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Profile Analyst: Find viral content

Updated over a week ago

What is Profile Analyst?

Profile Analyst (https://app.lazylines.ai/competitors) is a tool specifically for analyzing Instagram profiles in-depth.

What You Get:

  • Analysis of ALL public posts from any Instagram account

  • Ability to sort by performance metrics

  • Quick access to add posts to chat for deeper analysis

  • Similar profile recommendations

Use Cases:

  • Study competitor content strategies

  • Analyze what content performs best for similar creators

  • Find successful content patterns in your niche

  • Get inspired by top performers


How to Analyze a Profile

Step-by-Step:

  1. Enter the Instagram username (without @)

    • Example: "alexhormozi" not "@alexhormozi"

  2. Click "Analyze"

  3. Wait 15-30 seconds while LazyLines:

    • Scrapes all public posts

    • Gets view counts, likes, comments

    • Extracts captions

    • Calculates engagement rates

What You'll See:

A grid of all the profile's posts with:

  • Thumbnail preview

  • View count (for Reels)

  • Like count

  • Engagement rate

  • Post date

  • Hover options: Add to Chat, See Insights, Play Video


Sorting & Filtering

Sort Options:

At the top of results, you can sort by:

Most Views:

  • Shows which Reels got the most reach

  • Good for understanding what content goes viral for them

Most Likes:

  • Posts that resonated most with audience

  • Often different from most viewed

Most Engaged:

  • Highest engagement rate (relative to their average)

  • Best indicator of content quality

Least Views/Likes:

  • See what DIDN'T work

  • Learn from their misses

Newest First:

  • Their most recent content

  • See current strategy

Oldest First:

  • Their early content

  • Track how they evolved


Using Profile Analyst Results

Quick Analysis: Just sort and observe:

  • What topics get the most views?

  • What formats are they using repeatedly?

  • How have they changed over time?

  • What's their posting frequency?

Deep Dive with Chat:

  1. Sort by Most Views

  2. Click "Add to Chat" on their top 5 posts

  3. Go to chat

  4. Ask questions:

    • "What do these 5 videos have in common?"

    • "Analyze their hook strategies"

    • "What's their content structure?"

    • "How do they keep viewers engaged?"

    • "Write a script using their style but for my niche"

Competitor Content Strategy Analysis:

Add 15-20 posts to chat (mix of high and low performers), then ask:

  • "What's their overall content strategy?"

  • "What topics do they cover most?"

  • "What's their posting frequency pattern?"

  • "How has their content evolved?"


Similar Profiles Feature

Top Right Corner: "Similar Profiles"

After analyzing a profile, LazyLines recommends similar accounts:

How It Works:

  • Analyzes niche, content style, audience size

  • Finds profiles in similar space

  • Recommends accounts you might want to analyze

Why Use It:

  • Find competitors you didn't know about

  • Discover successful creators in your niche

  • Build a list of profiles to monitor

  • Get inspiration from multiple sources

Workflow:

  1. Analyze a known competitor

  2. Click "Similar Profiles"

  3. Pick 2-3 recommended accounts

  4. Analyze each one

  5. Add top posts from each to one chat

  6. Compare strategies across multiple successful creators


Best Practices for Profile Analyst

1. Start with Top Performers in Your Niche

  • Find who has the audience you want

  • Analyze 3-5 top accounts first

  • Look for patterns across them

2. Analyze Regularly

  • Check competitors monthly

  • See how their strategy evolves

  • Catch new formats early

3. Don't Just Copy

  • Learn their patterns

  • Understand WHY content works

  • Adapt to your unique voice and brand

4. Compare Against Your Own Content

  • After analyzing competitors, look at your own performance

  • What are they doing that you're not?

  • What are you doing differently that works?

5. Use Similar Profiles to Expand Research

  • Don't stay in your bubble

  • Find new creators to learn from

  • Cross-pollinate ideas from adjacent niches

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