To Bot or Not To Bot?

Today I created 4 IG accounts in niches that I'm personally interested in. My goal is to learn about content creation and social media management while growing out these accounts. I eventually plan to monetize all them with some type of product or service, and on the meta-level, open up my own social media management company.

Am I completely naive for thinking I can grow these accounts out organically with rich content, collaborating with influencers, doing interviews, etc.? Or do I HAVE to bot?

Will I be able grow in 2018 without supplementing them with botting? I really do not want ghost followers/useless followers.

My reasoning is that if I grow these out organically and monetize them, I can use them as my resume. They will look nice and I will come across as an authority, and it will be easy for me to close deals when I decide to pitch my SMM to potential clients.

Or should I just do bot arbitrage like some of these bullshit SMM companies that run their clients accounts on FollowLiker and charge them $300/mo?

What's the future of legit, engaged IG accounts?

Being 100% legit will always create a more organic community, but you have to weigh the fact that it'll take time to grow. Not only that, but if the content you create isn't viral you might never grow to what your purposes might be.

ShadowForm said:

Being 100% legit will always create a more organic community, but you have to weigh the fact that it'll take time to grow. Not only that, but if the content you create isn't viral you might never grow to what your purposes might be.

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Is it possible to go viral without some type of manipulation? Or do I even have to supplement great content with fake likes etc.?

whiz said:

Is it possible to go viral without some type of manipulation? Or do I even have to supplement great content with fake likes etc.?

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Ofcourse it's possible. You have no guarantee what you create will be viral though. Part of it is how you market yourself, but a lot of people create things that they think are good that actually aren't. Look at all the crappy "reaction video" youtube channels that no one cares about lol.

ShadowForm said:

Ofcourse it's possible. You have no guarantee what you create will be viral though. Part of it is how you market yourself, but a lot of people create things that they think are good that actually aren't. Look at all the crappy "reaction video" youtube channels that no one cares about lol.

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Word. I'm very creative so I have no doubt that I can find new angles and eventually engineer the type of content that spreads. I'm just worried about gaining my initial followers. I find that most people are hesitant to follow pages with low follower count. Kinda like $$$... you need some to make some. This makes me lean towards botting for initial followers but I know the latest algorithm punishes low engagement, so... probably gonna grow em out organically.

be an 18-year-old woman with dysmorphia, gym addiction and borderline personality disorder / narcissistic personality disorder and a good camera for selfies and you can go viral super easy.

GoTRooT said:

be an 18-year-old woman with dysmorphia, gym addiction and borderline personality disorder / narcissistic personality disorder and a good camera for selfies and you can go viral super easy.

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I currently am 26 years old with a penis.

The age-reversal (time machine research and manufacture) and sex change will most likely leave me with a bad ROI. I am going to have to find another way around this.

Lol

Good luck Sir.

whiz said:

Am I completely naive for thinking I can grow these accounts out organically with rich content, collaborating with influencers, doing interviews, etc.? Or do I HAVE to bot?

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Botting and doing it manually don't have to be opposites. You can do the important stuff manually, like engaging with your followers, creating good content to post and you can also automate the boring parts like follow/unfollow, liking and interacting with other accounts so they notice you.

whiz said:

I currently am 26 years old with a penis.

The age-reversal (time machine research and manufacture) and sex change will most likely leave me with a bad ROI. I am going to have to find another way around this.

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This response is gold.