Pro tip: that $15 hashtag research trial was a total bust for my reach
I paid for a week of a popular hashtag tool last month in Austin, trying to boost my food pics. It gave me 200 random tags and my engagement actually dropped 30%. Turns out, my local city posts did way better with just 5 niche tags I picked myself. Anyone else wasted cash on these 'algorithm hacks' that just make things worse?