<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span dir="auto" style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span dir="auto" style="vertical-align: inherit;">Hey everyone,</span></span>

<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span dir="auto" style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span dir="auto" style="vertical-align: inherit;">I've been thinking a lot about what actually matters more on Instagram&mdash;having a high follower count or having strong engagement on your posts.</span></span>

<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span dir="auto" style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span dir="auto" style="vertical-align: inherit;">I've seen accounts with thousands of followers but very little interaction, and others with smaller audiences that get tons of likes, comments, and shares. It made me question what brands or even the algorithm value more.</span></span>

<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span dir="auto" style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span dir="auto" style="vertical-align: inherit;">As I've been trying to grow my own account, I started looking into different strategies and came across things like </span></span><span dir="auto" style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span dir="auto" style="vertical-align: inherit;">buy instagram likes </span></span><span dir="auto" style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span dir="auto" style="vertical-align: inherit;">. It got me wondering whether boosting engagement numbers early on changes how your content performs overall.</span></span>

<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span dir="auto" style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span dir="auto" style="vertical-align: inherit;">At the same time, I don't want to focus on vanity metrics if they don't actually help in the long run.</span></span>

<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span dir="auto" style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span dir="auto" style="vertical-align: inherit;">So I'm curious:</span></span>

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<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span dir="auto" style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span dir="auto" style="vertical-align: inherit;">Would you rather have more followers or higher engagement?</span></span>

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<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span dir="auto" style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span dir="auto" style="vertical-align: inherit;">Do you think engagement rate impacts reach more than anything else?</span></span>

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<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span dir="auto" style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span dir="auto" style="vertical-align: inherit;">Has anyone seen a noticeable difference after improving engagement specifically?</span></span>

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<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span dir="auto" style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span dir="auto" style="vertical-align: inherit;">Interested to hear what's worked for you all.</span></span>

<span dir="auto" style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span dir="auto" style="vertical-align: inherit;">Thanks!</span></span>