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Zach Benson

Founder & CEO, Assistagram · 2 appearances on the record.

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A former contestant on Fox's So You Think You Can Dance, Zach Benson transitioned into digital marketing by founding Assistagram, an agency focused on organic Instagram growth and personal branding. He manages social media accounts and networks for prominent entrepreneurs, celebrities, and luxury hotel brands.

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6 assertions · 1 insight · 4 disclosures · every statement was checked. The predictions and assertions are the 6 claims: statements the public record can support or contradict. 0 are resolved, and 6 name no date, number or outcome precise enough to check. Everything else (opinions, insights, what ifs, disclosures) can never be settled by the record, so it carries no assessment.

The record, in short

What the tape says about how Zach argues and how the claims held up. Everything they said, and everything said about them, is in the tabs below.

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Everything Zach Benson said on Top Founders that made the record, most notable first. Filter by type, assessment or year in the ledger →

Assertion Not checkable as stated
Benson: Assistagram's network controls pages reaching over 180 million users
“So like me and my network, like our team has over a hundred and eighty million reach. So we own like, you know, four to 50 different pages between me and all my friends that actually work for me.”
Zach Benson Nov 28, 2017 ▶ 6:29 857 How The New Rich Use Instagram To Travel $10k+ For Free
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Benson: Helped Creator With 122 Followers Get 10 Free Hotel Nights
“I helped a friend stay in Europe, 10 nights for free. She only has a 122 followers.”
Zach Benson Oct 5, 2016 ▶ 13:10 EP 438: Dancing His Way to $100k+ Business with Instagram Genius, Dancing Wizard Zach Benson
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Benson: Dance clinics generated over $100,000 in 2015 revenue
“Man, I don't even know, cause I was in Korea, and so I was you know, I have these other businesses and stuff too, but I mean, definitely like over six figures. Not that much. Yeah.”
Zach Benson Oct 5, 2016 ▶ 3:07 EP 438: Dancing His Way to $100k+ Business with Instagram Genius, Dancing Wizard Zach Benson
Disclosure
Zach Benson: Keeps 100% of clinic revenue without studio rental fees
“No, they don't charge me really anything. I keep a hundred percent.”
Zach Benson Oct 5, 2016 ▶ 4:39 EP 438: Dancing His Way to $100k+ Business with Instagram Genius, Dancing Wizard Zach Benson
Insight
Benson: Manual follow/unfollow on Instagram yields better results than automation
“We're finding that it's better and that we can follow and unfollow more people manually.”
Zach Benson Oct 5, 2016 ▶ 8:24 EP 438: Dancing His Way to $100k+ Business with Instagram Genius, Dancing Wizard Zach Benson
Disclosure
Benson: Assistagram manages 10-15 accounts at $1,200-$1,500 monthly
“And so yeah, right now we have about 10 to 15 different accounts that we work on. Usually it's between 1215 hundred a month, depending on the package that they choose and their needs.”
Zach Benson Nov 28, 2017 ▶ 2:48 857 How The New Rich Use Instagram To Travel $10k+ For Free
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Benson: Custom scraper reached 26,000 dance studios in six hours
“My friend made a scraper, so, like, that's how I was able to, like, I'm also a professional dancer, so that's how I was able to connect with, like, 26,000 dance studios in six hours, so, I mean, we use that too for the hotels.”
Zach Benson Nov 28, 2017 ▶ 9:36 857 How The New Rich Use Instagram To Travel $10k+ For Free
Disclosure
Zach Benson: Dance clinics run at 2-4 studios weekly for $40-$50 per student
“So I'm usually doing like two to four dance studios per weekend. And I charge anywhere from 40 to 50 dollars per student for two hours of class, two age groups, 10 student minimum.”
Zach Benson Oct 5, 2016 ▶ 2:27 EP 438: Dancing His Way to $100k+ Business with Instagram Genius, Dancing Wizard Zach Benson
Disclosure
Benson: Assistagram executes thousands of daily actions per account manually
“We do like thousands of daily actions on the accounts per day. I got someone working on the account, 10 to 12 hours a day.”
Zach Benson Oct 5, 2016 ▶ 6:27 EP 438: Dancing His Way to $100k+ Business with Instagram Genius, Dancing Wizard Zach Benson
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Benson: Assistagram has about 10 clients internationally
“We only have like about 10 clients from the UK to Australia to US to India.”
Zach Benson Oct 5, 2016 ▶ 13:31 EP 438: Dancing His Way to $100k+ Business with Instagram Genius, Dancing Wizard Zach Benson
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Benson: Assistagram charges $500 to $1,000 monthly, mostly $500
“It's 500 dollars a month to a thousand depending on which package that you want. But yeah, most people go with the 500.”
Zach Benson Oct 5, 2016 ▶ 13:41 EP 438: Dancing His Way to $100k+ Business with Instagram Genius, Dancing Wizard Zach Benson

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Appearances (2)

EpisodeDateSpeaking time
857 How The New Rich Use Instagram To Travel $10k+ For Free Nov 28, 2017 6m
EP 438: Dancing His Way to $100k+ Business with Instagram Genius, Dancing Wizard Zach Bens Oct 5, 2016 9m
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