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November 28, 2025
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Why You’re Stuck at Few Followers even after posting QUALITY content?

Stop using Instagram as a billboard. Instead, use it for a conversation. Removing the friction results in not only followers but also customers.

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CA Vaibhav Jain

Why You’re Stuck at Few Followers even after posting QUALITY content?

Why You’re Stuck at Few Followers even after posting QUALITY content

The Real Reason You Can't Get Over 200 Followers (It's Not About Your Content)

Every new creator has to face a frustrating moment: After spending three hours editing a Reel, you click "Post," and... nothing. Only 12 likes and, perhaps, one standard comment such as "Nice pic!"

Your initial thought is that the algorithm is against you. But in reality, it’s just arithmetic.

You are making it such that the user has to leave the Instagram app to see your content at the "Link in Bio." That is a hindrance. And, on Instagram, a hindrance means no growth.

The “Luna Clay” Transformation Let's take Sarah as an example, who is the owner of a handcrafted jewelry brand. With 350 followers she was at a standstill, and her posts were receiving around 20 comments each. She was exhausted from replying with "Thanks!" to every single comment manually.

Then, she modified one caption.

She replaced "Link in bio to shop" with:


"I can't decide which color to get. Comment 'OLIVE' or 'RUST' for your pick, and I will send you the link via DM."

What Happened Next?

Engagement: After altering the approach, she not only received a total of 150 votes but also gained 130 more comments. The algorithm noted the increased activity and thus pushed her to the Explore page.

Revenue: She was not engaged in any chat at that time. Utilizing PILOT DM she sent the product link to all 150 people in a matter of seconds.

She even made more sales while savoring a dinner with her family than she usually did in a week.

Stop using Instagram as a billboard. Instead, use it for a conversation. Removing the friction results in not only followers but also customers.

Start the conversation today with PILOT DM


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