I am not ashamed to tell everyone that in 2023, I paid my way for that blue check beside my name.

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. (Hahahah!)

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. (I follow those awesome people.)

Until Meta rolled out the Meta Verified subscription in the U.S. (I think) and Australia in March 2023. (Syempre hindi tayo ang una.) They got the idea of paying for your social stay from Twitter (now X).

Finally, Meta rolled out the Meta Verified feature in the Philippines in July 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.)

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? 😊

[Note: I canceled my blue check plan 4 months later.]

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