Don't Grow Your Business on Instagram! Seriously! 🚨

Social media marketing is an awesome way to grow your small business, but Instagram has lost its previous value as a social media platform. If you're trying to grow your business with Instagram, then I recommend you take a look first at YouTube. YouTube has a stronger algorithm over time. Growing on Instagram just doesn't mean as much because the viewers and followers are less targeted by interest. You can target you audience by location fairly well on Instagram and Facebook, but if you've got an online business especially, I recommend you focus on growing your YouTube channel. YouTube growth isn't easy by means. But at this point, growing on Instagram isn't easy either. Many people have complained that their Instagram page is stuck and won't grow right now. Instagram's algorithm has changed over the past few months and it's hard to get more views on reels and even photo posts. If getting new followers isn't easy on Instagram anymore, I'd recommend you considering spending your time and resources on YouTube instead. These are just my thoughts as a full time digital marketer. Social Media marketing takes up about half of my working hours each week. I'm constantly testing and finding new strategies to grow my accounts and make more money. This is what I'm seeing over the past couple of weeks - YouTube has a more trustworthy and stable algorithm than Instagram does right now. I love y'all! Comment below with any questions you have! God Bless! - Mitch Next up, watch: "Instagram's Algorithm Changed - Small Accounts Need to Know This ⚠️" - https://youtu.be/qRYAm3hGS9Y Via that video: Instagram's algorithm has changed in 2023. Instagram's new algorithm is updated and very different from the Instagram algorithms that we saw just last year. Instagram's algo isn't prioritizing the same the posts and hacks that it has in the past, so today I talk about how the algorithm has changed and what you can do to keep growing on Instagram. Growing on Instagram right now isn't as easy it was last year. Instagram reels aren't an easy growth strategy anymore. IG reels have become saturated and overly competitive. There are more people creating Instagram Reels right now than there were before - which means it's harder to get big views on your reels. Without easy views, easy reach and easy growth on Instagram, growing a small or new account has become harder. Getting followers has become a challenge for many creators on Instagram. So here are some of the tips and tricks you can implement to grow faster on Instagram in 2023: First of all, always look for the new update and the new features. Oftentimes, the easiest and fastest growth you can get on Instagram, comes with the early use of new features and post types. That's why Instagram Reels could get you a ton of attention and followers just two years ago, but today, it's much more difficult. Taking advantage of new tools, features, and updates on Instagram is almost always helpful for your page's growth. Secondly, you can pay for followers - just be smart about it. Do not buy Instagram followers from a third party website. Buying fake followers will get your Instagram account into trouble. If you do have money to spend on Instagram growth though, you can effectively buy followers with ads. I don't recommend paying for ads directly through Instagram. Instagram ads kind of suck for getting new, engaged followers in my opinion. Instead, I would focus on influencer marketing and Instagram shoutouts. If you've got a budget to promote your Instagram account, then I would try to pay for shoutouts from larger pages in your niche. These larger theme pages, that are similar to yours, should offer you better conversions on getting new followers. Thirdly, I typically like to use the follow for follow method when I'm growing new IG pages. The follow for follow method (F4F) can be an easy way to get your page in front of new people and gain more followers. This method isn't an explosive growth technique, but it'll help to you to grow your page early on and get a core fan base of followers. Don't overuse this Instagram growth hack though, because you can get your page action blocked, which will lead to a drop in reach and exposure. This is why many people see their Instagram account suddenly stop growing. You don't want to hurt your trust score with Instagram's algorithm. Try to use all of Instagram's targeting and tagging tools. Instagram gives us so many options to try and get in front of more people, so I recommend using these tricks.