{"id":1782,"date":"2022-04-26T19:45:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T19:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viralmango.com\/?p=1782"},"modified":"2023-10-31T12:35:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T12:35:31","slug":"micro-influencers-pros-and-cons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viralmango.com\/blog\/micro-influencers-pros-and-cons\/","title":{"rendered":"Pros & Cons Of Working With Micro Influencers"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
You\u2019re most certainly familiar with the term “influencer”. Over the years and with the blooming of social media marketing, these profiles have become more and more popular, playing a significant role in the decision-making of their audience.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Not all influencers are created equal. Let\u2019s divide them into relatively smaller groups in order to deal with them more relevantly.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The main component is, not surprisingly, the size of their audience. So, according to their followers’ count, we can arrange them as: Undoubtedly, anyone will want and strive to be featured by a huge influencer page with hundreds of thousands of followers. However, there is this trend among brands and businesses to collaborate with minor ones. And this is steadily gaining more popularity.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n While this is a great opportunity\u2014especially for relatively smaller brands\u2014before including it in your influencer marketing campaigns, you should thoroughly consider both its pros and cons.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Here are the most significant ones:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n One of the main reasons you\u2019d like to switch to micro-influencer partnerships<\/a> is that they are within your budget.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n If you cannot afford to pay a fortune for a single post on macro influencers\u2019 pages, you\u2019re in the right league. Based on the audience size, the rates might vary from $100-$2,000. This takes into consideration other metrics like engagement, type of posts, their quantity, and plenty of other factors. Even if you\u2019re still not sure that the investment in a micro-influencer is justified, you can always work out an affiliate deal. Nothing upfront. The influencer is paid based on their performance and results. The bigger the sales, the bigger commission. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Even though the number of followers is usually the main metric to consider when choosing influencers, it might not be the most crucial one.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Instead, consider their engagement rate\u2014it points to the quality of their page and how engaged their followers are.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n You can calculate the engagement rate of a page manually by simply dividing the sum of average likes and average comments to the number of followers and multiplying it by 100%, or use one of many calculating tools available on the market (such as Mango Score Calculator<\/a> or Instagram Engagement Rate Calculator<\/a>).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n As for micro influencers, it\u2019s not a secret that they ultimately have higher engagement rates and are more effective at generating leads and sales for a product.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n This is explained by a simple social media rule of thumb: the smaller the audience size, the higher the engagement. Here you can find some stats for the average engagement rate based on followers:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Ever noticed what kinds of pages you engage in the most? Probably, the more relatable ones. That\u2019s the reason people like and comment on micro influencers\u2019 posts, and watch and reply to most of their stories\u2014because they are down to earth.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n People like to see that the influencers they follow on social media have similar experiences to them, that they can relate to their problems. In that case, their \u201crecommendation stamp\u201d gets stronger as people love to see themselves in these aspirational ads.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n People tend to trust recommendations from those they are more or less connected to (family, friends, etc.). That connection almost never exists between a person and a macro- or mega-influencer. On the other hand, micro-influencers are often considered friends and have more convertible audiences and credibility. On the other hand, micro-influencers are mostly quite concentrated on one topic and are experts at that.\u00a0Their audiences consider them friends and\u00a0live streaming content\u00a0helps these influencer accounts seem trustworthy even to those who don’t follow their work regularly.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n So if, for example, a narrowly specialized tech expert, who has, let\u2019s say, a 12K follower base, recommends a product related to tech, it\u2019s more likely to generate conversations from them rather than a travel blogger with 450K followers.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
nano-influencers<\/a> (1K-10K followers), micro-influencers (10K-50K followers), mid-tier influencers (50K-500K), macro-influencers (500K-1M followers), and mega-influencers or celebrities (1M+).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Pro 1. Affordable price<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
But most importantly, they are way more flexible when negotiating. These influencers are more likely to accept your<\/em> conditions since they are not receiving as many partnerships offers as their bigger competitors.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nPro 2. Higher Engagement rate<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Pro 3. More Relatable<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Pro 4.\u00a0 Trustworthy and Credible<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Here\u2019s a classic example of how a micro-influencer is sharing their experiences with their audience by recommending a product they believe in:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
@channonmooney<\/a> is showcasing her new phone case she got from @funcasesuk<\/a>, expressing her excitement about it and recommending her followers to get theirs. As you can see, in spite of not having millions of followers, her post has performed pretty well gaining 18.4% engagement rate. That would be a pretty impossible milestone to reach for a big influencer, especially in case of a promotional post.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n