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David Vicente on Building Welcome to Arizona to 1.3M Followers, a $100 First Client & Going Viral

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Their parents thought they were drug dealers. Their first paid post was $100, and they celebrated with wings. Ten years later, David Vicente and his brother have turned Welcome to Arizona into one of the state's biggest local storytelling platforms — 1.3 million followers on Instagram, over 500K on TikTok, and a seven-figure business behind it.

It didn't happen fast. The first…