7 videos, 1k+ views on most, but only 8 followers. What am I missing?

Hi everyone,

I started a Facebook page a week ago and post AI-animated cooking videos. So far I've posted 7 videos. 5 got over 1k views and 2 got 300+ views. But I only have 8 followers.

So people are watching, but almost nobody is following. I want to grow both views and followers.

A few questions:

Does Facebook push Reels mostly to non-followers, so views don't turn into follows?

Do you need a call to action like "Follow for more recipes," or does it hurt reach?

Does a consistent series or format help people follow?

Does posting at a certain time or frequency help with followers?

Does AI-generated content get less trust, so people watch but don't follow?

If you've grown a page recently, what changed things for you? Thanks!

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difficult_groundwork•14 days ago•2

Views don't mean much if the content has no human face or personality attached. People follow creators, not anonymous AI slop. Give them a reason to care about who is behind the videos.

alexid95•14 days ago•1

7 videos is too early. if views are high but profile visits stay low, people liked the reel without caring who made it.

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Relevant_Ear_8679•14 days ago•1

tested recipes would give people a stronger reason to follow than a different posting time. showing a real cooked result alongside the animation, with quantities you've tested, could help viewers trust it enough to try it themselves.

TCr0wn•14 days ago•1

No one wants your ai slop

keshaun21•13 days ago•1

1k views with 8 followers usually means the videos are being consumed as standalone clips with no reason to come back. The follow decision happens on the profile visit, not in the video, so the question is what someone sees when they tap your name. Right now they probably land on a grid of unrelated cooking animations with no promise of what comes next. Fix that first: pick one format and name it, so the grid reads as a series instead of a pile. Then check your profile visit to follow rate in Insights before you touch posting times, because that number tells you whether the problem is the content or the landing page. On the AI question, viewers can usually tell, and the ones who can tell are the ones who do not follow. Showing a real cooked result next to the animation, with quantities you actually tested, gives people a reason to trust it enough to try it, and people follow what they intend to use.

HillBlossom•14 days ago•1

1k views on a video isn’t that many views. 1 follower per 1k views is a normal ratio

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