Ahh, thank you, Ellen! I wish I knew less about this situation, but since I'm in the gray quite often, this one was easy to write. Ha! Yeah, lots of bots out there, like gorilla glue. I think this romance conference will be interesting, enjoy! If you like it get a manuscript together for next years RAMP and apply. It's free, you could write a YA romance if you wanted. You work with a professional in the field for six months to shape your romance novel. Could be a great experience, not that you couldn't do this on your own, but it is open to you because you are coming from a different genre.
Thank you, Kay. I signed up, and checked out my own hashtags on IG. I did have one they didn't approve of and I deleted that post. I can shoot them an email if my views don't improve. I also learned how to check each one on the post. Just click on it and if it doesn't lead to a page you can scroll down, then it's not an approved hashtag. Luckily, I only found 1 tag and it was right after I started this IG account. Too bad no one ever told us about these things until we get shadowed. Go figure.
I would think that something that old would have been forgotten long ago. I've read that most IG SB only last a couple of weeks, but I'm no expert. I think what you are experiencing is most likely from bots. I don't know what the answer is for them. I'll look into it.
Oh yes. Please blog about Bots next. They get on my page and like all my posts. I think that sets off bells at IG, and then my post doesn't show. I started restricting the bots and sometimes blocking them. For every one that I block, 2 more appear.
yeah, social media is a one of those things that most of us do not like too much. I'm not doing too much on IG anymore, because every time I do, it actually works against me. I actually gain more followers when I take a long break, do nothing but like posts and and post nothing for a a week or two.
Thank you for writing quality articles and keeping us informed. I’ve heard of shadow bans and wondered if that happened to me. Bots have been following me. I need to check the banned words and check out the free conference. You’re the best.
Ahh, thank you, Ellen! I wish I knew less about this situation, but since I'm in the gray quite often, this one was easy to write. Ha! Yeah, lots of bots out there, like gorilla glue. I think this romance conference will be interesting, enjoy! If you like it get a manuscript together for next years RAMP and apply. It's free, you could write a YA romance if you wanted. You work with a professional in the field for six months to shape your romance novel. Could be a great experience, not that you couldn't do this on your own, but it is open to you because you are coming from a different genre.
Thank you, Kay. I signed up, and checked out my own hashtags on IG. I did have one they didn't approve of and I deleted that post. I can shoot them an email if my views don't improve. I also learned how to check each one on the post. Just click on it and if it doesn't lead to a page you can scroll down, then it's not an approved hashtag. Luckily, I only found 1 tag and it was right after I started this IG account. Too bad no one ever told us about these things until we get shadowed. Go figure.
I would think that something that old would have been forgotten long ago. I've read that most IG SB only last a couple of weeks, but I'm no expert. I think what you are experiencing is most likely from bots. I don't know what the answer is for them. I'll look into it.
Oh yes. Please blog about Bots next. They get on my page and like all my posts. I think that sets off bells at IG, and then my post doesn't show. I started restricting the bots and sometimes blocking them. For every one that I block, 2 more appear.
I agree Matt!. Gives me a headache.
yeah, social media is a one of those things that most of us do not like too much. I'm not doing too much on IG anymore, because every time I do, it actually works against me. I actually gain more followers when I take a long break, do nothing but like posts and and post nothing for a a week or two.
It is amazing and amusing when you see the kinds of things that appear on IG that border on the pornographic.
I'm so over Instagram. It's a necessity for sharing work, but I don't have to like it.
Thank you for writing quality articles and keeping us informed. I’ve heard of shadow bans and wondered if that happened to me. Bots have been following me. I need to check the banned words and check out the free conference. You’re the best.