Khadijah Taylor

The Influencer League

April 8, 2020

Khadijah’s Story

Khadijah Lacey-Taylor, AKA “Miss Lacey,” is an everyday life and style influencer residing in Dallas, TX.

In 2019, she decided to dive head-first into her passion, and now she’s able to share her journey and connect her with her audience on a more personal level through fashion and lifestyle.

Khadijah’s high-quality photos and videos & her editing style are what sets her apart from the rest.

In less than 6 months, I have almost doubled my story views, engagement rates are above average for nano-influencers, I’ve gone viral and gained over 500 followers since the birth of my brand.

– Khadijah

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NICHE: Lifestyle

LOCATION: Dallas, TX

PREVIOUS BRAND DEALS: Tampax, Oral-B, LuLu’s

DISCOVERING “THE LEAGUE”

When Khadijah first set out on her influencer journey, her goal was to learn the ins and outs of the influencer marketing industry, to help grow her audience and land brand deals.

THE CHALLENGE

The biggest challenge facing Khadjiah was growing her audience, and landing brand deals. Initially, she did not know where to start. To her, being an influencer meant approaching this work as if she were starting a small business. This led her to create a plan.

THE SOLUTION

When creating her plan, Khadijah decided to focus on authenticity as her core value. The game plan was to continue to create quality content, establish a strong hashtag strategy, and engage with her target audience and their content. She also began learning how to properly and effectively pitch to brands. Playing up her strengths as a new nano influencer, and as well as crafting an engaging concept for the brands, along with email etiquette went a long way.

THE PROGRESS

In less than 6 months, Khadijah’s following has grown, and with less than 4K followers, she has been able to secure $1,000 from paid campaigns.

TIL has always supported me when I’ve had new content, and congratulated me on landing brand deals which has  been helpful in my growth on social accounts.

– Khadijah

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