This episode is the second episode of a 3-part series about learning Instagram. Today is all about busting myths. Specifically, I’m busting 14 myths (plus a bonus!) that I see and hear often about Instagram.
In this episode about learning Instagram part 2: the myths are:
- You have to post daily to stay relevant
- The shadow ban
- Switching to a business account hurts your engagement
- You have to reply to all direct messages or else you’re penalized
- Instagram only shows your post to 7% of people
- You are penalized for leading people off of the Instagram platform
- You are penalized for using all 30 hashtags
- There’s no different between hashtags in the captions vs. hashtags in the comments
- You can hack the algorithm
- You are penalized for editing a caption after posting
- You are penalized If you delete a reel and then repost it
- Brand partnerships and tagging accounts hurt how your content/account is ranked on IG
- Reposted content from feed to stories decreases story views
- Who you follow on Instagram affects who can find your content on Instagram and who the algorithm shows your content to
- What you see on your explore page affects what explore pages you show up on
Resources & Links:
- IG University
- 100 Hook Ideas - FREE GUIDE
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