Huge fan of Gary and I’ve tried this method on my IG a few times. I can attest that if you spend the time writing great comments in context (much like SteemIt) that you will gain followers fast.

But that’s not the best part, the time it takes to look at and engage in the top ranking posts for your particular hashtags means that you have seen the best of the best posts for that topic and you begin to understand what kind of posts rise to the top and what doesn’t - ultimately it results in you making better content!!