Conversations with the Inspiring Shweta Dhamal

Today we’d like to introduce you to Shweta Dhamal.

Shweta, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.
I am a stay at home mom of two incredible boys. I moved from India to America in 2008 and currently living in Arizona.

I consider myself a creative person. Whether it’s about making things, DIYs, styling clothes, painting our entire home to making graphic tees for my boys, making their Halloween costumes from scratch to making homemade recipes for skin and hair care, I do it all.

And this urge for a creative outlet is what made me start my social media lifestyle account on Instagram just to share with people what I love. One thing led to another and now, I’m what they call a “content creator.”

I work with all kinds of brands, promoting their products by creating a post with Aesthetically pleasing and interesting photos and videos.

I truly believe in the power of a well-told story, so I try and bring that into my posts when I create them. You will find fashion, skincare and fitness brands, OOTD (outfit of the day) posts, kids activities and places to eat suggestions. I just love sharing all my experiences with people.

We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc. – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
It’s never a smooth ride. When I started at first, it was just an idea of sharing small projects I did with my kids, home decor, what I wore that day. I wasn’t consistent and that was a big mistake. What I learned from that is if you want to run a successful social media marketing account, you have to make good content and post regularly. Engage with your followers and answer the queries they may ask you in comments. It was slow and there was no engagement at first, but as I started investing more time and efforts into it, people started following and inquiring about the products I am promoting. More brands started approaching.

And you can’t expect results in day one, you work hard and keep at it, success follows.

Please tell us more about your work, what you are currently focused on and most proud of.
As a social media influencer, many brands want to work with you and ask you to promote their products with your followers.
It’s your job to try these products first and share with your followers with honest reviews. It’s very important to be genuine and true to yourself.
I don’t think I’m in any way different from any other lifestyle influencer.
What I like about this is I can connect with so many other incredible women and learn, support and grow together with them on this platform.
It’s really a community where you can bond and create real relations.

Do you have a lesson or advice you’d like to share with young women just starting out?
Any woman out there who want to be a social media influencer, the first thing is a start, just start. That’s the 1st step.

Make connections, develop friendships along the way! Don’t do it if you are not 100 % passionate about it, you won’t enjoy it. Once you start, always look for brands who are authentic and give you total creative freedom.

Contact Info:

• Email: shweta963@yahoo.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shweta_mark/

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