Personal brand account

I’m wondering if anyone with expertise in Instagram can give there opinion, so basically I have friend who wants to start a fitness personal brand instagram account, would botting the account (followers,likes,comments etc.) help grow the accounts real engagement, ie get it on the explore page and in real accounts reels feed? Thank you. I was doing market research on other accounts in that niche and it seems that a lot of them do use fake engagement but maybe I’m wrong.

chrimsonchin said:

I’m wondering if anyone with expertise in Instagram can give there opinion, so basically I have friend who wants to start a fitness personal brand instagram account, would botting the account (followers,likes,comments etc.) help grow the accounts real engagement, ie get it on the explore page and in real accounts reels feed? Thank you. I was doing market research on other accounts in that niche and it seems that a lot of them do use fake engagement but maybe I’m wrong.

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For short term yes. But not forever. eventually the algo will learn and nerf the account. If you're buying fake engagement from low quality accounts of some SMM panel.

Botting is good for padding a growth you're already experiencing, but not for starting that movement. It will even negatively affect your growth and reach longterm so avoid leaning heavily into it or relying on it more than necessary, if at all. If you can buy human followers it'll be even better but naturally harder to come by and more pricey. That said, I'd say focus on creating high-quality, engaging content, using trending Reels, and interacting authentically with your audience. Best ways to grow real engagement and hit the Explore page.

chrimsonchin said:

account (followers,likes,comments etc.) help grow the accounts real engagement, ie get it on the explore page and in real accounts reels feed?

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Quite the oposite. Just grow it manually in the beginning + quality content.