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Behind the scenes of a 4 figure brand deal

In March this year I set out with a mission to secure more brand partnerships and in today's episode i share with you what I did with my content and my communications to

Getting yourself out of a content wobble

Content wobbles happen to all of us. We can find ourselves overthinking our content, doubting what we're posting and feel trapped by our own content ideas. In today's ep

The one thing you can do to start positioning your Instagram content for better reach

In a world where everyone is trying to tell you what to post online for better reach, in today's episode I talk about the one metric that you can pay attention to and how

Growing from 3k to 40k followers in less than a year

Chantal has grown from 3,000 followers to 40,000 followers. Her handle is @becomingthismama In today's episode, she talks about how she has managed to use prompts to fi

The content trend taking over Instagram this summer

Are you feeling like your reach and engagement have dipped over the summer? That's really normal this season, but there are things you can do to give it a little helping

Instagram Q&A: Canva carousels, trial reels, and dead accounts

There's so much nonsense out there about Instagram right now, and today I'm answering your questions about all of it. You sent these into my story question box, and I'm d

Do hooks give you the ick? Or do you just not know your positioning yet?

Be honest with me. Have hooks ever given you the ick? Have you ever gone to create a piece of content and thought, I cannot believe I've stooped this low, or tried to sho

What would you post if you already had the followers you want?

I want you to imagine that you have just woken up with the number of followers that you are craving. Maybe that's 10k, 50k, or 100k… whatever it is for you, sit with it f

Should I post on Instagram over the summer?

Should you post on Instagram over the summer? What happens if your capacity is literally zero? In today's episode, I show you how to make posting over the summer easier o

10 things I've learned about content that gets reach

i've been supporting folks with their content for a long old while now. In today's episode, I break down the 10 things all successful content does, and the tweaks that yo

Lessons from viral videos and million dollar launches

The whole of the marketing world has been going crazy over million dollar launches and talking to the camera. Today I share the lessons we can learn for our own content a

Does your content have impact? Or are you just posting for the sake of it?

What does posting on Instagram for impact look like? What happens if you're posting just for the sake of it? In today's episode I walk you through the exact questions to

How to sound like yourself online with Kal from Words Hurt

How do you sound like yourself online, particularly when AI is rife?! Kal from Words hurt Copy joins me in today's episode to share his perspective: You can find Kal at:

AI wont be able to steal your personality on Instagram

In a world where 'claude wrote my content in 30 minutes', where do we draw the line about where we're letting AI take over the conversations we're having on Instagram? W

Things to start doing immedieately if you're serious about growing on Instagram

Serious about growing your Instagram account? But not sure where your focus should be? I've got you! These are my non-negotiables that will actually get you out of 200

Get more people watching your Instagram stories

You know you want more people seeing your Instagram stories, but how do you do it? And how do you make them quickly so that you're not spending all day on your phone? Tha

How to get your content seen by more people

Getting out of 200 view jail and having your content reach more people can feel impossible these days on Instagram, right? In today's episode, I walk you through exactly

How to get your next 1,000 followers on Instagram

Stuck in 200 view jail? Desperate to get to 1,000 followers to get trial reels, or wanting to get more eyes on what you do? In today's episode I cover the type of content

Using your content to grow a waitlist and sell your offers

You heard me the other week say that Instagram isn't for selling, so how on earth do you use it to grow your waitlist and to sell out your offers? In today's episode, I w

How to know if your hook is working

We all stress and fuss about hooks a lot, but how do you know if it's working? How do you kow that what you're posting online is resonating well and being seen by the rig