90,000 Instagram Followers in 365 Days

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TikTok might be the latest, greatest social media channel, but don’t think for a second that Instagram is to be ignored.

You can build a huge, active and engaged audience on Instagram in just months or even weeks using this strategy.

Instagram has over 2 billion monthly active users, it was the most downloaded app in Q4 of 2021 and 59% of Instagram users log in daily.

The most expensive influencer charges $1.015 million per post, and yet the most liked photo on Instagram is a photo of an egg with 55 million likes.

In other words, while people are making big money on Instagram, if you can post something more interesting than an egg then there is room for you, too.

Here’s how “SocialMediaQueen” built her following from zero to over 90,000 followers in 365 days:

First, you need content. A LOT of content. But that’s true on any platform. When you’re trying for organic growth, you’ve got to put your message out there several times a day.

And the content must be valuable your audience.

Generally, content has value if it’s entertaining, encouraging or educational.

If you can manage to hit all three, then that’s even better.

Second, you don’t need new ideas to make this work. If you can find a hundred different ways to say ten different things (that’s 1,000 posts right there) then you’ve got what it takes.

Remember, not everyone will see all of your posts. And no one will remember all of your posts, either. Repetition of message works great if you can just find news ways of conveying your message.

For example, “Don’t give up, you can do it.” How many different ways do you think you could convey this message? There’s no doubt you could find a thousand different quotes, anecdotes and stories with this theme, or perhaps even ten thousand.

Third, you’ll need a content schedule to keep you on track. Here’s Katelyn’s weekly schedule:

  • 3 photos or carousels
  • 4-7 Reels
  • 9-15 Stories
  • 1-2 Videos

This is as much as 27 pieces of content every week, or approximately 100 per month. That sounds like a lot for one person to create, but keep in mind this plan will grow your following fast.

If you check out Canva you’ll find templates for creating quality content quickly. Sit down once per week and create all of your content for the week, or even spend an entire day making content for the month.

Notice, too, that on Instagram you can monitor not just your number of followers but also the number of accounts you reach. Even if you fall short of 100 posts per month, you can still reach a large number of people on Instagram. Even starting from scratch, you can reach 25,000 people every week.

Note that the vast majority of your reach will likely come from Reels, since the algorithm is currently pushing those.

How to Know What to Promote and When

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What Should You Promote as An Email Marketer?

It can be confusing to know what to promote as an email marketer. Will you earn more if you mail out product A or product B? You know that product A has a wider appeal… But product B has a higher price point. Even if you make fewer sales, you might end up making more money. There are a lot of considerations to make as a marketer.

That’s not to say that you should spend a ton of time stewing over this decision. Time is money. Yes, you should evaluate the products you mail out– and that’s something we’ll talk about– but you can learn how to make evaluations quickly.

You can learn:

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$3,210 in 3 Weeks via PLR

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I know I’ve said it before, but I love membership sites because of the ongoing income. Sell it once, get paid each month for as long as they remain members.

But one of the objections I often hear is, “But it’s going to take me months to build up the membership!”

Not necessarily.

In July Lucy set up a membership site on MemberVault. If you want a free place to host your products, she recommends SendOwl.

She gave her membership a cute, memorable name which is important. If no one can remember your site’s name because it sounds just like all the others, then they’re more likely to forget about you.

She creates and sells PLR templates that can then be resold to customers with a commercial license.

To begin, she created a months’ worth of templates as well as some launch bonuses, added them to the membership site and then launched a month after she started.

Now here’s the key: In the past she purchased a lot of products in the same niche she’s in. She went back to all of these product sellers and asked if they would like to promote her membership for 45% commission.

And most of them said yes.

Because of her relationship with these vendors as a customer, they were willing to not only read her email but also consider her offer.

No matter what you’re launching, if you first purchase products in the same niche, you can then approach those vendors and ask them if they might be interested in promoting your product.

She created her affiliate program through ThriveCart and uses ConvertKit for her email.

She set up both Paypal and Stripe accounts to receive payments, giving her customers a choice.

And anything technical she had to do along the way, she simply outsourced to someone she found online. If you don’t want to hire someone for technical stuff you don’t know how to do, then simply use the tutorials provided on the platforms or use YouTube to find someone to walk you through the processes.

Your membership could be about anything that interests you and that people are willing to pay for. Purchase products in your niche to begin building relationships with your future affiliates. Create a month’s worth of content, get your affiliate program up and running, and then get busy promoting your membership site.

One last thing… encourage your members to become affiliates as well. Most of them won’t, but a few of them will, and sometimes your customers will surprise you with the sheer number of sales they can bring – maybe even more than the product owners you approach.

No one can sell a product like a satisfied customer, which gives them an edge in sincerity that’s impossible to fake.

Creating Higher End Products to Increase Your Income

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As a product creator, you’re looking for ways to earn more money from your efforts. It can be scary to brainstorm ideas, because you’re not sure what will work for you. I’ll skip to the end a bit and reveal a surefire way to make it happen—create and sell higher-end products.

Let’s backtrack a bit…

At this point, you’ve probably been releasing info products at typical price points. Maybe a $7 mini product or a $17 course on your topic, and a collection of products along those lines. These are standard prices in the IM world and they’re not too intimidating. Maybe you even have a membership site where people pay a modest amount for access to what you come out with every month.

What are your earnings like at these price points? Maybe you’re struggling or maybe your earnings are okay. Maybe you’re earning a fantastic income as a product creator and niche marketer.

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