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The Heart & Hustle Podcast

222: How to Grow Your Instagram from 1k to 16k in a Year with Nathan Chanski

The Heart & Hustle Podcast

The Heart University

Entrepreneurship, Business, Marketing

4.81K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2022

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Who's done letting the Instagram algorithm be their excuse for why they aren't growing? 

 

We know we are and so is Nathan Chanski! We are chatting with Nate on the podcast today ALL on the topic of how he grew from 1k to 16k+ followers in less than a year.

 

We dive into the topic of Instagram growth with Nate and what he did to see such growth within a year. 

 

Nate shares where he was mentally with his business and Instagram a year ago. 

 

What he was doing on the app (or rather…not doing…) 

 

Nate's story is SO powerful and relatable to a LOT of creative business owners and we know you're going to get SO much out of hearing his story. He then gives us a TRUCKLOAD of tangible tips and strategies he uses on the gram every day that helped him grow so drastically. 

 

Sparknotes: Reels were a big one, so if you're wanting help with Reels, Nate's got you. He ends the chat by giving such a powerful takeaway and message that reaches beyond just Instagram and business, and applies to ALL of life. And hint: he won Lindsey's heart cause he used a Taylor Swift analogy.

 

Show notes: https://theheartuniversity.com/222-how-to-grow-your-instagram-from-1k-to-16k-in-a-year-with-nathan-chanski

 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to the Heart and Hustle podcast. We are your hosts Evie McCloud and

0:03.5

Lindsay Roman. Welcome, welcome party people. We are just so excited that you're

0:07.7

here. Thanks for tuning into another episode. Today is super fun and an

0:11.8

exciting episode because we are chatting with Nathan Chansky

0:15.1

all on the topic of how he grew from 1K to 16K plus followers in less than a year.

0:21.2

Now if you don't know who Nate is he is a wedding photographer and

0:24.0

photography educator based in West Michigan. He has photographed weddings and couples full time

0:28.8

for the past three years and within the past year he has taken his knowledge and experience into the

0:33.5

photography education space his passion has always been glorifying God and

0:37.7

empowering others to create the life and business of their full potential on

0:41.3

today's show we dive into the topic of Instagram growth with Nate

0:44.4

and what he actually did to see such growth within a year's time.

0:47.5

Nate shares where he was mentally with his business and Instagram a year ago,

0:51.2

what he was doing on the app, or rather maybe not doing,

0:54.3

Nate's story is just honestly so powerful and relatable to a lot of creative business owners

0:58.5

and I know that you're going to get so much out of hearing his story.

1:01.7

He then gives us, I kid you not, a truckload of tangible

1:05.5

tips and strategies that he uses on the Instagram, the Instagram, you know what I'm saying,

1:10.1

every day and has helped him grow so dramatically.

1:12.5

And Spark Notes, Reals were one big one.

1:15.4

So if you're wanting help with Reals specifically,

1:17.5

Ooh, Nate has got you.

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