Summary

The article critiques the effectiveness of free Instagram growth strategies promoted by "gurus" and emphasizes the need for investing in paid methods such as engagement groups, influencer shout-outs, Instagram ads, and networking for substantial growth.

Abstract

The content discusses the challenges faced by individuals attempting to grow their Instagram presence organically. It points out that despite the abundance of free advice available online, these strategies often lead to minimal results. The author argues that the true methods for significant Instagram growth, such as engagement groups, influencer shout-outs, Instagram advertising, and strategic networking, are seldom disclosed by these so-called experts. These paid strategies are presented as the real drivers behind rapid follower accumulation, with the article suggesting that investing money is more effective than relying on free, time-consuming tactics. The author encourages readers to shift their focus from free strategies to investing in their Instagram growth to achieve their desired following.

Opinions

The author believes that the advice given by Instagram growth "gurus" on free strategies is often ineffective and misleading.
It is suggested that many online sources share outdated or ineffective strategies, which can waste a user's time and effort.
The article criticizes the practice of enticing followers with free strategies only to later push them into buying courses or services.
The author asserts that engagement groups, despite being less discussed, are a crucial component of Instagram growth.
Influencer shout-outs and Instagram ads are highlighted as essential paid methods for gaining a significant following.
Networking is emphasized as a vital marketing strategy, not just for Instagram growth but for business expansion in general.
The author recommends that readers should stop consuming content that promotes ineffective free growth strategies and instead invest financially to see real results in their Instagram growth.

Why These 0–10K Instagram Challenges Doesn’t Work For You?

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Everybody loves Instagram and most of us scroll through the Instagram feed for hours and hours

We see people running ads on our feed and some teaching us ‘How To Grow on Instagram’

But If you’re someone who has tried building an Instagram page. You would know that growing to 10K, 100k, 500K…….isn’t easy as it seems.

There are so-called ‘gurus’ with expensive courses and mentorships who are ready to teach you.

But you can’t afford such expensive courses and you try to learn Instagram growth strategies on the internet for free.

That understandable!

But you don’t realize what happens next?

There is a shit load of crap on YouTube and Facebook where people share their so-called ‘strategies’ to grow an Instagram account.

They give it a name- ‘Organic Strategies’, ‘Free Strategies’ and even call some as their own methods.

Why You Shouldn’t Listen To Those Instagram Gurus?

The people who are sharing knowledge on Instagram are quite aware of what’s working

But in reality, they share with you the stuff that doesn’t work and the stuff that seems legit.

The most common tips they share are:-

Be Consistent
Provide Quality Content
Do Hashtag Research
Engage with your Audience
Follow for follow

and so on….

If you really follow this. You know it would take an eternity for you to grow.

These so called ‘free strategies’ is what makes you covert yourself as their audience.

For months and years down the line. They share the same stuff by tweaking some topics here and there.

But you remain at the very same place that you started.

At some stage. These so-called gurus will entice you to buy their course (or) mentorship (or) services.

Once you get into these courses. You will understand actually what they were hiding from you and which was stopping you from making a good following on Instagram.

What They Don’t Tell You

Here are the real strategies that most (Not All!) of the YouTubers aren’t sharing with you.

Some of these strategies seem spammy and calling them ‘strategies’ isn’t the actual word

The most working methods to grow on Instagram are:-

Engagement Groups
Influencer Shout-outs
Insta Ads
Networking

Engagement groups: This is one particular thing that most Instagram gurus deny (or) don’t talk about

Engagement groups is the place where multiple Instagram accounts are connected at one place and engage with each other’s content. Most people share their new posts to get likes and comments quicker. To enhance their reach in the initial stage of posting.

There is this one particular platform called ‘Executive Mafia’ which helps you with these engagement groups. You can sign up for free and increase your engagement here.

Click Here To sign up

Influencer Shout-outs: This is all about paid shout-outs from bigger pages in your niche. The only way you can grow an account to 100k, 500k, and even a million is using paid shout-outs.

Paid shout-outs are the real deal to grow on Instagram

Insta Ads: Instagram ads were introduced to increase the reach for any Instagram profile. Many businesses run ads for their product/service and generate sales from it.

You can run ads for a couple of hundred dollars for your account and convert the traffic from ads to your followers and grow your page.

Note: Run a story ad. Offer something free in that Ad to convert your clicks into followers

Networking: Networking is not only the most important thing for Instagram marketing. It is also important for any marketer out there.

Making a new connection and increasing your circle for business is all about marketing

To connect with people who have bigger Instagram pages. You need to provide your services to those pages for free. The services you provide should be valuable and should save them a few bucks from their pocket.

In exchange for your free service. Most of the pages will give you free shout-outs and you can increase your connections when they refer you to other people.

Now, What You Should Do?

You can only skyrocket your growth to over 10k, 50k, 100k by only investing your money

I would recommend you to stop seeing such videos on YouTube:-

Those videos aren’t that helpful. Such videos don’t share the full picture of what is happening and those free strategies take time. I mean ‘a lot of time’

By investing more than two-three hundred dollars on Ads + Shout-outs. You can see a rapid increase in your Instagram growth with real followers.

Once you realize the power of investing in Ads and shout-outs. You will start reinvesting into them and only then you can achieve what you wanted with your Instagram

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