December 9th, 2020 Malcolm Manning tweeted:
“Hello, I am a 23 year old photographer from Newark, New Jersey eager to create. You never know, 1 retweet could help me grow my business or secure my next client much love”
December 14th, 2020 he was met with a reply from none other then Oprah Winfrey:
“I’m relaunching @oprahmagazine’s website in 2021. How about you come shoot one of our stories”
Shortly after, Oprah tweeted:
“He said YES! We’ll be in touch”
Malcolm Manning is the epitome of making social media work for you! Only having tweeted that he is a photographer looking for work he was able to secure a client with one of the world’s most influential Black woman: Oprah Winfrey.
Oprah Winfrey has a history of being generous and extending a helping hand with her supporters all across America. Whether it being as small as buying a supporter a new laptop to life changing events like hiring a Black photographer from an urban society.
The opportunities are endless for the aspiring photographer as his work speaks for itself.
With only having less then 2,000 followers his tweet reached 924 likes and about 9.2 thousand retweets alluding to the fact that amazing work will always speak for itself.
More and more we see social media being leveraged and used as a tool to further promote business, build clientele and build a network.
According to Hootsuit, social media is a way to reach almost half of the world’s population fast, inexpensively and effectively. You are able to have full control of the content you create!
Take a note from Malcolm Manning and put yourself out there, learn to leverage your social media accounts!
Make sure to check Malcolm Manning’s work on twitter @MassacreMAL_ and his portfolio through his very own website: https://airmcm.myportfolio.com as Manning's tweet response to Oprah, "I won't disappoint"
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