Strategies to grow instagram-like app O_o

build community. that's what i did. it worked. i launched an instagram competitor and kickstart'ed it: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tentblogger/pressgram-an-image-sharing-app-built-for-an-indepe

quite literally a competitor: "instagram for independent creators" (you own the rights).

i could talk for days on this.

Interesting gamified idea! @Fruzenshtein

Like many other social media, you need to find the North star metric that matters your growth. Find what makes people sticky on your platform, incentivize and allow users to spread the word for you without sufficient marketing effort. So, gather numbers.

I post on Instagram 3 times a week for my side project because I see the value of bringing new and organic traffic at the same time. Maybe you want to carry out a sweet spot for your application.

How do you engage the first users when you have 0? For example on Instagram you follow others. What if no users exist and nobody wants to be the first one