Liz on the Web: Digital Strategy from Start to Scale

Liz on the Web: Digital Strategy from Start to Scale

How I gained 90,000 Instagram followers from a dead account

My growth guide, rebuilt with what I teach now.

Oct 27, 2026

I gained 90,000+ followers in 90 days from a DEAD Instagram account. Before that, I was testing ideas, watching what happened, and trying to work out which parts I could repeat.

I also started other accounts to test growth ideas. Some things worked. Some did not. The useful part was learning how to spot a pattern, then turn that pattern into a plan I could use again.

I put those lessons in my Instagram growth guides. Since then, I have kept teaching, testing, and finding better ways to explain the process. This is a fresh version of that guide, with the things I would focus on now.

You will learn how to make your topic clear, try more than one content formula, use my 5 by 5 test, and choose your next post from real results. I also included 20 formats and a prompt to help you plan your test.

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