Ep 24: Gaining 100K+ Followers in a Crowded Niche @the.OrganiMama

In today's episode, I'm thrilled to dive into the entrepreneurial journey of Kristen, known on Instagram as @the.organimama (175k), who has leveraged her platform to build a thriving business focused on toxin-free living and eco-friendly lifestyle changes. Kristen shares her story of rapid growth—gaining over 175,000 followers in just a year—and the strategic shifts that made it possible. We explore her initial challenges, including early product launches and learning curves, which laid the foundation for her later success. We'll also discuss her innovative approach to monetizing her audience before reaching the 100,000-follower mark, highlighting her use of digital products and insightful content strategies that resonate with her followers. Kristen opens up about her decision to prioritize engagement and authenticity over mere follower count, ensuring her growth was sustainable and aligned with her personal values and lifestyle. Furthermore, Kristen offers a behind-the-scenes look at her operational tactics, from leveraging Instagram Reels to strategically using email marketing to enhance her business's reach and impact. This episode is packed with actionable advice for entrepreneurs looking to harness the power of social media to transform their passions into a profitable business.

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Social Media Money Makers is dedicated to empowering Creators to pursue their passion and educate them on how to turn their content into their full-time career. Join Brock Johnson as he interviews iconic entrepreneurs to uncover revolutionary social media marketing and business tactics. Each episode features Brock diving into the latest social media strategies, sharing actionable growth tactics, and uncovers personal insights from his guests who are massively successful in the online space to inspire you to pursue your own entrepreneurial journey as a Creator. Meet your host: Brock Johnson, a renowned social media expert, committed to guiding Creators like you to follow in his path of social media success. Brock began his journey in the social media world over a decade ago, eventually evolving his initial “just for fun” content into a highly successful social media coaching community, now a multi-seven figure business. Brock focuses his personal content (@brock11johnson) on Instagram growth, since he himself has grown to a near 700k following. With this podcast, Brock and his guests bring many unique perspectives to the world of digital creation. Focusing on the insights and experiences of a diverse range of social media gurus, listeners will be given a wide array of strategies, stories, and secrets directly from the experts themselves. Brock and his guests share the very strategies that drove their success, laying out a roadmap for building an online business. Social Media Money Makers is powered by Stan, your all-in-one Creator Store. Stan is pioneering a movement where anyone with a wifi connection can make money working for themselves while pursuing their passion. As Creators ourselves, we know that being a Creator isn’t easy. On top of the challenges of being an artist, Creators are also required to be a solopreneur and build their own business. That’s where Stan comes in - we take care of the backend technical stuff so Creators can do what they love: create. We’re here to empower, educate, and support anyone to make a living working for themselves.