Blew $150 on a scheduling tool that made things worse

I saw everyone hyping up this app that auto-posts your content at peak times. Figured $150 a month was steep but I was desperate to beat the algorithm. After three weeks my engagement actually dropped because it was posting stuff at 2 AM on a Monday. I ended up going back to manual posting and I'm still trying to dig out of the hole. Has anyone else had a paid tool totally backfire like that?

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evahenderson2d ago

My friend wasted $200 on a "viral tweet generator" tool. It just spat out random hashtags. He lost followers because his feed looked like a bot farm. People knew something was off. He canceled after 2 weeks and spent a month rebuilding trust. Sometimes the hype is louder than the actual results.

elliotm572d ago

Three weeks my engagement actually dropped" sounds like you weren't using it right, not that the tool failed.