After Getting LinkedIn Followers from the The Art of Getting Your First 1,000 Followers on Every Social Media Network Series here is the sixth and the last post on Instagram…
Step one: Fill out your Instagram profile completely
What might Instagram users consider when they decide whether to follow you? Chances are good that they’ll check out your profile first.
To that end, be sure you have completed your profile with a profile picture, a description, and a link to your website.
What’s more is that you want the photos themselves to look complete and professional. Instagram’s header section is composed of seven of your most popular images. Be sure that you’ve taken at least seven images before you begin promoting your profile. Lifestyle and personal images tend to do best.
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How to get your first 1,000 followers on Instagram[/caption]Step two: Connect your Instagram and Facebook account
Doing so will help your Facebook friends find you and follow you on Instagram.
Step three: Come up with a commenting strategy
Any given second on Instagram, there are 575 likes on a picture compares to 81 comments. A comment figures to get noticed (and appreciated) much more than a like.
- Comment from a computer, using a tool like Iconosquare. This way you can leave comments quicker and easier than typing out on a mobile device.
- Search for a relevant hashtag.
- Comment on photos posted within the last day or two.
- Comment on photos with fewer than five other comments (to make sure your comment is seen and appreciated).
Step four: Like a lot of posts
Neil Patel tried out several Instagram strategies to gain more followers, and his number one takeaway was this:
If you want to grow your account by a few hundred followers a day, the best way to accomplish it is to randomly like thousands of images a day.
Step five: Discover the best hashtags
Find out what the influencers in your industry are tagging. For a more scientific view, check into the Webstagram Top 100 to see the overall trends and top picks for hashtags on Instagram.
Step six: Place a hashtagged feed of Instagram posts on your website or blog
This way, visitors to your site can notice your Instagram account and send you follows. There are some helpful sites—Webstagram and Instansive, for instance—that assist with getting the feed on your site. WordPress users have a lot of plugin options as well.
In addition, Instagram also offers five different types/sizes of badges that you can place on your website.
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How to get your first 1,000 followers on Instagram[/caption]Step seven: Tag people
Tag and mention the accounts that are relevant to you. This could lead to the accounts themselves following you back or with these users paying the love forward by mentioning you on one of their photos.
Step eight: Share a link to your profile on other social channels and email
Step nine: Use geo-tagging for your pictures and your store
Instagram revealed a photo maps feature which lets users see the pictures that were taken from a certain location. If you enable geo-tagging on your pictures, you can be part of this map. Same goes for a brick-and-mortar store you own. Connect your Instagram via Foursquare to turn on this feature.
Summary
- Fill out your Instagram profile completely, and make sure that you have at least seven high-quality images on your account
- Connect your Instagram account to your Facebook account
- Comment on as many images as you can
- Like as many images as you can
The Art of Getting Your First 1,000 Followers on Every Social Media Network Series will give you all the tricks and tips on how to increase your follower count, likes, etc.
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