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Hands at work

Hands or tools in the middle of making the thing.

37 posts in 10 niches. Of the 8 we could measure against their own account, 5 did better than that account usually does, and the median post did 1.02× its account's usual.

Real posts

The 8 that did best against their own account

  1. The cover of a single image post by mahi_sowji_gardening_and_vlogs on Instagram4.72× usual
    · Instagram single imagegardening, posted Sep 2026
  2. The cover of a carousel post by a smaller account on Instagram1.8× usual
    · Instagram carouselindependent florists, posted Sep 2026
  3. The cover of a single image post by grinch_tatts on Instagram1.72× usual
    · Instagram single imagetattoo studio, posted Sep 2026
  4. The cover of a carousel post by a smaller account on Instagram1.02× usual
    · Instagram carouseldog groomer, posted Sep 2026
  5. The cover of a carousel post by balanced_body on Instagram1.01× usual
    · Instagram carouselpilates studio, posted Sep 2026
  6. The cover of a carousel post by interfloraindia on Instagram1× usual
    · Instagram carouselindependent florists, posted Sep 2026
  7. The cover of a Short post by animalkingdomdoggrooming on YouTube0.71× usual
    · YouTube Shortdog groomer, posted Sep 2026
  8. The cover of a single image post by a smaller account on Instagram0.66× usual
    · Instagram single imagepersonal finance, posted Sep 2026

The number on each cover is the post’s engagement over its own account’s median, from the runs we collected from 24 to 28 September 2026. We show the cover and name the account; we do not link out. 29 more posts were read this way and are counted above.

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Where

Most often in independent florists

  • independent florists10
  • tattoo studio7
  • dog groomer5
  • gardening3
  • hair salon3
  • personal finance3
  • dental clinic2
  • florist2
  • pilates studio1
  • wedding photographer1

Other cover shapes: the finished piece, a person in a place, a face to camera, one line of words, the announcement, a number up front, a labelled diagram, swipe for the rest, a numbered list, before and after.

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