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My love-hate relationship with Instagram giveaways sparked a few years ago. I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve seen these things around. \u201cWin an iPhone! Win a Kylie Cosmetics set! Win a fucking tortilla chip!!!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I participated in a brand-sponsored loop a while back, which wasn\u2019t that great, so I stopped selling my soul and swore off loops. But lo and behold, everyone\u2019s on the giveaway circuit again.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve participated in a successful loop, you know why people choose to do these things. If you\u2019ve ever entered one of these: I\u2019m so sorry about the spamminess. I promise that a lot of people participating don\u2019t know how many other people will be in the loop. People enter early on expecting a loop of 20-30 max and wind up side by side with 50 other people also wondering what the hell they got themselves into. <\/span><\/p>\n

Back to what I was saying, though: I participated in one a while back, and wrote them off as too spammy to go through again. Then, as of a few months ago, they became big again. People were growing exponentially, whether or not they had good content. I started to wonder WTF was going on. Cue the 4 Non Blondes song here (the only good one they have- you know what I\u2019m talking about).<\/span><\/p>\n

Should You Participate in an Instagram Giveaway Loop?<\/h3>\n

[lockercat]If you know me, I try everything. I stay on top of what\u2019s trending in social media as much as I can, and I can usually spot when people are bullshitting me about their growth. I don\u2019t care how people grow- I think you should utilize any method you\u2019re comfortable with that gives you a result that you want to achieve. I do care when you lie to me about your growth, though (aka, I know when you\u2019re buying followers, so let\u2019s cut the emoji-shit). <\/span><\/p>\n

A giveaway loop is somewhere in the happy middle of straight up buying followers and targeting for some real, organic reach. If you’ve ever run an ad, you know that the only difference in how you spend money (whether giveaway or an organic IG ad) is what type of reach you have and how many organic followers you\u2019ll gain. And let\u2019s face it, if you\u2019ve run an ad on Instagram, you know how awful the reach is for the amount you\u2019re spending. Sometimes, other options are a better deal.<\/span><\/p>\n

What To Expect<\/h3>\n

So, here I am again participating in some loops. Truth be told, they\u2019re a little addictive. You get an initial boost of followers that seem like they\u2019re real people who are going to engage. Unfortunately, that\u2019s not entirely the case.<\/span><\/p>\n

A lot of people participate with giveaway accounts that may look real (might as well be a bot at this rate). A lot of others just use their accounts for giveaways and aren\u2019t active on Instagram at all. Most of the others simply drop off. If your aesthetic doesn\u2019t fit what they like, they\u2019re going to keep moving. There\u2019s a small percentage that stays on, but for the cost of a giveaway, it\u2019s not worth it to go through the ordeal to gain a few real followers.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, would I recommend these things? Yes and no. If you\u2019re looking for a quick numbers boost, it\u2019s a viable option, but don\u2019t get your hopes up. Some giveaways just don\u2019t perform well. And unless you have a pristine feed, a lot of the followers will drop off. These things aren\u2019t free to participate in, so be prepared to spend some money chipping in to buy the product(s) as a group.[\/lockercat]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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