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It’s Easier Than You Think To Get 100,000 Followers

Here’s what happened to me…

Matt Lillywhite
2 min readFeb 16, 2022

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Growing up, I knew that an incredible life was inevitable because I manifested success in my dreams. It’s also what I told myself every morning as I got dressed, put on my glasses, and drank a freshly made mug of coffee.

“I can do anything.”

“I will achieve amazing things.”

“I am the embodiment of greatness.”

Well, it turns out that I was correct. I recently built an Instagram following of 100k people.

Here‘s how I did it:

I Studied The Habits Of The World’s Most Successful Content Creators

If you want to be successful, a great place to start is studying the habits of successful people in your field. That’s why I studied titles, thumbnails, and posting frequencies of big social media influencers.

I started making my own content as soon as I learned how to turn on my camera and press record. Then, I edited each photo & video on my iPhone and uploaded them for everyone to enjoy.

At first, my growth was slow. I was averaging about thirty profile views per day and felt like giving up. But on day 100…

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Matt Lillywhite
Matt Lillywhite

Written by Matt Lillywhite

Storyteller and part-time procrastinator. Writing to inspire, entertain, and avoid doing laundry. Substack: https://mattlillywhite.substack.com/subscribe

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