09/06/2021
WHY I STOPPED USING ENGAGEMENT PODS
When I first started my social media manager journey, I heard about engagement pods and I JUMPED on them. It seemed perfect: find a group of like minded business who all have the same goal in mind (engagement), and help each other out with comments and likes.
But I didn’t do any research on it. I didn’t make sure that it would HELP my business grow and not HINDER it.
Boy, was I wrong for not double checking.
I realized that if I have genuinely good content I’m putting out there, it will attract people naturally, which is what I really wanted. I wanted comments on my posts because someone genuinely resonated with my content, not out of obligation. Also, I wasn’t ecstatic about being obligated to comment on other pod members posts either.
It just felt FAKE, because it was!
When you join an engagement pod, it’s sets the bar of engagement levels higher than what you actually have. In doing so, it makes it harder to naturally grow, which is what you want. Remember, pods can only take you so far. So focus on the QUALITY of your post over the QUANTITY of likes you’re getting.
But how can you grow more? Well don’t worry, I got you!
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