My Content Creation Journey BTS: Road Towards 10k Diary & Everything I’ve Learned About Instagram

Social media part 2 of 2. Let’s talk about social media tips and my real experience growing my platform... the good, the bad and the ugly, holding nothing back. I share my road to 10k, and lift the veil on everything I can, including what I was paid for my first sponsored reel on instagram. Social media, Instagram tips for small creators and for yoga instructors. 

Find me on instagram:

@shawnakru

Leadership and Yoga IRL info MAY 8-12:

https://www.shawnakru.com/leadership-and-yoga-irl 

Time stamps:

00:00 Intro

02:00 IRL I want to meet you!!

04:00 Start of my 10k diaries, the early days

06:20 3 sheets of paper to file for 7.25 hours

9:00 Intense fear of posting, my first story speaking

10:10 Not believing that I alone was enough without a trend.

12:12 Lack of consistency. No clear concept or direction.

15:00 The artform realization changed everything.

17:10 Reprogramming guilt and skepticism of wanting a large social media platform

18:15 Have I been wasting my time? Can I admit that I want it?

21:30 The viral example is not the reality for 99% of people. 

23:00 Getting paid for my first reel.

25:00 Recap of part 1 and 2