How I grew to 50k followers in 3 months on IG

Author

Daniel Neale
April 18, 2024

I was able to quickly grow my Instagram to 50k followers in 3 months.

Today, I'd like to share 15 things I've learned in the process:

  1. Don’t reinvent the wheel: Observe what's working for other creators. Model after their success.

  1. Focus on your captions: I always make sure to write long and interesting captions that offer value to my direct audience.

Make sure you do the same in your own niche; this will set you apart from your competitors who do not do this.

  1. Tending audios: Use trending audio with 50K+ uses for a wider reach.

  1. Scalable content: Create content that can be easily replicated, enabling you to dedicate a single day to shooting and then have enough footage for the entire month.

Here are some ideas for your footage:

  • Capture various angles of yourself working in front of the computer.

  • Take multiple shots to showcase your desk setup.

  • Record footage of you typing on the keyboard.

  1. Launch a freebie: Create a free yet highly valuable product and give it to your audience to build trust with them.

This will also enhance your post engagement since you can now ask your audience to leave a specific keyword in the comments to receive your free product.

6. Make shorter reels (8-10 seconds long).

  1. Focus on adding a strong hook in the first 3 seconds of your reels.

  2. Create looping reels (Make people watch them multiple times).

  3. Create sharable content.

  4. Respond to comments for an extra engagement boost and to create a stronger community.

11. Make sure your hooks are visible from the start of the video.

  1. If you can’t post daily post 4-5 times per week.

  2. Don’t treat your stories like a trash can (Post very well-crafted stories 1-2 times per day)

  3. Turn on High-Quality upload settings on the app (Settings -> data usage)

  4. Use negative hooks:

Before: Top tips for 20-year-olds.

After: Biggest mistakes to avoid in your 20s…

I go into the Instagram algorithm in much more detail in the Instagram Creator 2.0.

If you have questions, reply to this email.

Best,

Daniel