edit: don’t downvote me because you don’t like the answer being given.

> I’ve been contacting influencers through DM but getting a low response rate and seem to hit the Instagram DM rate limit rather quickly

This sounds suspiciously like an abusive use of the platform. You **really** should read the rules and terms of service so you don’t run afoul of them and your account isn’t deleted for spamming.

I’d post the direct link but the subreddit has decided to automatically remove comments with off-site links in them. Relevant excerpt:

> You must not create or submit unwanted email, comments, likes or other forms of commercial or harassing communications (a/k/a “spam”) to any Instagram users.