Myth: mine the big niche hashtag

Myth: mine the big niche hashtag
Steal this: the million-post tag is a graveyard. Pros and bots already strip-mine it.
Dig sideways instead:
— find a tag with 5k-50k posts, not 5M
— sort by Recent, not Top
— the gems posting there get zero brand DMs
That's where the un-pitched creators live. Top posts are owned by people with managers and rate cards.
Swap one fat tag for a skinny one before lunch.