Case Study — Audience Building

From 100 to 12,000 followers. All real. All local.

Building an engaged, local Instagram audience from scratch for an Adelaide business.

120x

Follower growth

12,000

Engaged local followers

100%

Organic, real people

The Challenge

Starting from zero with no clear direction.

This Adelaide business came to us with just 100 Instagram followers — most of whom were friends and family. They had no content strategy, inconsistent posting, and zero engagement. They knew social media was important, but they didn't know where to start.

Our Approach

Systems and consistency over shortcuts and gimmicks.

01

Foundation & Strategy

We started with a complete brand audit and competitor analysis. We identified the content themes, posting cadence, and hashtag strategy that would resonate with the local Adelaide audience.

02

Consistent, Quality Content

Monthly content shoots producing professional photography and video. A content calendar that balanced promotional content with value-driven, shareable posts. Reels and Stories designed for discovery.

03

Community Building

Active community management — responding to every comment and DM, engaging with local accounts, collaborating with complementary Adelaide businesses, and building genuine relationships with followers.

The Results

12,000 real followers. Real foot traffic. Real revenue.

Over the course of our partnership, we grew this business's Instagram following from 100 to over 12,000 followers. These aren't purchased followers or bots. They're real people — locals within driving distance who engage with the content, walk through the door, and spend money.

But the follower count is just the surface metric. What matters is that this audience drives real foot traffic and revenue. The Instagram presence became a genuine customer acquisition channel.

“Followers don't pay the bills. Customers do. Our job is to turn the first into the second.”

Joel Spear — Founder, Fuel My Social

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