16/09/2026
Can we talk about "comment below" and "message me for the price"?
I'm scrolling, I'm interested, I'm ready to buy - and then I hit a wall. Comment so the algorithm sees me. Message you so you can slide into a chat I didn't ask for. All I wanted was the price.
I'm not shy. I'm not playing hard to get. I just want to know what it costs, what I get for it, and how to pay - without performing interest in public or starting a conversation I didn't sign up for.
Here's the thing - I get why you're doing it. Comments and messages build engagement, and engagement is currency right now. So if you're going to run it that way, at least cover both bases. I've watched an offer get promoted exactly like this - comment, message me - and I scrolled straight past it. Then the link went up in their stories and bio, and I bought. I wouldn't have otherwise.
That's the gap. Some of us will play along. Some of us just want the link. If you only build for the first group, you're quietly losing the second.
So here's what I'd ask: keep your engagement post if it's working for you, but always have the link somewhere close by - bio, stories, pinned comment.
Let people choose their own way in.