whether someone is as big of an influencer as you or on a small (micro-influencer) scale, it's still hard/similar.

this may just be the best video ever because you are the most real yt ever i love you sooo much xxx so much support and soooo much respect xxxx you go girl xxxx

Thank you Alisha for giving us a perspective of you creators, and we can recognize the hard work y'all put into making content. BUT you tubers can choose to take breaks, in other jobs you can't just freely stop and tell your boss "I'm gonna rest for a few months, but when I come back (whenever that is) it'll be like that never happen and I'll still get paid." A lot of jobs effect your time and relationship more than you’d want. So ya'll have the option to take breaks and can’t actually get fired. You also basically need zero education to be a youtube star, and you can decide when you upload or when something is due. Other jobs you need to studying get a degree, and then get hired, and then someone else (like a boss) gives you a deadline of when things are due. I understand being "self employed" is hard and you need to be disciplined, but the pressure is way worse. (TBH we really don't care if you upload a day late, and you won't get in trouble if you do.) These are just a few examples, and all I'm trying to say is, y'all have it WAYYYYY better then some people do. Thank You for reading my rant.

i’m living for this new content!
*omg queen Alisha is back y’all* ♡

Yes Alisha! You do you. No pressure to upload. Take your time. I like these kinds of videos.

I am so proud of all of you to talk about it. Thanks for this video ❤️❤️

This was the realest video ever. I love how you talked about the "taboo" things knowing that no one else has/will. Knowing the struggles that creators go through for work and for us (subscribers) opens up a lot of doors to not stereotyping the fact that KRplusrs are always happy and have the best lives. This was incredibly brave for you to do and it really was inspirational.

CAN WE TALK ABOUT THIS STYLE OF EDITING THO!!!!!!👏🏻👏🏻💕💖
THIS IS SO GOOD
I'm so happy Alisha made this kind of video to show us what it's like
And it's so cool she contacted other youtubers!!
It was so refreshing to see a new type of video
I literally spend a week editing my videos and mine are not edited well AT ALL 😂😂 I can't even imagine your guys' editing process

Thank u sooooo much Alisha!! ❤️❤️ U r truly my inspiration and I know that u r gong to do so many great things in the future!!👍 I cant wait to see what’s next!!! ❤️❤️

Wow . Alisha after this video I now see how much hard work you and other you tubers put in your videos . As I watch this , I now understand how stressful being a KRplusr can be . I'm thankful for people like you that share the truth to there viewers , because you love us so much . I love you Alisha , thanks for this. 😘❤️👍🏼