Episode 9 opens with the big announcement that the next episode, and season finale, will be a live show. Kia opens up about spending her mornings in a more mindful way with less social media (1:45 ). Vic was featured in an interview with XONecole (2:40 ), and Kia was on the Today Show and featured in HypeBae (3:14 ). The girls talk about ways to capitalize when more eyes are on you (viral content etc.) (6:27 ). The girls chat about the importance of both staying in the present and planning for the future (11:14 ). Is being a content creator/influencer for everyone? (12:47 ). Vic recalls a follower putting her on blast about her opinion of Malcolm and Marie (17:34 ). Both of the girls share their grievances about followers trauma dumping and asking for money (19:50 ), and discuss the movie Ingrid Goes West (22:29 ), and where is the line drawn between being inspired or being obsessed (23:48 ). Creating boundaries with your followers is important (24:42 ). Kia talks about followers asking her for money (26:00 ). Vic explains what Threds, is a new plastic surgery technique, and talks about the pressure social media puts on us to look a certain way. Originality is lacking in social media (Tulum, body shapes, eyebrows) (34:25 ). Kia and Vic share their process for planning trips, packing, and creating content while traveling (35:14 ). They reflect on how their lives changed when COVID lockdowns began (40:40 ). Live events and VR experienced are so necessary now (42:03 ). The girls talk about the first “live” event they attended in 2020 when the City first went into lockdown (43:01 ), and they discuss online dating (46:17 ). In this week’s hot or not Vic talks about how much she loved Bridgerton (47:07 ), Kia loves the show Your Honor, both girls really loved Lupin, another hot this week for Kia was the movie “I Care A Lot”, and Vic loved the book Vibrate Higher Daily by Lalah Delia. On the not list this week is the Clubhouse app (52:29 ), and the girls use this as a way to talk about the importance of influencers being early adopters (54:57 ). Kia and Vic share their average daily screentime with each other (55:20 ). Kia talks about the new habits she’s implementing (56:05 ). Vic talks about how seasonal depression has been effecting her since she moved from LA to NYC (59:28 ). Facebook will no longer have the watch party feature (1:01:03 ). What are the best times to post on social media (1:02:30 ). IG Reels will no longer allow videos with the TikTok watermark (1:06:05 ). Instagram will allow up to 4 participants in their Live feature. (1:07:55 ). The girls chat about the differences between copying and being inspired by (1:10:49 ), and give tips on how to find your personal style (1:13:06 ). Kia and Vic talk about how to write great Instagram captions (1:15:14 ), and answer an audience question about how to get better engagement and remain consistent with quality content when you don’t have money (1:18:10 ). The girls discuss children being social media stars (1:24:38 ). The episode ends with The Block of The Week (1:27:48 ), Follow of The week (1:29:22 ), black owned businesses of the week, (1:30:39 ), and words of wisdom (1:32:00 ).

Follow of the week:

@MyFashionBreak

@EveryNiggaDeserves

Black Owned Businesses:

Tiara R. Kelly

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