i forgot to mention reels
IG reels show your posts to non followers at a much much higher rate
lots of people just make slideshows or do a shitty intro posing the camera then showing the shot
you really need an interesting hook tho, cause IG reels is ADHD scroller central
same algorithm applies, the more people who like it the more its promoted
if you have a video camera it's worth giving reels a shot
>>4345759people who use instagram see it. most young people use instagram, a majority even.
make your own website if the gatekeeping popup annoys you, plenty of free hosts and not too hard to set up a basic photo catalog. but there's nothing social about it and you would have to direct people to it from somewhere else
youtube is a different ballpark, and hard for someone who doesn't do video
ive tried using a gopro and wildlife"photovlogging" but unless something interesting happens, why would anyone watch it
>>4345753yep that's pretty much it, just copy paste hashtags and follow a few related accounts in your spare time
>>4345777be aware with boosted posts they crop it wrong, so many times ive gotten an ad that's completely cut in half cause it wasn't meant for IG reels
IG also puts in shitty elevator music on ads
and they artificially lower your reach after your boost ends, so you buy more boosts
plenty of people have had decent engagement, bought a boost, then drop to way worse engagement than they started with
i agree though, all this shit is basically digital marketing and you can just skip it by using ads
issue is if the ads don't get you anywhere, your just donating to a megacorp
