I have 230,000 followers on X.
The growth graph shows the real story of how they came to be.
Looked roughly like the picture at the top of this article.
Social media doesn't grow linearly. It jumps.
You post 1000 times and nothing happens.
But then you get 1 post that blows up.
And good news:
The game is actually easier nowadays.
I built my audience when feeds only showed you content from people you follow.
(Not stuff that's trending like today.)
Nowadays it shows you what's trending more often than what your friends are posting.
This means it's much easier to get reach now.
And if you connect the dots you're going to realize that's a big deal.
Dot #1 (established a few days ago):
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