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Everyone's following the same Insta

Danielle Theobald
Danielle Theobald
Social Media Strategist · 15 Sept 2025 · 1 min read
Everyone's following the same Insta

Everyone's following the same Insta ‘blueprint’

I got 7.8k views in ONE WEEK just testing random sh*t

You're copying what worked for someone else.

Following their posting schedule. Using their hashtag strategy. Mimicking their aesthetic.

And wondering why it's not working for YOU.

Meanwhile I threw strategy out the window and just... tested.

Posted at 3am? Terrible idea. Zero hashtags? Somehow worked. Blurry photo? Highest engagement.

No blueprint. Just data.

Because here's what nobody wants to admit:

There IS no one-size-fits-all in organic marketing.

What works for fashion won't work for B2B. What works for millennials won't work for Gen Z. What works TODAY won't work next month.

The only strategy that works?

TESTING.

Not what some guru says. Not what worked in 2023. Not what your competitor does.

What YOUR data tells you.

My biochem brain gets it - this is literally just running experiments.

Change one variable. Measure results. Iterate.

While everyone's buying another course on ‘the Instagram formula’...

I'm treating my account like a lab.

And the results speak for themselves.

Stop following blueprints. Start running experiments.

Your audience is TELLING you what they want.

You just have to test enough to hear them.

(and yes, this post is also a test. Let's see if you prove me right 💅)

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