5 Tips To Get Your First 50,000 Instagram Followers


Hey team,

In the past month two of our clients passed 50,000 followers

Both of them are growing on average 3,000 to 10,000 new followers per month

And off the back of this are growing their businesses month on month

So, I wanted to share 5 key insights that have helped them build their audience beyond 50,000 followers

  1. Daily content. This is a common trend we see among accounts that grow fast is they post daily. In fact Later analysed over 19million posts on Instagram to find a direct correlation between posting more per week and having more followers. Accounts with over 100,000 followers typically posted on average 5 times per week.
  2. Focus on reels. For all of our clients, reels are by far the best performing content format when it comes to reaching new people and growing the audience.
  3. A powerful opening bio line. This is the bread & butter for gaining followers, have a powerful opening line to your bio. This is the first thing people read when they land on your profile which often determines whether they give you the time of day or not. BOTH of these clients have a strong opening line.
  4. Outcompeting the competition. This is something people don't like to admit but social media is competitive. If you want to build a large audience you need to figure out how you can provide better content than what is out there. This is a common trend with both these clients, in their niche, they are the best their is in terms of positioning, value, consistency, editing, everything. It goes a long way when it comes to growing your following.
  5. Stepping over pennies to pick up dollars. Too many people get it the other way around, they spend so much time focusing on their hashtags, time of posting, captions and other things that make minimal difference. Instead we notice with our clients that do well, they focus on good ideas for content, getting it filmed, getting it posted, a great idea executed consistently beats an average idea planned to perfection and posting infrequently.

As always, I hope this helps you grow your business and thrive online

To Your Success,

Josh

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