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This will get you more brand deals in your inbox (opens the original)
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The internet and its people seem to shout pretty loudly about how much they’re making with brand partnerships, but no one really tells you the ins and outs of how this has come to fruition. In this series, my hope is to demystify the process to show you how you can advocate for yourself better as a creator or a business owner and to land some dream brand partnerships in the process. If you haven’t read part one yet, head over there. In March, <a href="https://www.instag
How to start getting paid brand deals (opens the original)
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If you’ve scrolled for any length of time on Instagram, it won’t take you long before someone’s talking about how they have landed a brand deal. Or perhaps you’ve scrolled and seen something marked “ad,” but you’re wondering how much they get paid and wondering if something like this would be an opportunity for you in the future. The internet seems to be full of people talking about how someone has made six figures a year with brand deals or how they’re pitching themselves but no one actually ta
I don’t want a niche (opens the original)
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There’s so much noise and nonsense around niching down on Instagram these days.You’ll hear “niche down!”But then 20 seconds later scroll to a reel that says “Don’t have a niche, you are the niche! ”<img alt="" c
The new tool that makes posting on Instagram so much easier (opens the original)
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It’s been an exciting week on Instagram this week because Instagram’s very own Edits app has announced that you can now create carousels in Edits alone.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="630" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6HFv!
Chasing growth or chasing perspective? (opens the original)
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There are two camps that people fall into when it comes to Instagram:I want more followers, and it’s not happening for me. I’m feeling really frustrated about it.I haven’t grown in years. Maybe Instagram isn’t for me anymore.As someone who has supported thousands of business owners with their content in the last 3 years (…and yes, got them blisfully out of these ruts) the problem is never the app or content creation in itself. The problem is allowing vanity metrics and obsessive insight checking
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