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- Feb 25, 2016
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Hi guys,
I know we have touched on this in the past and talked about different ways of growing on instagram without the follow/unfollow method. With instagram constantly changing, how are you guys growing your accounts right now and what methods do you have that work without doing the follow / unfollow method?
I wanted to start a bit of open discussion on it.
I thought I should start with a few techniques and have a look at what I thought on them.
The Shoutout Viral method
Now, this looks awesome, and with videos like the ones we have seen on youtube with people like High on Life, they have to be the sexiest looking ones, with these guys growing accounts by 25k overnight.
Sounds too good to be true? In some ways it is, unless you are in the right situation.
Have a look at this video, you will get an Instagram boner at the growth rate but will probably end with the same questions that I have.
Now my instant thoughts on this are:
They did follow up with a video on how you can get featured on these kinda accounts but...
Don't be playing those games with me son.
The almost follow/unfollow but not quite
Okay, this is a method I have been trying, but when compared alongside the follow / unfollow & enagage method it isn't that good.
The problem with this is: people just aren't as generous with those follows in 2018
So those of you who have tried this: what settings are you using? Let others know how you're doing this.
The $1.80 strategy (GaryVee)
The dollar 80 strategy is a term coined by Gary Vee. Basically, his idea is to add your 02 cents on the top 9 posts of one of your niche related hashtags. Doing this 10 times a day (each time a different tag).
(0.2 * 9) * 10 = 1.80
The key to success?
Not just posting spam or BS, but actually giving long insightful comments.
After you leave your insightful comment, go even further by liking and commenting on other peoples comments, answering their questions.
Now honestly, this truly is a great strategy. The big problem is, its super time consuming and doesn't reap huge rewards. You are never going to grow a huge following with this technique. You will, however, become noticed in your niche and grow a small following of people who are super into your niche and see you as a thought leader on the subject.
If you want to see a video he did on the subject, watch this:
So those are a few that are a bit fresh on my mind.
Guys let me know what you've been doing and what works.
Sorry for the long post (without any real gold)
But honestly, I hope the value comes in the convo that follows.
I know we have touched on this in the past and talked about different ways of growing on instagram without the follow/unfollow method. With instagram constantly changing, how are you guys growing your accounts right now and what methods do you have that work without doing the follow / unfollow method?
I wanted to start a bit of open discussion on it.
I thought I should start with a few techniques and have a look at what I thought on them.
The Shoutout Viral method
Now, this looks awesome, and with videos like the ones we have seen on youtube with people like High on Life, they have to be the sexiest looking ones, with these guys growing accounts by 25k overnight.
Sounds too good to be true? In some ways it is, unless you are in the right situation.
Have a look at this video, you will get an Instagram boner at the growth rate but will probably end with the same questions that I have.
Now my instant thoughts on this are:
- You gotta have a huge network of multiple 500k - 1M+ accounts to shout out your ad
- You could, alternatively, spend some serious $$$ on getting shoutouts on 1M+ accounts
They did follow up with a video on how you can get featured on these kinda accounts but...
Don't be playing those games with me son.
The almost follow/unfollow but not quite
Okay, this is a method I have been trying, but when compared alongside the follow / unfollow & enagage method it isn't that good.
- Like 3-5 photos of niche related hashtag users
- Don't follow them
- Hope that they follow you
The problem with this is: people just aren't as generous with those follows in 2018
So those of you who have tried this: what settings are you using? Let others know how you're doing this.
The $1.80 strategy (GaryVee)
The dollar 80 strategy is a term coined by Gary Vee. Basically, his idea is to add your 02 cents on the top 9 posts of one of your niche related hashtags. Doing this 10 times a day (each time a different tag).
(0.2 * 9) * 10 = 1.80
The key to success?
Not just posting spam or BS, but actually giving long insightful comments.
After you leave your insightful comment, go even further by liking and commenting on other peoples comments, answering their questions.
Now honestly, this truly is a great strategy. The big problem is, its super time consuming and doesn't reap huge rewards. You are never going to grow a huge following with this technique. You will, however, become noticed in your niche and grow a small following of people who are super into your niche and see you as a thought leader on the subject.
If you want to see a video he did on the subject, watch this:
So those are a few that are a bit fresh on my mind.
Guys let me know what you've been doing and what works.
Sorry for the long post (without any real gold)
But honestly, I hope the value comes in the convo that follows.
