What happens when you show up on social media authentically? Jera Foster-Fell joins me today to answer that question. Jera, otherwise known as jera.bean on her social media channels, has over 170k followers on Instagram and over 1 million fans on TikTok. More impressively, she grew her TikTok community from zero to a million in under 12 months.

 

In this episode, Jera and I discuss community growth, content creation, and showing up fearlessly as your authentic self. She also discusses her journey and the many pivots she’s made throughout her career. 

 

If you’re ready to create content that explodes your growth on TikTok and Instagram, this episode is for you. Tune in as Jera shares her best tips for growing your community when starting from zero, her advice for creating content, and what to do when you find yourself in a creative slump.

 

Time Stamps:

[2:49] The many pivots in Jera’s career and how she approached pivoting with her audience

[12:26] How Jera grew to 1 million followers on TikTok

[15:30] Is it too late to grow on TikTok?

[21:29] Jera’s content creation process

[25:19] Getting out of a creative slump

[29:25] Building a community on Instagram vs. TikTok

[33:06] Advice for showing up authentically and establishing a strong personal brand

[37:51] How to avoid the comparison trap on social media

Resources:

Instagram: https://instagram.com/jera.bean

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jera.bean

Learn more about Social Media Saloon: https://jera-foster fell.mykajabi.com/socialmediasaloon