Ok from most of you I gather that buying followers won't work so scratch that
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(you need an account to see links) I am a pretty established photographer. I have a studio and have been a photographer for 14 years. 12 years running my own business. The problem is that i am booking more birthday parties 40+ and toddler shoots than weddings. I am struggling to connect with the 13-30 year old that is going to balls and getting married. Even the weddings I do book seem to be older couples. I have a great website. I actually studied graphic design and advertising. I finished my diploma cum laude but Instagram was only created after I graduated.
I also dont think content creating is the problem. I already had one reel go viral. Although i think it was beginners luck. I only have 6 reels. The conversion to followers just did not happen.
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(you need an account to see links) yes when i really started researching now i saw that video seem to be the thing to go with. So i added lots of video content and also photos that is put together as a video in my august scheduled post. Hopefully, that will help. Then I can always for future post the photos in what is basically a slideshow set to music. I try to get video snippets at shoots but sometimes everything just go so fast.
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(you need an account to see links) if Instagram changed back to more photos it will help so much
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(you need an account to see links) wow ok you have social media under control. Your advice is very practical. I think I really need to make browsing on Instagram part of my daily routine. I will definitely do the thing you thank everyone for that comment, I thought it is weird when people do that but now i get it. I do have a stunning website. Well i like it. I designed it myself i do a little website designing on the side. I manage, host and design 4 other business sites thank you for the encouragement. I do post at least 3 times a week at the moment but I am not getting much engagemnt but I think its because I am not engaging like you said. So I need to set out a time each day to browse and comment on other people's stuff. It is just so time consuing and I am one of those people that when I see other people stuff I doubt myself so much.
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(you need an account to see links) thank you it is encouraging to know that the amount of followers is not the deciding factor. Maybe my website is a bit to arty, but I think its very much me. I should maybe look at that. Luckily I do have a few reviews. I have recently started asking people to review me on google. (another social platform) Its so hard to know where to take and where to leave.
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Wedding highlights just before covid. I basically used the same concept of the slideshow in my posts for August. Even then it was already more older couples
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(you need an account to see links) wow 5k is a lot. Not even top photographers would make that here in one session unless it is a wedding or hugh corporate event. We are also one of the 4 countries that copyright law gives the client the copyright unless specifically agreed otherwise. So I have to ask every single client to sign a contract so I can use images on social media and they dont have to come to me for prints. The digital files are theirs. Many photograpehrs has tried otherwise but because not everyone is doing it you just cant compete. 5k would be a top manager or high earnings person monthly salary here.