Do you have to post reels on Instagram to grow? Tips for artists.

The week I made this video I went from 10 followers a month to 3,000 in a week. Since making this video I've gained another 15,000 followers in a week. So I will be doing a deep dive in the next video about my exact strategy on Instagram.
In this video I break down the updates to the algorithm, if you need to do reels or not, what the CEO of Instagram has said about the updates to the algorithm and how I revived my Instagram account. I hope this will help you grow your art account on instagram!
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[@darknebula455]

I hate reels. As an new 3d artists it gives me pain to complete a image. I want to engage people through my art not me. & i dont like trending reels which are bad 90% of the time. Doing animation & keeping up with insta algorithm is nightmare..

[@CarlianneCreates]

I understand that! And you don't need to have a social media following to be successful as an artist 💛

[@saswatichakraborty4880]

Thanks for sharing your experience! It's a Valuable insight! Regards Sas❤

[@paigematthews1328]

Awesome! Finally, I was so worried I might have to do reels for the rest of my life when I just want to post illustrations. Thanks so much for making this video 😊

[@pucksandpaperbacks]

Thanks for the info. This was really helpful and I'm glad they are going to push photos more. I, too have seen a change in photo engagement. I like Reels but I don't always have the time to shoot them.

[@CarlianneCreates]

You're welcome! Good to know you've seen this too

[@LumberjackNick]

Woot! Great news! Thanks for making this video!

[@CarlianneCreates]

You're so welcome!

[@momikoi]

I noticed this too! I posted a mix of photos and reels recently and my photos are doing much better than my reels again :)

[@CarlianneCreates]

It's excitiiing

[@k_wuuetart]

This was super insightful~! Thank you so much!

[@CarlianneCreates]

You're so welcome!

[@NormanMorana]

This was super helpful, thank you for sharing!

[@CarlianneCreates]

Yay! So happy it was helpful! 🥰

[@Aiyn_fay]

This was helpful, thank you for sharing. Ps. New subscriber here, loved your happy sunshine-y personality! 🌸

[@CarlianneCreates]

Yay! Thank you!

[@bettyszwagierczak4062]

I love the video, the vibes, personality and news that reels are finally out! My IG been dead for over the year but I struggle with reviving it as I work full-time as an illustrator and can't say no to little side gigs ^^' However I aim to develop a bit healthier habit of sketching for myself and posting it :)

[@CarlianneCreates]

I totally understand! I was also working full-time and taking on side gigs up until last year 😆 I've heard sketching is great for reels if you are ever up to recording it 😊

[@bettyszwagierczak4062]

@@CarlianneCreates I do record them for my TikTok and quick sketch vids do well on TT but dont work at all on my IG. Also I hate stopping mid way to record few pencil strokes ^^'

[@CarlianneCreates]

@@bettyszwagierczak4062 ohh nice! Yeah I haven't figured out what works on TikTok yet. Still trying random stuff there lol

[@PatriseHenkel]

I thank god. I find making videos a time wasting distraction from my painting

[@peggydolkar2783]

Pheww.. !! Thanks for good news. 👍 💗

[@CarlianneCreates]

You bet!

[@AmanCreatesArt]

Great video! Subscribed! 🤓

[@CarlianneCreates]

Woooo!!

[@zinzolin14]

Of course they make reels not matter as much anymore when I *finally* decide to post reels 😑😑😑 But honestly I'm glad they returned to favouring images again.

[@CarlianneCreates]

I think it’s pretty balanced right now

[@vivianuwakwestudio]

Glad to know this. I lost my IG account and starting a new one was weighing me down because of having to make reels. Thank you for this information Carlianne.

[@CarlianneCreates]

I'm so sorry you lost your account! That honestly is so scary and frustrating 🥺

[@magnum567134]

This is all great info! I've done a couple of reels recently, and thought about doing short tutorials, which I may get started on sometime soon. Unfortunately, I mostly do figure drawing, i.e. nudes, so I've been getting shadowbanned a lot, which has recently gotten worse for us in this niche. I'm not sure how to accommodate for that and haven't been able to find much info😕

[@CarlianneCreates]

Oh yeah that could be tricky! I think you might have to creatively crop or just not go into details in certain areas. 😅

[@michaelhartman4813]

I've posted every day for 3 years. Still only an average of 20 likes per post, still below 500 followers. Does that mean my art is terrible and I should stop before it is declared a national hazard?

[@CarlianneCreates]

Would you like to email me? I'm happy to review your stuff 🤍. I also recommend you watch my other Instagram video where I talk about providing value. I believe you could be an amazing artist and still not get seen if you aren't thinking about that part

[@nothere_cora]

sucks that i like editing now but reels dont do well

[@hamza2038]

Mmm. Is this true?

[@juliai3956]

Honestly, reels weren't so much hard as time consuming. It's hard to take the time to draw AND edit the amount of art you would need each week to keep up with the algorithm. Great video, great news. Thanks!

[@CarlianneCreates]

Very true!

[@cutiesaurusart]

Thanks so much for this! I had an idea of the recent changes, but this gave me a great overview of how to improve I don't know that I can post 3+ times a week but I'm going to have a big think about how better to improve based on this.

[@CarlianneCreates]

You can always save stuff up and do reposts and repurpose an illustration as a reel! I'm doing a lot of reposts right now as I'm creating another workbook and more KZbin videos so I have less time to create new content

[@cutiesaurusart]

@@CarlianneCreates I definitely have a lot of older art that I haven't posted that will keep me going for a while, it's just that there's a lot of traditional art to scan and also not knowing what the latest deal is with hashtags though. Definitely will consider the reposting too, thanks 😊 I started searching through all my art folders and sketchbooks after I watched this so definitely a good start!

[@CarlianneCreates]

@@cutiesaurusart that's great! All the gurus are saying hashtags don't matter as much anymore and to focus on descriptive captions instead. If that helps

[@cutiesaurusart]

@@CarlianneCreates thanks very much, that absolutely helps! 💖 I super appreciate it 😊