Organic short-form clips vs paid ads what’s working for you guys right now?

Liamjake

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May 4, 2026

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• Yesterday at 9:53 PM

• #1

Hey everyone,

Testing out a few new social strategies this month across TikTok, IG, and Shorts.

For those running client accounts or driving offer traffic, are you having better luck scaling through organic multi-account clipping or strictly running paid agency ad accounts?

Curious to hear what’s giving you the best ROI lately.

 

Gonfash

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Jul 10, 2026

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• Yesterday at 10:11 PM

• #2

I wouldn’t choose one exclusively. Organic is great for finding winning hooks and creatives, while paid traffic gives you more control over scaling once you have something that’s already working.

 

Salamouna

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Aug 28, 2014

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• Yesterday at 11:16 PM

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aged accounts def perform better on organic reach once theyre warmed up properly. we usually test creatives organically first to see whats actually landing, then scale the winners with paid. saves alot of wasted ad spend testing random stuff that wont work anyway.

 

Ares Marketing Agency

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Jul 28, 2026

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• Today at 12:44 AM

• #4

organic clips are working better for me lately paid ads help scale but organic gives better roi to start

 

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SEOTech456

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Jun 6, 2026

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• Today at 1:07 AM

• #5

go for both, dont rely on one solely

 

buriza

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Aug 18, 2023

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• Today at 1:27 AM

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most people doing this run both, organic for testing what content works without ad spend then scaling through paid once you know what converts.

 

TechEinstien

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• Today at 1:34 AM

• #7

If your organic traffic is low then you must consider paid ones too.

 

Liamjake

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May 4, 2026

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• Today at 11:44 AM
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Salamouna said:

aged accounts def perform better on organic reach once theyre warmed up properly. we usually test creatives organically first to see whats actually landing, then scale the winners with paid. saves alot of wasted ad spend testing random stuff that wont work anyway.

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