Instagram Case Study: Adding a Lot of Followers to Close Friends

[Discoverol]

For the past two weeks, I’ve been experimenting with adding all of your followers to close friends. So far, I’ve seen some amazing results—one business got 5 times the usual story views, and this inactive 130k account got nearly 10 times the views, jumping from 849 to 7,800, while also gaining followers for the first time this year. Has anyone else tried this?

So far, I can add about 20k followers a day. I’m doing a case study with a few larger accounts (around 1 million followers) and will update you on how many I can add over a longer period.

 

[BlackP]

That's 6 times you can do this. After that, what happens? Will you still get those views, or will it go back to how it was before?

 

[Discoverol]

That's 6 times you can do this. After that, what happens? Will you still get those views, or will it go back to how it was before?

So far, every story has done about the same on all the accounts I've tested it on. There's definitely some drop-off, but you're also always gaining new followers, so the list keeps getting updated.

 

[KingDoom]

Great example! Tons of details.

 

[Discoverol]

Great example! Tons of details.

Right now, I'm gaining 32-42k each day on bigger accounts. I'll share more stats soon.

 

[BlackP]

So far, every story has done about the same on all the accounts I've tested it on. There's definitely some drop-off, but you're also always gaining new followers, so the list keeps getting updated.

How do you get 19k followers a day? Do you buy 19k followers every day?

 

[Discoverol]

How do you get 19k followers a day? Do you buy 19k followers every day?

I add 21k of my own followers to close friends every day.

So, if I have an account with 205k followers, it takes about 9 days to add them all to close friends.

 

[Idoligna]

I add 21k of my own followers to close friends every day.

So, if I have an account with 205k followers, it takes about 9 days to add them all to close friends.

That’s really cool! How can I get started with this?

 

[Wannakers]

So, the idea is that the green ring is more attention-grabbing? People might click on it out of curiosity since you don’t usually see the green ring, but will it actually keep their attention? I’m curious to see how long the boost lasts.

 

[TwilightWise]

I thought that close friends vs regular followers were kind of the same. Like, if all of them are close friends, it’s almost like they’re not.

I think the story views are affected by how many new users you follow, compared to adding them as close friends.

 

[BuggyTeenz]

We tried this as well, and some accounts are getting stuck at 10k, while others have over 500k. Any idea why this is happening? Is there a way around it? Also, I’m curious about what software you’re using. Any details would be really helpful.

 

[Wannakers]

I thought that close friends vs regular followers were kind of the same. Like, if all of them are close friends, it’s almost like they’re not.

I think the story views are affected by how many new users you follow, compared to adding them as close friends.

Yeah, because the idea is that you can post things for close friends only, but if everyone’s a close friend, then it’s like no one is. The post should still show with a green ring to grab their attention, though.