Good morning,
Today's blogging/ Career post will focus on how to grow
your Instagram following fast.
I was by no means eagerly
awaiting to jump on the Instagram bandwagon when it first debuted. I
was actually really late to the game. If I had taken the time to
really research it, I would have signed up instantly.
That being said, I have
spent a lot of time on Instagram recently trying different things to
see what works.
I have discovered that if I treat Instagram similar
to the way that I use Twitter I see more impressive results.
What does that mean
exactly?
Hashtags Rule!
When I post a new picture
to Instagram I caption the photo ( by the way this is not my strong
suit).
Once I post the photo with
the caption I add my hashtags to the comment section.
When you add the hashtags
to the comments section instead of the caption area it keeps the
focus on the photo.
You can add up to 30
hashtags to each Instagram post. I try to keep mine between 10 and 15
at the max.
I also found that hashtags
help me narrow down my search for users that post similar content.
If you go to the search
bar simply type in #beautybloggers for example. Once you do this it
will pop up people who use #beautybloggers that you can follow. It
will also show you other popular hash tags in the category that you
are looking for, such as #bbloggers, #makeupaddicted, #makeupaddict,
#lipstickaddict, and so on. This make it really easy to find new
people to follow with similar interests and increases your chances
of new followers.
One of the best pieces of
advice that I can give you for Instagram is every time you follow
someone new like at 4 – 6 of their photos and comment on 1-2 of
their photos. Commenting seems to get people's attention more so that
just liking a photo.
Once you start liking and
commenting you will notice an increase in your followers.
I know we live very hectic
lives but try to reply to everyone that takes the time to comment on
your photos and if someone likes your photo take the time to like
some of theirs in return.
Share your Instagram link on your other social media networks and ask people to follow you.
Share your Instagram link on your other social media networks and ask people to follow you.
The other piece of advice
I would give you is to post frequently. Try posting three times a day
to start with. Post at different times throughout the day and see
which time frame works best for you.
You can also try posting
different types of photos. Motivational and quotes seem to get a lot
of results for me.
Play around with it, have
fun and see what works best for you.
Tips:
- Search by hashtags
- Follow people that post similar content
- Like & Comment
- Every Time you follow someone new like at least 4 of their photos and comment on at least one photo.
- Trading likes for likes. This simply means if you want people to like & comment on your photos you need to do the same.
- Post often – the more you pop in the feed the more likely you will be seen and gain new followers
Popular Hashtags:
#instagood
#instadaily
#instalike
#goodmorning
#picoftheday
#tbt
#throwbackthursday
#selfie
#instamorning
#motivation
#quotes
#quoteoftheday
#quoteofthenight
#motivationmonday
#bossbabe
#girlboss
#beauty
#beautybloggers
#makeupaddicted
#makeupaddict
#makeupforever
#OOTD
#instamood
These are just some of the
hashtags that I personally use with awesome results.
You will notice when you
start to type in a hashtag on Instagram it pops up similar hash tags
and tells you how many times they are used. Pick the ones that are
used most frequently for the best results.
There you have it. I have
used these tips to grow my following quickly and easily over the past
month.
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