Growth Wins And Gifting: My Instagram Update Plus A 5-Step Checklist to Gifting

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2281621/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>It&apos;s just me this episode. I&apos;m giving you an update on the last couple of weeks in my world, where Project 10K is really at, and a full five-step checklist for makeup artists trying to get gifting from brands.</p><p><b>What I cover:</b></p><ul><li>Why it&apos;s finally busy again in the Sydney makeup world after a slow, quiet stretch</li><li>My last two weeks on the tools: five days of shoots, grooming Shep Rose from a US reality show, and grooming for the Logies</li><li>My Project 10K update: I&apos;m sitting at 5,500 followers, up around 500 in the last week alone</li><li>The one reel that&apos;s driving most of my growth, and why I keep reposting it instead of chasing new content</li><li>The five-step gifting checklist: write your wish list, optimise your page, find the contact, write your pitch, follow up</li><li>Why knowing someone&apos;s name matters before you pitch them</li><li>How to track your outreach, and why persistence is the whole game (I&apos;ve had people respond after five follow-ups)</li><li>&quot;Shoot Your Shot Wednesday&quot; and the 100 Rejections challenge</li><li>A possible workshop on gifting, if you&apos;re interested, DM me</li></ul><p><b>Grab the checklist:</b> download my free 5-step gifting checklist <a href='https://themakeupinsider.kit.com/b25a976daa'>here.</a></p><p><a href='https://themakeupinsider.kit.com/baf29ffc50'>The Hair Edit Waitlist</a> </p><p><a href='https://themakeupinsider.kit.com/9666ce6b05'>Weekly Newsletter</a> </p><p><a href='https://www.instagram.com/the.makeupinsider/'>Follow TMI on IG </a></p><p><a href='https://www.instagram.com/vanessabarney/'>Follow Vanessa on IG</a></p><p><a href='https://www.themakeupinsider.com'>The Makeup Insider Blog </a></p><p><a href='https://www.tiktok.com/@vanessa.barney'>The Makeup Insider TikTok</a></p><p><a href='https://themakeupinsider.kit.com/b25a976daa'>The Gifting Checklist</a> </p><p><a href='https://www.themakeupinsider.com/subscribe'> </a></p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p>