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Nov 27, 2025 21 min

Why I Deleted My Instagram and Started Over From ZERO

from Massive Agent Podcast Hosted by Dustin Brohm

Send me a message This week, I tell the full story of the day I did something most sane creators would never do. I deleted my Instagram account. Wiped out. Gone. At the time I had about 13,000 to 15,000. And I started completely over from scratch, from zero. Why the hell would I delete my Instagram? Because my account was dead because of some really boneheaded, uneducated moves. A dumb decision I made years earlier crushed my reach, limited my engagement, and put a permanent ceiling on every post I made. And I felt it, every time I posted. If your Instagram feels stuck, stale, or invisible, this episode will help you understand exactly why that is happening and what to do about it. Inside this episode you will learn: The real reason my engagement tanked even though I was doing “everything right” How buying followers silently destroys your account What the algorithm actually measures and why follower count does not matter anymore How restarting my account instantly multiplied my reach What you should do before you ever consider starting over yourself. How the algorithm distributes your content to people who do not follow you yet Why even tiny accounts can go viral today The blueprint I used to grow from zero to nearly 40,000 real followers in just over 3 years If you want to understand why your content is capped, why your reach seems stuck, or why Instagram is not suggesting your posts to new people, this episode flips will be super enlightening. I wish someone had made an episode like this before I nuked my account 3 years ago! *********************** RESOURCES : Free "Clients From Social" Masterclass - Learn the new formula top agents are using on social media to attract 5+ new closings, month after month. REGISTER HERE: https://members.massiveagentsociety.com/free-masterclass-registration?utm_source=podcast_notes Massive Agent Society on Skool - My coaching community giving Realtors the exact blueprint (and handholding) to attract 5+ new clients, every single month. CLICK HERE: https://www.skool.com/massiveagentsociety Manychat PRO - Automate your Instagram DM's and Get 30 days of Manychat Pro for FREE - CLICK HERE REAL Broker - Learn how we can be business partners and build a business together @ ΓEA⅃ Broker- CLICK HERE PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW on APPLE PODCASTS or SPOTIFY 🙏🏼

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Send me a message This week, I tell the full story of the day I did something most sane creators would never do. I deleted my Instagram account. Wiped out. Gone. At the time I had about 13,000 to 15,000. And I started completely over from scratch, from zero. Why the hell would I delete my Instagram? Because my account was dead because of some really boneheaded, uneducated moves. A dumb decision I made years earlier crushed my reach, limited my engagement, and put a permanent ceiling on eve...

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