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Behind every great woman, is a group of amazing,
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not only resources, but also a support system. We all have a huge girlcrush on you and we're ready to watch you soar! To get started, you can view our resources, join our amazing Facebook community, be interviewed as a #girlcrush on our website (and shared across all social media platforms), or check out the blog!

What's better than women supporting women? Puppies. Uh..I mean nothing. Nothing is better than having a community of women standing behind you, supporting you, cheering you on, and watching you grow. Girlcrush Collective's mission is to empower women to build a successful blog or business by providing

 
 

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#Girlcrush - Jenn Barajas

Jenn Barajas is an accountant turned fashion designer. She is the mama of two boys and she found a way to focus on her children and build a career at the same time! Her clothing brand, Desert Gloss, is a fun collection of t-shirts for adults and kids who love tacos, margaritas, puns, and parenting jokes! But she also creates custom designs, and for Girlcrush readers, Desert Gloss is offering 25% off with the code GIRLCRUSH! 

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#Girlcrush - Jessica Alexis
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#Girlcrush - Ashley Diana
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I‘m a course junkie. Anyone else? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’m obsessed with learning...(If you told me I’d be saying this back when I was in high school, I’d never believe you). After 4 years of college I thought I’d be so done. But something told me to go to grad school, so I got my degree in strategic communication. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Then I started my social media biz and realized that even with all of my education, I still had so much more to learn! I started enrolling in online courses and I quickly became obsessed. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s such a great feeling to learn a new strategy or technique. I love when I learn something that makes my job easier. When I’d spend an hour doing something, then learn a way to do that same thing in just 10 minutes. Worth every penny - time is finite, money is infinite. Those ah-ha moments are priceless. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ After running other people’s social media accounts for a few years, I decided to start teaching other people my strategies. I know that everything I’ve learned from my own trial and error, as well as from years of educating myself, is so valuable. If I can use that to make someone else’s job easier, it’s a no-brainer. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ That’s why I created InstaCrush Society. It’s a way for me to share my knowledge with others, so they don’t have to spend as much time as I did to learn how to run successful IG accounts. It’s very valuable to bloggers or biz owners who want to run their own social media accounts, as well as people who want to become, or already are, social media managers. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Not only does it contain lessons and tutorials, it also provides members with all of the resources they could need, such as stock photos, graphics, templates, hashtag library, fill-in-the-blank captions, and more. We’ve been partnering with AMAZING content creators to bring our members even more content every month. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The doors for members to join InstaCrush Society reopen on Nov 20th. We are SO excited to continue to grow this community and watch even more women grow their Instagrams and businesses. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✨STAY TUNED!✨
✨KEEPIN’ IT REAL CHALLENGE: DAY ONE✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The Keepin’ It Real challenge was created in collaboration with @healthydashofsass / @socialwithsass as a way to push you to be more authentic on IG. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This idea came about as we both realized that we, like so many others, struggle with being authentic on social media. This is a way to keep each other accountable! With 7 days of prompts and IG story templates sent straight to your inbox, you’ll be infusing your personality in your social media in no time! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Being open and honest on IG helps your audience see “the real you” and puts a face to your blog or biz. It helps you to get that know, like, and trust factor from your audience, which helps immensely with sales and traffic! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Day one’s prompt is all about why I started my business, so if you don’t know my story yet, here it is: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’ve always loved social media, since the good old MySpace days. I was ~obsessed~ with making my profile look amazing and all my friends wanted me to design theirs too. Then when I was in high school, Instagram was created. Again, I became obsessed. My friends would send me their pics and ask me to edit them and help them with a caption. At the time, I had no idea that this could be a job! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Fast forward to college, where I studied advertising and digital media. I worked as a social media manager and graphic designer for the student engagement department and I loved it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I continued on to grad school, where I got my masters degree in strategic communication. I also got Mono for a second time, which isn’t even supposed to happen. It totally shot my immune system and staying awake for more than a few hours was a struggle. At the same time, I made it to the third round of interviews with a huge online publication to do social media, then didn’t get the job. It just clicked - I don’t need someone to tell me what I can and cannot to - I can do this myself! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Katie Mander Design & Social was born! A few months later, Girlcrush Collective was born. 🙌🏼
#InstaTipTuesday - Be an active Instagram user! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I know it sounds simple - that's because it is! It's easy to overthink social media and look for lots of tricks and hacks, but if you're not being active and engaging with others, you're missing out on a lot of potential connections. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So what does it mean to be active on Instagram? ✩ Leave meaningful comments on existing and potential followers posts ✩ Respond to comments left on your own posts ✩ Post on both your feeds and stories ✩ Respond to other users' stories ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Making an effort every day to do these things lets Instagram know that you're an active user, which will boost your reach, exposing you to new accounts! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What do you do to be an active Instagram user?
Happy #NationalCandyDay, Sugar! 🍭 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What’s your favorite kind of candy? I’m kind of candy obsessed...I always have bowls of candy at my house and you’ll never see me out without candy in my purse and/or pockets. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ My favorites are Tootsie Rolls, cherry Jolly Ranchers, Milk Duds, Reese’s, and caramel apple lollipops!
There are some REALLY exciting collaborations coming up for the November relaunch of the InstaCrush membership site and I cannot WAIT to tell you guys! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s amazing to have so many incredibly talented girls in the girlcrush community and to be able to work with them to bring you even more amazing content for Instagram. So excited!! Happy Saturday! 🙌🏼
It feels like a #FridayIntroductions kinda day! ✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’m Katie, I’m 24 years old and I recently moved to Las Vegas! 🌵 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I grew up in Cleveland, OH, went to college in Baltimore, MD, went to grad school in NYC, moved to DC for a year, and now I’m in Vegas. It’s my first fall without the real seasonal feel, 🍁 which is kinda sad, but I can’t complain about the 80 degree days in November! ☀️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’m obsessed with crime shows and scary movies. 👻 Criminal Minds and American Horror Story are my favorites and last night I started The Haunting of Hill House and I am OBSESSED. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’m allergic to dairy and barley. (No, not lactose intolerant). No ice cream or beer for me! 🍦🍺 TG for @crispincider, @titosvodka, and @benandjerrys almond milk ice cream! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I recently created a membership site, InstaCrush.co, to provide Instagram education and resources for bloggers and business owners to take their instagrams to the next level! 📱 I used to do full account management but am transitioning to more coaching/education as it allows me to help more people! 💁🏼‍♀️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’m pretty introverted, meaning that I recharge my energy by spending time alone or with people who’s energy I really vibe with. I’m very empathetic and tend to take on other people’s feelings/emotions, which can be overwhelming. Gotta stay away from the bad vibes!! ✨ This is a big part of why I started my own business rather than working a 9-5. I need naps!! 😴 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I lived in Newcastle, England for 6 months and I miss it SO MUCH. I traveled to 13 countries while I studied in Europe and had the time of my life. 🇬🇧 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Okay, enough about me. Tell me something fun about YOU! 👇🏼👇🏼