I have grown my Instagram account from 2,000 followers in January to almost 8,000 in September! Some people choose to use something like an Instagram agency in order to grow their following, which probably would have been quicker, but I wanted to see what I could achieve on my own as I figured I could always go down that route later on. Had I opted to use a service like Nitreo in helping me gain real instagram followers, who knows how much larger that could have been? It’s certainly something I’m looking into for the future, as are some of my friends looking to make a name for themselves on the platform. Although some people do not care whether their followers are real or not and would rather not work on their content to pander to audiences in order to get more followers. It is for this reason that some people opt to use companies like Influencive to buy Instagram followers and then gain real followers by means of the popularity of the page. Both methods can be effective in creating a larger following on social media.
I can totally say that Instagram is my happy place! I love our community and it keeps getting better and better! So I decided to share my findings with you! From letting you know about this Upleap review to telling you about hashtags, there’s a lot I can tell you about boosting your followers. I am no expert, just have found success and some of my tips have proven to work, if applied ], consistently.
This is the first of a series of #Instascopes, which I am hoping to be able to share once a week with you on Thursday nights! Can’t wait? Let’s get to it! Here are my 10 tips to grow your Instagram account:
- Post consistently, at least once a day
- Study and find great hashtags
- Follow and like similar accounts
- Ask users to “tag”
- Use the right filters
- Host a photo contest
- Add emojis
- Cross Promote
- Try Videos
- Share the love, comment and like, a lot!
My most important and last tip is Iconosquare! This free resource is loaded with features to help you and guide your strategy to grow your account! So much I will dedicate next scope on sharing my tips to use it! In the mean time you can check it out on the link above!
If you’ve missed it, here is the scope:
Hope you enjoyed my tips and see you next Thursday, October 1st, 9PM on Periscope, I’m @Ckrusch, to learn all about Iconosquare!
See you then!
Thank you so much! This is exactly what I needed. Will be looking into the site you mentioned above
Great Tips .. I’m just getting Instagram for my Blog and I never know what to post. I find that hen I use the right Hashtags or post popular pics I gain followers. Congrats on the growth
Thank you for the tips. I am always looking to grow my accounts.
One of the best ways I have found is to post consistently! People search for tags and when they see your photo, they may follow.
These are such great tips! I’m so hit and miss with instagram, and with facebook changing up the feed I’m worried it’s just going to get even more difficult. Thanks for the tips!
I do really like Instagram. My tablet’s on its last legs though and my phone isn’t smart, so I may have to wait to play there soon. 😉
This is a great list! Hashtags and sharing the love have worked well for me. I doubled my following in under a month 🙂
Great tips! I’m really working on improving my hashtag game!
What great tips! Thanks for sharing.
I really need to apply these, especially #1. 🙂 But I thought I’d heard/read somewhere that you shouldn’t ask users to tag… maybe it was for giveaways on IG.
These are great tips! I have to admit that I have been kind of ignoring my Instagram account as I tend to focus more on social media that drives traffic to my blog. Do you find it having such a large Instagram following benefits your blog?
Yes, Jen, not only brings traffic, it’s great for SEO and the Ops just keep growing since I have such large following!
These are great tips! I’ve been trying to get a better hold on my Instagram account. It’s a touch one but I’m finding that being consistent and keeping it beautiful help.
Wow! This is seriously good advice. I was not familiar with Iconosquare. I will have to check that out. IG is a place I really want to grow so thanks for the share.
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Traci
So many great tips, especially hashtags. People are often so surprised when I say how important they are on Instagram. There more time I spend there, the more I love it!
Hashtags are HUGE over on IG. My account has grown a lot since I really started using them.
Absolutely!
I loved this scope! I am instagram obsessed and it is one of my favorite forms of social media
Thank you Lauren! Next week I will be doing one on Periscope!
Great suggestions to grow your Instagram account. Most of those suggestions can not only be applied to Instagram but to other social media platforms as well. Thanks!
Thank you, Vicky!