Trial reels vs Feed posts

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Greetings,

I am a curious if I am getting right how trial vs feed reels work.
if a trial reels doesn't get high views (20K+) there is no point to post it to feed because more likely it would only bring unfollows? IG CEO said that reels are ranked among your followers (so it decides how many of your current followers will see it) and among non followers (it decides whether non followers will see it). To me it sounds like if my target is grow audience i should post only trial reel winners to my feed. Is it correct ?
 
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Invictus said:
Correct but trial reels also help with growth
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For example i have 10 videos. I upload all of them to trial mode, and share to feed the one which gain more engagement/view time? But if none of them got any reasonable traction - i shouldn't post anything to feed?
 
I don’t think that you should only rely on the number of views when evaluating a trial reel to be honest. Don’t forget to look at the watch time, shares, saves, and follows as well.
 
The theory you mentioned is absolutely correct when it comes to trial Reels. Naturally, achieving good performance will also lead to growth.
 
Blanka72 said:
The theory you mentioned is absolutely correct when it comes to trial Reels. Naturally, achieving good performance will also lead to growth.
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The only thing that isn't clear for me:
For example, I am posting like 5-10 trial reels a day. But for a few days I don't have any obvious leader (none of them break through 2-3k views barrier) should I still post something to feed ? Or keep searching for a "winner"
From what I see on my account it seems like posting a reel from trial mode which didn't get good views is a non sense. It will only lead to unfollows without being shown to any new audience at all.

But leaving feed without any reels for a few days seems bad also. That's why I am curious if it's a case. Or I should post at least 1 reel a day (as dashboard advises) no matter if I get any winner or not.
 
Videos tend to generate more engagement, views, and interest; I think you should create videos.
 
If a trial reel only gets under 20 views I still post it to my feed because the algorithm can still show it to new people, and I use Meta Business Suite to schedule it and check Reel insights after 24 hours in the app
 
Bstpro said:
Greetings,

I am a curious if I am getting right how trial vs feed reels work.
if a trial reels doesn't get high views (20K+) there is no point to post it to feed because more likely it would only bring unfollows? IG CEO said that reels are ranked among your followers (so it decides how many of your current followers will see it) and among non followers (it decides whether non followers will see it). To me it sounds like if my target is grow audience i should post only trial reel winners to my feed. Is it correct ?
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i would not use the number of views as a basis for determining whether the trial reel is good enough. at times, a reel gets lower views but attracts the right followers.while trials are important i would not dismiss a reel simplly bcz it did not get 20k views.
 
trial reels are tested with non-followers, so 20k views isn’t a universal cutoff, and a low-view trial doesn’t mean it’ll make followers unfollow. look at watch time, shares, and whether it reached the right audience
 
Bstpro said:
Greetings,

I am a curious if I am getting right how trial vs feed reels work.
if a trial reels doesn't get high views (20K+) there is no point to post it to feed because more likely it would only bring unfollows? IG CEO said that reels are ranked among your followers (so it decides how many of your current followers will see it) and among non followers (it decides whether non followers will see it). To me it sounds like if my target is grow audience i should post only trial reel winners to my feed. Is it correct ?
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first test if the reels fail with urss normal viewers or only with new people because reach alone wonot help you decide if it was worth posting on your main reel.
 
I keep a reel that reaches around thirty thousand views, then I push it to my feed using Creator Studio because the feed prefers content that already proved popular and it saves me from posting low-performers
 
trial reels can perform differently once shared with followers. use them to test, but judge by saves, shares, watch time, and whether the audience is a good fit, not views alone
 
trial reels help you test content with new audiences but not judge everything by views alone.a reel fewer views might still bring relevant followers or good engagement so check those results too before deciding what goes on your main feed.
 
You shouldn't rely solely on views, you need to consider the quality of engagement and the ability to attract the right audience before deciding to post on the main page to optimize performance.
 
Bstpro said:
Greetings,

I am a curious if I am getting right how trial vs feed reels work.
if a trial reels doesn't get high views (20K+) there is no point to post it to feed because more likely it would only bring unfollows? IG CEO said that reels are ranked among your followers (so it decides how many of your current followers will see it) and among non followers (it decides whether non followers will see it). To me it sounds like if my target is grow audience i should post only trial reel winners to my feed. Is it correct ?
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i would not be too sure about the impact of a trial reel that performs poorly on the main reel. the audience is different, the timing is different.so, the same video could have a completely different reaction when posted normally.i would compare a few reels over a couple of weeks to dettermine which reels attract visitors nd followers.
 
If a trial reel stalls around twenty thousand views you can still add it to your feed, but it will mainly show to current followers and may cause a small unfollow spike; check the Reach number in Instagram Insights to see the impact.
 
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