Sold Instagram Network | Starting Fresh in Ecom

[johnparadox]

Hey, really excited to be here!

I recently sold an Instagram network with a little over a million followers and will be using the funds to kick start an ecommerce store. I plan on documenting my journey on BHW to keep myself accountable.

Looking forward to getting to know you guys

 

[7ZEUS7]

All the best bro you will surely succeed

 

[BetterKnow]

Good luck. How many accounts was your network?

 

[johnparadox]

Good luck. How many accounts was your network?

I had 12 accounts in my Instagram network but most of my followers came from two large accounts.

 

[7ZEUS7]

I had 12 accounts in my Instagram network but most of my followers came from two large accounts.

Where you sold them?

 

[SandwichMayo]

You don't have to answer that, but just out of curiosity, how much did you get for the network?

 

[johnparadox]

Where you sold them?

I sold them on Instagram to others running large pages in the same niche. Selling the accounts was pretty easy considering I already had a strong relationship with the buyers (we met through an engagement group early on).

 

[johnparadox]

You don't have to answer that, but just out of curiosity, how much did you get for the network?

We sold the network for $10,000 after all the accounts were simultaneously hit with a shadow ban (risky niche). I had a business partner at the time so we each walked away with $5,000.

 

[SandwichMayo]

Not bad, considering the accounts got shadow banned. At least you got something out of it.

 

[Mr.warrior]

How did you grow your network?

 

[Gr00t007]

Good luck OP. I'm thinking about selling my network too. Just can't get enough time to manage it anymore.

 

[johnparadox]

How did you grow your network?

I used a bunch of common tactics such as: shout outs, engagement groups, follow/like bots, hashtags, giveaways, collaborations, ect.

Most importantly, I found viral content and posted it frequently.

 

[johnparadox]

Good luck OP. I'm thinking about selling my network too. Just can't get enough time to manage it anymore.

I feel you, finding content and posting on all the accounts can be really time consuming. I had the same issue myself so I programmed a python script and trained a virtual assistant to automate most of the process. That may be an option if you want to keep the accounts.

 

[Nic00B]

Newbie question: what bot was you using to manage your network?

 

[johnparadox]

Newbie question: what bot was you using to manage your network?

I stopped using a follow/like bot early on after my pages started to gain some traction and grow organically. However when I did, I used instazood

 

[bobby10000]

Wtf only 10k for a million followers? Those accounts must have been quite the garbage. With a million followers account with good engagement and a good niche u earn that amount each month.

Edit: don't mean to be offensive just shocked that you basically gave it away

 

[johnparadox]

Wtf only 10k for a million followers? Those accounts must have been quite the garbage. With a million followers account with good engagement and a good niche u earn that amount each month

The accounts were very high quality prior to the shadow ban. After the shadow ban, their engagement decreased by 70% and we went from gaining over five thousand followers a day to losing followers each month. After we realized what had happened, we found a buyer and cut our losses quick. Like I said earlier, the niche was high risk to begin with.

 

[Gr00t007]

I feel you, finding content and posting on all the accounts can be really time consuming. I had the same issue myself so I programmed a python script and trained a virtual assistant to automate most of the process. That may be an option if you want to keep the accounts.

Yea will have to find a script for this!

 

[GenesisOne]

Do you plan to use IG to promote your ecommerce store?

 

[johnparadox]

Do you plan to use IG to promote your ecommerce store?

Yeah I plan on working with influencers to create content and run sponsored posts to promote products on the store. I also plan on growing my own IG network in the niche I choose.