mdmrn,
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For the past month or so, I have been increasing my posting on both and . Both accounts get the same content. Since it's me and it's my personal account, the content is all over place with no consistent theme. That matters.

So, let's talk stats.

In terms of likes and comments, here are the averages:
Insta - 15.2 likes, 2.5 comments
Pixelfed - 10.1 likes, 0.7 comments

Maximums are interesting. Here's that breakdown:
Insta - 27 likes, 9 comments
Pixelfed - 36 likes, 3 comments

On Pixelfed, the max likes was a post on, which didn't do nearly as well on Insta (12 likes).

mdmrn,
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The reverse is also true. The max likes on Insta was me wearing my killer , which got 27 likes. On Pixelfed? 14 likes.

Now one thing I cannot account for is shares on Instagram. I have a personal account, so that stat I can't exactly compare to the boost / share stat on Pixelfed. May need to adjust my account in the future to check that. But, it's interesting.

mdmrn,
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What becomes interesting is when you break down the "Likes per Follower" stat. Now, I have 386 followers on Instagram. I have 88 on Pixelfed.

Likes Per Follow are:
Insta - 0.04
Pixelfed - 0.11

I know it is an odd stat, but it shows that my reach to my followers for my personal account is higher on Pixelfed than Insta.

However, overall, still more folks see what I post on Instagram than on Pixelfed.

mdmrn, (edited )
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So - what is it that I learned from this?

Theme-less image-based accounts, even with continuous posting, are never going to get huge numbers no matter where you are posting unless you're already famous.

Like to follower ratio is higher on Pixelfed than Insta, but there's more overall interactions on Insta than Pixelfed.

I am going to keep doing this duplicate posting cause...why not? Different people see it on the different platforms.

elisse,
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@mdmrn How do you mean "Inconsistent, but with continuous posting", out of curiosity?

mdmrn,
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@elisse The stuff I post is inconsistent (manga pics, selfies, parenting jokes, a picture of flowers, etc), but I have been posting most weekdays for the past month.

mdmrn,
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@elisse I updated the post to hopefully be clearer.

elisse,
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@mdmrn Oh, okay! My understanding from working in the field before was that set things at set times do best but I was working with a brand account, so there was a theme to it already.

mdmrn,
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@elisse Which totally makes sense. And I also don't post necessarily at super consistent times. Generally in the morning, but not always the same times.

scribbbleanime,
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@mdmrn Some really interesting stats MD! and gz too

my biggest problem is I'm not consistent at all. Funny enough on my FB, i usually post blogs, screen caps, they don't usually generate much or hardly any views or any engagement at al. I did put a small reel of my daughter is ranked s, and that alone generated over 500 impressions. Which is annoying to me

If you're going to dup, then have you tried social champ? it is a paid social media management service, however they do have free as well, limited though.

that reminds me, need to be more consistent on pixelfed too

mdmrn,
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@scribbbleanime Thanks! I found it interesting. And I get it. I used to be less consistent and, frankly, I may go back to being less consistent. But, I have been making concerted efforts to be more so.

I haven't tried Social Champ. I think I'll keep doing it the old fashioned way. Also because sometimes I tailor what I write to the platform. Not often, but it does happen.

And totally! Do I follow you on PIxelfed? Feel free to follow me - account info is in my profile.

chikorita157,
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@mdmrn Reminds me, I need to post more on my dedicated Pixelfed server. (I have some things I meant to post soon)

mdmrn,
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@chikorita157 Oooh! Cool. And it looks like federation, last time you posted, was working better for me on PixelfedSocial, so I should see it!!

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