This guide is for people who are looking to grow their Instagram followers. I’ve made this mistake so you don’t have to!
tl;dr: Running ads from Instagram sucks: you get a lot of likes, but it doesn’t translate into growth in follower numbers. Using Facebook Ads Manager gives you 20–30x better results.
After a few experiments that I used to grow my Instagram followers from 200 to 13,000 in 1 month, I figured out a better way to run ads on Instagram, not from Instagram.
The main tips:
Read the full article here: https://medium.com/@debbie.widjaja/why-you-shouldnt-run-ads-from-instagram-ever-f5a9062330b2
Agreed. Same with Facebook. Using "Facebook boost" as a way to boost your post is not as flexible as using the ads manager.
Totally! You'll get likes and nothing else.