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I am DONE
Posted by on May 14, 2026 at 10:24 pm(Rant) i have 8k followers and i used to get pretty good reach, i have 5 videos at over 1M views and multiple videos over 50-100k until 2 months ago. i posted a reel today and only got 900 views on within 7 hours. i genuinely feel like deleting every reel that doesn’t do good but then it’ll give instagram the ‘wrong’ message. i am so tired of reading the same ‘have better hooks’ or use this app to make your reels or use AI posts on here and watching similar reels. just stfu. it’s starting to also affect commissions i get because they expect good reach as well and i feel so demotivated. ik im supposed to keep creating and not let numbers affect me but come on. be so fr. it is and idk what is wrong with instagram and i just feel like quitting but ik I can’t.
for context my handle is @artandfilm.archives
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Don’t let it get to you. Touch grass bro. Fuck Sm
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Get super humble. Every video you post, you yourself should be able to watch 10-15 times over. If you get bored at even 1 second during your video, it’s shit. (The competition is infinite, all it takes is a thumb swipe)
Once you’ve gotten good and honest at that, every 10 videos MAYBE might do well.
Anything you think is good, usually isn’t. Hold yourself to incredible standards. If you think you’re already doing that, you’re doomed.
Then it’s just consistency, post incredible videos, as many times as u can. If you don’t have at least 10k followers by 100 videos. Scrap whatever is that you’re doing (or back to the video quality, if it’s not perfect you don’t stand a chance). Cheers!
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Here’s my feedback: Reformat your posts 3:4 ratio for in feed carousels, and 9:16 for reels. The black borders don’t help and the text reads too small. Who is your audience?
To me, the content would appeal to moody teens. I would study more graphic design if I were you. It’s very amateur (sorry if this comes off harsh)
I would focus less on the numbers and more on improving your content.
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You’re making bad videos than your followers and no one else likes.
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Your instagram is literally words over a video. Nothing of substance. Nothing of value. Get better.
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Ironically i came across this while scrolling through Reddit. I just want to say, just delete all social media. It’s all toxic crap.
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