JUNJUN Salarzon, 18, is a testament that online influencing is a lucrative game changer to those who wish to make it their full time career.

In just two years, she went from being a highschool student to a paid content creator that can command a whopping P80,000 per sponsored post on Tiktok and P5,000 for an Instagram story. 

She doesn’t need even a high-end studio for that! 

All Salarzon had to do was follow her heart which egged her to entertain people by making them laugh. 

“I just want to make people happy,” she told RepublicAsia.

Salarzon, who goes by the handle @ramburat, has garnered over 1.9 million Tiktok followers by doing hilarious skits and parodies at home or in the streets. 

These clips have gone viral with views and shares reaching hundreds of thousands to millions. She even had content that reached as high as 8.5 million. 

These propelled her popularity to skyrocket in the socials.

When the traction became too difficult to ignore, companies began knocking on her doors for paid collaborations. 

She even got to collaborate with big celebrities like Awra Briguela and Vice Ganda. 

How to earn on Tiktok

Through the years, Salarzon has found different ways to earn online. 

One trick, she said, was to teach others how to become an influencer. 

The big deals, however, actually come in through brand endorsements and paid collaborations. 

But getting noticed by companies does not happen overnight. 

Salarzon said she posts at least one video daily to provide her followers fresh content.

Crafting comedic content was not difficult for Salarzon as she has always been a class clown. But it takes grit, hard work and consistency to make it in this highly unpredictable industry that competes for the viewers’ short attention span, she said.

From boredom to stardom

Salarzon never really considered influencing as a serious career until the pandemic hit in 2020.

Bored to her wit’s end after Covid lockdowns were imposed, Salarzon decided to showcase her funny side online. 

To her surprise, the content became a massive hit.

Salarzon has one piece of advice for people who want online to turn to influencing as their bread and butter: Go for it.

But she was quick to warn that it does not always come easy. 

Attention can get overwhelming and one can get bashed or trolled for creating content that does not suit the audience’s taste.

“Influencing po may good side and bad side. Parang gaya ng attention ng tao. I mean, all eyes ‘yung tao. Parang nakaka overwhelm,” she said, adding “May bad side din po. Parang may nagawa ka something not in your branding, hindi nila magugustuhan.” 

Despite the downside, the content creator is bent on turning to online influencing as her new full-time career. 

Not a bad career move for someone who earns five digits per post.