Thank you for answering my question 😭 I have 90k and my account looks fake because no one engages anymore because I changed my niche and took along time off… this really helps and I am hoping to bring my page back to life
This is great info. I have a dead account that I’ve been debating on whether to revive or just start a whole new account with my new niche. Intimidating to start from zero again, but I think it’s the best way for me to go. My old account is waaaayyyyy different than what I will be posting on my new account.
Hi Athena, I totally get it, it sounds like you'd have to wipe almost everything anyway (followers and content) to give it a clean start so perhaps it's better to kick off with a new account. Let us know how you go! - C
Good information. Thank you both. We are posting 2/3 times weekly with added stories sometimes. Our engagement is dead. We engage with other niche accounts, fashion bloggers etc. But following is stagnant. Up or down 3/4 weekly😢
Hi Christine, you're so welcome. Try some of these tips and see if it helps fix some of these issues, and also try to switch up the types of content that you're posting, that often helps a ton - C
Completely up to you. If you feel it's worth saving, then give it a go. If your niche is changing and it won't even be the same types of content that your audience followed you for, then it might be best to start fresh - C
Your content is amazing! When you mentioned to connect with similar accounts in niche; is this influencer, similar businesses or general public users? Thank you!
Hi, I opened a new account a few days ago, chose a niche and uploaded my own content that fits my niche, and used a lot of hashtags, but I still have no followers or views, I'm starting to wonder if my Instagram account is in working order! what's going on?
This was a great video. thank you for sharing your knowledge. I do have a question though. In case, we do decide to change our niche, should we also delete our old posts in this exercise to revive our account?
Thanks Nishtha, happy it was helpful! It would be best to archive (rather than delete, just in case) your posts that relate to a different niche for sure, otherwise it may confuse your new potential followers about what you focus on - C
My account has 29k followers I'm always active daily but I can't get good likes unless I do collabos how can I get good likes again and I've not changed by niche
Have you tried all the tips in the video? Things like working with theme pages, changing the content types and % split (eg doing more Reels than other posts for a month, then doing mostly carousels for a month etc and compare results, etc - C
No, mostly because if it prompts them to visit your profile and you have no new posts, they're almost guaranteed not to follow since there's no indication of it being active. Bump out a bunch of new posts before engaging, and it's usually best to engage either 15 mins before or after posting - C
I believe my account is dead,I’ve been contemplating starting a new one.Would it be a good idea to post on both accounts simultaneously,by using the collaborative post feature? That way it’s showing up on the new an old account
Hi, you could do that if you plan to keep the old account, otherwise it'd just be too confusing for people. I'd suggest to pick an account (new or old) and stick with it, which would give people only one option when following. You always want to avoid friction where possible - C
Thank you for your video. I’m wondering how long should you give it to see if the strategy of posting consistently is working? I have a small account of 800. I stopped posting consistently for about 4months. Now I’ve been posting consistently again for about 6 weeks -5 reels per week, Doing regular stories (which has highest engagement with my followers) And some photo post. And other forms of engagement. My reel view count is progressively becoming less the more I post. Even when I replicate reels that have done super well in the past, they aren’t doing well any more. It’s really confusing. I don’t want to give up yet, but it also seems like this strategy isn’t working and a timeframe would be helpful :)
Hi, great question. There's no real answer to this, it changes for everyone and it truly all depends on the quality of the content and whether it resonates to get it over the line. It could also be that 5 Reels per week is too much for your audience, you could try say 3 per week and see if the engagement is any better. The whole thing about growth is to always be testing and trying new things if what you're doing isn't working. Keep going! - C
Thank you for this, my question is if you sort of just stopped posting for a long time but now want to revive, do you acknowledge that absence or just start posting again like no time has passed?
Hi! I'd suggest to acknowledge it for sure. If you're able to weave in some narrative elements to keep folks interested (some sort of story about the absence), that'd be a great way to come back. - C
I was hacked last year and got my account back about 2 months after that. Since then my account is dead 😢 My Hashtags are not banned, my profile status says that I am not doing anything wrong etc. But still, no views, sometimes when I click on the Hashtags, I can't see my post there.. and I am really active. Uploading more times a week, daily stories, commenting and liking other people's accounts... I don't know what to do anymore :(
Interesting. It might take a while longer to fix it perhaps, especially because you were hacked as opposed to letting it die naturally. All you can do is keep trying all the elements from the video and if it doesn't pick up, you can either decide to scrap it and start fresh or switch strategies - C
Hi, that sounds about normal tbh, nothing to be concerned about. Focus on creating engaging content and delivering value to your community, no need to start a new account - C
thank you so much for your reply!❤ I didn't get notified that I got your message so now I've started out my new account already... HOWEVER, it has been doing better and getting more followers and reach somehow... I still have the original account but I can focus on creating contents on the new account,right?
For sure, you can do either. I'd suggest to pick one account and stick with that, whether it's the old one or new one. You don't want to confuse potential followers as to which one to follow :) - C@@Shin00568
I had a great account with 15k followers which I stopped posting on about 2 years ago. Been posting again the last month and the reach is really bad. Less than 200 views for story and less than 500 views for reels. Is my account dead?
Not at all. If you keep the dead/bot followers, your content will be fed to them, they won't engage and it'll signal to the algo that your content isn't engaging and stop sending it to people, followers or otherwise. The only choice is to remove them - C
i've recently changed niches on my instagram and have seen significant decrease in engagement whether that be story or posts - i've also tried to go through inactive acc but i literally have more than 30k to go through i'm not sure if I should just start re engaging my content or start all over?
Hi Rhea, it would be a decent amount of work to push through the unengaged accounts. The only real way to do it would be to take the time to remove all of the folks that you don't think would be interested in the new niche, and even then it's a lot of guesswork, and then to post consistently, use Stories, use tools like Manychat for automation (DMs plus bonus engagement), etc. It could go either way honestly - it's going to be a bunch of work regardless, the least hassle would be to start fresh but if you think you can save some of the 30K, then you could keep trying. I know that's not a decisive answer but there's no real clear way to go for these situations typically. - C
I didn't change niche, but I changed country (and continent :D ). Do you think I should revive my account or just start a new one for the new location? I am still getting followers from my old location. I feel like IG is not showing me to the people in the new location even when I set the location on my story/post...
Hi! It can take some time to settle into the new place, as it likely thinks you might just be travelling. Totally up to you as far as starting fresh, there are pros and cons to both options and it can work out great either way (and either way it's going to take a bunch of work) - C
I think I have a similar issue whereby I shared my account to people a specific visual arts community and I thought that would work. I've joined many "share your IG account" threads and it's great but I did that in the motion design/3D community then pivoted to more 2D concept art and nerdy world building/writing. There are some people who cross over but not many so my account is more dead now than ever and I think this is mainly why. Thank you for these tips! I do have a question about starting new accounts. Is it bad to start an account and then leave it dormant until you're ready? Should I deactivate it and reactivate it later? It's probably too late I started it like a month ago now. Like obviously we need to claim brand names but I don't have the content yet. I'm an artist and it takes tiiiiiime to build a body of work and get ready to be a post machine lol.
@@SamanthaWritesThings Oh wow thank you! Subbed to you as well I've been hoping to find world buildy nerds on youtube. I'm one of those visual artists that constantly draws the same characters and decided hey why not do something with them? World build! Definitely on a learning path with writing. 😂
Hi Stellar! Great question. It's no problem to start a new account and let it sit for a bit (just so you've claimed the handle). All the same tips would apply as far as when you finally launch that account to signal to the algo that you're in business, so you're fine :) - C
Hi! That would mean that you're losing followers more than you're gaining, you just don't get notified when someone leaves like you do when you get a new follower - C
as if you're going to remove followers if you changed niche, what go through say 30 thousand people and decide whether to remove them, you would just start a new account obviously lol jeeeez 🤦♂
Most people 1) don't change niches often and 2) don't have 30k people to go through. So if it makes more sense to start a new account, go for it, no need for the attitude 😆 - C
Hey I need some help. So I’m a horror cosplayer on IG and my account went from 1k+ likes and now I barely break 250. When I first started cosplaying I cosplayed as Ghostface and reached crazy numbers and interactions but then I switched over to cosplaying Michael Myers and I noticed my my like count dwindle more and more with every post and then my reach would begin to drop more and more. How do I maintain reach and interactions when cosplaying and introducing new characters into my page?
Hey, so as you add new characters, you could time your posts with strategic engagement where you like posts with the same character via hashtags and other similar accounts. That way those accounts will see your likes/comments and be likely to come over to your profile and engage with your account. You could also do some marketing in the lead up to the release - teaser videos, a ton of Stories, some BTS stuff etc. Send traffic over from you other profiles on other networks etc. So much! - C
You've submitted 5 globally-recognized, major press pieces specifically about you and your business? Like the level of Time, Rolling Stone, NBC, etc? If that's the case and you still get declined that means that they don't deem your account as representing someone notable, so the best bet would be to pay for Meta Verified - C
Thank you for answering my question 😭 I have 90k and my account looks fake because no one engages anymore because I changed my niche and took along time off… this really helps and I am hoping to bring my page back to life
Our pleasure! I hope you're able to bring it back to life, it should only take a few tweaks to start working in your new niche - keep us posted! - C
Hi missezrenee,
Did the tips work, really curious?
@@sungbeatsit has, but I am still working towards it being better
Did it work?
This is great info. I have a dead account that I’ve been debating on whether to revive or just start a whole new account with my new niche. Intimidating to start from zero again, but I think it’s the best way for me to go. My old account is waaaayyyyy different than what I will be posting on my new account.
Hi Athena, I totally get it, it sounds like you'd have to wipe almost everything anyway (followers and content) to give it a clean start so perhaps it's better to kick off with a new account. Let us know how you go! - C
Thanks for the realistic tips! Also "I wasn't expecting that coffee at all!", hilarious 😆
So welcome! 😂 Gotta keep these educational videos fun as much as we can :) - C
That coffee montage was 👌
Tiff killed it, coffee was fire too - C
Good information. Thank you both. We are posting 2/3 times weekly with added stories sometimes. Our engagement is dead. We engage with other niche accounts, fashion bloggers etc. But following is stagnant. Up or down 3/4 weekly😢
Hi Christine, you're so welcome. Try some of these tips and see if it helps fix some of these issues, and also try to switch up the types of content that you're posting, that often helps a ton - C
@High Season Co. Thank you.
Is it better to go through this process or just start over? For reference my account has just under 700 followers.
Completely up to you. If you feel it's worth saving, then give it a go. If your niche is changing and it won't even be the same types of content that your audience followed you for, then it might be best to start fresh - C
Your content is amazing! When you mentioned to connect with similar accounts in niche; is this influencer, similar businesses or general public users? Thank you!
Thank you so much! :) So this would be all of the above. Any types of accounts in your niche will be fine - C
Hi, I opened a new account a few days ago, chose a niche and uploaded my own content that fits my niche, and used a lot of hashtags, but I still have no followers or views, I'm starting to wonder if my Instagram account is in working order! what's going on?
Hi Elinor, that's quite odd, you definitely should be receiving reach and some engagement. Give it a bit of time and hopefully it'll kick in - C
This was a great video. thank you for sharing your knowledge. I do have a question though. In case, we do decide to change our niche, should we also delete our old posts in this exercise to revive our account?
Thanks Nishtha, happy it was helpful! It would be best to archive (rather than delete, just in case) your posts that relate to a different niche for sure, otherwise it may confuse your new potential followers about what you focus on - C
My account has 29k followers I'm always active daily but I can't get good likes unless I do collabos how can I get good likes again and I've not changed by niche
Have you tried all the tips in the video? Things like working with theme pages, changing the content types and % split (eg doing more Reels than other posts for a month, then doing mostly carousels for a month etc and compare results, etc - C
This was very helpful. Thank you so much.
So welcome, thanks for watching! - C
Would you suggest beginning to engage with followers before you start posting again?
No, mostly because if it prompts them to visit your profile and you have no new posts, they're almost guaranteed not to follow since there's no indication of it being active. Bump out a bunch of new posts before engaging, and it's usually best to engage either 15 mins before or after posting - C
I believe my account is dead,I’ve been contemplating starting a new one.Would it be a good idea to post on both accounts simultaneously,by using the collaborative post feature? That way it’s showing up on the new an old account
Hi, you could do that if you plan to keep the old account, otherwise it'd just be too confusing for people. I'd suggest to pick an account (new or old) and stick with it, which would give people only one option when following. You always want to avoid friction where possible - C
Thank you for your video. I’m wondering how long should you give it to see if the strategy of posting consistently is working?
I have a small account of 800. I stopped posting consistently for about 4months.
Now I’ve been posting consistently again for about 6 weeks -5 reels per week, Doing regular stories (which has highest engagement with my followers) And some photo post. And other forms of engagement.
My reel view count is progressively becoming less the more I post. Even when I replicate reels that have done super well in the past, they aren’t doing well any more.
It’s really confusing. I don’t want to give up yet, but it also seems like this strategy isn’t working and a timeframe would be helpful :)
Hi, great question. There's no real answer to this, it changes for everyone and it truly all depends on the quality of the content and whether it resonates to get it over the line. It could also be that 5 Reels per week is too much for your audience, you could try say 3 per week and see if the engagement is any better. The whole thing about growth is to always be testing and trying new things if what you're doing isn't working. Keep going! - C
Thank you for this, my question is if you sort of just stopped posting for a long time but now want to revive, do you acknowledge that absence or just start posting again like no time has passed?
Hi! I'd suggest to acknowledge it for sure. If you're able to weave in some narrative elements to keep folks interested (some sort of story about the absence), that'd be a great way to come back. - C
Thank you so much! @@Highseasonco
Thank you so much for this amazing content!
Appreciate you, thanks for watching! - C
I was hacked last year and got my account back about 2 months after that. Since then my account is dead 😢 My Hashtags are not banned, my profile status says that I am not doing anything wrong etc. But still, no views, sometimes when I click on the Hashtags, I can't see my post there.. and I am really active. Uploading more times a week, daily stories, commenting and liking other people's accounts... I don't know what to do anymore :(
Interesting. It might take a while longer to fix it perhaps, especially because you were hacked as opposed to letting it die naturally. All you can do is keep trying all the elements from the video and if it doesn't pick up, you can either decide to scrap it and start fresh or switch strategies - C
Hi. I have 1500 followers but
i only get 200-300 reach for every post... Is my account dead or should I make a new account?
Hi, that sounds about normal tbh, nothing to be concerned about. Focus on creating engaging content and delivering value to your community, no need to start a new account - C
thank you so much for your reply!❤
I didn't get notified that I got your message so now I've started out my new account already...
HOWEVER, it has been doing better and getting more followers and reach somehow...
I still have the original account but I can focus on creating contents on the new account,right?
For sure, you can do either. I'd suggest to pick one account and stick with that, whether it's the old one or new one. You don't want to confuse potential followers as to which one to follow :) - C@@Shin00568
I had a great account with 15k followers which I stopped posting on about 2 years ago. Been posting again the last month and the reach is really bad. Less than 200 views for story and less than 500 views for reels. Is my account dead?
Hi, I wouldn't say it's dead - try all the strategies we mentioned in the video for a month or two and see how you go! - C
Doesn’t removing followers trigger the algo in a bad way?
Not at all. If you keep the dead/bot followers, your content will be fed to them, they won't engage and it'll signal to the algo that your content isn't engaging and stop sending it to people, followers or otherwise. The only choice is to remove them - C
i've recently changed niches on my instagram and have seen significant decrease in engagement whether that be story or posts - i've also tried to go through inactive acc but i literally have more than 30k to go through i'm not sure if I should just start re engaging my content or start all over?
Hi Rhea, it would be a decent amount of work to push through the unengaged accounts. The only real way to do it would be to take the time to remove all of the folks that you don't think would be interested in the new niche, and even then it's a lot of guesswork, and then to post consistently, use Stories, use tools like Manychat for automation (DMs plus bonus engagement), etc. It could go either way honestly - it's going to be a bunch of work regardless, the least hassle would be to start fresh but if you think you can save some of the 30K, then you could keep trying. I know that's not a decisive answer but there's no real clear way to go for these situations typically. - C
I didn't change niche, but I changed country (and continent :D ). Do you think I should revive my account or just start a new one for the new location? I am still getting followers from my old location. I feel like IG is not showing me to the people in the new location even when I set the location on my story/post...
Hi! It can take some time to settle into the new place, as it likely thinks you might just be travelling. Totally up to you as far as starting fresh, there are pros and cons to both options and it can work out great either way (and either way it's going to take a bunch of work) - C
I think I have a similar issue whereby I shared my account to people a specific visual arts community and I thought that would work. I've joined many "share your IG account" threads and it's great but I did that in the motion design/3D community then pivoted to more 2D concept art and nerdy world building/writing. There are some people who cross over but not many so my account is more dead now than ever and I think this is mainly why. Thank you for these tips!
I do have a question about starting new accounts. Is it bad to start an account and then leave it dormant until you're ready? Should I deactivate it and reactivate it later? It's probably too late I started it like a month ago now. Like obviously we need to claim brand names but I don't have the content yet. I'm an artist and it takes tiiiiiime to build a body of work and get ready to be a post machine lol.
This is totally unrelated, but you got me at "nerdy world building/writing" and I had to follow/subscribe. Hi! I like your whole vibe!
@@SamanthaWritesThings Oh wow thank you! Subbed to you as well I've been hoping to find world buildy nerds on youtube. I'm one of those visual artists that constantly draws the same characters and decided hey why not do something with them? World build! Definitely on a learning path with writing. 😂
@@thestellarelite Thank you too! Your work is great and nerdiness is always a bonus!
Hi Stellar! Great question. It's no problem to start a new account and let it sit for a bit (just so you've claimed the handle). All the same tips would apply as far as when you finally launch that account to signal to the algo that you're in business, so you're fine :) - C
This is what I need 😭
You can do it! - C
Hey what should I do if my followers number is decreasing but I'm gaining followers ?😢😢😢
Hi! That would mean that you're losing followers more than you're gaining, you just don't get notified when someone leaves like you do when you get a new follower - C
😔😔💔💔
Coffee brew b-roll should be banned at this stage
It was one of the first times we ever did it, and I don't see any issue - just skip through! - C
as if you're going to remove followers if you changed niche, what go through say 30 thousand people and decide whether to remove them, you would just start a new account obviously lol jeeeez 🤦♂
Most people 1) don't change niches often and 2) don't have 30k people to go through. So if it makes more sense to start a new account, go for it, no need for the attitude 😆 - C
Hey I need some help. So I’m a horror cosplayer on IG and my account went from 1k+ likes and now I barely break 250. When I first started cosplaying I cosplayed as Ghostface and reached crazy numbers and interactions but then I switched over to cosplaying Michael Myers and I noticed my my like count dwindle more and more with every post and then my reach would begin to drop more and more. How do I maintain reach and interactions when cosplaying and introducing new characters into my page?
Hey, so as you add new characters, you could time your posts with strategic engagement where you like posts with the same character via hashtags and other similar accounts. That way those accounts will see your likes/comments and be likely to come over to your profile and engage with your account. You could also do some marketing in the lead up to the release - teaser videos, a ton of Stories, some BTS stuff etc. Send traffic over from you other profiles on other networks etc. So much! - C
@@Highseasonco Thanks! I haven’t thought that. I’ll give it a shot.
WHY WONT INTAGRAM VERIFY ME EVEN THOUGH I QUALIFY FOR IT?
You've submitted 5 globally-recognized, major press pieces specifically about you and your business? Like the level of Time, Rolling Stone, NBC, etc? If that's the case and you still get declined that means that they don't deem your account as representing someone notable, so the best bet would be to pay for Meta Verified - C