Why is my new social media account getting zero views?
New social media accounts often experience near-zero views for days despite consistent posting of content like carousels and reels. This lack of initial traction happens across platforms like Instagram and TikTok, which can make it difficult to know if your content is normal or being suppressed.
What the numbers show
Counted from the threads quoted below. How we count
- The most recent one is from October 2026.
- This comes up 37.8× more often in r/Etsy than across the site as a whole.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
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Why is my new social media account getting zero views?
- 1adding more listings2 people mentionedDid this help you?
- 2Running paid advertisements to like-minded people or local audiencesDid this help you?
- 3Mirroring content on other platforms like TikTokDid this help you?
- 4Using organic contentDid this help you?
- 5Partnering with creatorsDid this help you?
- 6buying followersDid this help you?
- 7utilizing an existing audience from another platformDid this help you?
- 8posting daily and repeating one format that already worked in their nicheDid this help you?
- 9making a batch of short clips of the same few things instead of polished brand reelsDid this help you?
- 10judging performance by views from strangers rather than follower count for the first monthDid this help you?
- 11Going outbound and targeting new business owners, freelancers, or service providers directlyDid this help you?
- 12updating tags and titlesDid this help you?
- 13taking closer photos to show detailsDid this help you?
- 14Messaging agencies to get them onboardedDid this help you?
- 15Messaging creators to create their link in bioDid this help you?
- 16Separating buyer and creator accountsDid this help you?
- 17waiting and having patienceDid this help you?
- 18checking titles and tags to match search termsDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“we started posting 15 days ago but we have lil to no reach! looking at others makes me wanna cry lol.”source ↗
“we have like 7k total views, all of which are my friends/family.”source ↗
“I started this last month, and I got one creator to post about the website, and they got me 600 users, but every person is inactive but people are scrolling and looking at the products, but nobody is staying to post or interact”source ↗
“I just don’t know what my next steps should be in order to get more users and as well as to get more interactions on the platform”source ↗
“And it just keeps getting shrugged off.”source ↗
“I haven’t utilized my Instagram for my Facebook because I wanted to start completely fresh and grow from 1 follower. Holy Hell what a slog. After a few months I only have 95 followers. I post every day multiple times a day.”source ↗
“How do you grow Facebook?”source ↗
“i already started a first niche and it was a complete failure (tested for 5 days ) and now im on my second niche … the niche has more demand than the first one … so i created social media account to promote it (all of them are 0 views till now ) the question is : how much time did it take you to make ur first sale ?”source ↗
“honestly im just focused on social media and waiting for people to find me”source ↗
“I recently started an account targeting yoga/Pilates instructors and studio owners. I've been posting consistently (carousels, reels), but views have been close to zero for days now.”source ↗
“Also is it normal getting 0 views on both instagram and TikTok on these types of content?”source ↗
“I have been struggling with getting views, and therefore, any sales.”source ↗
“Im in the same boat with no views every day.”source ↗
“However, over the last 3 days, I’ve had absolutely zero views and zero visits. Is this normal for a new Etsy shop?”source ↗
Where this came up
People with this problem also raised
- 19Why does social media traffic never convert to sales?
- 3How do I get actual visitors to my new website?
- 9How to launch a physical product with zero audience
- 5Users not replying to follow-up questions on IT tickets
- 29How to get first paying customers without an audience
- 4How to market a business without using social media