From toddlers to teenagers, more kids are becoming social media 'influencers'
Social media"influencers" - people who promote goods and services for money online - are getting younger and younger it seems. And services are springing up to teach parents and kids just how to do it.
His parents, Stacey Woodhams and Adam Waplington, from Brentwood in Essex, set up the account in 2017 when he was just a couple of weeks old. Sisters Elena, 11, and Clara, 9, from County Galway, set up their CupcakeSurpriseToysTV YouTube channel three years ago. "We were watching YouTube videos anyway and so we thought, why not put it to good use and make a YouTube channel?""It feels awesome, it's a great sense of achievement," says Clara."We work really hard on the videos. It's nice when fans come up to us when we're out shopping and say 'we know you'.""People underestimate the time involved [in making the videos]. There's a lot of preparation needed.
For example, Firetech Camp offers a five-day"Creating for YouTube - Become a YouTube influencer" course, which costs from £425."We see two different sets of kids who attend the course: those that see it as a hobby, and those who are gamers and want to create games on YouTube." Her mother, Alessandra Brunialti, says that she talks with her children about the dangers of the internet, but also encourages them in their online enterprise.
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