#2559 - Q&A: “Why do some Instagram accounts take off?”
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 January 2024
⏱️ 7 minutes
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What makes an Instagram account soar while others plateau? Join us to learn how strong opinions, consistent posting, and early engagement can boost your Instagram presence.
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Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people who earn extra money without quitting their job. This year, the show includes free guided lessons and listener Q&A several days each week.
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| 0:28.6 | slash enhance. Why do some Instagram accounts take off? |
| 0:45.8 | What makes an Instagram account sore while others plateau and of course this could be more than just Instagram we can see that on Tik-Toc and |
| 0:49.1 | lots of other social channels as well YouTube even some older platforms like Facebook or |
| 0:53.9 | LinkedIn. Sometimes some accounts just really kind of skyrocket and we're like, |
| 0:58.3 | why? Like why that one? Was it just a lucky post? Was it a meme? Was it one viral thread or again a post, a story, |
| 1:06.0 | something that really just kind of took off, |
| 1:08.0 | or was there a strategy, was it just luck? |
| 1:11.0 | Join us today to learn how niche content engagement |
| 1:13.8 | and the right kind of branding can improve |
| 1:15.9 | your Instagram presence, or again, your online presence. |
| 1:19.5 | Welcome to another episode of Side Hustle School. |
| 1:21.6 | My name is Chris Gillibow. Today's question comes from |
| 1:24.1 | Aaron in San Francisco. As noted, he is wondering about Instagram. Specifically, the factors that |
| 1:30.4 | catapult some accounts to fame while leaving others in the shadows. |
| 1:34.0 | He's looking for insights into some key strategies. |
| 1:37.0 | All right, let's talk about it. |
| 1:38.0 | Why do some Instagram accounts take off? |
| 1:40.0 | That's the question. |
| 1:42.0 | You'll hear Aaron's more detailed version and my |
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