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What Instagram Is Good For (And What It’s Not)
Instagram is good at one thing:
Creating repeated visibility.
It helps people:
- recognize your name
- understand what you do
- build familiarity over time
That’s where its strength is.
Instagram is not good at:
- instant sales
- explaining complex offers in one post
- replacing referrals or outreach
- producing fast, predictable results
When freelancers expect Instagram to close deals by itself, it feels disappointing.
When they use it as a support layer, it works quietly.
Instagram is best used to:
- reinforce credibility
- stay top-of-mind
- reduce friction when someone checks you out
- support conversations that start elsewhere
It’s not the business.
It supports the business.
Used correctly, Instagram compounds trust.
Used incorrectly, it becomes a distraction.
The difference isn’t effort.
It’s expectations.
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What Instagram Is Good For (And What It’s Not)
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