{"id":21267,"date":"2023-11-24T15:53:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T07:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=21267"},"modified":"2023-11-24T15:53:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T07:53:12","slug":"ig-outdate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/tips\/digital-marketing\/ig-outdate\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Outdated Instagram Tips: Revealing Your Age by Still Employing Them!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21267\" class=\"elementor elementor-21267\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41ceffc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41ceffc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8791c0d\" data-id=\"8791c0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-731312f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"731312f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Instagram&#8217;s algorithm and interface are constantly evolving, leading to the occasional phasing out of once-popular techniques. However, despite their <strong>decline in effectiveness<\/strong>, some outdated practices continue to be utilised by many. In this article, we have selected 3 common outdated approaches. If you are still employing them, it&#8217;s time to reconsider and abandon these methods.<\/p><p><strong>Learn More:<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"elementor-post__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sourcing.hktdc.com\/newsbites\/tips\/digital-marketing\/newig\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Instagram Algorithm 2023: Prioritising Posts or Stories?<\/a><\/p><p class=\"elementor-post__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sourcing.hktdc.com\/newsbites\/tips\/digital-marketing\/da-rem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">HKTDC Webinar Recap: 2023H2 SME IG Rule of Thumb | What is Threads? New Content, Format &amp; Functions<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-681ca54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"681ca54\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e8ded2\" data-id=\"0e8ded2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5cf036 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5cf036\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Outdated Technique 1: Excessive Use of Hashtags<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1be4e31 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1be4e31\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35a01e3\" data-id=\"35a01e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c09ba0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c09ba0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There was a time when hashtag strategies were widely discussed, with the most well-known being the &#8220;<em>sandwich-style hashtags<\/em>&#8221; method, which involved categorising hashtags into three tiers.<\/p><p>The top tier consisted of broad hashtags targeting a large audience and with a high volume of posts. The middle tier included less commonly used hashtags but still with a reasonable number of posts. Finally, the bottom tier encompassed hashtags directly related to one&#8217;s business or company but with fewer posts.<\/p><p>Furthermore, users would attempt to maximise exposure by utilising the maximum allowance of 30 hashtags.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3488299 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3488299\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6439f52\" data-id=\"6439f52\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9d81a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f9d81a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_2079011371-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21277\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_2079011371-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_2079011371-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_2079011371-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_2079011371-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_2079011371-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Too many hashtags may mask the original message.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-157303a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"157303a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a35eace\" data-id=\"a35eace\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-169f09f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"169f09f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>However, the hashtag interface has undergone updates, and <strong>now only displays popular hashtags, excluding the most recent ones.<\/strong> Based on our own post data, less than 0.5% of the exposure originates from hashtags.<\/p><p>While you can still use hashtags, it is important not to assume that they will generate significant free exposure for your posts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46ec2c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46ec2c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ec4e6b\" data-id=\"4ec4e6b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-249efa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"249efa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Outdated Technique 2: The \"Follow Unfollow\" Strategy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd249a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd249a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-186d7c2\" data-id=\"186d7c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d7f3cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d7f3cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the earlier years, one of the widely popular methods to increase followers for free was the &#8220;Follow Unfollow&#8221; strategy we are discussing here. The idea behind it was to manually follow 50 users daily (and then unfollow them later), which would trigger notifications on their accounts, thereby increasing exposure and the chances of others following you back.<\/p><p>Putting aside the fact that this approach can raise suspicion from Instagram, potentially resulting in an account ban for being flagged as a non-genuine user, <strong>even if the people you follow do follow you back, the conversion rate is typically low<\/strong>. Moreover, those who follow you <strong>may not necessarily be your target audience<\/strong>. Therefore, focusing on quality content and utilising advertising to grow your follower base proves to be more practical.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62ae641 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62ae641\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54487b8\" data-id=\"54487b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1998c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1998c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Outdated Technique 3: The Grid Layout<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c9c4fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c9c4fc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f79c095\" data-id=\"f79c095\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9179614 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9179614\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This method was once popular for beautifying personal Instagram profiles.<\/p><p>Considering the user experience, when seeing a grid layout on the timeline, <strong>regular users may not necessarily understand the overall pattern of the entire image<\/strong>, which diminishes the overall interactivity of the account.<\/p><p>Furthermore, the importance of consistency in personal profiles is debatable, so this posting method has gradually lost its appeal. Unless there are exceptionally creative applications, it&#8217;s best to avoid using it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04fef1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04fef1b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-185360e\" data-id=\"185360e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88d57e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"88d57e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_1647230707-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21278\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_1647230707-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_1647230707-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_1647230707-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_1647230707-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_1647230707-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Forming a complete image with 9 post grids on IG profiles is getting less popular.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dce9956 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dce9956\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f471f56\" data-id=\"f471f56\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c83d1bb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c83d1bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f09a52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f09a52\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a40a31\" data-id=\"9a40a31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08a5b2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08a5b2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In conclusion, the above three techniques were once popular on Instagram. However, based on our observations, there are still many people who continue to use these outdated strategies. Do you have anything in mind that is no longer effective but still widely used? Leave a comment and let us know!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b1acb2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b1acb2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d8f79c\" data-id=\"6d8f79c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dff938d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dff938d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This article is originally published by <a href=\"https:\/\/moredigital.com.hk\/2023\/09\/11\/3-outdated-instagram-skills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MORE Digital<\/a>:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0e278c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b0e278c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c4862d\" data-id=\"3c4862d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-253ced2 elementor-author-box--image-valign-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"253ced2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/moredigital.com.hk\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/more_logo_small.webp\" alt=\"Picture of MORE Digital Limited\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/moredigital.com.hk\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMORE Digital Limited\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MORE Digital is a Hong Kong-based Digital Marketing Agency. Our clients include real estate developers, media organisations, utilities, record companies, and more. In addition to the examples mentioned above, we have also helped various clients establish and grow their Instagram accounts to achieve various goals. If you encounter any challenges in your marketing efforts, feel free to reach out to us via our website or on Instagram (@moredigitalhk) for a direct conversation. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5411389 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5411389\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-298f92a\" data-id=\"298f92a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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