@joycharde · 63.8K → 100K

Instagram Growth Planner

Art for busy people — helping everyone find time to create. Your content planning, prompts, and growth tracker in one private place.

Your Journey

63.8K → 100K Tracker

Log your follower count weekly. Watch your pace to 100K.

63,800

followers · Goal: 100,000

64%

36,200 to go

63.8K startLog weekly to track pace100K 🎯

Weekly target

~1,100 new followers/week to hit 100K by Dec 31. One great carousel can deliver that in a day when it hits Explore.

Your superpower

Carousels get 3x more saves than single photos. Your step-by-step painting process is perfectly built for this format.

Mental health first

1-2 posts/week is enough. Consistency beats frequency. One intentional post reaches more people than five rushed ones.

Content Calendar

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Content idea

Click any date to plan a post. Saves privately in your browser.

Content Ideas

Prompts for @joycharde

Written for your niche — art for busy people. Click any card to copy the opening hook.

Posting Schedule

Best Times for @joycharde

Based on art/creative teaching accounts at 60K+. Your audience is busy professionals and parents — they check Instagram early morning, lunch, and evening.

Your 3 sweet spots — aim for Tuesday + Sunday

🌅 Tuesday 7–9am ET — Commuters, early risers, highest saves for art content
☕ Wednesday 12–1pm ET — Lunch scroll, people dreaming of a creative break
🌙 Sunday 6–8pm ET — Weekend wind-down, highest engagement day for art accounts

Best day

Sunday

6:00 – 8:00 PM ET

Weekend wind-down. People are relaxed, dreaming, saving inspiration. Perfect for "what if you tried this?" content.

Best day

Tuesday

7:00 – 9:00 AM ET

Commuters and early risers. Professional women checking Instagram before work. Saves happen here.

Good

Wednesday

12:00 – 1:00 PM ET

Midweek lunch scroll. People feel stuck in routine and are most open to "you could be doing this" content.

Good

Thursday

7:00 – 9:00 PM ET

Pre-weekend energy. People start thinking about what to do this weekend. Art content gets high saves.

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Saturday

9:00 – 11:00 AM ET

Weekend morning. People have time and are open to trying something creative. Great for paint-with-me content.

Avoid

Monday

All day

Lowest engagement for art accounts. People are in work mode and scroll past inspiration content.

Format notes

Carousels: Post Tue or Sun — they get reshared over 48-72 hours, not just the first hour
Reels: Any day — algorithm pushes Reels for up to 2 weeks regardless of post time
Stories: Daily is ideal but 3x/week keeps you visible between posts
Your schedule: Aim for Tuesday + Sunday as your two weekly slots

Hashtag Bank

Hashtags for @joycharde

Use 8–12 per post. Mix sizes. Never use the same exact set twice. Click any tag to copy it.

Your niche — art for busy people

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Watercolor and mixed media

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Teaching and courses

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Discovery (large reach)

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Strategy: Rotate sets every post — 3 niche + 3 art + 2 teaching + 2 large = 10 tags. Instagram flags identical repeated sets.

Growth Strategy

Your Path to 100K

For your niche, your format, your realistic schedule.

Your unique angle

You are not teaching artists — you are giving permission to busy people who think they cannot create. That is a much bigger audience. Every post should say implicitly: "You have time for this. Even you."

The carousel formula

Slide 1: Bold hook that calls out your person. Slides 2-8: Satisfying step-by-step progress. Last slide: Finished piece + soft CTA. Saves from carousels tell the algorithm you are worth showing to more people.

What drives follows

People follow when they think "I want more of this." Your strongest triggers: before/after transformations, relatable struggles ("my painting looked terrible until..."), moments that make people feel capable.

Selling without selling

Mention Paint with Joy sessions in 1 of every 4 posts. Teach something valuable for free, then say "I go deeper in my free sessions — link in bio." Never lead with the sale.

Stories between posts

Quick process clips, "what I am working on today", polls ("which color would you choose?"), behind-the-scenes keep you visible between your 1-2 weekly posts without needing a full production.

Mental health and creativity

Your lived experience of making art despite a full-time job and mental health challenges is content. Vulnerability builds community. You do not have to share everything — but what you do share will resonate deeply.

Caption Formula for @joycharde

Line 1 — Hook

Call out your specific person. "If you keep saying you will paint someday..." stops the scroll with recognition, not shock.

Lines 2-5 — Story

A real moment, a small win, or a simple truth about making time to create. Conversational and warm — like a text from a friend who happens to be an artist.

Last line — CTA

One question to spark comments OR a gentle pointer to your free sessions. Never both. Comments tell the algorithm this post matters.