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Molly Littlejohn

New Zealand talent manager for social media influencers, formerly Head of Talent at People of Influence (Thompson Spencer), now at No Sad Cowboys.

Oct 11, 2026

3:06
[laughs] But is there a lot of legwork behind creating this thing that other people are fascinated enough to look at every day?
3:14
I mean, I couldn't do it.
3:16
The amount of time they spend getting ready, scripting, concepting, and that's just for the paid stuff.
3:23
So if they're thinking about all the organic content which they're giving out to followers each day, it is a lot of work, and it really depends on the creator.
3:31
Some of them just pick up their phone and chat in their car, and then, you know, the views just come spilling in.
3:37
Others are so curated, lifestyle content creators in their fit checks doing these incredible, like, stop-motion clothes appearing on them.
3:46
And the editing as well, a lot of them are doing all of their own editing, which just sounds an feat in itself because they're doing it on their tiny little phones.
6:34
Can you give us a bit of an idea about what sort of money there is to be made? You know, do you have an idea about what some influencers are making in a year or, or what they're making or can make for a single post?
3:06
But is there a lot of legwork behind creating this thing that other people are fascinated enough to look at every day? Yeah.
3:14
I mean, I couldn't do it.
3:16
The amount of time they spend getting ready, scripting, concepting, and that's just for the paid stuff.
3:23
So if they're thinking about all the organic content, which they're giving out to followers each day, it is a lot of work.
3:29
And it really depends on the creator.
3:31
Some of them just... pick up their phone and chat in their car and then, you know, the views just come spilling in.
3:37
Others are so curated, lifestyle content creators in their fit checks, doing these incredible like stop motion, clothes appearing on them and the editing as well.
6:34
Can you give us a bit of an idea about what sort of money there is to be made? Do you have an idea about what some influencers are making in a year or what they're making or can make for a single post?

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