The CEO of IG recently did a reel sharing how to grow on Instagram TODAY. I've been testing his advice since March 23 and it actually worked! I grew 1500 followers. Here's the gist for ORGANIC growth: Post - 3 times minimum a week to keep your account "active" but you most like will lose followers Post - 1x a day and you'll gain followers but will lose as well so slow growth to break even. Post - 10x a week and you'll see steady growth compound over time I did 10-14 posts a week for almost a month and I grew net 1500 followers. I lost about 400 so I gained (technically) almost $2k. This is on my hollydays_chicago account. I have 40K followers so the growth is a little more obviously, but as a small creator page, this could translate to 100 or so then continue to gain. I found this graphic from an account I love @Kristina.Social and I think it's a great framework to challenge yourself! Who's trying this and let me know how it goes. Commit for 30-60 days before you give up and watch what happens!

Hi Friends, I wish I didn't have to write these words but on 11/20 my husband, Adam, was diagnosed with Hepatocellular Carcinoma, liver cancer. As you can imagine, my entire world turned upside down in 24 hours. We've reached the point of acceptance and have an incredible team at The Univ Of Chicago to get us through this. I always focus on the positives so it's important to note that he's very young (only 43), he's very healthy otherwise, the cancer is primary to the liver and has not spread to other organs, just a few nearby lymph nodes. Because of all of these, the doctors feel he can beat this and so do I in my heart. What does this mean for me and my business? Well, thankfully 75% of my business is passive and I'm going to ramp up ads for my courses and such. All my PR firm & brand partnerships are extremely supportive and understanding in giving me more home based work and extensions when I need them. Honestly in this really shitty situation, I have the best situation with community support, family, and friends. With all that, I'm someone who likes to work as it gives me an escape and we will need me to continue to work with mounting medical bills, etc., so I will still be active in sharing all the things in this page it just might not be every day. So many friends have asked me what they can do to help, and honestly, I don't even know how to answer that question at this point but if you see a post of mine you can engage, share, save, comment, etc. If you're interested in growing your business or need the extra training, all my resources I've personally built are in the classroom section. I'm also working on an app to help write all your content with ease, with audio and all, but it won't be available until after the new year now. These are the little ways and mostly free ways to support me should you feel like you want to do something to help :) <3. I won't announce anything publicly until after we tell our boys. We wanted them to have a "normal" holiday season and get through some birthdays so they don't attach this time of year with their dad getting cancer.

I've got a busy week with the launch of DBA 2.0 and my new private mentorship group but I wanted to share my best prompt to create content! COPY THIS AND SAVE IT! I’m a social media educator and strategist who teaches women entrepreneurs how to grow and monetize their Instagram accounts. I focus on growth strategies, content planning, and monetization through digital products, courses, brand partnerships, UGC, and affiliate marketing. I need a list of 100 core content ideas (educational, inspirational, strategy, Reels, etc.), and I’d like to refine and expand them into personalized, high-performing post ideas. Please help me by: Organizing the ideas into content pillars: Education, Inspiration, Authority/Trust, Engagement, Selling, and Personal Brand. Turning each idea into a caption prompt, carousel concept, and reel script where appropriate. Making each one plug-and-play, so I can easily adapt them to different types of offers (e.g., digital products, affiliate offers, mini-courses, etc.) Adding engaging hooks, CTAs, and caption starters to boost saves, shares, and comments. Making sure they are optimized for women business owners, and content creators, especially those who are service providers, coaches, educators, or UGC creators. Incorporating trending Instagram formats like: – POVs – Viral audio ideas – Story-style Reels – Split-screen “before vs. after” content – SEO-friendly carousels Giving a mix of post types like carousels, Reels, single-image posts, and story ideas. Optional: Suggest relevant keywords and hashtags for each category to help boost visibility. Happy Creating! Hols