Alyssa Davies – How Illustrations Can Grow Your Social Media Following [073]

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How Illustrations Can Grow Your Social Media Following

Show notes

Everyone wants that instant stardom within the social media world. Selfies after selfies are what people think will increase their followers, but can you grow your followers with content such as illustrations or stories? Listen on for the answer to this question.

Alyssa Davies, the founder of Mixed Up Money and content specialist for Zolo, joins our host, Sarah Li Cain, to discuss the turning point on why she switched to illustration content on Instagram, and how she uses stories as her main way to increase followers on social media.

Episode highlights

• Alyssa’s transition into illustration content on social media.
• How Alyssa pivoted her posting to gain followers
• Alyssa discusses how she schedules and plans her content
• Alyssa talks about the challenge with Instagram community

About Alyssa Davies

Alyssa Davies is a content specialist for Zolo and a published author living in Calgary, Alberta. She is the founder of the two-time award-winning Canadian Personal Finance Blog of the Year, Mixed Up Money that has over 40,000 followers across social media. Through her work, she has been featured in many notable publications, including The Globe and Mail, FLARE, Global News, and more. Her first book, The 100 Day Financial Goal Journal, was published in 2020.