Why does posting daily on social media not bring in customers?
Popular marketing advice like posting daily often wastes time and money by generating views and compliments instead of actual paying customers. Relying on generic consultant advice or generic AI-driven content leaves business owners putting in weeks of effort without seeing any real return on investment.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1focusing on direct conversations to understand customer problems instead of trying to look active online
- 2Hiring consultants on freelance platforms
- 3Attempting to do technical optimization oneself
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I spent weeks making content because everyone kept saying consistency is everything. The posts got views, a few likes, even some compliments, but not a single customer came from it.”source ↗
“Tried hiring an Upwork consultant, but it was mostly (rhymes with "say eye") driven slop.”source ↗
Where this came up
People with this problem also raised
- 4How do you know if a marketing agency is actually working?
- 4Why does scaling ad spend stop working and burn money?
- 2Why do all my business ideas end up at a dead end?
- 3Why won't retailers respond to cold wholesale outreach?
- 2What to do when an influencer replies two weeks late for PR
- 6How to get business clients without word of mouth