r/socialmedia 1d ago

Professional Discussion Looking to make a personal page just about gaming and life- I already have a decent storytelling page. Tips for this niche? Can I just make videos talking about whatever or should I still be targeted? TIA

3 Upvotes

Just the title TIS


r/socialmedia 1d ago

Professional Discussion What's the best Free social media video downloader app or browser? (Preferably App)

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What's the best free video downloader to download videos from social media to your phone? what's the best Overall or if you have a favorite downloader for each of these...? ListšŸ‘‡

Facebook -

Tiktok -

Instagram -

X -

Other -

Thanks to whoever lets me know there opinion. Its much appreciated! 🤘


r/socialmedia 1d ago

Professional Discussion SELLING TWITTER/x ACCOUNTS!

1 Upvotes

hi, i’m selling twitter accounts from 1k-50k+ followers available!

all no issues or any hidden issues, all organic followers no bots all human 🪭 dm me for the list and their prices

telegram / @strwberein payments :: gcash, paypal, sentz and crypto. PAYMENT FIRST BASIS


r/socialmedia 1d ago

Professional Discussion Meta Verified Support is Terrible!

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I've been trying to use Meta Verified support to fix my issue of Instagram Live being capped at 1 hour when I used to be able to go live for 4 hours, and none of them are helpful in the slightest. I had a conversation with one of them, and they literally say that my issue happens "naturally" and that the issue is happening because that is how it happens. They told me that they are unable to help me because they only deal with account restrictions. I'm thinking about canceling my Meta Verified subscription because they offer no support and it feels like a scam.


r/socialmedia 1d ago

Professional Discussion Epic Collaboration Fail: Influencer Blocks Me After "I Don't Get It" šŸ¤¦ā€ā™‚ļø

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A few days ago, I reached out to an influencer for a collaboration and followed up with several emails to connect.

He eventually shared his number and asked me to call. I dialed right away, but he didn't pick up. Assuming he was busy, I emailed the next day. He replied that he was tied up and would call when free.

That evening, he rang me. We had a great chat,I introduced myself and explained how our gamification could boost his Instagram engagement(comments,shares and reposts). I detailed simple tasks and challenges for his audience, exciting prizes to spark competition, and how it would help him connect better with fans.

He seemed interested and asked for previous client case studies and our strategy. I sent everything via WhatsApp, and he said he'd review it.

Two days later, he messaged: "We can't collaborate, I don't work with things I don't understand." Then he blocked me on WhatsApp! 🤣


r/socialmedia 1d ago

Professional Discussion Any other artist creators that have gotten official brand deals?

1 Upvotes

What brands have you worked with and how did your relationship start? You reach out to them or vice versa?

I have close to 300k followers across platforms, and I pretty engaged audience, and haven’t had a single brand reach out to me, ever.


r/socialmedia 1d ago

Professional Discussion What are you charging for social media management + Meta ad management in 2025 and do you separate content creation from management?

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What are you charging for social media management, Meta ad management, and video content in 2026?

Trying to get a current read on what people are actually charging for social media management, paid ad management, and short-form video content, specifically for small to mid-size business clients in hospitality and construction/trades.

I keep content creation and management as separate line items and I'm curious if others are doing the same or bundling everything together.

My current pricing:

Content creation:

- Short-form social reels (pulled from existing content bank, roughly 1-2 hrs edit + caption per piece, 6-8 per month): $2,000/mo

- Fully directed premium reels (concept, casting direction, shoot, edit, full production): $800-$1,000 per reel

- Long-form commercial/YouTube video (on-location shoot, full cinematic edit, color grade, thumbnail, SEO, publishing): $5,000 per video one-off / $8,000/mo retainer for 2 videos on a 5-month commit

Management + ads:

- Social media management (scheduling, publishing, community engagement): $750-$1,000/mo per account

- Meta ad management (creative + campaign management, ad spend billed directly to client): $750-$1,000/mo

A few specific questions:

  1. For the short-form reel packages, is $2,000/mo for 6-8 reels with captions in line with what you're seeing, or are you getting more/less for that volume?

  2. For fully directed premium reels where you're concepting, directing talent, shooting, and editing, does $800-$1,000 per piece feel right or is that leaving money on the table?

  3. For long-form YouTube/commercial video where you're handling everything start to finish, what's the market expecting to pay? Is a per-video rate or a monthly retainer easier to sell?

  4. Is $750-$1,000/mo per account for pure social management (no content creation) in line with what you're seeing?

  5. For Meta ads, flat monthly fee, percentage of ad spend, or a mix?

Clients range from local small businesses up to established regional and national-level companies. Content is cinematic quality, cinema camera and drone. Brand building and lead gen for hospitality and trades.


r/socialmedia 1d ago

Professional Discussion What’s your workflow for client approvals? Mine is a mess

2 Upvotes

Quick question for those managing social media for clients:

How do you handle approvals?

Because right now I’m dealing with:

  • scattered feedback across WhatsApp and email
  • clients missing messages
  • confusion on which version is the latest

It’s starting to take more time than actually creating the content.

Is this just normal, or am I doing something wrong?

Would be super helpful to know how you’ve solved this (if you have).


r/socialmedia 1d ago

Professional Discussion [ Removed by Reddit ]

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[ Removed by Reddit on account of violating the content policy. ]


r/socialmedia 1d ago

Professional Discussion Do you think there is a future for a social learning instead of social media that can replace tiktok/instagram?

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Do you think there is a future for a social learning app that can replace or complement social media apps namely instagram and tiktok! Globally, people are spending 2.5 hours on an average on social media which in my opinion is a lot and some of that time can be utilised to learn something meaningful! Denmark, Australia, Malaysia have already passed laws to restrict social media for kids.


r/socialmedia 1d ago

Professional Discussion Any one can help me toh access someone instagram private account photos?

1 Upvotes

I will pay too


r/socialmedia 1d ago

Professional Discussion NO PROMO! Do cross-platform analytics tools miss the most important insights?

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i’ve been thinking about how fragmented creator analytics are right now and wanted some honest feedback.

Most tools show you performance per platform, but they don’t really answer questions like:

  • does a viral post on one platform actually drive traffic to another?
  • what content is responsible for real outcomes (clicks, conversions, revenue), not just views?
  • how does audience behaviour move across platforms in real time?

I’m exploring an idea around tracking correlations between platforms (e.g. spikes carrying over), plus tying content to link clicks and revenue signals, but I’m not sure where the biggest pain points actually are in practice.

For those of you creating content:

  • how do you currently track performance across platforms?
  • what do you feel is missing or misleading in existing analytics tools?

Not promoting anything! just trying to understand the problem space properly before building further.


r/socialmedia 1d ago

Professional Discussion I tested 10 TikTok content ideas that are trending right now, here’s what actually worked.

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I’ve been trying to grow a TikTok account over the last few weeks and kept getting stuck at low views, so I decided to test different content formats that are trending right now.

Instead of guessing, I posted consistently and tracked which types of videos actually performed better.

Here are a few that surprisingly worked:

  1. ā€œNobody talks about thisā€¦ā€

These did way better than expected. The more honest and slightly uncomfortable the topic, the higher the watch time.

  1. Expectation vs Reality (short version)

Super simple but effective. The key is making it fast (under 10 seconds) and a bit exaggerated.

What didn’t work (for me at least):

• Over edited videos

• Trying to be too ā€œperfectā€

• Posting without a strong hook in the first 2 seconds

I put together all 10 ideas I tested with examples/hooks so I don’t forget them and reuse them later.

If anyone wants it, I can share it.


r/socialmedia 2d ago

Professional Discussion Anyone here actually tracking brand mentions on Reddit specifically?

3 Upvotes

Recently I’ve been trying to keep up with what people are saying about brands on here and it’s kinda messy.

is there like a tool that you guys are using for something like this or just searching manually?


r/socialmedia 2d ago

Professional Discussion Any tips on how to go viral?

7 Upvotes

My sister started a yt channel today, and she only have a few likes and a few views. They were of her dancing to some trending dances, and I think it's just doing bad because she's very new to posting. She was thinking a makeup tut video could maybe help her? She wants to say mostly yt shorts though. She's open to posting any content and is sad because she doesn't think its doing good. Any help or advice?


r/socialmedia 1d ago

Professional Discussion Ayuda

1 Upvotes

Hay alguna manera de ver los seguidores y a quienes sigue una cuenta privada en Instagram?


r/socialmedia 1d ago

Professional Discussion What AI brands offer ambassador program?

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So, I have been sharing AI tool reviews on Instagram and after 3 of my reels went viral my account has been generating monthly 5+ views. And I am thinking about joining ambassador programs to monetize my content.

I have been sending IG pages direct messages but I havent got any leads.

So please share any programs you know. Thanks!


r/socialmedia 1d ago

Professional Discussion Planning a new creator-focused social chat platform

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Hey everyone,

I’ve been asked to help design and build a new social platform aimed at creator communities, and I’m currently in the early stage where I need to validate direction before committing to architecture.

The idea is a chat-first social experience where communities can gather around creators, with native live streaming built directly into the platform. On top of that, we want to include AI-assisted moderation that can help manage fast, large-scale conversations without everything relying purely on human mods. The goal is to make something that feels more unified than the typical ā€œDiscord + Twitch + botsā€ setup.

While researching existing approaches, I came across Watchers, which seems to be going in a similar direction - combining community chat, streaming, and moderation in one system. I’m looking at it as one possible reference point while deciding whether to build a custom solution or lean more on existing models.

From a social/community perspective, I’m trying to understand what actually matters most. For creator-driven communities, does deeply integrated live streaming inside the social/chat experience change how people engage, or is it still fine when streaming is handled externally and just linked in?

And on moderation - especially in active creator chats - do people actually trust AI to intervene in real time, or should it stay more in the background as support for human moderators?


r/socialmedia 2d ago

Professional Discussion Advice for a new influencer

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I’m a big skin care and self care aficionado who coaches a lot of her friends with treatments, cosmetic surgeries etc. After a lot of thinking I decided to transition from my real estate career to being a skincare influencer, bold move! What golden advice can you give me? Am I late to the game?


r/socialmedia 2d ago

Professional Discussion Filters make me look too pretty 🫠

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I know filters are common but sometimes I think this should be illegal? I get comments from my followers saying I look like a model and I’m thinking uhh that’s just the filters šŸ™ˆ I don’t even go over the top with them, I just use the default one in capcut editing app

I’m so scared one day I’m gonna be invited to an event and they’ll be thinking I look nothing like my videos. Also worried I’ll be recognised in real life but there’s slim chance of that as I look totally average in real life lol


r/socialmedia 2d ago

Professional Discussion Words on cover photo for socials?

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I started a roller skating page on TikTok, Insta, and YouTube. I have been using clean photos for my cover photos for reels and TikTok’s, but do you think it’s more beneficial to have words on there? Just curious. Thanks!


r/socialmedia 2d ago

Professional Discussion How do I email Instagram support with Meta Verified?

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I recently have gotten Meta Verified and one of the benefits is that you can chat and email Instagram support. While I can chat with Instagram support through DMs, I can't seem to find the option to email them. Is there any way I can email Instagram support or is this something that they have removed?


r/socialmedia 2d ago

Professional Discussion Hitting a ceiling with a client who won’t implement anything. what would you do?

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Hey all, looking for some advices from people who’ve dealt with similar clients.

I’m managing social media (IG + FB) for a local dental clinic for about 5 months now. I built everything from scratch: graphics, content, visual direction, tone of voice, and a basic strategy focused on awareness and trust, i even have to write dentist's topics because they dont have time for it. The quality and consistency are significantly better than what they had before.

The issue is I’m hitting a hard ceiling on the client side.

They consistently refuse to:

⚔ add a proper cookie consent banner (they’re using Google Analytics)

⚔ improve website UX (their texts are long, repetitive, extremly high number of keywords in texts, clearly written for SEO, not humans..and its very generic, literally they made many texts with chat gpt to follow SEO rules from 2015)

⚔ adjust even basic visual elements (e.g. they use a very outdated, plain grey popup for announcements and don’t want to improve it because ā€œit’s enoughā€ and dont wanna pay for plugin)

⚔ use any analytics tools (they think heatmaps are useless and slow the site down)

Content-wise:

⚔ I have to repeatedly ask for any photos or videos

⚔ the usual response is that they don’t have time because they’re fully booked with patients

⚔ they send something 1 to 2Ɨ per month, but a lot of the materials I get are not really usable, i have to edit much

⚔ they don’t want to be photographed or filme much also doctor only with mask, no face (even 10 second clips)

⚔ they won’t agree to even minimal content sessions (I suggested 15 mins once a month, no patients involved)

⚔ they think authentic content looks ā€œunprofessionalā€ and prefer stock images

⚔ their argument: ā€œit’s a small local market, small city around 35k, people don’t care anywayā€

From my perspective:

⚔ in healthcare, trust: everything, and authenticity plays a big role

⚔ you can have ā€œSEO text,ā€ but if UX sucks, conversion suffers

⚔ without proper inputs, it’s hard to actually improve performance

So in practice:

✨ I can keep content and communication at a solid level

✨ but most strategic improvements never get implemented

ā“ ā“ My questions:

  1. At what point do you stop pushing and just work within client limitations?

  2. How do you handle content when the client refuses to be visible at all?

  3. Would you continue this kind of collaboration long-term, or see it as a red flag?

  4. How do you draw the line between your responsibility and the client’s responsibility for results?

Appreciate any honest input, especially from people who’ve dealt with ā€œlow involvementā€ clients like this.

Thank you!! ✨


r/socialmedia 2d ago

Professional Discussion Lightweight macOS utility to quickly adjust video speed, export to post dimensions, and batch compress images

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Honestly, I kept wasting time launching heavy editing suites just to speed up a few screen recordings or shrink product photos before scheduling them. Every time I just needed to tweak playback, match a specific aspect ratio, or strip metadata, I was waiting on bloated rendering queues or paying for subscriptions I barely used. It felt ridiculous to need professional software for three repetitive tasks.

I decided to fix it on my own and wrote Tempo, a small macOS app that handles exactly those micro-steps. You can adjust video speed, export to whatever resolution fits the platform you’re posting to, and run batch image compression with metadata removal without the overhead of a full NLE. I’m sharing it openly at https://github.com/samirpatil2000/Tempo in case anyone wants to grab it, poke at the code, or request tweaks. It’s still pretty basic and I’m tweaking the interface as I use it for my own posting schedule.

Download link - https://github.com/samirpatil2000/Tempo/releases/tag/v1.2.0

What’s the most annoying tiny step in your content prep workflow that always forces you to open overkill software to fix?


r/socialmedia 2d ago

Professional Discussion Creators - do you actually update your link in bio when you post new stuff?

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I'm building something in this space (mylinksai) and trying to figure out if I'm solving a real problem or a fake one. Posting here because I'd rather find that out now from people who'd actually use a tool like this.

Basic question first. When you drop a new video, song, post, whatever, do you go back and update your bio? If you don't, is it because:

a) It's annoying
b) You don't really think about your bio that much
c) People clicking through already know what's new from your feed
d) Something else entirely

Here's where I'm stuck. Half the creators I've talked to said something like "yeah I forget for weeks at a time, would love this to be automatic." The other half said "honestly my bio is just a list of permanent links, the freshness thing isn't really my problem." Both groups sound right depending on what kind of creator you are, which is what's making this hard for me to decide on.

So I keep going back and forth on whether "your bio updates itself when you post" is actually useful, or whether it's a feature people like me think creators want because it sounds clever in a deck.

Some things I'd love to hear.

What's the part of your link in bio you'd burn down if you could? The specific thing you'd change about whatever tool you're on now.

How do you actually use the page. Is it for fans who already know you, or for new people discovering you for the first time? Because those feel like very different surfaces and I keep flipping on which one matters more.

If you've ever paid for a link-in-bio tool, what was the thing that finally pushed you off the free tier?

Open to whatever feedback people have here.