The latest articles on DEV Community by James Orublig (@james-orublig). https://dev.to/james-orublig https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3427830%2F3a802032-2a4e-4b90-a154-3e5c14c91076.png https://dev.to/james-orublig en James Orublig Mon, 11 Aug 2025 18:05:47 +0000 https://dev.to/james-orublig/experimenting-with-social-growth-experiments-for-side-projects-1h5j https://dev.to/james-orublig/experimenting-with-social-growth-experiments-for-side-projects-1h5j <p>I’ve been working on a side project that has a small but growing Instagram presence. As developers, we often focus so much on the code, infrastructure, and product itself that we forget the marketing layer.</p> <p>Recently, I started researching different growth strategies just to understand what’s out there. One tool name that came up in conversations was <a href="https://www.famety.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Famety Instagram Followers</a>. I’m not necessarily advocating for or against it — just curious about whether combining these kinds of boosts with organic content makes sense for indie projects.</p> <p>Has anyone here experimented with a balance of social growth tools and purely organic strategies for promoting their projects? How did it affect engagement in the long run?</p> sideprojects marketing socialmedia discuss