Instagram growth hacks👀

Instagram Growth Strategies To Build Your Brand.

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Hajira Zahid

For now,instagram remains the sweetheart of social media marketers. And it's not hard to see why because 13% of  everyone on this planet is on it,and 80% of them follow brands.If you want to gain more audience  and followers for your instagram profile and your focal point is instagram growth then  just don't rely on seo.Social media has became  the main source of  gaining more followers  for your brand.This gives you the power to go anywhere online to find your potential customers and let them apprised of your content and brand.

Instagram became the topmost podium to engage with your audiences who are interested to buy your products.In today's era insta is the most aesthetically pleasing social site,building your brand through social media is not a big issue now if you use equitable tools and growth hacks to build up your following and likes.

According to an online research data there has been seen a big distinction in engaging audience between facebook and instagram.only 32% of the spectator engages with brands but contrary to this 68% spectators engage with brands and on post of influencers on instagram.

INSTAGRAM  AS AN E-COMMERCE TOOL

Instagram has made selling and promoting your business more trouble free.It's world is based on visual images.Exquisite visuals designs made it a great platform for models,photographers,travelers,influencers, artists to show their work to their audiences.It also gives you a leverage to compete with e-commerce giants.

With 400 million daily active users instagram is growing fives times faster than any other social app including twitter,facebook and snapchat.

Digital audience is 58 times more likely to go on brand post on instagram than on facebook.Right now it feels like it's tougher than ever to grow your instagram organically.such a large number of people experiencing a fall in engagement and follower numbers which may be extraordinarily frustrating when you are sure that you are doing it right.Infact there are group of individuals who are turning to third party apps that promise to grow your followers and account through automatic engagement.It looks quite tempting -in the you only wish your engagement to induce back to normal.but it's too good to be true😞.

Using instagram Bots can actually result in instagram  restricting  the visibility of your content and posts,which includes disabling your account or limiting your account altogether.

You are probably thinking if i can't use bots then how am i supposed to grow my followers and gain more exposure, that seems nearly impossible.

Well there's nothing that is impossible my friends.

In this article we are going to learn and focus on some techniques and hacks to grow your instagram organically,without any bots and buying followers.

Research And Find Your target Audience

There's no everlasting use of sharing  your content and selling your brand to people who are not even interested in it.you should do proper research and collect data about your audience.

• Get an overview of the demographic research of your follower-base,including age,gender and location.

• Keep an eye on your competitors with similar targets.

• Ask your audience about their existing favourite instagram content.

Kim kardashian got it right when she asked her followers for feedback to top up her insta game,then why not you?

Like And Comment On The  Accounts Similar To Yours

I know I said  earlier that liking for the sake of love  doesn't give a long term benefit but I'll give you a little bit of exposure and a short term benefit.There's no harm in it.

Use Your Contacts

To get followers the first and quick step to make is to follow your contact list on instagram or tell them to follow your page.

Game Of Hashtags

Using right hashtags for your post can give your post more audiences.So choose your hashtag wisely.It encourages your audience interactions.

It has the incredible power of boosting your organic reach through the roof.

Best general hashtags

• #photography

• #nature

• #instagood

• #igers

• #nofilter

• #picoftheday

Promotion On Other Channels

Don't miss a chance to use other social apps to promote your instagram account.

Think specifically about other visual channels such as tumblr,or those with potential to reach a large audience.

You can also add a widget to your facebook page.which actually embeds and displays your insta feed.

Another exciting update is sharing your instagram stories on facebook.

Use Tagging And Geolocation

An easiest way to grow your followers organically is to use geolocation tags especially when you are posting from a famous or well-known place.Also if you are working in collaboration with a brand make sure to use their tag with their permission,and also tag them in the caption.

     

Use All Instagram Features

 Have you tried instagram new features?

Well,you should.

Having an aesthetically curated feed is worthwhile.There are other fun features to enjoy,like face mask,polling and rating features which can be fun time pass,it also enhances your stories and insta game.

Collaboration And Influencer Marketing

Getting a mention or a repost from another account will do more than  just focusing on your own account.They say two heads are better than one,that kind of applies to instagram too.

Post At Best Time

Do your research and choose the best time to post your content.analyze which time your audience is more active.This technique will give you an edge.

You can use instagram analytical tools like iconosquare,buffer for business to find your best to post using your instagram data.

Use Your Analytics.

One of the key ways to grow your following is to post high quality content that your followers like and would engage with.

Instagram insight provides the data for you to understand which post your followers like the most.

1. In the instagram tap on your profile photo

2. Tap on the instagram insight(bar chart icon)

3. Scroll down to the "posts" section and tap to "see more"

Here you'll see your top posts sorted by impressions.

Videos, Live Videos and Stories

With features like live videos and stories you can create unique and eye-catching content and engage your followers.

Whether you are a new or established  instagrammer there are always new things you can try to improve your growth.

Try these strategies and let me know in the comment section.