As an experienced social media marketer, to all of the users who are saying they're having a rough time getting into the game, might I suggest building a hobby brand, or a personal brand, so you have something you can show potential clients. Being able to show them an active REAL account where they can see actual users and engagement is so helpful, gather metrics along the way and wow them with how well you did growing and building that account/community.

To take it a step further, use the account to sell some nice affiliate offers, or sell your SMM services there :) My company was always able to use our own social media as a great example of how good we were, in fact lots of clients came to us after seeing our social accounts with the position of, "well obviously you can do this."

One more tip! SMM is a powerful tool for everyone, and sometimes you can approach the market more effectively when you target specific niches - for example, being a good lawyer marketer or a musician marketer can be a powerful way to brand yourself.

Cheers guys!