A blog about social media growth
How to gain followers, reach and reactions in 2026 — guides, algorithm breakdowns and reports from our own practice.
We break down the algorithms of TikTok, Telegram, Instagram*, VK, YouTube and MAX: why reach falls, how the recommendations work, what to do with a new channel and which mistakes hold growth back. Everything comes from our own practice — no generic advice like "post more often".
TikTok Hashtags in 2026: What Still Works and Why Tags Disappear
Do TikTok hashtags still work? A practical 2026 guide to the five-tag limit, TikTok SEO, disappearing hashtags and a better way to choose tags.
TikTok Shadowban in 2026: How to Check It, How Long It Lasts, How to Get Out
Is a TikTok shadowban real, how to tell it from an ordinary drop in reach, how to check your account in five minutes and what actually brings views back.
Why Your TikTok Videos Get 0 Views: 8 Reasons and How to Fix It
Zero views is almost never a ban. Eight reasons a TikTok video gets no views — and what to do about each one.
How to grow a MAX channel from scratch in 2026: a step-by-step plan
How to gain your first subscribers on MAX, how the messenger's feed works, where to bring an audience over from Telegram and VK, and which growth limits are safe.
How to create social media content with AI in 2026
How AI covers the whole SMM content cycle — text, covers, video and music — and how to promote the clips you generate.
How to grow a Telegram channel from scratch: a step-by-step plan for 2026
A step-by-step plan for launching a Telegram channel from scratch: why there is no recommendation feed here, where the first subscribers come from and how to keep them.
Why YouTube Shorts are not getting views in 2026
One clip pulls thousands of views, the next stalls at thirty. Why the old Shorts playbook stopped working and what YouTube looks at now.
Why Telegram posts get so few views in 2026
Why Telegram views fall even on channels with a large subscriber base, what changed in how audiences behave, and how to bring reach back.
How do you reach the TikTok recommendations in 2026?
How the TikTok recommendation feed works in 2026 — what the algorithm counts as retention and completion, and how to reach it without a large audience.
Where to go after the article
The articles explain how the algorithms work and what you can do yourself. If you need a fast start — the first followers on a new channel, views under a video or reactions under a post — the services are grouped by platform.
- TikTokFollowers, likes and views for videos and profiles
- TelegramChannel subscribers, post views and reactions
- Instagram*Followers, likes, Reels and Stories views
- VKGroup followers, likes, views and poll votes
- MAXSubscribers, reactions and reposts for messenger channels
- YouTubeViews, subscribers and likes, including Shorts