First off, it's not hard to figure out. I never said you bought 5k followers and I did read your post. You still bought fake followers, lol. You don't think what I'm doing is legit? Okay, do you know how hypocritical you are? It doesn't change anything for me. I'm busting my ass but since I'm getting better results than most people, then whatever I'm doing MUST be fake! My account is solid with a good / active following. Obviously all Instagram accounts are different because we all have our own "methods", but I'm not going to spoon feed you everything. Do what other big accounts are doing and actually post ENGAGING and AESTHETIC content (for me 3 - 4 times a day). You can follow and unfollow people too, but I recommend engaging with your followers by the hundreds daily. Talk to them and put in the work. THE KEY IS TO FORM LONG TERM RELATIONSHIPS EVERY SINGLE DAY. This builds your foundation for your content to get on the explorers page. But of course... no one wants to hear that, they just want the easy route.
Which is why 95% fail in building a page.
Guess that's https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SpihGKmYgY
I started doing IG In march with a new account, but I actively research my niche and talk to my following on a daily basis. Building a quality following to 6.5k was hard as balls for my first 2 months, but I didn't actually find a formula until after around 400+ posts along with a million questions. Once I did though, my shit went through the roof. It took me 2 MONTHS of hardcore analyzing to find a winning formula. What I'm saying here... is that it's gunna suck horse dick for a while, but if shits not popping for you - then you need to switch gears or find a new lane. I've had to do it twice now. The question isn't "how?" - that's too simple.
Ask better questions and you might get better answers. Ask the RIGHT questions, and do whatever it takes to get them answered. If you can't get them... then start throwing shit against the wall. Then, once you're tired of it, throw more shit.