How I Grew on Instagram

and what it's actually meant money-wise

If you scroll far enough back on my Instagram feed, you’ll find photos of 17-year-old me at a track meet. That was 2014.

Today, I have 13,000 followers on Instagram, 5,000-7,000 people who regularly see my posts, and videos with over a million views. In the past year, I’ve gotten enough work through Instagram that freelance writing/marketing now makes u…