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Instagram Slangs to Follow Trends

If you don’t speak Instagram, you can’t be in the mix, sorry. Scrolling down the Feed, you often come across some weird ass Instagram slangs… HIFW and AMA, DAE and YOLO. What in the world are these! You know what DM is and that’s it, enough, you are done? Not to burst your bubble, but it’s far from enough to understand what is going on Instagram. Instagram language is the reflection of its trends and streams. If you can’t keep up with it, you lose. Let us learn the language the Instagram community speaks. So that you don’t have to look up all the slang words in an urban dictionary. Have your notebook ready!

20 Slangs for Your Cool Quotient

AMA — Ask Me Anything If you came across a post like, “I am bored, AMA”, freely torture the person with your question about them or anything for that matter as AMA means the person is ready to answer any questions.

Ask Me Anything CSL — Can’t Stop Laughing In fact, another version of LOL. See the video of singing Husky? Leave your CSL under it! DAE — Does Anybody Else “DAE use Insta Captain to increase their content reach? No? You definitely should! This Instagram Bot is to die for!" That’s my example, now your turn to try! ELI5 — Explain Like I’m 5 To express your extreme ignorance of the topic use ELI5. Eg., I know nothing about the auto follow, auto like, auto comment and auto DM features of InstaCaptain, ELI5! That’s the great word to engage your followers in the conversation:) FBF — Flashback Friday Almost the same as #TBT, #FBF is the day of old photos, only this time it falls on Friday. By the way, that’s a great hack to get more likes and followers. But if you are dead set on promoting your account, it’s better to do that with InstaCaptain. It guarantees the most careful and risk-free promotion and provides you with stunning additional services — Auto DM and Scheduled Posting. So if you haven’t tried that yet… PROMOTE YOUR ACCOUNT WITH INSTACAPTAIN RIGHT NOW! Foodporn Crazy you! There is no porn on Instagram. As a rule, foodporn is a hashtag that is placed under photos of delicious food. If you haven’t read my article about this kind of porn Bon Appétit, Baby: Food Porn On Instagram, you should do that! FTFY — Fixed That For You If this dude wrote something with a mistake, grammatical, or logical one, let him or her know that and don’t forget to add FTFY at the end. Goals This is an ideal example, a standard, an example of what everyone wants. This word is placed under the pictures of what you want to achieve, what you visually really like. It is used mainly by Insta-girls talking about relations and friendship: such as "friendship goals," "relationship goals," etc. GOAT — Greatest Of All Times It is used to praise someone or something, or to note that they are the best. Call your friend a GOAT in the comments, and I can assure you, he or she will be thankful! HIFW — How I Felt When When you want to narrate how you feel about something, but have no words, upload a picture, a video or gif and add a caption HIFW. People will get your message. TIL — Today I Learned Nope, it’s not a reference to Til Schweiger. When you want to share with your followers some new information you discovered and that impressed you so much, just start your post with TIL or use it as a hashtag! MIRL — Me In Real Life Do you love laughing at yourself? Find a meme describing you in the best way possible and add MIRL. People will appreciate your sense of humor. Or you can simply add it while posting a photo of you as you are without any photoshop and people will know that’s an authentic photo. MFW — My Face When That’s also a meme-phrase — an additional method of having fun on Instagram. MCM — Man Crush Monday Monday is the day when everyone shares photos of their favorite men, usually celebrities. OH and RLRT — overheard and Real-Life Retweet Such ‘retweets’ from life came from Twitter. They are used when users refer to a story they heard in real life. Usually, this is something strange, shocking or funny from overheard conversations. OOTD — Outfit of the Day This is usually used when people on Instagram share photos of what they’re wearing today. POTD — Picture Of The Day Instagram users put the #POTD under the photo that they think is the most successful of the day. Well, or just under the one that reflects their mood today. TBT — Throwback Thursday Nostalgic Thursday, the day when users post old photos on Instagram. Perhaps from childhood. For example, as someone with the whole family went to Disneyland or went camping. YOLO — You Only Live Once It is used all over the Internet, so people have got tired of it. It is used as a motto for risky actions, so as not to miss interesting moments and live a full life, because you have only one. But most often it is used as an excuse for your action, which you should not commit, but still, want to. Or as an ironic remark when someone does something crazy or idiotic. WCW — Woman Crush Wednesday The Wednesday of women whom we adore. This is an appeal to users to share photos of women whom they admire. Please note, only on Wednesdays:(

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What to Post on Instagram

In order to make your page the most followed page in the realm of Instagram, it is essential to pay heed to the kind of content you generate and put out. The logic is quite simple: if you want to get followers you need to offer them something valuable. Of course, it is clear that we can't find only one possible answer to the question about what to post on Instagram as the content greatly depends on the type and topic of your account. Though we all understand that a manager of a business account won't post just the same things as a blogger will, there are some general ideas that can help you make your account more interesting for your target audience. As a result, your chances to attract new users as well as to retain your existing followers will be much higher. What to post on Instagram: 5 key ideas!

If you want your audience to think: "OMG, I love this post!" each time they see your publications, my recommendation is to study the following tips and to try them out. 1. Share your followers' content

Love your followers Yes, it can be an excellent idea to make somebody work for free while you are doing nothing. *just kidding* But seriously, it can be surprising how well asking your followers to create some content for you can turn out to be. First of all, you have a chance to get really unusual, varied and fresh content without any special efforts from your side. Secondly, such initiatives can help you boost the engagement of your audience and attract new followers, especially, if you organize some contest and prepare a gift for a winner or winners. This trick with inviting your audience to use their imagination and demonstrate their creativity if they want to get a reward works always: it doesn't matter whether you represent a global company or a small developing brand. That's why don't miss your chance. 2. Give them a glimpse behind the scenes

Behind the scenes FTW Of course, we all want to look perfect, especially in the eyes of our followers. But it is 2019, for god's sake. People are fed up of artificially ideal pictures, they want to see a person with all their weaknesses and vulnerability. If you run a business account, from time to time show how your product is being created or maybe how you create posts. If in the eyes of your followers you are a businessman or a business lady, why not show them how you are playing with your children? If you don't have children, show them how you are playing with your dog, eating pizza with your friends or just reading a book in the evening. Show your audience that you are also just a human being who also has a life outside Instagram. Yes, life offline also exists! In case you have already forgotten how this life looks like just because you are spending all day long online trying to promote your account and get as many followers and likes as possible, let me recommend you to try out Insta Captain. It will allow you to enjoy your real life while it will be promoting your account with its amazing auto post, auto like, auto follow, and auto comment features. Leave everything to it, it's got your back. Read the full article

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Instagram and Brands Go Hand in Hand

Instagram is not an ordinary social network: it gives the users an opportunity to visually observe the lifestyles of famous personalities. We can read a lot about musicians, cinema artists, top models in numerous magazines, however, the most relevant source of information is the Instagram account. The most famous and luxurious brands have chosen the Instagram platform for promoting their goods all over the world. Obviously, if a famous person having millions of followers will post a photo of a dress, handbag or jewelry of a famous brand, it will certainly increase the engagement and sales. According to recent researches of social marketing agencies, the posts of celebrities are capable of increasing the engagement by 30 percent. For some kind of people seeing a luxurious item on some of their favorite celebrities will be a sufficient motivation for buying the same item. Here in this article, we will give a couple of advice for promoting your brand on Instagram. Consistency

Brand Promotion with a celeb A photo of your product in the account of a celebrity will certainly boost the interest in your brand. However, it will be just a one-time splash of attention, if you are not consistent with your content. Research several accounts for promoting. It will be great if the accounts of celebrities will have some common followers. InstaCaptain's auto post feature lets you schedule your posts and automatically posts them at the designated time on Instagram. This ensures consistency. Furthermore, with its hashtag filters and auto follow feature, you can find people who share similar interests to boost your engagement. Bear in mind that Instagram is a platform designed specifically for the visual perception. The photographs of production should match the style of the influencer's account. It seems that a presentable expensive watch will discord the account of a popular biker blogger.

Gucci Gang Moderation The Instagram posts of luxury brands should be moderated: remember that they are part of your brand image. Do not overuse hashtags- they make the posts look cheap and are capable of ruining your reputation of a luxurious brand. Simplicity Once the reputation of a reputable brand is established, let your account promote itself. Even if only a few of your Instagram followers are your buyers, let the other window-shop your pictures. This will increase engagement, and your post will be displayed at the top of the hashtag search. The influence of celebrities

Beyonce beyoncing While most brands are busy filling their followers' news feed with promotions and advertising photos, users enjoy the aesthetics of luxury brands accounts. Meanwhile, the photos of your product in the profiles of celebrities will grow the number of your followers. Before purchasing the product, the buyers want to see it getting used by celebrities - it demonstrates the coolness and exquisiteness of the item. Read the full article

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Guide to Going Viral on Instagram

One of the most important things for a marketer or an influencer is to have their content go viral. Going viral and being seen by thousands of Instagram users is the ultimate goal for many people. Publishing viral posts helps you reach your marketing goals; whatever they are, from brand awareness to increasing sale. Wondering what kind of content goes viral? Well, say no more.

Having you content go viral is a bliss The most important thing is to have a high engagement rate. If you want to go viral on Instagram, you need a lot of engagement, and you need it fast. That means doing whatever you can, to enhance engagement of your content immediately after posting it. The idea behind this is that the initial engagement can push your post on Instagram Explore Page. But why do you want to be on the Explore Page? Because it’s the best place on Instagram to get your content exposed to an even larger audience than the one you already have!

The Importance of Engagement Rate

When you publish a post, Instagram will show it to a limited number of your followers. Checking out the number of likes, comments, and impressions your post would receive, Instagram calculates the engagement rate of your posts to find if they are interesting for your audience or not. When your content gets enough engagement, Instagram will show your future posts to more users automatically. Having good luck and receiving enough engagement, your posts may appear on the explore page too. The Instagram bot InstaCaptain is one such tool that can aid to your engagement rate. Using its features like auto follow, auto like, auto comment, and auto DM can help you be notices more . Thus, increasing the engagement.

Tips to Make instagram Post Viral

Though there is no exact pattern which ensures you about your posts going viral, there is a general rule you can observe when publishing a post. Here we will talk about some of these rules which help you go viral on Instagram. Share high-quality content: as always, in every marketing platform, the content matters. High-quality content guarantees high engagement rate and your posts being seen by more people. Know your audience: the key element for your posts to go viral is posting content most appropriate for your target audience. Viral posts which attract the wrong audience have a few effect on your goals. Proper CTA: a good call to action will lead to more engagement. You can even ask your followers to share your content. Consider posting at the right time: even high-quality posts with useful content would not go viral if you do not consider the time most of your users are online. Apart from these rules, there are other ways to make your posts go viral; one of which is Instagram engagement groups. This group consists of accounts with similar content. The idea behind these groups is users helping each other go viral by increasing the engagement rate of their posts Read the full article

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Find the Best Time to Post on Instagram

Instagram is enjoying unprecedented popularity as one of the most active social networks in the world. Having reached 1 billion users in 2018, it’s come a long way since its humble beginnings. As a result, your Instagram story has a massive built-in audience but it can also become lost among the countless other stories. You see, not everyone is checking Instagram at the same time. And hitting the peak times can ensure that your story is read and not buried in a newsfeed. So is there a formula to determine the best time to post an Instagram story?

Spot on Time

You already take careful consideration and planning when managing your Instagram account but it’s time to take it to the next level. And that means optimising your posts. Finding the right time is one step. Check your Instagram analytics to know when your followers are most active. Simply go to your “My Profile” page and take a look at your metrics. When do you see the most traffic? Maybe you have early risers checking your posts by 9 am. Or perhaps your followers lead busy lives and don’t have time to check out Instagram until bedtime? Take these times seriously and consider them as deadline. Schedule your content in a way that you hit these times as much as possible. Furthermore, keep your most active time zones in mind. You might live in the US, but if the majority of your followers are in India, you may want to post according to their time zone and not your own. This is especially true if you have many followers around the world. It’s not feasible to hit optimal post times for followers around the world. But you can concentrate most of your energy on the areas with the highest followings. Alternatively, you may also want to consider posting your stories at odd times. This may translate to more people catching your stories across multiple time zones and a higher chance of reaching multiple people. To make this smooth and easier for you, use Insta Captain to schedule your posts for auto posting. Fill in the day, date, and time and you're good to go. This Instagram bot also has features like auto follow, auto like, auto dm for you to try out.

Post content after analysing Instagram Metrics

Choosing your Day

Maybe you’re a prolific poster and post stories to Instagram every single day. That may be your brand, but others may only post once or twice a week. If that sounds like you, you may need to refer to your Instagram metrics again. Take a look at the “days” tab. Which days are the most popular? Some studies say that midweek days are the most popular. But before you plan your posts for Wednesdays and Thursdays, keep in mind that there is also research pointing to the opposite. In reality, your own metrics may paint the best picture. Just keep in mind that most interactions are shared during the workweek. So whether that means Tuesday and Thursday posts or Wednesday and Friday really depends on you. One thing that experts generally agree on is that weekend posts are a no-go. But once again, that depends on your followers. If you have a business Instagram account, you aren’t reaching other businesses on the weekends. However, if your followers are mainly friends and family, they may be more prone to interact on a weekend. Typically, Sundays are low user days regardless of followers. So maybe you can take a page from your followers and consider it a rest day as well. In general, it’s a good rule of thumb to schedule your most important posts for weekdays. Save entertaining, fun, and inspirational posts for the weekends.

Find your Niche

Individual or personal brands may have more leeway when it comes to the best times to schedule stories. However, if you are posting for an organisation, there are some different rules at play. B2C companies like Saturdays. Remember what we said about posting on weekends? Throw that out the window if you’re a B2C company targeting consumers. They like Saturdays around lunchtime. However, you may see the most consistent engagement from them every day from 10 am to 3 pm. Every day except for Mondays. According to some recent data, that’s the worse day for these followers. You can throw that rule about Monday postings out the window if you’re posting for an educational organisation. The followers tend to like Mondays a lot. In fact, it’s one of their best engagement days with 8 pm being the most optimal time for posts. As you can see, there are really no hard and fast rules when it comes to the best time for your Instagram stories. In general, if your followers work 9 to 5, many of them probably won’t check their app during the workday. The exception to that audience is lunchtime when many people like to check social media apps. In addition, after work hours may be another time period to consider. Think of the hours between 7 pm and 9 pm when people are finally home and relaxing with their phone. This may also be a good time to catch your Instagram followers.

Pick your niche

Find your Sweet Spot

Your posting sweet spot may be different than other Instagrammers. That’s why there’s so much conflicting information. Why? Because your optimal time depends on your followers and every brand is unique. Therefore, getting to know when your followers like to browse the app is a priority. You can play with these general engagement guidelines until you hit the days and time that work best for your brand. Also, don’t forget that you have Instagram’s own analytic tools at your disposal. Use them to track your numbers and optimal times with the highest number of engagements. You may also want to check out the location and age data to find out which content works best. And the most time-zone friendly times to post it. Lastly, you can take your analysis one step further and keep a spreadsheet for your analytics. Finding your sweet spot can take a few weeks or more. But you may find the work to be worth it when you see your engagement grow. Read the full article

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Guide to Using Instagram DM Notifications

Would you like to stay in touch even when you are not online? All you need to do is enable notifications! How to do this? I have prepared for you an instruction that will easily help you turn on or turn off Instagram DM notifications and receive push notifications on your mobile device. Instagram and the likes of it have only been raging like a storm because of the very need of humans to satisfy their egos, expressed in the mutual statement of "likes" and "comments" with compliments. My lazy Instagrammers, do you want to promote your Instagram without wasting much time on it? Well, here's the trick! However, the coin has a downside – if at first the owner of the new account is happy with each guest of his page, sooner or later active users with a large number of followers already feel some discomfort from the very second notifications start coming about new actions of visitors. I’ve already written about the possibilities of direct, but the subject of notifications we did not touch. So let's simplify your Insta life and learn what is Instagram Dm notification and how to use it correctly!

What are Instagram DM Notifications?

Let's first determine what kind of notifications we are talking about. All notifications on Instagram can be divided into push notifications received directly from the app to your device, and email and SMS notifications. What are push notifications? Every Instagram push notification is a notification about an event that happened on Instagram and is related to your account. It can be like a mark on your post, comment, direct message, new follower and so on. Notifications by email and SMS represent the broad alerts, such as news service, various reminders, advice on tools Instagram and so on. As their name suggests, they come to the email and phone number provided during account registration. The point is clear, let's see how to turn on Instagram DM notification or turn them off, so you can only receive the notifications you need, depending on your needs. On a side note - you can even use Insta Captain to have your Instagram handle use its Auto DM, auto like, and auto follow feature for better engagement.

Guide to Enabling Notifications on Instagram

More recently, the creators of the application "Instagram" introduced a new feature to facilitate the use of the application. Connecting this function does not take much time, and it is enabled through the application itself.

Enable push notifications on Instagram So, to enable notifications on Instagram you need: Log in to your page by entering username and password; Return to the home page of your profile by clicking on the icon in the corner of the screen on the right; By clicking on the points located vertically go to settings; Click on the line "Push notifications", you will see functions; In the list below, decide whether you need notifications about likes and/or comments on Instagram by checking the box next to. Ready! From now on, your phone will receive notifications about the actions taken in your publication, as well as responses to comments. You can turn off notifications by doing the opposite. If you want to receive notifications on your phone about some Instagram handle, posts by it or live broadcast conducted by the author of the handle, follow the scheme: Find the interesting page; Click on the three dots that are located vertically in the upper right corner of the screen; After clicking on the column of points, you will see a list. Select the row labeled "enable notifications" at the bottom of the list that appears.

Instagram Notification Unraveled

And last, a secret about Instagram notifications, if you want to receive notifications about new publications, friends, competitor, favorite TV presenters and so on, you can do it as follows. It's simple, try: go to the user profile; In the upper right corner, with the help of three balls, call the command pop-up window. we are interested in the last field — is to include notifications about publications; after touching the enable notifications on publications field, the command will be confirmed by a tooltip, in the same way, notifications can be disabled. If you have some trouble with the working process of editing notifications, this problem may be related to the following issues: System crashes. To fix this issue, try simply restarting your mobile device and testing again. Error updating system. If you have not installed the update for a long time or interrupted the update, you need to re-perform this procedure. Problem with the app. Maybe a fault of Instagram. Try reinstalling it.

Sound notifications on Instagram

It is not possible to configure notifications in the application "Instagram", because the creators have not provided this feature. However, you can adjust the notification sound if you use your phone's settings: Find the phone settings; Find the category "sound”; Choose "sound settings in applications”; Adjust the notification setting in the applications; You have done this. Conclusion We hope our article helped you to understand the work of notifications from Instagram, leave your comments, questions and suggestions below! Read the full article

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Instagram Shoutouts Explained

Instagram has grown exponentially over the years, and it continues to attract small businesses, brands, celebrities, and users from all walks of life around the world. Users usually look for ways to get popular through Instagram and adopt ways to do so. Of course, quality content is the kind. But there's so much more that can be done. Getting an Instagram shoutout is one of the approaches to gain popularity on Instagram and increase your followers.

Instagram Shoutouts in Depth

An Instagram shoutout is promoting another Instagram account by mentioning them or putting their photo or video in a post or a story. You can get a shoutout by paying to an Instagram user such as an influencer or offering them your product or service for free. Another way is to exchange shoutouts which are briefly called S4S (shoutout for shoutout). You may also get voluntary shoutouts by your loyal customers or the company you are working for, for instance. Tips to find out Instagram Shoutout Pages It’s now more common to ask influencers to give you a shoutout, but you need to take the time to find the best-suited ones depending on your field of activity or niche. Some ways to discover them are listed below: Hashtags Find Instagrammers who use hashtags relevant to your industry or niche. Note that some pages are designed only for the purpose of giving shoutouts to a particular industry. Insta Captain's auto follow feature finds pages and people that are relevant to the hashtags you feed in this Instagram Bot. For example, if your work involves styling or dying hair, you can search for the hashtags #hair #hairstylist #haircolor #hairdresser #hairgoals #hairdo #hairfashion #hairoftheday #haircare #hairsalon. Also, you can auto like, auto comment, auto DM through Insta Captain to best pitch your shoutout request with others. Apps for Instagram Shoutout Some apps help you find credible influencers that match your niche on Instagram. These apps are not free, but they can save a lot of your precious time by discovering the right influencers and providing statistics for you. You can see the number of average likes or comments, hours of activity, and other useful information about different influencers so that you can decide more thoughtfully on who to choose. Keep in mind that if you are willing to use the “S4S” or “shoutout for shoutout,” the number of followers and engagement rate of the chosen shoutout page should be nearly the same as yours. It is recommended to build a relationship with potential shoutout pages before pitching to them. It makes them notice you more easily and instantly figure out who you are when they receive a message or email from you asking for shoutouts. Examples For Instagram Shoutouts 1- National geographic is a good example of a shoutout page. It gives regular shoutouts to travel bloggers and photographers, usually by posting one of their photos showcasing a landscape, a lifestyle or a special monument. For instance, as shown below, it posted a photo taken by Simon Norfolk of the official workplace of the President of Brazil called The Palácio do Planalto. Many of those users who get a shoutout from @natgeo are its dedicated explorers or journalists. However, some others may get shoutouts if they have an amazing content to share.

NatGeo's Instagram Shoutout 2. If you have a great customer service or a quality product, chances are you’ll receive voluntary shoutouts from your customers. Beauty salons, for instance, tag the name of cosmetic brands they use on their posts and show people how they could do an amazing makeup using a certain brand. Another example is an influencer recommending a restaurant or a coffee shop he or she frequently visits, without getting anything in return. The influencer just wants to let people know how delicious the food is or how amazing the service is. Summarising One of the best ways to grow your Instagram account and attract more followers is through the technique of Instagram shoutout. This method quickly exposes your account to a large audience and gives you credibility, especially if the shoutout was from a well-established Instagram profile. You may ask for a shoutout in exchange for money or a free product or service. You can also get it voluntarily from your fans or employer. Read the full article

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An Expert's Guide to Influencer Marketing

A decade ago, the influencer marketing arena was limited only to celebrities and a few dedicated bloggers. Now, it seems like we’ve seen influencers rise, saturate the market and even get caught up in fraud. If you’ve researched on influencer marketing before, you may have found conflicting information, with recommendations that range from suggesting to take their help to them being not essential for growth. Influencer marketing strategies are more difficult to navigate than ever as a brand, but we’re here with a guide to help you make sense of it all.

Influencer marketing? What exactly is that?

At a fundamental level, influencer marketing is a type of social media marketing that uses endorsements and product mentions from influencers–individuals who have a dedicated social following and are viewed as experts within their niche. Influencer marketing works because of the high amount of trust that influencers have built up with their following, and recommendations from them serve as a form of social proof to your brand’s potential customers.

The scenario today

Standing out in 2014 on Instagram was easier than today. If you were lucky enough to be featured on Instagram’s featured page or your look was just distinctive enough, then your chances of being tapped as an influencer were high. After enough brand partnerships, some have turned influencer marketing into a full-time career.

Popping Colors with Rosie Clayton Rosie Clayton’s Instagram feed is filled with colorful dresses and outfits against colorful walls. During a time when VSCO’s muted tone filters were becoming popular, Rosie’s highly saturated photos jumped out. She works with brands around the world, fitting them into her aesthetic. But things change, right? We’re influenced by what we see and aesthetics are no different. Bright images are more common now as well as carefully propped up food against interesting backgrounds. When the ‘typical look’ of influencer marketing no longer becomes unique, what comes next? To be a fashion influencer among this younger demographic, you may no longer need to rely solely on perfectly shot photos. Instead, casual poses and limited editing are now becoming more welcome on the feed. Keep in mind that the article covered only a subset of influencers: young, Instagram users. If anything, this shift over the last five years should show how influencer marketing’s only constant is change.

The value of influencer marketing

While Instagram influencer marketing is a well-known strategy, there are many other networks that are growing for influencers. According to Adweek, the industry is set to reach $10 billion in worth by 2020. Other networks like Snapchat, YouTube and TikTok have their own set of influencers with different demographics.

Influencer Marketing over Other Marketing Channels Influencer marketing agency Mediakix surveyed marketers at the end of 2018 to see what their feelings on influencers were for the new year. " alt="" aria-hidden="true" /> Of those surveyed, 89% said ROI from influencer marketing was comparable to or better than other networks. The same survey noted that 65% of marketers plan on increasing their budgets for 2019. And now that you know where we’re at in the industry, let’s examine how to create a strategy.

Tips to Create Influencer Marketing Strategy

Like any marketing tactic, an influencer program takes deliberate targeting and planning. You won’t find strategic success just by sending free things out to everyone who asks or to your existing friends and acquaintances 1. Identify Influencers Much like any strategy, research is the first step. Choose the network you want to focus on first. You can always expand to other networks later but if you’re just starting out, stick with one. Ideally, your brand should already have a presence on this network or be looking to expand into it. Demographics vary on each network. The industry you’re in also matters when you’re planning to implement an influencer marketing strategy. Beauty and fashion brands shine on Instagram and YouTube. The video game industry dominates on Twitch. During your research phase, look into the type of influencers you’re interested in. Are you going for celebrities with massive followings? Or micro influencers with less than 2000 followers? Perhaps something in between in the 5–10k follower range is more your preference. Whatever you decide to focus on will determine your budget. Compensation varies wildly, too, so be sure to look at common rates for those influencer types. Micro influencers tend to be focused on a few topics and accept products. Some micro influencers work independently while others may be represented by an agency or network. Whereas, larger accounts and celebrities will need compensation and might even go through a talent agency. You’ll need to think about the expected ROI of your influencer marketing campaign: how will you gauge the contributions of influencer posts to your overall marketing goals? One approach might be to compare your expectations for influencers to other firms – look at how you might gauge the budget for a video production firm’s work in creating an ad for you versus an influencer creating a video. It may initially seem like judging the value of influencers is unpredictable, but this type of approach will give you a familiar point of comparison and contrast. Research is the key and you’ll find yourself returning to this step often in the process. 2. Finalise a management strategy and budget Now that you have some idea of what to pay to influencers, you need to create your budget. Be sure to also factor in time for planning, executing and reviewing your strategy. Running a successful influencer marketing campaign is not a set-it-and-go type of strategy. It’ll involve careful monitoring and follow up. Unlike a more automated ad strategy, influencers are human and frequently balancing multiple partnerships, so some may fall behind in their commitments to post on time or make errors in your requested tags or calls to action. You’ll need to have the time to be more hands-on with these relationships to cultivate them, and refine your approach through experience about what works and what doesn’t in your niche. If you have the time and money, consider setting up a formal ambassador program. Fujifilm utilizes its ambassadors in new product launches and in supplementing their content. With a variety of photographers and videographers at their disposal, the company’s able to diversify their feed to showcase what their equipment can do. If you have the time and money, consider setting up a formal ambassador program. Fujifilm utilizes its ambassadors in new product launches and in supplementing their content. With a variety of photographers and videographers at their disposal, the company’s able to diversify their feed to showcase what their equipment can do. For brands that need a wider pool of influencers, hiring an influencer marketing agency who will do the research and coordination for you is a good bet. 3. Set Goals The two most common reasons for using influencer marketing are to elevate brand awareness and increase sales. However, instead of setting these broad targets as your two goals, it will be more effective to kick off on your strategy by honing in on what your brand’s needs are. Perhaps you want to increase your customer base in a younger demographic. Or you want to expand into a new user group with a new product. Or you want to skip trends and utilize influencers to talk about your brand values. Your message is just as important as your goal. While you don’t want to stifle an influencer’s creativity and uniqueness, you also don’t want them to post about something unrelated to your campaign. Determine how you want to structure your influencer marketing campaign and message so you can stick to it later on. 4. Contact your influencers Back to step one: research. With a plan set around your network, goals and what types of influencers you want to target, we go back to researching to actually find the right influencers to work with. During this research, keep in mind the below: Does the influencer already post about similar things to your service? For example, if you’re a restaurant and you want to promote a new menu, you should be looking for influencers who regularly post about dining out and the food they eat. Are they legit? This means scrolling through their feed and clicking through on posts. A poor engagement ratio to follower count and spam-like comments are signs of a fraudulent account. Have they worked with similar brands before? Depending on what type of influencer you’re looking for, a seasoned one will be able to show you a press kit that contains a portfolio of their work. The more you invest in an influencer, the more you’ll want to vet them. You can also use Insta Captain tools like Auto follow to identify potential influencers that will fit your campaigns. With the help of auto-follow, you can search for Instagram users in your niche and Insta Captain will help you to follow them automatically to get their attention. Search for hashtags related to your niche and put the status to “Active” Next, determine how you’ll be reaching out to them. For micro influencers, you could reach out directly in a private message on the same platform. For more established ones, click around their profile and they may list contact information for business inquiries in their bio. They may also link a website that denotes brand partnerships. " alt="" aria-hidden="true" /> 5. Keep reviewing strategy Even if your influencer marketing campaign is ongoing, you should still have pre-determined dates where you’ll measure its progress. The next part of this guide will go into how to track your results. Not all campaigns are successful but hopefully, you’ll learn with each one you create.

To wrap it up

Influencers are here to stay but how the world of influencer marketing looks and operates has changed a great deal in a short time, and in five years may be drastically different from today. This guide will help you get started with building your strategy, but like any social strategy it’s important to be ready for change. Still, while there are some unique considerations to working with influencers, setting up a campaign is the same as most marketing campaigns: research, set a budget, determine goals, find your influencers and review and revise. Once you’ve gotten the rhythm down, you might find yourself creating additional types of influencer marketing campaigns. Success varies between brands so don’t give up if your first one is a failure. You might find that incorporating influencers into your marketing strategy is wildly beneficial to everyone. What strategies have worked for your niche when it comes to working with influencers? Let us know in the comments below! Read the full article

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Instagram Growth Strategies: 11 Proven Techniques to Grow Your Instagram Followers Quickly

Instagram has over 1 billion monthly active users, and it’s declared as a well-loved social media outlet (for comparison, the population of the US is over 325 million…!). Having a more substantial Instagram following can mean more sales for your business, more views on your blog, and a stronger community for your brand. But how in the world do some people have thousands of Instagram followers? (Psst, this incredible tool helped me bring my Instagram to the next level.) Today, I’ve got 11 actionable tips to help you grow your Instagram followers.

Liking pictures of your niche

There was an online conference where Susan Petersen (CEO of Freshly Picked) talked about how she grew her Instagram to have almost 400,000 followers. (Right now she has over 800,000!) She said that in the early days, she would spend hours liking other people’s photos each night. Her suggestion? Go through and like 5-10 photos on someone’s account. It would also help to leave a genuine comment and give them a follow. It helps to get your name out there and allows other users to discover you. I’d also suggest doing this primarily to users in your niche. How do you find users in your niche? Check hashtags, or view the followers of your favorite Instagrammers. Overall, be authentic and not spammy — ain’t nobody got time for spam.

Create a unique theme for your photos

Cool, so if you followed #1, people will naturally start to notice your username and may check out your account. Give them something to fall in love with! I’ve found that it helps to create a theme for your Instagram. Write down a few words that you want people to associate with your account. For mine, I hope people glean that it’s bright, artistic, and full of love. Which words would you use for your account? Once you’ve settled on a theme, try your hardest to stick to it! There are a lot of tools like Canva, Stensil, and Snappa available that can help you in creating a theme quickly.

Socialize more

Responding to the comments you receive and leaving comments of your own on others’ work helps in making a good relationship with the followers. Rather than something stale like, “cute dress,” try to leave genuine comments and questions that encourage them to post more photos. This way you can show your presence to your followers as well attract new too. In case if you don’t get enough time to comment on other peoples post, you can try our tool Insta Captain. It offers a fully customized auto commenting feature that can comment and respond on your behalf.

The process is pretty simple; you need to make an account and follow the steps given below carefully. The auto comment feature of Insta Captain allows you to target audiences of your niche. You can filter them by the number of followers. Select the accounts with minimum followers and maximum followings. Let suppose if you’re looking for profiles with 10K followers and less than 100 followings. These kind of accounts are great with engaging audiences.After that, you need to select gender. If your audiences are gender-specific, you can choose one; otherwise, you can select both too. (Also, you can skip private profiles with no profiles pictures or business profiles using a filter)Now you need to click on the “comment” button, and that’s it.

Create a hashtag and encourage others to use it, too.

It is a great way to build community and gain new content for your account. First of all, create a unique hashtag (make sure it’s not already being used!) and ask others to use it. It works best if the hashtag has a specific purpose. For example, A Beautiful Mess encourages followers to use #ABMLifeIsColorful on all of their colorful, happy photos. Once people start using your hashtag (and YOU use it, too!), then you can repost images from your followers (giving them proper credit, of course!). Not only does this build community by showing your followers that you appreciate their photos, but it also gives you content for your account.

Try running some contests

If you have something you’d like to give away, try running a game. Some ideas? Have users repost a specific image and tag you in the caption. Ask them to follow you. Or invite them to use your hashtag on their pictures. You could even try a loop giveaway if you want to collaborate with other Instagrammers.

Use Instagram Stories

Believe it or not, Instagram Stories are rapidly growing in popularity, to over 400 million daily users. Many users even report they love watching Stories more than the endless “scroll” of their feed. Get creative with your Stories. Take your followers behind the scenes and show them the most exciting parts of your day. Ask questions. Use polls, quirky GIFs, and music. Play with filters and Boomerangs. It is a fantastic way to start getting comfortable on video and connect with your followers in an even more profound way.

Encourage your followers to take action.

As simple as it may sound, people are more likely to do something if you ask them to do it. Are you sharing a quote? Ask them to “like” your photo if they agree with it! Sharing something funny or relatable? Ask your followers to tag a friend! Ask open-ended questions! If you put the idea out there, it will encourage your followers to act accordingly.

Always add the location of your photos

Posting a photo of that cool restaurant or city you recently visited? Geotag it! That way, other people who used the same geotag can see your picture and potentially follow you since you now have so much in common (like that french toast you both had last weekend). In case you’re confused, geotagging your photos means you tag it with a location.

Figuring out your audience’s preference

Do a little research, yo. Go back through your photos and see which ones got the most likes and comments — and of course, the least. What clicks with your audience and why? How can you incorporate more photos like that into your feed?

Connecting your Instagram Account with other platforms

If you have a blog, Twitter, or Facebook, then you might assume your people are already following you on every platform. Hint: they probably aren’t! Share a quick tweet or Facebook post, encouraging them to follow you on Instagram…it will reel in more followers than you think. This will help your followers on other networks discover your Instagram account — and proceed to follow you there, too!

Go for collaborations

Think outside the box! Ask another Instagrammer in your niche if you can “take over their account” for the day as a guest contributor. Instagram Story takeovers are a blast and can dramatically grow your following fast. Or start an Instagram challenge with daily prompts. Ultimately, think of fun, creative ways to collaborate with other users. Even you can use our tool Insta Captain’s auto DM features to send texts directly to the influencers working on same niches. You can filter peoples with hashtags, places, and interests.

The process is pretty simple. Just type the hashtags of your niche. After that, set the status to active and save it. Now you’ve to click on the “Messages” button and here you need to type the message you want to share with the users. That’s it. Now whenever someone uses those hashtags, your message will be sent to their Instagram account directly. Read the full article

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5 Tools To Grow Your Instagram Account

More than 700 million people use Instagram and 400 million of those users check the app daily. This is crazy, right? With such a large audience, and some incredibly business-friendly updates such as Instagram Ads, Stories, and Business Tools, Instagram is becoming a new-found trend in many social media marketing strategies. So how can you stand out from the crowd and grow your Instagram following? We’ve previously shared proven tactics for growing your following and easy ways to increase your organic reach. And this time, we would love to share a big list of free Instagram tools that’ll help you grow your followers. Going beyond the usual photo editing tools, we’ll also be sharing tools for finding the best hashtags to use, running Instagram contests, displaying your Instagram posts on your website, and more.

Top Insta Tools to Use in 2020

It is no secret that there are more than enough tools for social media platforms that come free of cost. The question is whether they are worth it. Here in this Insta Captain's Instagram Tools round up, we will be explaining some of the best yet free tools that you can leverage to make your presence felt on Instagram. Hold tight, this is gonna be interesting. 😍

1. InstaCaptain

Insta Captain is the tool you need Insta Captain is an incredible online tool that allows you to automate your Instagram account completely. You may not believe it, but it's true. Here is how... You may have seen numerous Instagram Automation tools on the internet and some of them are really good in terms of user satisfaction. But all the good things don't come off with just a single bundle. Yes, exactly! Insta Captain is the all-in-one solution to your Instagram automation problems. Here you can use the features which are not limited to finding niche relevant audience, hashtags, schedule future posts, auto-comment, auto follow and auto unfollow, auto like, auto dm and many more. Is this safe? Of course, Yes! Insta Captain prioritizes its users' need for having their accounts safe and secure. None of our users to date have faced account ban, shadow ban and other Instagram account related issues thereof. You can easily get started with this tool by signing up on the website. This comes up with a basic 3-day trial which of course can be extended as per user's request if he/she feels like buying the tool for sure.

2. Repost For Instagram

Making things easier one step at a time. Repost for Instagram lets you repost an Instagram post on your Instagram account with just a few taps while also giving credit to the post owner. It is available on Android and iOS. Before you repost any photos or videos, remember to get permission from the post owner and give her or him credit in your caption. This is required by Instagram’s Term of Use and is doing right by the amazing creators and businesses on Instagram. Just use any of the following to be permitted by the original users who posted the image first: Send the post owner a direct message Comment on the post Connect via email Some people might want some credit or fees for using their photos since it’s part of their livelihood. Be sure to settle these things before reposting an Instagram post.

3. PicFlow

Making Slideshows was never simpler With PicFlow, you can easily create 15-second video slideshows for Instagram in three quick steps: Select your photos Select music Set the timing of each photo by tapping If you would like to make longer videos, remove the (tiny) watermark, or unlock more transitions between photos, you can purchase them from within the app for less than $3. Pic Flow is available on Android and iOS.

4. Adobe Spark

Adobe Spark is another free design tool for many social media platforms that we love at InstaCaptain. Here’s a unique feature of Adobe Spark that we like: just by turning a dial in the editor, we can get different design recommendations for interactive captions.

5. Canva

Create a spark. Create Magic. Canva is one of our favorite free design tools for creating images for social media, blog posts, and more. The team at Canva has created many amazing Instagram stories templates��that you can customize. The templates come in the ideal dimensions so you can focus on the design and not worry about getting the aspect ratio and size right. You just have to pick a template and change the text, images, and background to your liking. It's done! (Canva has both the android and iOS apps for those who like to design on the go. Or you can use it to download your designs to your mobile phone directly.)

Summing it up!

Growing an Instagram following is tough to crack. But with the right tools, it can become much easier to create quality content, engage your followers, and analyze your performance — which will help you grow your following. What’s your favorite free Instagram tool that we’ve missed in this post? Let us know in the comments. Read the full article

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Instagram Hashtags To Use in 2020 For Your Account

How excited were you when Instagram announced you can now hashtag emojis? I nearly lost it, and admittedly spent way too long searching for all the cutest emojis! As fun as hashtags can be, they’re also super beneficial for boosting your Instagram followers, if done correctly. I thought they were annoying, and I almost felt a little embarrassed tagging each of my photos with copious amounts of random words. But let me tell you: If you’re using your Instagram account to grow your blog or business, you must use hashtags. They’re magical little creatures that automatically publicize your pictures — super valuable! I’ve played with and tested my share of hashtags at this point, so I thought I’d share a few that I’ve found hugely beneficial for my growth and for getting my Instagram out to the right audiences. First of all, the idea isn’t to simply tag the crap out of your photos with any word that might kind of relate to your photo. Instead, look through each one and decide if your aesthetics and photos match what each hashtag is looking for. Your photo is going to sit among thousands of other creative shots, so you want to make sure it will both fit nicely with the others and stand out, too! That way, potential, new followers will be intrigued to check out your account. The good stuff? You can use up to like 30 hashtags for every photo. Some of The Recommended Hashtags by Insta Captain With High Engagement Rates 1. #flashesofdelight

#flashesofdelight This hashtag was started by the Glitter Guide account. Anything fun and girly fits well under this hashtag. The Glitter Guide is awesome because they look through the hashtag and pick a few photos to regram throughout the week. The Glitter Guide account actually reposted some of its fan base photos, which may bring a ton of new, engaged followers if you end up there. Even if they don’t repost your photo, if they like what they see, they will literally “like” it, and your photo has a good chance of ending up on people’s “explore” feeds (in other words, a whole set of new eyes on your account!). BONUS - Embrace the power of Instagram Automation by signing up for a 3-day free trial, you wouldn't regret using it! Click here to get started. InstaCaptain has some really cool features like which let its users to automate their Instagram Post schedules, comment, and many more things! Mind giving it a try? Of course, it's free! Also, on Fridays, The Glitter Guide posts “5 Things To Try This Weekend” on their blog, where they give you a list of five fun weekend activities to do. If you do them and photograph them, tag #GG5things, and they may also regram you there! Not a lot of people use this hashtag, so your chances of getting your photo featured on their account are a little higher. 2. #communityovercompetition

#communityovercompetition If you follow The Rising Tide Society, you know that they are an incredible community for bloggers and entrepreneurs alike! This behind #communityovercompetition is about putting relationships first, over opportunities. It’s about serving others, lifting others up, and connection. You can also visit their #tuesdaystogether hashtag for more of the same. 3. #bandotodolist

#bandotodolist The Shopbando account is seriously fun. It’s full of life and color, but more importantly, it’s full of community! These girls love sharing their followers’ photos! On Friday’s they post a “ban.do to do list,” which, much like the GG 5 things, gives you a fun weekend activity to try. Try it out, photograph it, hashtag it, and they may regram you! They also use #bandofun to search for photos to regram, so check that hashtag out and see if any of your photos fit that category, too! 4. #thatsdarling

#thatsdarling This hashtag was started by Darling Magazine. Darling is easily one of my favorite accounts to follow. All their photos are crisp, clean, and so beautiful! Everybody can use this hashtag on just about every photo. People have managed to get tons of new followers just from using this hashtag alone! The idea is to share darling moments in your life, which is fun because it’s such an open-ended concept and you can really get creative! Darling also reposts photos quite often. 5. #mybeautifulmess

#mybeautifulmess Created by team at A Beautiful Mess, this hashtag is for every creative out there! Their Instagram account is dedicated primarily to regramming their followers’ photos, which is seriously awesome of them! They have a ton of hashtags you can use, their most current one being #abmspring. Also check out: #abmtravelbug #abmlifeissweet #abmpatternlove #abmmurals 6. #DScolor

#dscolor Design blog guru, Design*Sponge, has its own hashtag, too! For this hashtag, they look for, you guessed it, colorful photos to share on their account! Using hashtags can be a little overwhelming at first, but the most important thing to remember is to stay true to yourself. Some, or maybe all, of these hashtags may not really apply to you, and that’s perfectly okay! Poke around, search for hashtags you’re interested in, and see if there are other accounts you can follow that will challenge you and help you grow your community. That is what Instagram is all about, right? Read the full article

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How to Organically Boost Your Instagram Growth

You're a brand or influencer on Instagram attempting to develop a follower. So, in your niche, you publish content, follow others, but nothing seems to work. Sure, here and there you get a few supporters— some of whom are in your sector. But you want to speed up the process and growth hack the heck out of your IG account. Well, there's good news— you can do it organically. We will dive into some of the techniques you can use — but first, let's look at some of the factors your account is struggling with.

Why Aren’t Instagrammers Following You?

Knowing where you’re going wrong will help you to improve your Instagram marketing results. This goes for both influencers, brands, and anyone else who wants to become popular on the world’s second largest social media network. See if the following sounds like you.

You Don’t Publish Posts Consistently

The frequency of your posts matters. Why? Because Instagrammers are hyper-social and actively search for incredible content. So if people come across your profile and they see you spend days without posting, then they’re going to think you’re not active and will skip hitting that “follow” button. Even if you already have thousands of supporters, your commitment rates will be harmed by not continuously posting content. In case you didn’t know — Instagram’s new algorithm rewards content by pushing it up in your followers feed if your posts get a lot of engagement. So keep in mind as you grow your account — consistency is key!

You Ignore Your Audience

If you’re not engaging with your audience, then you’re hurting the image of your personal or corporate brand. Let’s not forget that Instagram is a social network — keyword social. It is therefore critical that you spend time responding to remarks every day and commenting on messages from others. You should also make it a routine to find and share other people’s content.

Your Content is Low-Quality or Downright Boring

No one wants to view, read, or watch content that’s going to put them to sleep. Or worse — hurt their eyes. This is why it’s vital to publish high-quality content. Every video and photo you upload should be high-definition (both visually and audibly). If not, users will bounce off quicker than you can blink. Also, the topics you cover should be fascinating enough to attract and hold the attention of your intended audience. Investigate what is the trend and attempt to produce content around the subjects and thoughts. You can also examine your supporters to see what kind of material they want and what subjects they want. Use a poll with ideas for them to choose from. Alright, so what can you do to actively grow your Instagram account? Here are some organic marketing hacks to try.

Develop a Strategy For Content

You're not going to get far in your effort to improve your follow-up to Instagram without outstanding content. So to guarantee a coherent flow of eye-catching material, you need a plan. Your strategy should consist of pushing out high-quality posts that are packed with breath-taking visuals and those that evoke emotion or tell a story. Of course, the kind of content you post depends on the industry you're in and the audience you're looking to attract. So to start, you should focus on generating content that starts conversations, inspires, or makes people laugh. It's a good idea to create a theme around your content, so that when people see your posts, they can immediately identify it with your brand. You can do this using specific color schemes, filters, and layouts. Keep an eye on what performs well (and what doesn’t), so you know what to continue publishing. Once you have an idea of the forms of content and topics, you can create a monthly schedule. There are tools you can use to automate your social media posts, such as Hootsuite and HubSpot.

Concentrate on telling stories

People today love stories. So if you’re looking to sell a product or service, or even your personal brand, then stories must be a part of your strategy. It's about giving your content narrative, character, and purpose. If you're able to enlighten, inspire, and/or entertain your audience, you're in the money. What better way to share these stories than with Instagram Stories? To date, 500 million people use Stories every day. So it's a popular tool and it's widely accepted. You can almost guarantee that users will at least click on your video to see what it's all about. And if you keep them short and engaging enough, you can get them to watch the entire thing (and even follow you afterward). Plus, about 33% of the most widely viewed stories are made by brands. So if you’re not already incorporating Instagram Stories into your campaign, then it’s definitely time to start!

Targeting a Specific Audience

There are over 1 billion Instagram users — so there’s plenty of fish in the sea to catch. But this doesn’t mean you need to cast your net far and wide. While this sounds like a plausible tactic, it’s not going to yield consistent or long-lasting results. For one, you can’t please everyone. You should direct your content to a particular group of people so that it resonates with them. Trying to create content for everyone will water down your feed and make it impossible to keep your followers happy. There's just not enough content for everyone to get around. So your bet is to sit down and investigate your target audience. Where are they located, how old are they, and what do they do? How about their problems, concerns, and desires? With this kind of insight, you can generate a plan that will make them calm. The kind of content they like to consume (memes, stories, live video) and the themes that attract them the most.

Use the Hashtags that will Attract Your Target Audience

Alright, so you know who your audience is and the type of content they like. Now, it’s time to get their attention. Hashtags is one of the most effective ways to help non-followers find you. The key is to choose popular hashtags that aren't used too much, so your posts aren't lost in a sea of content. It’s also a good idea to include location-specific hashtags if you’re catering to a specific community or city. Keep an eye on your industry's trends so you can ride the wave and catch more fish possibly.

Experiment with Various Posts and Strategies

There is no technique of cookie-cutter to attract supporters of Instagram. These are individuals you need to know and adjust to with requirements and wishes. But it's hard to do this without some kind of experimentation. You don't want to be comfortable or complacent about your strategy. There is always room for improvement. What is working today may not necessarily work tomorrow. You should try to change your content types, topics (as long as they are relevant) and your approach. Of course, you want your strategy to stay true to your brand, or it’ll come off as non-authentic and spammy. Some of the things you can test include: Post frequency Different types of content (cinemagraphics, memes, etc.) The times and days you post The hashtags you use The content in your posts This isn’t an all-inclusive list but should give you a good headstart. It is also essential to remember now that your hashtags can also help organize your content. It is therefore optimal to use the same hashtags on comparable content. This will allow followers (and non-followers) to find the content they’re looking for. You can think of hashtags like folders. Some of the hashtags that you can use are: Industry tags (#hotel) Niche tags(#Healthandwellness) Branded tags (your company or product/service name) Community tags (#GoBucks) Location tags (#OrlandoHotels) Event tags (#NationalWomensDay2019) Event type tags (#WeddingDay) This should give you an idea of how you can use hashtags to make your posts more organized and visible.

Get Real Followers on Instagram and Not The Fake

Your approach to buying Instagram followers should be strategic. You'll find a lot of social media influencers buying followers for their accounts. And that's what they're doing to help build their credibility and earn more followers. People today will only follow accounts that they perceive as popular and trustworthy. You can also get free Instagram likes and followers using old tricks, but it wouldn't last long. Social proof is a part of gaining this trust. Now, before you go and buy followers, you need to make sure they're real people and accounts, not bots and fake profiles. This will make your IG account look bad and could potentially have it banned or suspended. After researching dozens of growth services available, the best service was a company called Hashtags For Likes. You can pay monthly at Hashtags For Likes for a constant stream of true followers from the audiences you're targeting. It's a strategic approach — not a spam hack.

Start Building Your Instagram Account Now!

As you can see, there are many ways you can organically develop your account. Even buying followers is an organic way to use your newfound social proof to get more followers. Once you have a good number of followers, you will find it easier to get more and more followers. So start putting together your strategy and let us know how it will work out in the comments! Read the full article

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Get Your First 1000 Followers With These Basic Tips

If you sit with your Instagram account and hope to get followed by people automatically, that's not gonna happen. Looking at the statistics, 30% of Internet users are on Instagram. This platform has the highest level of engagement with brands now. It may seem like you just need to jump in and post beautiful pictures, but in fact, it takes more than just the things mentioned above. There are plenty of tips on the Internet on how to grow an Instagram account organically. However, many of them work with massive accounts and won’t work well with a micro ones. The first thousand followers on any social media are usually the hardest to get because people barely pay attention to small accounts. People who follow and interact with you on Instagram, are most usually your friends. That’s almost cool if it’s your personal account, but for growing your business or personal brand-not enough. You can get followers by just visiting a social media panel, but those are just numbers, and they are useless with the new Instagram algorithm. Now engagement with pictures is way more important than a number of followers. In this article, we’ll explain step-by-step how you can get your first 1000 engaged followers on Instagram.

1. Keep your bio full and interesting

There are two parts that you can take advantage of when you create your profile: Your Username. Your Name. Both can appear in the Instagram search result. In this case, if you create a brand around your name, then your Username should be your name. For your business pages – it’s the name of your business or if you create a thematic account, include the keyword there so it will be searchable. For the Name field, include your keyword there too: something, which briefly describes your business or your target audience. There is no need to double-write your name in the Name field, but you can do it if you like and still add 1-2 keywords for your business. The rest of your BIO isn’t searchable. However, give a brief introduction of yourself and what you do, so people will get to know more about you by seeing it.

2. Make Connections

Follow people who you know. Search through your Facebook and Contact list. They will get the notification about your follow and may follow you back. They are your first followers. use InstaCaptain to make it all even easier. With the help of its auto follow feature, you can search for Instagram users in your niche and Insta Captain will help you follow them automatically to get their attention. Search for hashtags related to your niche and put the status to “Active” You can also stop activity every day for the time you select.

3. Identify your Audience

From the beginning, describe your potential audience for yourself (create an avatar). Then, look for other accounts, which serve your audience. If you are a designer of kid’s clothes, then accounts for moms, kid’s training centers, kid’s events, or other kid’s fashion accounts may fit your audience criteria. If you are a fitness trainer, then fitness centers, sports stores, healthy lifestyle account in your area may have the audience you need. Find the accounts, which post on a regular basis and have a good engagement with their content. Create a list of such accounts for your brand and then start engaging. Go to their profile. Comment on their posts. Follow their followers and interact with those new people. You need to get their attention and get connected before they will be willing to buy from you. Use InstaCaptain and its auto comment to get the best results. It comments automatically on an Instagram post without you having to do it manually. You can write up a comment you want to post and then target the places you want your comment to be. You can target accounts by using hashtags, places or you can directly target the audience of Influencers in your niche with the help of our filtering features.

Setting up the Auto Comment feature in Insta Captain

4. Communicate Well

Do you know that you see only 30% of the content of people who you follow? So don’t follow more people than you are following. The same for your followers, they also see only some content of people who they follow. The key point here is to start communicating with people, so they will check your feed, follow you and keep engaging. The more people engage with your post, the higher it appears in their feed. Your posts are also competing with each other. This way, the post, which gets more engagement, shows first than the one with less engagement.

5. Create quality content

Testing the variety of posts on different small business accounts, I found that besides just posting the product picture, there are several other types of posts that work well: Before/after posts in service or work cases. Sharing your client’s stories about using your service or product works wonders. Whenever you have a chance, tell the story about them. Testimonials. Don’t be shy to ask about them or if they post something on social media, ask if you can share it on your Instagram too. Every time you want to share someone’s experience, ask for permission. Most of the time people won’t mind, but if they don’t want it, refrain from doing so. Educational posts about your product or service. Sometimes people don’t know what else they can get or how to use stuff better. Including questions or call-to-action to the post can also increase the engagement. If your company focuses on the service or product, then a lot of quotes look like spam and will get a low number of likes and comments, but posting them from time to time give some further engagement works well. Implement branded hashtags and encourage the followers to use them to have the chance to get featured on your account. Sharing behind the scene photos or videos showing the process of your work also garners viewers. Treat your social media as the high-standard online edition. Every time before you tap the ‘Post’ button ask yourself if it fits your social media ‘magazine’ and would you engage with this post? Is this worth sharing? If the answer is ‘No’ or you doubt if you would engage with the post, then the post is weak.

6. Patience is the key.

Be consistent in your posting even if it is just a few times per week. Pick the comfortable schedule for yourself. Don’t try to run a marathon from the first day or you will get burned out fast. Use Insta Captain to make it easier by going for its auto post feature. As the name suggests, this feature allows the users to schedule their post In Calendar option users can choose the date of posting and add as many posts they like. The time of posting can also be chosen once a date has been chosen. Once you get used to your optimal schedule, you can post more. When you post regularly, you consistently get to your follower’s radar, so they always remember about you. When you don’t post for a while, you stop showing up on the people’s feed and even if you will start posting again you may lose connection with some followers.

7. Connect with your fans

To engage with your followers, start writing a simple open-ended question in the post. Ask them about something. The important part is if you want people to start the communication on your feed, go to them first and comment on their feed for a period of time with proper comments. Yes, it’s time-consuming. But when you do that, you will see that people start replying to your questions too and the interaction with your other posts will grow.

8. Engaging Hashtags for the win

Hashtags help you to be discovered by other people. On Instagram, you can add up to 30 hashtags. Use many or all of them. Search for relevant hashtags for the topic(s) you post. Then, create the lists of them for each subject you post about. Pick those, which have less than 500k pictures associated with them. You can also add 1-3 top hashtags to get ‘quick’ engagement for the post for the first few minutes. Save them in the phone app. When you publish the picture, just copy and paste them in the caption or the first comment.

9. Get among top search results

You can get more exposure and followers when you get to the Instagram top posts for certain hashtags. This is the area at the top of the Instagram search result with only 9 specially selected pictures. While Instagram doesn’t tell you the algorithm of choosing pictures for the top, there is something you can do. The point is to get more engagement with your post within 1-2 hours of it getting published and better from the accounts with big followings. Here are more tips: – Post at the time when most of your followers are online. If you have a business account, then check your statistics. – Prepare high-quality image, which will fit your niche. Well, that’s actually what you should always do on your account. – Pick hashtags relevant to your niche. They shouldn’t be too popular. The more popular they are, the harder it is to get to the top if your account isn’t big yet. – If your picture has other people or brands on it, tag them. They get the notification about your post, and there is a possibility that they will engage with it too. – It’s good to have a relationship with bigger accounts. If you don’t have any, start interacting with them. The perfect result is when they follow you and begin liking and commenting on your posts. When the accounts with a large number of followers engage with your picture, then you get more chances to get to the top. – Post your image and track the results. Check the search feed of the hashtags you use. The post usually disappears from the top within 24 hours. Also, it’s possible that two of your posts get to the top, but then they will compete with each other. It seems complicated, and you won’t get to the top every time, but if you do it right, there is a big chance to get there quite often.

10. Make stories and videos

There are two ways of using videos on Instagram: on the main feed or Instagram Stories. Video content can get 34% more interactions than regular photo pictures. Depending on the complexity of your product or services, tutorials can go a long way in making sure people know exactly how to use it. The main feed lets you host longer videos, and they stay there till you want. With the 10 seconds Instagram Stories, you can show a quick tutorial or step-by-step process with each video. If you aren’t selling a physical product, host a tutorial covering why your service is essential. Incorporate testimonials and success stories from previous clients. Show how your product or service is different from the rest. Set yourself apart from others with a little creativity.

Summarizing

Getting your first thousand engaged followers may be a slow process. You may use one tip from above, decide that it almost doesn’t work and leave it. To make it really bring you the results, use all of them at the same time. Simply go step by step. If you do it right, it will probably take you a month to get from 0 to 1000. Read the full article

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