I Got Hacked and Lost 10K Followers: What the Algorithm Actually Wants

Kristina Hall woke up on a Tuesday and 15 years of Instagram was just gone. Hacked. Over 10,000 followers, wiped. Most people would spiral. Kristina, a social media strategist 16 years into the game, did something different. She treated herself like a brand new client who'd never posted a day in her life, and rebuilt from zero. In 30 days on a brand new account she racked up 36,000 views and cracked what the algorithm actually rewards right now. This episode is the playbook she pulled out of ...