Reply from Stellation Media x Fanbase IntelFeb 19, 2020
Hi Jen,
On January 29th Instagram updated its API and our service did have some problems for 10 days, it's been fixed and things are back to normal. Downtime can occur with these major API updates, unfortunately, this does occur in the automation industry and there is nothing we can do about it besides to make sure we update our algorithm / code as quickly as possible, this is also stated in our terms of service.
Now when our service was working, which was most of the month, you should have been receiving results, if you were not, did you reach out to your dedicated account manager and ask why you have not been gaining any followers? Did you read our help documents and check out our getting started videos to make sure everything was set up right to maximize your results? As a client you have full control over your dashboard and your results & you also have a dedicated account manager you can reach out to via email M-Friday to make sure everything is set up properly to maximize your results. Every client who sets up our software properly, who uses proper niche targeting and also has an awesome IG profile with great content LOVES our service.
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At the end of the day, our job is being done once we engage with stories, I know that's not what you want to hear but it's the honest truth.
Look at it like this, if you ran a Facebook or Instagram ad and did not get good results, are you going to blame Facebook, no, you are going to blame your ad, product, service, website, etc.
I'll break down how our service works as simple as possible & give you some tips on how to improve your results in the article below.
1) We engage with stories by engaging with accounts who posted story stickers.
2) People out of curiosity will click your username to check out your profile, this is a profile visit. (the more engaging profile picture = more profile visits)
3) We will send A LOT of profile visits to you on a day to day basis...now the ball is in your court to convert them
4) These profile visits then convert into a new follower, comments, direct message, picture likes, website clicks etc. based on how engaging your profile and content is.
Our job is done after step 1. Step 2-4 comes down to you. In the article below there are tips on how to improve your Follow Back Rate
https://stellation-media.helpscoutdocs.com/article/7-how-to-get-better-results