Disclaimer: previous Instagram threads were closed because of self-promotion of Instagram growth services. Roosh has given me permisssion to restart this thread as long as it includes no self-promotion.
Why develop your Instagram presence?
Instagram tends to polarize people.
The mantra among a lot of guys in the community (especially the more red-pilled guys) is to avoid Instagram entirely because it's a haven of beta-ization and attention whoring.
Other guys claim it's the best tool in the world, will replace Tinder, and you should be opening every girl on it and putting Tinder on the backburner.
The reality is somewhere in between both of these claims. If used correctly, Instagram can be used to your advantage as a man to show off your lifestyle to women and increase their attraction to you. But if used incorrectly, it can be a time suck and cause you to spend hours scrolling through your feed with girls you'll never fuck that don't look half as good as they do in their photos.
At the end of the day, Instagram is one of the fastest-growing social networks in the world, and it is one of the only networks that is majority female. By using Instagram, you're moving to where the ratios are best.
How to use Instagram
For leads who don't want to meet up right away
Instagram is better than text for leads that you may not be seeing for a couple weeks, as well as for girls in other countries that are part of a weak rotation. Because they're constantly logging in, they're going to be viewing your updates and will be reminded of you often.
As a close mechanism for daygame and night game
If you have a short interaction during daygame or night game and are unable to build enough attraction to give the girl a good idea of who you are, making her follow you on Instagram is a great alternative to text. She'll often look at your profile right away and get an idea of your high value. No longer are you just a random guy on the street or in the club.
DHV tool for online game
You should be linking your Instagram in every app and site you use, especially apps like Tinder and Bumble which limit you to a small number of photos and bio. Girls do look at linked Instagrams and I've had more success getting girls out on dates when they are given a glimpse into the lifestyle I display on Instagram.
As a standalone dating app (not very effective)
A lot of guys claim you can use Instagram effectively as a standalone dating app. I have done extensive testing on this and I don't believe it's worth the time in most markets.
For example, here are my stats from a test run I did following girls that had their Instagram linked to Tinder over the period of three months:
3041 girls followed (and liked three of their photos)
100 girls followed back (3.28%)
73 were hot enough to open
45 replied to opener
12 gave their number or agreed to date
1 date
0 bangs
Instagram in 2017 can be compared to MySpace in 2007. Were guys meeting girls on MySpace? Yes. As many as on Match.com or an actual dating app? No. So you are best resorting the DMing girls on Instagram out of the blue if you are running short on leads from other sites.
Now, keep in mind I live in the worst city in the US for men (San Francisco), so you may have different results in your city. I know that I've had as much as a 15-20% followback rate in other US cities. Go ahead and give it a try where you live and see if it's worth your while.
How to increase your status on Instagram
There are two ways to increase your status on Instagram: more followers and better photos.
To get more followers, you'll need to use a service like https://www.followliker.com/ and follow/unfollow users and like their photos, which will artifically grow your follow count. Once you have Followliker, follow this guide to grow your page: http://imristo.com/the-ultimate-followli...-tutorial.
To get better photos, you'll want to invest in a phone with a nice camera, or a DSLR, define a niche (are you a DJ? Weightlifter? College dude? World traveler?) and put up photos in that niche that represent your personality. In general, the best type of niche is one that portrays you as a high-status guy and hits all the attraction switches:
- Leader of men
- Protector of love lines
- Preselected by other women
- Ability to emote
- Risk taker
That should be it for now. As more questions get asked, I'll update this first post to add more information.
Why develop your Instagram presence?
Instagram tends to polarize people.
The mantra among a lot of guys in the community (especially the more red-pilled guys) is to avoid Instagram entirely because it's a haven of beta-ization and attention whoring.
Other guys claim it's the best tool in the world, will replace Tinder, and you should be opening every girl on it and putting Tinder on the backburner.
The reality is somewhere in between both of these claims. If used correctly, Instagram can be used to your advantage as a man to show off your lifestyle to women and increase their attraction to you. But if used incorrectly, it can be a time suck and cause you to spend hours scrolling through your feed with girls you'll never fuck that don't look half as good as they do in their photos.
At the end of the day, Instagram is one of the fastest-growing social networks in the world, and it is one of the only networks that is majority female. By using Instagram, you're moving to where the ratios are best.
How to use Instagram
For leads who don't want to meet up right away
Instagram is better than text for leads that you may not be seeing for a couple weeks, as well as for girls in other countries that are part of a weak rotation. Because they're constantly logging in, they're going to be viewing your updates and will be reminded of you often.
As a close mechanism for daygame and night game
If you have a short interaction during daygame or night game and are unable to build enough attraction to give the girl a good idea of who you are, making her follow you on Instagram is a great alternative to text. She'll often look at your profile right away and get an idea of your high value. No longer are you just a random guy on the street or in the club.
DHV tool for online game
You should be linking your Instagram in every app and site you use, especially apps like Tinder and Bumble which limit you to a small number of photos and bio. Girls do look at linked Instagrams and I've had more success getting girls out on dates when they are given a glimpse into the lifestyle I display on Instagram.
As a standalone dating app (not very effective)
A lot of guys claim you can use Instagram effectively as a standalone dating app. I have done extensive testing on this and I don't believe it's worth the time in most markets.
For example, here are my stats from a test run I did following girls that had their Instagram linked to Tinder over the period of three months:
3041 girls followed (and liked three of their photos)
100 girls followed back (3.28%)
73 were hot enough to open
45 replied to opener
12 gave their number or agreed to date
1 date
0 bangs
Instagram in 2017 can be compared to MySpace in 2007. Were guys meeting girls on MySpace? Yes. As many as on Match.com or an actual dating app? No. So you are best resorting the DMing girls on Instagram out of the blue if you are running short on leads from other sites.
Now, keep in mind I live in the worst city in the US for men (San Francisco), so you may have different results in your city. I know that I've had as much as a 15-20% followback rate in other US cities. Go ahead and give it a try where you live and see if it's worth your while.
How to increase your status on Instagram
There are two ways to increase your status on Instagram: more followers and better photos.
To get more followers, you'll need to use a service like https://www.followliker.com/ and follow/unfollow users and like their photos, which will artifically grow your follow count. Once you have Followliker, follow this guide to grow your page: http://imristo.com/the-ultimate-followli...-tutorial.
To get better photos, you'll want to invest in a phone with a nice camera, or a DSLR, define a niche (are you a DJ? Weightlifter? College dude? World traveler?) and put up photos in that niche that represent your personality. In general, the best type of niche is one that portrays you as a high-status guy and hits all the attraction switches:
- Leader of men
- Protector of love lines
- Preselected by other women
- Ability to emote
- Risk taker
That should be it for now. As more questions get asked, I'll update this first post to add more information.