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How the heck do you even go viral on Instagram and is it even still possible in 2024?

In today's episode I'm going to be answering exactly those questions.

I have completed a study of every single one of my viral videos and I'm going to share with you the

exact ingredients that made these videos go viral.

Since Reels first released in August of 2020, they have been unquestionably the fastest way to grow on Instagram

and compared to any other kind of post or any other strategy for growing,

Reels have the most explosive growth potential because reels have the highest likelihood to go viral.

Now while it was definitely easier to go viral back in 2021, it is definitely still possible today

and I have seen accounts with over a million followers

and accounts with less than a hundred followers going viral in 2024.

Personally over the last four years I have grown my following from less than 50,000

to now over 700,000 on Instagram,

and a large part of my growth has been as a result of a consistent flow of viral videos.

Now when I say a consistent flow, that doesn't mean that every one of my videos goes viral

nor does that mean that I can predictably know every single time a video is going to pop off.

There are definitely anomalies and there are definitely streaks where I'm cold.

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