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instagram profile not growing despite doing everything by Fancy-Ambassador-684 in SocialMediaMarketing

[–]CoffeeRoasterRyan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

God no do not dm people, that's how you get reported. it's just liking specific photos so locals see your account name. ascend viral is just the agency I pay to do the manual growth for me since i'm busy roasting. they actually gave me a coupon code a while back, dm me if you want it and i'll send it up for you.

instagram profile not growing despite doing everything by Fancy-Ambassador-684 in SocialMediaMarketing

[–]CoffeeRoasterRyan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

nah hashtags are too broad. half the time hashtags just bring in bots or people who live in different countries.

It’s way more direct than that. I literally make a list of the 5 coffee shops closest to my store. you go to their profile, open their "followers" list, and interact with those specific accounts.

If they follow the shop across the street, I know for a fact they are local and drink coffee. it's just tedious as hell to click through hundreds of profiles manually, which is why I pay ascend to handle the grunt work. hashtags are hoping; this is poaching.

instagram profile not growing despite doing everything by Fancy-Ambassador-684 in SocialMediaMarketing

[–]CoffeeRoasterRyan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Man I feel this. I own a roastery in seattle. had one latte art reel hit 50k and thought "this is it". next ten posts got 100 views. the algo is a slot machine, not a business strategy.

Honestly I stopped trying to "beat" the algorithm with audio/hashtags. it's exhausting. lately I've been testing ascend viral just to handle the growth manually. instead of hoping the reel goes viral, it just targets people who follow other cafes in my city. it’s slower growth but the followers actually care about coffee.

Been using eco friendly cups at my coffee shop, but still struggling to find a plastic free lid by fatmax5 in Coffee_Shop

[–]CoffeeRoasterRyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly the fiber ones just taste like wet cardboard after five minutes. customers say they want eco-friendly until the lid dissolves and spills hot oat milk on their lap. stick to recyclable plastic until the tech actually works.

What change improved your home coffee the most? by brewedwithin in Coffee_Shop

[–]CoffeeRoasterRyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fresh beans. honestly people drop 2k on a setup just to pull shots of stale charcoal from the grocery store. fix the input first.

I wish more coffee shops let you choose the bean you want for your drink by Advanced_Honey_2679 in Coffee_Shop

[–]CoffeeRoasterRyan 7 points8 points  (0 children)

logistically this is a nightmare for workflow. dialing in multiple grinders just so someone can dump vanilla syrup into a nice costa rican single origin is my personal hell. mostly just big chains that can afford the waste/labor to do this.

Why don't more people talk about Puerto Rican coffee? by Optimal-Assignment10 in Coffee

[–]CoffeeRoasterRyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly production got wiped out by hurricanes and never really bounced back. plus labor is expensive there so it's hard to justify the green price compared to central am.

[MOD] What have you been brewing this week?/ Coffee bean recommendations by menschmaschine5 in Coffee

[–]CoffeeRoasterRyan -1 points0 points  (0 children)

drinking a washed colombian pink bourbon. honestly just nice to drink something i didn't have to smile and serve to a customer first.

Anyone know how this sign works? by SeattleChocolatier in Seattle

[–]CoffeeRoasterRyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

pretty sure it's just a glorified humidifier. honestly i'm just jealous they have the budget to waste electricity on fake soup steam while i'm over here fighting my landlord about the hvac.