What's your ✔️story?

I am not ashamed to tell everyone that I paid my way for that blue check beside my name.

For the last few years, I have been wanting to get verified on my social media accounts.

First reason: ang lakas maka-artista.

Second reason: ang lakas maka-artista.

Third reason: alam mo na.

But then, I know for a fact that while I can be talkative in person, I am not like that in social.

Putting out content for myself is a struggle. I can give many reasons for it. So I am not eligible content-wise.

I envy others who were able to get their blue checks in true-blue content fashion, like Jeff J Hunter and Karla Singson, to name a few.

Until Meta rolled out the Meta Verified subscription months ago in the U.S. (I think) and Australia. (Syempre hindi tayo ang una.) They got the idea of paying for your social stay from Twitter.

Meta rolled out the Meta Verified feature on July 18, 2023. I got the prompt on Instagram.

See, paying for the verification doesn't give you the blue check only. It allows you to have priority in Meta Support (which I hope has improved. Nagbawas kasi sila ng tao last year.)

Plus, for me who serves clients, it's a must, both for credibility and for work.

So I took an hour of my time to verify my Facebook, Instagram, and Threads yesterday. (Oo, ang mahal.)

When I saw the blue check, I told myself, "Wow, artista."

Then I snapped myself out of it immediately. I told myself, "Mahal. Kailangang mag-ROI 'yang blue check na 'yan."

Ikaw, ano'ng kwentong blue check mo?

You’re Exceptional,

Ann Kristine

Nuclear Power Plant of Happiness

P.S. Want to get Meta-verified? Click here and follow instructions.

Word of advice: REALLY ask yourself if you want the blue check. Inggit or wanting to fit in shouldn’t be on top of your lists. (Better said than done, to be honest.) As long as your passwords are strong and your security on your profile is tight, then you’re good.