Recent content by leeannedrew

Not at all. Instagram isn't too competitive; it's just full of lazy content. If you make genuinely helpful or entertaining stuff and optimize it properly, you'll find your people

Focus on 3 Reels a week with strong visual hooks, talk directly to a specific audience problem or interest, and treat your Stories like a daily casual vlog.

Spot on. Only use paid ads if you’re directing people to a specific landing page, a newsletter signup, or a product for sale. Never spend ad money just for vanity metrics.

DMs and Stories. Posts bring new people to your profile, but Stories and DMs turn casual viewers into actual community members. Every time someone comments on a Reel, I reply with a genuine question to start a conversation.

Hashtags aren't for growth anymore, they're for categorization. The algorithm uses them along with your caption text and audio to figure out who to show your content to. Think of them as SEO tags, not reach multipliers.

Are you hooking people in the first two seconds? Trending audio helps a bit, but if the video opens with a slow fade-in or a boring setup, people swipe away instantly. Watch time and completion rate dictate if the algorithm pushes a Reel.

It’s definitely harder than it was in 2018, but it’s not impossible. The real problem is people are still trying to grow using 2018 strategies. Static photos and a wall of hashtags don’t do anything anymore.

"Trusting people until they give you a reason not to" is an expensive hobby.

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I usually ask for 50% upfront, especially with new clients. It saves a lot of headaches later on.

Trusting clients too quickly. That cost me both time and money.