Hi girls, I believe I need your advice. I started OF a month ago, but I’m having a bit of trouble. When I began, I had a free page and promoted myself through IG and Reddit. Honestly, neither has been that effective—IG has only about 200 followers, and Reddit is, well, Reddit (though at least I haven’t been banned yet). With the free page, I gained around 20 subs and earned about $200, which isn’t terrible, but it’s not great either.

I thought I knew everything before starting—how Reddit works, IG strategies, all that—but it’s quite different in reality. I switched my page to paid after watching a random YouTube video, and now I have 2 paid subs who don’t even message me. Most evenings, I’m trying to promote myself on Reddit with tracking links in place, but so far, I’ve had 25 clicks from my Reddit main page, 21 from Reddit comment links, and 5 from IG, yet no one has subscribed, even at $5.

If you could share any advice on what might be causing this, I’d be really grateful. I’m considering starting a new free page to help promote my paid one—if anyone has experience with this, please let me know.