Brooke Raybould shares her life as a mom to four boys on her Instagram account, which has more than 700,000 followers.The bill, which went into effect on July 1, amends the state's Child Labor Law to include children who are featured on their parents' or caregivers' social media.
In today's world, an influencer with more than 1 million followers may earn upwards of $20,000 for one sponsored post, while a person with under 100,000 followers on a social media platform may still earn as much as $4,000 for one sponsored post, according toGood Morning America "It felt like I had like struck gold in some ways ... because I can be home with my kids, share my natural life, do some work for a pretty condensed period throughout the day and make a decent living," Raybould said. "It was basically like a dream for me."
Raybould, who now has over 700,000 followers on Instagram, said she views her work as similar to running a family business, where everyone pitches in to help. At the same time, she said that while they may be featured often on her social media, her sons' actual involvement in her work is a small portion of their day.How an aspiring Instagram influencer paid off her $10K debt in 14 months
Chin, of Edmonton, Canada, manages his son's YouTube channel, Kaven's Adventures, in addition to being a full-time stay-at-home parent while his wife works outside the home. Chin said he sees monetizing Kaven's YouTube channel in the same vein as parents who support their children in competitive sports leagues."Realistically, if you have your kid in sports and you're doing something like competitive dance or competitive hockey, you may say you're not in it for the money, but you're putting your kid into something competitive so that in the future, you're hoping they can earn money off of it," he said.