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EPISODE 556 – HOW I FINALLY GOT INSTAGRAM TO MOVE

February 4, 2026 By Taylor Bradford

How I Finally Got Instagram to Move - And So Podcast Episode 556

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  • Welcome to the 556th episode of the And So… Podcast!! In this episode, I break down the $5-a-day Instagram ad strategy, the trial reel experiment, and the follower audit that finally got my account to move — after over a year of feeling stuck.
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Struggling to grow on Instagram? In this episode, I share how a $5/day ad strategy, targeted trial reels, and deleting 1,748 deadweight followers finally moved the needle on my account — after a year of stalled growth. If your IG feels stuck, this behind-the-scenes breakdown walks you through exactly what I did (and what finally worked).

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INSIDE THIS EPISODE

🖤 The exact $5/day Instagram ad strategy I used inside Meta Business Suite — and why it finally worked
🖤 Why I deleted 1,748 followers (yes, really) and how it completely shifted my account’s momentum
🖤 How I identified my best-performing reels using follower-to-view ratios — and turned them into ads
🖤 What happened when I stopped targeting my dead audience and started running interest-based ads
🖤 The role trial reels played in jumpstarting engagement — and how I’m using them daily
🖤 How I went from 3 followers in 7 days… to 57 followers in under 48 hours 

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