63. I went VIRAL and this is what happened
I went VIRAL and this is what happened!
In today's episode I'm diving into the whirlwind experience of my viral Instagram reel that reached 2.7 million plays. I'll share the excitement, the engagement stats, and the surprising impact it had on my business.
Spoiler: it wasn't what you might expect!
We'll explore the unpredictable nature of social media, why authenticity trumps chasing virality, and how to stay true to what truly matters in our photography journeys. Let's get into it!
In this episode we cover:
- Belle shares her experience with a viral Instagram reel.
- The reel, featuring a white shirt reflecting light, reached 2.7 million plays.
- Engagement metrics: 85,000 likes, 133 comments, and over 1,300 saves.
- Despite significant visibility, the reel brought few new, relevant followers.
- Viral success did not lead to new business opportunities or collaborations.
- Belle discusses the unpredictability of social media success and the importance of authenticity.
- She experienced no negative feedback or trolling from the viral content.
- Emphasis on valuing integrity, joy, and fun over creating content solely for virality.
Resources and links mentioned in this episode:
- Ways to work with Belle: belleverdiglione.com.au
- Belle Verdiglione’s Instagram: @belleverdiglione
- Get my FREE Market Your Mini's Action Plan - https://www.belleverdiglione.com.au/minis-action-plan
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Belle Verdiglione is your break-the-rules business coach, speaker, author and founder of Australia’s fastest growing female and non-binary photography community, The Camera Queens. Her ethos and soul’s mission is supporting women photographers to create a profitable and sustainable business that allows their own gifts to shine. This is collaboration over competition. The world needs more women with a fire ignited within them and Belle is here to hold space and advocate for women everywhere that their voice matters and they are worthy. You can still find Belle behind the lens exploring, learning, and creating magic in her own unique way and brand of photography, Potent Identity®; a genre of photography Belle coined herself that is wild, raw and captures the divine feminine, allowing her muse to be their own powerful inspiration. I’m here for the creators. Whatever story you’re here to tell, I’m right there alongside you.
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