If you have an image go viral and get seen by a million people, but none of them subscribe to your email, have you grown your audience?
No. Because without a connection to your audience, you cannot ensure they will see your next image.
If 1000 people come to see your show, love it, and leave without connecting to you in any way that you can reach them next week, you did not grow your audience at all. All you did was let 1000 people who should be in your audience walk out the door without becoming part of your audience, those who loved you but did not connect with you are nothing more than 1000 missed opportunities.
You need Keyword Targeted Traffic from Google Ads, Facebook Boost, SMS Marketing, eMail Marketing, Content Marketing, Link Building, and Backlinks to avoid an unnecessary audience.
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