u/Infamous_Scarcity318

Okay so hear me out, my sis thinks my dog needs behavioral therapy cuz he barks at anyone that passes by, especially at men(specifically taller men) and big dogs. From my observation, this isn’t exactly always the case. Yes he barks and growls but only when anyone comes within 3ft distance. I just take this as someone who wants space just like humans do. He’s a small/medium sized black Terrier Mix. He can be nice to bigger dogs if the owner is nice and they allow some space for the dogs to sniff each other. There’s this one human/dog pair in my neighborhood that walks around the same time we do. He’s an older white guy, quiet/serious faced with a large poodle mix. For some reason- they can be seen from far away and my dog HATES THEM. I don’t particularly encourage my dog’s behavior when he sees them on our walks so I try to divert, distract and cross the street to deter my dog from barking like a maniac. I notice that the guy usually doesn’t divert and just walks right through as I’m usually the one that moves. But then today, I brought my dog on a walk to pick up my 4 year old child from her school. She rides her scooter and has a bad fall, her elbow is bleeding and she’s crying like mad cuz she’s in pain. She cries the entire walk back home and of course we encounter the Elder white male/large poodle mix pair. I’m trying my best to pull my stubborn dog and while attending to my injured child who’s still crying hysterically- convincing both of them to move to the side to allow the Human Dog pair to pass through but my daughter refuses cuz she’s in pain. I’m in distress and the guy just stands there in annoyance and yells at me: “ is your dog gonna attack me?🙄” refusing to walk around me and just walks right through. I tell him I’m trying to make space for them to walk through but my child is injured, and I say this with frustration. The guy just keeps walking through and at this point I’m so upset that I wouldn’t even get mad if my dog attacks him. He didn’t- but moral of my story is - I think dogs growl at humans for a reason. Are there any people who practice magic or do spiritual readings that also think dogs can read people’s aura?

I have evidence and am now just discovering the hard way after paying for ads for a year on Meta. I made the mistake of opening my account as a business , this is a mistake no one will tell you. DO NOT create a business account on IG and TIKTOK. Start as a creator or personal account and build engagement organically with posts. I get high impressions ( which are views) but people aren't sticking to watch my 10-15 second videos. I think mentally consumers scroll as soon as they see the "Ad" label even when I change my Meta Campaign to engagement. They will still show the “Ad” logo under Engagement Campaign-when there’s nothing natural about it. I spent so much money and it was all a waste.

Another thing they do is because you are a business account and were paying for ads, they don't push you on the algorithm because they want you to keep paying.

The key is getting more engagement(comments, shares, saves and reposts). Likes isn't enough. And you have to post consistently 3-5 times a week. I used to think it was quality but I've seen people post some crappy low quality poor resolution poor lighting content and they have high engagement. So in this battle it's quantity over quality.

Lastly, this advice is a last attempt if any of this doesn't work. I read that creators will open a new account and start all over to refresh the algorithm. I'm actually going to try this with my Tiktok account and start all over by temporarily renaming my current account, then open a new account with my original name. I definitely screwed that account up when I opened as a business. Even when I downgraded to personal, it still recognized my account and was in Tiktok Jail view where I kept getting less than 200 views.

BTW my advice is for consumer goods, not services. I think services have better chance with paid ads. Especially when people are looking for them online.

I'm not a marketing expert, just a small business owner. Everyone is gatekeeping this info because they want you to pay for their advice/ services. I constantly get bombarded with ads from content creators begging you to pay for their consulting.

I think it’s more valuable to pay for ads on Google since people are going directly on the search browser to look for said product you are selling. It’s not worth it to pay for ads on social media platforms, but rather leverage it for engagement and awareness without coming off as an “Ad” .

I’m testing this theory on this account: http://instagram.com/pinktaza

I'll post back on here in 6 months and give everyone an update. Wish me luck lol

I have a personal facebook account that I've been trying to delete but it somehow keeps connecting to my business account even though I created a separate facebook page. So every time I try to to log in to my business Meta ads manager account with my instagram account, it puts me in a loop of sending me a security code via text THAT I ENTER CORRECTLY and after the third/4th time I guess it locks me out and stops sending me a security code. There is always a lag with the security code being sent by Facebook via text. I HATE IT. my productivity gets mentally drained everytime. I log out and log back in. People are always frightened when they see the thousands of tabs i keep open at weeks given time and this is why. BECAUSE ONCE I LOG OUT I HAVE TO ENDURE THIS SECURITY CODE LAGGING NIGHTMARE.once i'm finally in, i get this error.

https://preview.redd.it/y7o545a3kw7h1.png?width=695&format=png&auto=webp&s=1bf566c960f3cad264bb177d120e0ab1488c9eaf

I think what would resolve this is change my security authentification from text to using an authenticator app.... if it let's me. I did this for Amazon seller and it still sends me security codes via SMS , smh.

I saw an ad from Alexis Mai on Instagram claiming she makes $10K+ per month working from home just by talking on the phone. I signed up for her free webinar and paid $27 for a script that I never actually received. 🚩

The webinar was high energy, but the chat feature “broke” mid-call - she claimed this had never happened before. This week, I saw her say the same thing about her most recent webinar. 🚩🚩

At the end, she hyped her $1,000 course, promising the first 15 buyers a 1:1 welcome call with her. I signed up immediately and was within the first 15 buyers, only to be scheduled with someone else. 🚩🚩🚩

The course was just a basic consultative sales script, nothing groundbreaking. But the real red flag was the welcome call, which was actually another sales pitch. The rep straight up told me I’d struggle to land a remote sales job with just the $1k course and pushed me toward the “Inner Circle” for $7,500 - apparently for access to Alexis' connections and a girls' trip to Miami. 🚩🚩🚩🚩

At that point, I knew I’d been scammed. I requested a refund under the 30 day guarantee. My first email got a response, then silence. Follow ups were ignored. My two posts in the Facebook group were deleted, and then I was kicked from the group altogether today. 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

I'm still waiting for my refund. If you see Alexis Mai’s ads, don’t waste your time or money.