how much are the people who shop with y'all gaining? If they are paying $20 and getting like 100 followers, they are getting ripped off. Instagram will probably show posts to 5% of those 100 followers. If y'all are cool with getting the upperhand like that, keep doing your thing.
When I do this stuff, I started with a rate that people call reasonable, but I realized that the people ordering shoutouts aren't even gaining a considerable amount - and they definitely felt hustled.
im shouting out from a 200k page
I switched the whole business model to - you pay $20, I'll shout you out in stories and news feed until you hit 1k followers.
People have been repeating, i'm happy with it, they are happy, and i've got referrals. We agree on the type of content that they'll be 'featured' in so my engagement stays high, and they get followers.
i think some of y'all need to stop thinking about the fastest money grab, and think about the people who are paying you. Think about their goal, and what they would like to see when they shop with you, and most importantly, if they would repeat / refer you.
i dont know, maybe people are gaining 500+ followers from the one 24 hours news feed post for $50? I highly doubt that though.