Does the Instagram algorithm rank posts higher that get faster comments? Part 6 of 6 with Jenn Herman

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English - August 15, 2020 11:00 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 83 ratings
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There is no rush to have everyone run over to your Instagram post 5 seconds after it was posted to engage in order to somehow “trick” the algorithm into showing the post to more users. That’s simply not how the Instagram algorithm works.

That’s not to say you shouldn’t pay attention to what is the “best time to post” on your Instagram account. If you’re not getting engagement at 3AM on Tuesdays, stop posting at that time!