Instagram ate my money. Why is no one interested in you?
Hey, it's Punny. Are you a beginner blogger, artist, or even a musician? Have you ever faced the problem of following all the instructions and advice from SMM managers, creating interesting content, beautifully filling your blog feed, but no one reacts at all? And you think you're a complete loser... why are you even living, damn it, no one likes you.
No? Come on! Any art blogger and novice blogger will repeat these words to you. Instagram captures our psyche, forcing us to create a constant rich and beautiful celebration, and then return to our dark reality of dangerous streets. Why do we create a world on the internet and in games that is better and more interesting than the one outside our home window?
But this post is not about that; it's about statistics. I watched blogs, listened to marketing advice, rewrote headlines 99 times, changed posts, and deleted unsuccessful ones. The situation repeated itself over and over until I finally gave up on all of it... To be disappointed, receiving 4 views the next day for a post I spent 2-4 hours on... really? Instagram is a billion-dollar network, what's the deal? At the same time, Twitter is not against giving even 250 views at once, 600 for YouTube, and 120-600 for TikTok!
The thing is simply that you haven't paid, buddy. Can you name 3 alternatives to a social network with images like Instagram where you can move? Tumblr, DeviantArt, Amino... Liker? Do you think there are chances to attract an audience?
Let the list some alternative projects:
- Reddit - 100,000,000 downloads
- Gem Space - 10,000,000
- Fanbase - 100,000
- Frog - 1,000,000
- Imgur - 10,000,000
- Flickr - 1,000,000
- BeReal - 10,000,000
- Amino - 10,000,000
- Pop social - 100,000
- Bip - 50,000,000
People are looking for alternatives. The only problem is that the applications need further improvement. It's evident that they were made hastily by amateurs.
Does Tumblr show posts organically? Statistics also show that no, you have to buy them.
The thing is that Instagram has become associated with a successful and rich life, and artists are no exception. The standard for a successful artist is the same and easily found - you have 50-200 posts and already 100,000 subscribers. Once I asked an artist blogger how he gained 100,000 subscribers in 2 months drawing with a pencil. He said he didn't pay a cent. Is it a lie, or am I a loser?
Why don't we make buymyacoffee and create a social network here, where, by the way, you can order an illustration or buy art go for link https://www.buymeacoffee.com/punnypanda/commissions
Just the search engine doesn't work here, unfortunately... and all it takes is one solution, and bingo! Here's your social network and store!
It's challenging for secondary companies to compete with the top of the market. If you read the book "Marketing Warfare" by Al Ries and Jack Trout, which is a classic in marketing, they'll tell you that the top of the market takes up 70% and simply crushes your company with quantity. You have to come up with some clever ways to bypass and so on and so forth.
So, we become hostages of social dictatorship - there's only one boat in this sea, and you're either on it or thrown overboard. The terms of promotion on Instagram are simple - pay money.
If you're a blogger who has gained 1,000-20,000 subscribers without throwing even $1, please write to me! We all need to know your secret to success or at least a hint of it.
And more posts on branding and earning await us. What's your experience? Leave a comment.