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Vancouver Island inspires North Saanich creator to go pro on TikTok

Jared VanderMeer hopes to hit 1M followers by monthB次元官网网址檚 end

Jared VanderMeer completely credits his relatively new Island environment as the backbone of his career as a full-time content creator on TikTok.

The North Saanich resident moved there from Alberta in late 2020 and says heB次元官网网址檚 never going back.

B次元官网网址淚 packed up in Edmonton, where we have our agency, and everyone moved remote,B次元官网网址 VanderMeer said. B次元官网网址淐oming to the Island was the shift for me to change my mindset to try something I always wanted to do.B次元官网网址

He now had south coast environment, free from never-ending snow and fields, with shoreline, mountains, fields and forests. B次元官网网址淭he Island gave me the ability to follow this passion.B次元官网网址

The environment stoked his creativity.

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While in marketing, VanderMeer always had interest in photography and took that artistic background to the social media world. After losing clients during the pandemic, he decided to commit to the work on accounts heB次元官网网址檇 already created on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube.

VanderMeer said he knew from a marketing perspective the work required. Previously posting two to three times a week, consistently, he had to up that.

B次元官网网址淚f you actually want to chase social media and garner a following you have to post lots and it has to be good within your niche B次元官网网址 quality and quantity,B次元官网网址 he said.

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VanderMeer feels his early productions werenB次元官网网址檛 very good. Slowly and surely he got better, working on them daily. As he got better, they gained traction, developing an audience as he slowly discovered Vancouver Island while honing the craft.

B次元官网网址淔ive hundred videos later we are where we are now,B次元官网网址 he said, now a full-time content creator, sharing behind-the-scenes and creative photography reels. B次元官网网址淚t really did help me discover the Island. Everywhere we go is still new, because weB次元官网网址檙e still new here, but it has allowed me to use fresh eyes.B次元官网网址

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