Post: #401

What is the best free app to see who is not following you back or who has unfollowed you? Crowdfire does not offer this functionality, and I do currently not use automation software.

I've used such apps in the past, but one has abandoned the functionality due to Instagram's new terms of service, and another is very slow and annoys me with advertisements.

Post: #402

I went out for a few hours of day gaming with Vinny in Medellin. We combined daygame with exploring. I think it's ideal because we were not standing around in one area; we were actually being productive. It provided me with an overall better mood. As well, I feel when an indirect approach is legitimate, for example, I truly want to ask a girl where some place is, then it's easier to approach and build on that conversation.

Our meet was good. It was productive, successful, and informative. We discussed the differences of indirect and direct approaching. For example, indirect being asking a girl what juice she likes if she's standing at a juice stop. Direct being telling a girl she is cute. As well, starting indirect and switching to direct which I think is the best. I've learned that a girl wants to hear she is attractive. They appreciate direct and it also demonstrates that we are more of a man and we want them for there beauty features, not for friends.

He approached a few hotties and was successful with all three. He motivated me to do one approach in which I was successful even though the language barrier made it difficult.

Vinny is super into the IG method, and I think it's great since it works for him. He has 20,000 followers plus has plenty of pictures of him traveling and doing random activities and hobbies. Plus, he's like 6'3", pretty built, and attractive. The combination of a girl seeing 20,000 followers ("oh wow, who is this guy") with all his pictures and just himself in person provides for a high success rate.

I think IG is a good method for everybody, but the lots of followers and having lots of pictures is important. It's good because it's new and unique. The more unique you can get to differentiate yourself, the better in my opinion.

Unfortunately, there isn't too many guys with the time and/or the courage for daygame, so Vinny is a great resource.

I had a good time and would be down to daygame with him any day of the week. He motivating, experienced, positive, and an overall cool guy to hang with.

Post: #403

IG method is not very reliable. Especially for people who now want to start from the scratch. IG is having detection rounds to shutdown accounts using bots. If you are starting with an account that is younger than two years, forget it completely. Your account will be locked-down in max 2 months. Even if you have an older account and run your bot on low follow/like numbers, the chance to get flagged for spamming is very high, just happened to a few accounts I'm assisting in managing. Considering the fee for using the bot it's not worth to start right now.

Post: #404

(02-09-2017 05:29 PM)FlyHigher123 Wrote:  IG method is not very reliable. Especially for people who now want to start from the scratch. IG is having detection rounds to shutdown accounts using bots. If you are starting with an account that is younger than two years, forget it completely. Your account will be locked-down in max 2 months. Even if you have an older account and run your bot on low follow/like numbers, the chance to get flagged for spamming is very high, just happened to a few accounts I'm assisting in managing. Considering the fee for using the bot it's not worth to start right now.

My new account seemed to have been shut down as well, without any notice. I was using the 3 free days through instagress and did not even put it on each day and maximum a couple of hours a day.

Perhaps Instagram has indeed found a way to shut down bots easier. Are the golden times for instagram game over before they started? Let´s see what other members are experiencing. This account was new btw and I started with 0 followers, got up to about 50 when it was shut down.

Post: #405

(02-09-2017 05:42 PM)rottenapple Wrote:  My new account seemed to have been shut down as well, without any notice. I was using the 3 free days through instagress and did not even put it on each day and maximum a couple of hours a day.

Perhaps Instagram has indeed found a way to shut down bots easier. Are the golden times for instagram game over before they started? Let´s see what other members are experiencing. This account was new btw and I started with 0 followers, got up to about 50 when it was shut down.

IG was always strict with new accounts. What's new is that they are also shutting down 3-4 year old established accounts with low bot activity. Furthermore their new algorithms give big accounts less visibility, posts will be shown to fewer people than before. Because of that the like-rate also goes down and will make the account looking fake to anybody looking at it. In summary, the golden times are over, time to move on to the next big social media platform.

Post: #406

I haven't noticed any permanent bans. I am currently running 5 accounts, 3 of them are not older than 2 months. All of them are growing and have never been banned. Only one of my accounts so far has gotten temporarily banned from following, but that account is almost a year old and it was the only account where I automated commenting as well.

Post: #407

I've gotten temp banned several times but just turned off the program for a day or maybe the weekend depending

Just follow the guide in the first post and be smart

Post: #408

(02-09-2017 05:29 PM)FlyHigher123 Wrote:  IG method is not very reliable. Especially for people who now want to start from the scratch. IG is having detection rounds to shutdown accounts using bots. If you are starting with an account that is younger than two years, forget it completely. Your account will be locked-down in max 2 months. Even if you have an older account and run your bot on low follow/like numbers, the chance to get flagged for spamming is very high, just happened to a few accounts I'm assisting in managing. Considering the fee for using the bot it's not worth to start right now.

Dude my main account is not even 2 years old and I have 20k followers. Where are you getting this information from?

I believe that if an account is linked to FB it is not likely to be banned even if you get temp ban few times.

I have 7 accounts. 1, 2 4, 5 and 6k followers each. With different content I was experimenting with. I did get one account banned, but only when I made a mistake with proxies.

Advice don't use a proxy from US and log in into account from another country.

Post: #409

Is it wrong that I've never seen Instagram in my life and have no idea what it does?

I guess I'm old enough to remember a time when just having a ballsack and good humor could get you laid. And that still works.

Post: #410

(02-09-2017 05:42 PM)rottenapple Wrote:  

(02-09-2017 05:29 PM)FlyHigher123 Wrote:  IG method is not very reliable. Especially for people who now want to start from the scratch. IG is having detection rounds to shutdown accounts using bots. If you are starting with an account that is younger than two years, forget it completely. Your account will be locked-down in max 2 months. Even if you have an older account and run your bot on low follow/like numbers, the chance to get flagged for spamming is very high, just happened to a few accounts I'm assisting in managing. Considering the fee for using the bot it's not worth to start right now.

My new account seemed to have been shut down as well, without any notice. I was using the 3 free days through instagress and did not even put it on each day and maximum a couple of hours a day.

Perhaps Instagram has indeed found a way to shut down bots easier. Are the golden times for instagram game over before they started? Let´s see what other members are experiencing. This account was new btw and I started with 0 followers, got up to about 50 when it was shut down.

That sucks. I am only using followliker so can't say anything about instagress.
But that is a pity as you have great photos. Try with followliker, I have been running automation for few guys with new accounts it seemed to work fine. Start low like 150 follows per day.

The algorithm change is true. I noticed that. My likes count dropped by half. I started scraping another channels to balance it out, posting less photos so that the photos get more likes from new visitors and I also started using stories more. Stories seem to attract attention of your followers.

Facebook bought Instagram it made it worse. FB bought whatsapp and whats app is now stealing your contact numbers. Conclusion FB is evil.

Post: #411

I have taken a break from running followliker for now just to make sure they aren't cracking down on botting, even though I don't think they are. Just in case. But something has definitely changed. I can vouch for the less likes on my recent photos thing. Only getting around 8% likes nows versus 10-20% previously. I didn't know Facebook owned Instagram, but not surprised if they ruin it like they ruined FB. Still has lots benefits for the time being though.

Post: #412

(02-09-2017 11:21 PM)Vinny Wrote:  Dude my main account is not even 2 years old and I have 20k followers. Where are you getting this information from?

I believe that if an account is linked to FB it is not likely to be banned even if you get temp ban few times.

I have 7 accounts. 1, 2 4, 5 and 6k followers each. With different content I was experimenting with. I did get one account banned, but only when I made a mistake with proxies.

Advice don't use a proxy from US and log in into account from another country.

I'm sharing information with some guys who have been using bots for at least 3 years. They are extremely professional but still reporting many accounts getting permanently deleted when IG is having one of its sweeping sessions.

Post: #413

(02-10-2017 07:53 AM)FlyHigher123 Wrote:  

(02-09-2017 11:21 PM)Vinny Wrote:  Dude my main account is not even 2 years old and I have 20k followers. Where are you getting this information from?

I believe that if an account is linked to FB it is not likely to be banned even if you get temp ban few times.

I have 7 accounts. 1, 2 4, 5 and 6k followers each. With different content I was experimenting with. I did get one account banned, but only when I made a mistake with proxies.

Advice don't use a proxy from US and log in into account from another country.

I'm sharing information with some guys who have been using bots for at least 3 years. They are extremely professional but still reporting many accounts getting permanently deleted when IG is having one of its sweeping sessions.

The thing is those guys are running 10+ different accounts with proxies (usually shitty ones already on a greylist/blacklist), and are promoting diet pills, cam sites, selling instagram bot followers, and CPA lockers ("complete this survey to access your content").

If you're automating on a single account that's only promoting you as a person, on your own IP address, and have a legitimate phone number used for SMS confirmation and not some shitty china/russia/india VOIP then it's extremely rare for you to get a permanent ban. The worse you'll get is an email saying they detected suspicious activity and ask you to reset your password.

Post: #414

(02-10-2017 08:48 AM)btz Wrote:  The thing is those guys are running 10+ different accounts with proxies (usually shitty ones already on a greylist/blacklist), and are promoting diet pills, cam sites, selling instagram bot followers, and CPA lockers ("complete this survey to access your content").

If you're automating on a single account that's only promoting you as a person, on your own IP address, and have a legitimate phone number used for SMS confirmation and not some shitty china/russia/india VOIP then it's extremely rare for you to get a permanent ban. The worse you'll get is an email saying they detected suspicious activity and ask you to reset your password.

I'm not talking about some amateurs but people who use their own servers and created legit 100k+ blogging accounts cooperating with some big brands.

The point is don't get dependent on IG. If your game is shit and you don't improve yourself you are out the moment IG bans your account. A bot is no replacement for good game. It's only a tool that works for a limited time.

Post: #415

(02-09-2017 11:31 PM)Vinny Wrote:  

(02-09-2017 05:42 PM)rottenapple Wrote:  

(02-09-2017 05:29 PM)FlyHigher123 Wrote:  IG method is not very reliable. Especially for people who now want to start from the scratch. IG is having detection rounds to shutdown accounts using bots. If you are starting with an account that is younger than two years, forget it completely. Your account will be locked-down in max 2 months. Even if you have an older account and run your bot on low follow/like numbers, the chance to get flagged for spamming is very high, just happened to a few accounts I'm assisting in managing. Considering the fee for using the bot it's not worth to start right now.

My new account seemed to have been shut down as well, without any notice. I was using the 3 free days through instagress and did not even put it on each day and maximum a couple of hours a day.

Perhaps Instagram has indeed found a way to shut down bots easier. Are the golden times for instagram game over before they started? Let´s see what other members are experiencing. This account was new btw and I started with 0 followers, got up to about 50 when it was shut down.

That sucks. I am only using followliker so can't say anything about instagress.
But that is a pity as you have great photos. Try with followliker, I have been running automation for few guys with new accounts it seemed to work fine. Start low like 150 follows per day.

The algorithm change is true. I noticed that. My likes count dropped by half. I started scraping another channels to balance it out, posting less photos so that the photos get more likes from new visitors and I also started using stories more. Stories seem to attract attention of your followers.

Facebook bought Instagram it made it worse. FB bought whatsapp and whats app is now stealing your contact numbers. Conclusion FB is evil.

Seems like it was a temporary ban, about a week I believe. I think the reason might be that my per hour follows where too high combined with not linking fb. I will give it a bit of rest and then restart but with more hours a day but less followers per hour, maybe thats less suspicious.

Post: #416

(02-10-2017 10:33 AM)FlyHigher123 Wrote:  

(02-10-2017 08:48 AM)btz Wrote:  The thing is those guys are running 10+ different accounts with proxies (usually shitty ones already on a greylist/blacklist), and are promoting diet pills, cam sites, selling instagram bot followers, and CPA lockers ("complete this survey to access your content").

If you're automating on a single account that's only promoting you as a person, on your own IP address, and have a legitimate phone number used for SMS confirmation and not some shitty china/russia/india VOIP then it's extremely rare for you to get a permanent ban. The worse you'll get is an email saying they detected suspicious activity and ask you to reset your password.

I'm not talking about some amateurs but people who use their own servers and created legit 100k+ blogging accounts cooperating with some big brands.

Yea I know those guys too but their IP's and SMS numbers aren't as good as they think they are. I'm no longer directly involved in managing campaigns but still have a few buddies who run 5 and 6 figure campaigns either for themselves or clients and they don't have any of the issues most IG marketers complain about but they use verizon and sprint SMS lines and residential RDSL IP's. The guys getting bans are the guys at blackhatworld/cpaelites/etc using "private proxies" from from the 100s of quadranet/datashack/kyivstar resellers and over abused SMS numbers that are easily identified by their NPA and CO which facebook/google/twitter/instagram/tinder/uber/etc all share with each other.

If you're the average guy in this thread and just trying to get more followers you don't have to worry about too much besides getting the "please reset your password" email.

Post: #417

(02-10-2017 10:54 AM)rottenapple Wrote:  

(02-09-2017 11:31 PM)Vinny Wrote:  

(02-09-2017 05:42 PM)rottenapple Wrote:  

(02-09-2017 05:29 PM)FlyHigher123 Wrote:  IG method is not very reliable. Especially for people who now want to start from the scratch. IG is having detection rounds to shutdown accounts using bots. If you are starting with an account that is younger than two years, forget it completely. Your account will be locked-down in max 2 months. Even if you have an older account and run your bot on low follow/like numbers, the chance to get flagged for spamming is very high, just happened to a few accounts I'm assisting in managing. Considering the fee for using the bot it's not worth to start right now.

My new account seemed to have been shut down as well, without any notice. I was using the 3 free days through instagress and did not even put it on each day and maximum a couple of hours a day.

Perhaps Instagram has indeed found a way to shut down bots easier. Are the golden times for instagram game over before they started? Let´s see what other members are experiencing. This account was new btw and I started with 0 followers, got up to about 50 when it was shut down.

That sucks. I am only using followliker so can't say anything about instagress.
But that is a pity as you have great photos. Try with followliker, I have been running automation for few guys with new accounts it seemed to work fine. Start low like 150 follows per day.

The algorithm change is true. I noticed that. My likes count dropped by half. I started scraping another channels to balance it out, posting less photos so that the photos get more likes from new visitors and I also started using stories more. Stories seem to attract attention of your followers.

Facebook bought Instagram it made it worse. FB bought whatsapp and whats app is now stealing your contact numbers. Conclusion FB is evil.

Seems like it was a temporary ban, about a week I believe. I think the reason might be that my per hour follows where too high combined with not linking fb. I will give it a bit of rest and then restart but with more hours a day but less followers per hour, maybe thats less suspicious.

Good news. Keep it slow with the new account. I find that starting with 150 likes unlikes and follows and increasing about 50 a week is a safe pace.

Connecting social media definitely helps from being banned. If you don't want your FB to be connected create some random social media like Russian Vkontakte vk.com and use it. BTW on VK.com you can listen to free music and it is loaded on the phone. Russians...

Post: #418

Actually, when you are just starting out you can do everything manually with your instagram app. Everytime you have nothing to do, e.g. when you are taking a shit or stuck in traffic, just add 40-60 people. That's how I started out before I knew that something like Followliker even exists. This way Instagram will never ban you and it is even quicker than running FollowLiker for a couple of hours.

Post: #419

(02-09-2017 05:28 AM)Revolutionary Wrote:  What is the best free app to see who is not following you back or who has unfollowed you? Crowdfire does not offer this functionality, and I do currently not use automation software.

I've used such apps in the past, but one has abandoned the functionality due to Instagram's new terms of service, and another is very slow and annoys me with advertisements.

Good Question!


Follow up question:
What are you guys do against high unfollow-rate of your followers once you have unfollowed them? It's a really high number for me. I guess for every 2 new followers, another follower unfollows me (when unfollowed).

My status:
-Account 3 weeks old
-515 followers
-300-450 daily follows
-350 - 550 unfollows
- 2 days until unfollow

I don't want to increase days until unfollow to 3 as it will make the following-follower ratio look even worse.

Post: #420

Have noticed about a week so far that my Likes on my Stats show "0".
Yet I have my Like box ticked and settings set for 800-1000 Daily.......

Not sure what the problem is.

Post: #421

Probably banned or nothing left to like (a hashtag with not a lot of posts)

Post: #422

(02-13-2017 05:18 AM)Franks Wrote:  Have noticed about a week so far that my Likes on my Stats show "0".
Yet I have my Like box ticked and settings set for 800-1000 Daily.......

Not sure what the problem is.

Try changing hashtags. I find that #selfie is a neverending supply of fresh photos.

Post: #423

Do you guys use a gender filter? Or are you liking and following both sexes and it doesn't matter as long as you boost your follower count?

Post: #424

(02-13-2017 12:27 PM)JayMillz Wrote:  Do you guys use a gender filter? Or are you liking and following both sexes and it doesn't matter as long as you boost your follower count?

How do I turn that on lol

Post: #425

Vinny or RagnarLothbrok, I wonder if either of you could recommend some excellent instagram accounts to use as examples? It would be good to see what's working and start by modelling my photos after that.