All those 'post 3 times a day' gurus? I tried it and my engagement tanked.

I followed the advice to post 3 times daily on Instagram for 2 weeks straight. My reach dropped by 40% because people got sick of seeing me. Has anyone else had better luck posting less often?

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maryt6215d ago

Wait, did you notice if your content was actually good or just filling space? @riley_schmidt has a point. Honestly, I tried the same thing and my engagement dropped too. Ngl, posting three times a day made me lazy because I was just throwing stuff up to meet a quota. Tbh, it's better to post less but make each one count.

riley_schmidt15d ago

40% drop in 2 weeks, did you check if your content quality changed?

the_nina15d ago

Oh, ABSOLUTELY this. I had the EXACT same wake-up call last month. Was posting daily like a robot just to hit numbers, and my views tanked. @maryt62 is spot on - I cut back to 3 times a week and actually put effort into each one. My engagement went UP because people stopped feeling like they were being spammed. Y'all gotta stop treating algorithms like vending machines.