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Falling In Love With Instagram Again; Fuck The Algorithm!

16th January 2017

Instagram has always been one of my favourite social platforms; however after that damn algorithm changed, I (along with the rest of the world) got a bit annoyed, and it felt like Instagram were failing us all a little. After all the hard work we’d put into Instagram, and no matter how much we had tried; half of our posts aren’t being seen, and engagement is at an all time low. BOOOOO.

However, there is some joy in this. I’ve began to really, really love Instagram again! Yes the algorithm is still a pile of bullshit, but ahh well. I’m still addicted to Insta.

My own Instagram is a colourful explosion of life, blog things, beauty & anything vibrant. I love this, I feel like it represents me quite well. I tried to stick to one colour for a while, switching shades each month, as I really liked the idea of a challenge. As aesthetically pleasing as this was, I was leaving out too damn much of my colourful life! I don’t live in a lilac/pink/yellow/whatever the current colour was… world. So I’m back to my rainbow self, and this pleases me.

I’ve also started a NEW Instagram account, purely for my illustrations/artwork/doodles and anything else creative. YAY! Why? Well because sometimes this type of content didn’t quite fit with my ‘normal/blog’ Instagram account. And to be honest, I really loved the idea of having one JUST for creative/arty type things. I thought it would be a nice way to connect with other artists, and share my work. I was right! I am absolutely loving it so far, and it’s nice to follow other creatives on there, to keep that particular feed relevant to what I’m posting.

I feel like my love for Instagram has really been ignited again, and I’m so glad. I feel like a bunch of us totally forgot what it’s all about. It’s a visual world to share photography, creation and ideas. Let’s get inspired again!

FUCK THE ALGORITHM.

Know your strengths and your passions, and explore them on Instagram. Totally allow yourself to become swallowed up in this visual platform, and try not to worry about followers, likes, and comments.

Share the love, tell someone when you appreciate their feed, give feedback on great work, say hello to strangers across the globe!

I do hope you guys will begin to love Instagram again, along with me. I don’t want one of my favourite platforms and sources of inspiration to go down the drain.

Want some awesome people to follow and give you that Insta-spark again?
Here are some faves! –

https://www.instagram.com/judithinwonderland/

https://www.instagram.com/andiniria/

https://www.instagram.com/iamlazykat/

https://www.instagram.com/cskellington/

https://www.instagram.com/kaylahadlington/

 

Enjoy! x

 

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  1. Do you know, you are so right, my instagram used to feature a lot more snippets of my life, then it all changed and I felt I had to stick to one theme colour, or try to at least, and like you I don’t live in a pink, red, orange world. I’d post a picture of me doing something and lose followers or only get a few likes, and this did upset me. I want it to be a place I can look back and see wonderful memories of my life.

    Sharon xx

    rosieloveslife.co.uk

  2. I know what you mean hun.
    My followers count goes up and down like a yo yo every day and I’m like stop already! If you’re gonna play the follow/unfollow game just don’t bother! Lol. I tend to just post what I love and don’t care if people follow me or not. I love visual stuff and I regram photos I adore so that when I go on my own Instagram it inspires me and gets me in the mood for blogging or getting creative! Fab post as always. Also loving the IG accounts you’ve shared. Super pretty xx

  3. I absolutely love Instagram and use it as a source of creativity and inspiration, but the algorithm is frustrating. We should have seen it coming though when Facebook brought them, it’s the same bloody algorithm they use on Facebook.

  4. I really fell out of love with instagram last year, until I went fuck it like you and decided to let it just be more me – and less white! I LOVE colour, so now mine is still themed, but it has colours in it – I love it, and it has made me love instagram again 🙂

    Erin || MakeErinOver

  5. Instagram has been on and off my favourite/most hated social media platform. I personally didn’t notice a massive change in engagement after the algorithm was put in place as I’d gained my following prior. As much as I love it I find the pressure to have the “perfect feed” can be so overwhelming!
    – Elen x
    blackcoffeebreakfast.wordpress.com

  9. I totally agree! I’ve decided to focus less on how my follow count goes up and down everyday, there are follow / unfollow bots and we just have to accept it! I’m just concentrating on making the best possible content for my instagram and I’ve noticed that my engagement is increasing because of it!

    Lynnsay x
    http://www.sartorialscot.com

  11. My follower count is slowly going up but I’ve stopped caring. I’ve started taking better photos and the plus side of that being that the likes and comments are starting to improve anyway!! I adore your Insta feed xx

  12. I’m going to have to join in on having a little more of this attitude. Instagram really got me down towards the end of last year, but I realised a few weeks ago that if I take photos and enjoy it, then that should be all that matters – not how many bots are pretending to follow me or not!

    annie | appletoothpaste

  13. I love IG! I’m a bit disappointed about the new algorithm too, but hoping to learn how to work around it eventually. I’m still pretty much an amateur when it comes to social media and blogging. Any tips on how I could grow my IG following? I just started promoting my insta on Pinterest last night, and I use hashtags, but the growth is so slow. I’m starting to think people just find me boring, but I’m okay with that 😛

    Thanks!
    xo E
    http://www.holaitserica.com

  14. The algorithm has actually worked in my favor and I think I’m the only person who kind of likes it/doesn’t notice it. Instagram has never really been my thing (I was hideously late to the Instagram party and didn’t bring anything with me) but I really want to step up my game this year. So far I’m failing but this post has given me a little bit of IG motivation. Now to find pretty things to photograph.

    http://www.raisethewaves.com