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8 Ways to grow your Instagram account
Practical tips on growing your following on Instagram with real examples

We’ve all read an article or two on how to build a following on Instagram. We know how to take high-quality photos, research hashtags, and film quirky videos for Instagram Stories. We’re not afraid to use GIFs and Stickers, and we’ve even gone live once or twice. Oh, and of course, we post almost daily.
The problem is? All these tactics are great and are necessary, but even people who do them regularly still aren’t seeing a lot of account growth. Why?
Here’s what no one tells you about the Instagram algorithm:

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