u/nobsmentor

Social media strategist/manager here

One mistake I keep seeing with startups and app owners is jumping into influencer marketing and paid ads before their content strategy is even working organically

And I’m not saying “never use influencers” or “never run ads.”

I’m saying paid traffic should scale something that already shows signs of working

Because what usually happens is:

the founder pays creators, runs ads, gets traffic… then people land on the page and immediately leave because the account itself still doesn’t communicate the app clearly enough

No consistent content

No clear messaging

No audience understanding

No repeatable content style

No strong explanation of:

\\- who the app is for

\\- what problem it solves

\\- why people should care

So the traffic comes… and dies there

Then people blame influencer marketing

But the problem was the content foundation

Good organic content does more than “get views.”

It teaches you:

\\- what messaging people respond to

\\- what hooks retain attention

\\- what pain points actually connect

\\- what content makes people curious enough to stay

That information is insanely valuable BEFORE spending thousands scaling traffic

Because influencer marketing and paid ads are amplifiers

If your messaging is strong, they amplify growth

If your messaging is weak or unclear, they amplify confusion

And honestly, I’ve seen so many startups spend huge amounts on influencers just to get vanity metrics or low-quality signups that never convert long term

Meanwhile they skipped the part where they should’ve spent a few months:

\\- posting consistently

\\- refining their messaging

\\- understanding their audience

\\- building content people actually care about

\\- learning what naturally gets traction first

You do not need a massive budget to start doing this either

TikTok is free

Competitor research is free

Canva is free

Pinterest inspiration is free

The internet is full of content frameworks

What costs money is scaling too early before you understand what actually works

Social media strategist/manager here

One mistake I keep seeing with startups and app owners is jumping into influencer marketing and paid ads before their content strategy is even working organically

And I’m not saying “never use influencers” or “never run ads.”

I’m saying paid traffic should scale something that already shows signs of working

Because what usually happens is:

the founder pays creators, runs ads, gets traffic… then people land on the page and immediately leave because the account itself still doesn’t communicate the app clearly enough

No consistent content

No clear messaging

No audience understanding

No repeatable content style

No strong explanation of:

\- who the app is for

\- what problem it solves

\- why people should care

So the traffic comes… and dies there

Then people blame influencer marketing

But the problem was the content foundation

Good organic content does more than “get views.”

It teaches you:

\- what messaging people respond to

\- what hooks retain attention

\- what pain points actually connect

\- what content makes people curious enough to stay

That information is insanely valuable BEFORE spending thousands scaling traffic

Because influencer marketing and paid ads are amplifiers

If your messaging is strong, they amplify growth

If your messaging is weak or unclear, they amplify confusion

And honestly, I’ve seen so many startups spend huge amounts on influencers just to get vanity metrics or low-quality signups that never convert long term

Meanwhile they skipped the part where they should’ve spent a few months:

\- posting consistently

\- refining their messaging

\- understanding their audience

\- building content people actually care about

\- learning what naturally gets traction first

You do not need a massive budget to start doing this either

TikTok is free

Competitor research is free

Canva is free

Pinterest inspiration is free

The internet is full of content frameworks

What costs money is scaling too early before you understand what actually works

Social media strategist/manager here

One mistake I keep seeing with startups and app owners is jumping into influencer marketing and paid ads before their content strategy is even working organically

And I’m not saying “never use influencers” or “never run ads.”

I’m saying paid traffic should scale something that already shows signs of working

Because what usually happens is:

the founder pays creators, runs ads, gets traffic… then people land on the page and immediately leave because the account itself still doesn’t communicate the app clearly enough

No consistent content

No clear messaging

No audience understanding

No repeatable content style

No strong explanation of:

- who the app is for

- what problem it solves

- why people should care

So the traffic comes… and dies there

Then people blame influencer marketing

But the problem was the content foundation

Good organic content does more than “get views.”

It teaches you:

- what messaging people respond to

- what hooks retain attention

- what pain points actually connect

- what content makes people curious enough to stay

That information is insanely valuable BEFORE spending thousands scaling traffic

Because influencer marketing and paid ads are amplifiers

If your messaging is strong, they amplify growth

If your messaging is weak or unclear, they amplify confusion

And honestly, I’ve seen so many startups spend huge amounts on influencers just to get vanity metrics or low-quality signups that never convert long term

Meanwhile they skipped the part where they should’ve spent a few months:

- posting consistently

- refining their messaging

- understanding their audience

- building content people actually care about

- learning what naturally gets traction first

You do not need a massive budget to start doing this either

TikTok is free

Competitor research is free

Canva is free

Pinterest inspiration is free

The internet is full of content frameworks

What costs money is scaling too early before you understand what actually works

Goodnight 😘

My name is Jessica and I'm here to replace ai to save water

So shoot your question down bellow

What do you do *

Muslim here asking this respectfully because I’m genuinely curious, not trying to debate or disrespect anyone. I respect Christians and all religions, and I’d rather hear directly from Christians themselves.

Growing up Muslim, I learned that Jesus (Isa) is one of the greatest prophets, but not God or the literal son of God

The Quran says:

«“He neither begets nor is born.” — Quran 112:3»

And also:

«“The Messiah, son of Mary, was no more than a messenger...” — Quran 5:75»

At the same time, the Quran speaks positively about previous revelations like the Torah and the Gospel.

What confused me when I got older was seeing verses in the Bible where Jesus seems separate from God, like:

«“The Father is greater than I.” — John 14:28»

«“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” — Matthew 27:46»

But then there are also verses Christians use to support Jesus being divine, like:

«“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” — John 1:1»

So my question to Christians is: did learning about Islam’s view of Jesus ever confuse you or make you rethink things for a while? Especially since Muslims also believe in Jesus, Mary, Moses, and the God of Abraham?

Also, I was surprised when I learned Arabic-speaking Christians say “Allah” too.

Again, I’m not here to argue or attack Christianity at all. I’m genuinely curious about how Christians personally reconcile and understand these differences.

Hi mod hope this post is allowed if not please delete thank you 🙏🏾

I’m currently testing a new service idea and need a few serious beta testers.

The service is basically: a personalized 15–30 min Loom video where I audit your social media, explain what’s not working, what I’d fix, content direction, strategy advice, positioning, and overall how you can market your business better online.

Everything is tailored specifically to your business instead of generic advice.

This is FREE in exchange for:

a short video testimonial after

permission to use your testimonial + business/company name in my portfolio/site

And just being honest 😭 I’m looking for people who are actually serious about improving their social media presence.

I won’t waste your time and I’d appreciate the same back.

Best fit for this:

freelancers

service-based businesses

personal brands

small business owners who feel stuck, inconsistent, overwhelmed, or invisible online.

If interested, DM me with:

your business

your socials

what you’re struggling with most right now

Looking for 5 women struggling with marketing their business on social media.

I’m currently testing a new service idea and need a few serious beta testers.

The service is basically:

a personalized 15–30 min Loom video where I audit your social media, explain what’s not working, what I’d fix, content direction, strategy advice, positioning, and overall how you can market your business better online.

Everything is tailored specifically to your business instead of generic advice.

This is FREE in exchange for:

- a short video testimonial after

- permission to use your testimonial + business/company name in my portfolio/site

And just being honest 😭 I’m looking for people who are actually serious about improving their social media presence.

I won’t waste your time and I’d appreciate the same back.

Best fit for this:

- freelancers

- service-based businesses

- personal brands

- small business owners

who feel stuck, inconsistent, overwhelmed, or invisible online.

If interested, DM me with:

- your business

- your socials

- what you’re struggling with most right now

I genuinely feel like I’m going backwards with all this AI stuff 😭

Everywhere I look people are talking about automations, agents, workflows, AI employees, AI editing, AI content systems, 900 subscriptions a month… meanwhile I’m still doing most things manually.

And the weird part is… I don’t even LIKE most AI content 😭

AI videos look off to me. AI design usually feels soulless. Half the automated comments/captions online sound like LinkedIn motivational oatmeal.

I do social media marketing and honestly? I still mainly use normal tools. Grammarly for spelling/grammar speed, scheduling tools, basic stuff. That’s it.

But now I’m sitting here wondering if I’m missing something massive because everyone online acts like if you’re not automating your entire existence you’re already obsolete 💀

Where do people even learn this stuff in ONE place without getting guru-scammed into 14 subscriptions and a Discord server called “AI Money Matrix”?

Like genuinely:

- what AI tools are ACTUALLY useful for social media marketers?

- what’s overhyped?

- what’s worth paying for?

- and what can realistically stay manual?

Need honest answers from actual humans because my brain is fried lol

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Hey guys, idk how to do this without showing my clients’ names or handles.

I’m a freelance social media marketer, and this is something I’ve been stuck on for a while. I do want to show case studies and results publicly, but at the same time I genuinely don’t trust competition online.

I’ve seen big agencies openly post their clients and tags everywhere, but most of their clients are already huge brands. Mine are more normal businesses/creators, and a lot of them keep coming back to work with me long-term.

Maybe I’m overthinking it, but I feel like showing my clients publicly is just handing competition a free list to cold email. Some people in this industry have zero shame with that stuff.

But then on the other side, if I hide the names and only show results, I worry future clients looking at my portfolio will think it’s fake or made up.

Right now I only feel comfortable showing client names privately once someone is a paid client or under contract.

How do you guys handle case studies while still protecting client privacy and not basically feeding competitors your client list?

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Hey guys, idk how to do this without showing my clients’ names or handles.

I’m a freelance social media marketer, and this is something I’ve been stuck on for a while. I do want to show case studies and results publicly, but at the same time I genuinely don’t trust competition online.

I’ve seen big agencies openly post their clients and tags everywhere, but most of their clients are already huge brands. Mine are more normal businesses/creators, and a lot of them keep coming back to work with me long-term.

Maybe I’m overthinking it, but I feel like showing my clients publicly is just handing competition a free list to cold email. Some people in this industry have zero shame with that stuff.

But then on the other side, if I hide the names and only show results, I worry future clients looking at my portfolio will think it’s fake or made up.

Right now I only feel comfortable showing client names privately once someone is a paid client or under contract.

How do you guys handle case studies while still protecting client privacy and not basically feeding competitors your client list?

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Hey guys, idk how to do this without showing my clients’ names or handles.

I’m a freelance social media marketer, and this is something I’ve been stuck on for a while. I do want to show case studies and results publicly, but at the same time I genuinely don’t trust competition online.

I’ve seen big agencies openly post their clients and tags everywhere, but most of their clients are already huge brands. Mine are more normal businesses/creators, and a lot of them keep coming back to work with me long-term.

Maybe I’m overthinking it, but I feel like showing my clients publicly is just handing competition a free list to cold email. Some people in this industry have zero shame with that stuff.

But then on the other side, if I hide the names and only show results, I worry future clients looking at my portfolio will think it’s fake or made up.

Right now I only feel comfortable showing client names privately once someone is a paid client or under contract.

How do you guys handle case studies while still protecting client privacy and not basically feeding competitors your client list?

Hey guys, idk how to do this without showing my clients’ names or handles.

I’m a freelance social media marketer, and this is something I’ve been stuck on for a while. I do want to show case studies and results publicly, but at the same time I genuinely don’t trust competition online.

I’ve seen big agencies openly post their clients and tags everywhere, but most of their clients are already huge brands. Mine are more normal businesses/creators, and a lot of them keep coming back to work with me long-term.

Maybe I’m overthinking it, but I feel like showing my clients publicly is just handing competition a free list to cold email. Some people in this industry have zero shame with that stuff.

But then on the other side, if I hide the names and only show results, I worry future clients looking at my portfolio will think it’s fake or made up.

Right now I only feel comfortable showing client names privately once someone is a paid client or under contract.

How do you guys handle case studies while still protecting client privacy and not basically feeding competitors your client list?

No they aren't bots

Salut, je trouve les hommes sénégalais beaux.

Mais est-ce qu’ils aiment seulement les femmes blanches ou seulement les femmes sénégalaises ?

J’ai fréquenté un Sénégalais dans le passé, il était horrible. Il se moquait de moi parce que je suis soudanaise et que je parle arabe.

Au final, le gars a épousé une Algérienne lol.

Les relations sérieuses au Sénégal, c’est compliqué ou pas ?