“Why aren’t I growing my Instagram? Do people hate me?”
Repeat after me: how fast or slow you grow your Instagram has absolutely nothing to do with your worth. But I don't blame you for thinking this way. Here's why:
You read emails, watch lives, listen to podcasts of social media experts telling how to grow your accounts.
Most of them are so simple:
be consistent,
provide value,
show your true self,
share your why,
show your face in stories.
And you're doing all these things and thinking: "what am I doing wrong? Do people hate me?"
What these people forget to mention:
- that they are models who traveled the world with a professional photographer 5 years ago when it was easier to grow on Instagram
- they they had a business years ago that was unique and stood out, and they made a name for themselves back then
- that they have many years of experience in creative, copywriting, content, strategy, communication and marketing
- that they spend 5 or 6 figures in ads each month
So take all this advice with a grain of salt and please remember that growing on Instagram in 2020/2021 is hard. It's not natural and easy. It doesn't happen just by "showing up".
More importantly it has NOTHING to do with your worth.
Love,
Manu