growing instagram account

i have recently created an Instagram account in a specific niche and have gained 350 followers in three days using Instagress.

The problem is i only get about 7 likes in the first hour of a newly uploaded picture. Is this normal for a new account to get such few likes? I upload twice a day and the pictures are high quality. However, some of my pictures from a few days ago have 40-60 likes.

Am i right in saying that 350 followers is too little to make any assumptions on whether my account is on track for high engagement later on. Cheers!

i would say your engagement is normal, you can also like posts of accounts in your niche, and use related hashtags, that will increase your engagement.