I’m Growing on Instagram After 10 Years — Here’s What I‘m Doing Differently
After a spontaneous cross‑post, a LinkedIn video garnered 110,000 views on Instagram, prompting the author to pivot from a Threads growth experiment to an Instagram‑focused Proof of Concept. The creator, who has maintained a personal Instagram account since 2016, now aims to grow from 2,319 to 5,000 followers by the end of Q2 2026. The new strategy leverages proven tactics such as 3‑5 weekly posts, a mix of Reels, carousels, and photo dumps, and trial reels to test content variations. Success will be measured not only by follower count but also by platform fluency, engagement quality, and future brand‑partnership revenue potential.
Social Media Engagement: 11 Ways to Boost Yours + Why It Matters
Buffer’s latest guide breaks down social media engagement, defining it as any user interaction and highlighting platform‑specific rates—from roughly 6.2% on LinkedIn to 2.5% on X. The report shows that comments, shares, saves and replies carry more algorithmic weight than...
What We Learned After Finding 7 Forgotten Jobs Running for 5 Years
Buffer discovered seven background jobs running on Amazon SQS for up to five years despite providing no value. A recent repository consolidation allowed engineers to map queues and identify the orphaned workers, leading to their incremental removal. The cleanup eliminated...