1. Event Brand Ambassador – this is the most common one people think of when they are looking for brand ambassador information.  You attend events as a brand agent of a particular brand and promote it to people you meet.
2. Social Media Maven – By developing a social media brand ambassador asset, meaning lot of friends and followers, you can get paid to promote brands to this group.
3. Affiliate Sales – To make ends meet you might as well make money as an affiliate rep as well.  It is the same concept but you are paid per sale.
4. Event coordinator – If you have been a brand ambassador for a while working events, why not move into organizing your own events.  You can get sponsorships and maybe charge for attendance, earning a good paycheck per event as you perfect this skill.
5. Internet Marketing – The Internet is social and learning to be a good Internet Marketer will make you a powerful and highly paid brand ambassador.  This is requires time as there are many things to master, such as blogging, email marketing and more.  But the rewards can be big.

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You may want to find a temporary gig as a brand ambassador or you might be looking for a full time engagement.

If you are looking to be the traditional kind of brand ambassador that goes to events and promotes products at the event, these are going to be temporary gigs.  However, you can keep these coming by getting into the brand ambassador database of all the different brand ambassador agencies and you will get steady offers as they need talented ambassadors to attend events for client projects.

This is probably the most fun form of being a Brand Ambassador, but also sharpening your skills as a social media expert and Internet Marketing specialist can give you a more steady income and something to do between gigs at events.

You may find that people outsource the Internet Marketing and Social Media to lower cost people overseas, but do not let this discourage you.  The fact is, if you have the skills, these companies need someone to oversee the outsourced workers and focus the brand message.  So this can be a great opportunity for you.

In order to attract more job requests, reach out to marketing agencies and do jobs through CraigsList until you get yourself into a lot of brand ambassador databases so that the job offers start coming to you.

So why would a Brand Ambassador effect these things?

Well, one activity any Brand Ambassador should do is corporate blogging.  Blogging will produce search engine traffic because of more unique content.  This alone has a big impact, but search engines also rank sites on freshness of content, so the more frequent content additions will improve results.

Then linking is another major SEO factor that the Brand Ambassador can influence.  If they write good, interesting blog posts and they promote them via social media and other channels, this will result in people linking to it, and will boost the search ranking.

Social media as well is a measure of the popularity of a Website.  So if a Brand Ambassador generates links to the site in social media and other people repost these, then site will rank better and have more visibility.

These are all very basic, but they are also the things that can have the biggest SEO value if done consistently over time.  The Brand Ambassador does not need to be a Search Engine Optimization expert – they only need to do their ambassador job well.

This can be much more lucrative than just trying to be a general Brand Ambassador.  The reason is that a good Brand Ambassador is going to network and know the major players in the industry they are working for.  If you continue to focus on one industry and develop your skills around that industry, you are going to find that you have companies in the industry competing to hire you as their Brand Ambassador eventually.

Case in point, I have a friend that is a great sales person in one particular niche industry in manufacturing.  It is nothing flashy, but he commands a very high salary, plus big commissions, plus a car and other perks because he knows everyone in the industry.  I saw him try to move temporarily to another industry and he was not nearly as effective.  He is great in his focused area.

So if you want to get a job as a Brand Ambassador and there is an Industry you really love or already know well, consider focusing and you will be paid better and have more opportunities.

This means you need to see things from their perspective.  They do not really care that you enjoy going around and talking to your friends or that you like FaceBook.

A business that is hiring Brand Ambassadors is going to want to know about leveraging relationships and promotional skills to produce a positive return on investment.

If you do not have the Brand Ambassador skills yet, you are probably not going to be able to get Brand Ambassador jobs.

But I have some good news.  There are many jobs that can be an entry point into becoming a high end Brand Ambassador but they have lower barriers to entry.

Social Media Manager is one title that involves monitoring social media for a company, executing a social media strategy and building your own personal network to promote your employer.  This is one crucial area that a Brand Ambassador must master and it is a great place to start if you want to eventually find a job as a Brand Ambassador.

Event Planner is another gateway to getting a Brand Ambassador job.  If you learn how to set up events, get people to attend and promote the brand in a positive fashion at the event, you will be building your network and skill set to eventually be a full Brand Ambassador.

Internet Marketing, including SEO and Email Marketing, are other skills that a Brand Ambassador should know.  These things are always changing and it takes years to master, so building your skills as an Internet Marketer will make you a very skilled Brand Ambassador some day.

Writing and video production are other skills that can be a gateway to getting a Brand Ambassador job.  Blog writing, copy writing and video are all important skills because the primary job of a Brand Ambassador is frequent, effective communications.

So if you are currently having trouble finding a Brand Ambassador job, remember that there are many other jobs that will help you build your skill set to eventually get a high end Brand Ambassador position.

Early on in the Brand Ambassador movement there was a lot of confusion on what is ethical or not ethical. Now it is generally accepted that brand ambassadors must fully disclose their relationships and not try to trick people.

Many people want to get brand ambassador jobs because for someone that is social, going around and talking about something you already like is fun. However, companies are usually not going to pay someone to just go out and have fun talking about them. A business wants to be able to measure certain metrics including a positive ROI on their brand ambassador program.

This means if you want to work as a brand ambassador, you are going to have to sharpen your skills when it comes to social media, Internet marketing, email marketing and event planning. A good brand ambassador is going to be someone that can do all these things and can build their audience that cares about the brand they represent. Ideally, you will be able to track estimated sales from the groups you build as well.

This process gets even more difficult when you consider the risks.  A new Brand Ambassador with no experience may think it is OK to go into a forum and start spamming everyone about the brand – they do not have the sophistication to build relationships slowly and in a win/win way.  This results in a loss for the brand because if people find out a company with a strong brand is using these tactics then the image of the brand can be damaged.

So what is a Brand Ambassador and what are some common activities they can do to promote a brand.

The best brand ambassadors are a bit cheerleader and great at customer service.  It is a combination of using your time to create a positive image of the brand and to quickly and skillfully handle customer complaints.  If someone can do this and do an excellent job of creating buzz about the brand, they will be a good Brand Ambassador.