Alicia Tenise

D.C. Fashion, Travel and Lifestyle Blogger

3 Things You Can Do to Grow Your Brand (Instead of Complaining About Instagram)

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Raise your hand if you’ve been personally victimized by Instagram 🙋

If you’re an influencer, I’m sure you’ve seen your reach and engagement slowly but surely decline over the last few years. If you follow influencers, I’m sure you’ve seen them post things in their IG Stories like “Do you see my posts?’ or “Please turn on post notifications so you can keep seeing me in your feed!”

You guys. I’m tired of this. 

I started my blog almost eight years ago before Instagram existed, and man: I miss those times. A year after I started blogging, Facebook Pages were the thing. Yes. Facebook Pages. Then Twitter was the hot platform. Now it’s Instagram. And do you know what all of these platforms have in common? They all implemented a crappy algorithm.
 
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5 Questions to Ask Before Attending an Influencer Event

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If I had a dime for every time a new influencer moved to D.C. and DM’d/emailed me about getting on local PR companies’ radar for events, well, I’d be able to retire.

Going to events is a great way to grow your brand and get your name out there. You can meet other influencers, attract new readers, and network with brands. However, after blogging for nearly eight years, I’ve also learned that not every event is worth your time.

For my fellow influencers: the next time you’re invited to an influencer event, ask yourself these five questions to determine if you should go or not!
 
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#rStheCon Recap: What I Learned & My Honest Thoughts

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ICYMI, last week I attended my very first rewardStyle Conference — AKA #rsTheCon. I’ve been to blog conferences before, but man: I don’t think I’ve ever received so many questions about any single conference I’ve ever attended!

Today, I’m going to answer some of your questions, and share my honest thoughts about the conference!
 
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