Oh Instagram!! how come don't you show our posts to ALL our followers?
You see Instagram is like a 8 lane highway.. at first it was great because everyone could use all 8 lanes... but then Instagram was like "wow so many businesses are getting free advertising from us" So then they said "if you pay for advertising.... we will let your followers and others see your post more often" so.. all of who are using it for free are all now in ONE lane of the 8 lane highway and those who pay are now more spread out and the more you pay the better the lane you will be in! Here are a few tips to help you get your Instagram posts noticed by more of your followers 1. Post Consistently: Post every single day. At least twice a day. And post at different times every day. Today if you post at 7 am and then tonight at 6:30. Then tomorrow post at 8 am and 9pm. Mix it up. Also when you post don't post at 7am and then another post at 7:30am. You need about 2-3 hours between the 2 posts because posts that are that close to each other will compete with each other. 2. Use better photos. Use stock images... not free cheesy ones.. rather styled stock photos. There are so many websites that you can get nice, clear, styled, photos for free. I am part of a monthly subscription group that I get 30 stock images every month. As I use those photos I noticed that my grid is looking more uniform. 3. Rethink your hashtags. Instagram allows you to use up to 30 hashtags per post which is great... but don't use all the hashtags. Most businesses use 7-10. Plus many followers do not want to see One photo with 30 some hashtags. Don't use the most popular hashtags because your post will get lost. Use less popular hashtags because you will get more followers. Also don't use random or never used hashtags because then your post will never get seen. 4. Stay engaged. Instagram is all about building relationships!! So comment on other peoples post and the more you interact with people the more people will see your posts. I spend 15 mins here and there at least twice a day commenting a Instagram posts and connecting. Also if someone comments on your post you comment back... its building relationships according to Instagram algorithms and more people will see your post! 5. Plan your posts. At first I thought this was crazy. I don't have time to plan my posts. I don't have time to take an afternoon and plan my posts for the month.... but every day when I went to post it took me about 15-30 mins to figure out what I was going post. So I was in a course and I took the challenge. To take a Sunday afternoon and plan ONE post every day for a month. So I did it.. and you know what I found.. I had more time!! It took me a few hours on a Sunday afternoon... rather than 15-30 mins every day.. Now I plan my posts and my posts are better. 6. Use Instastories and IGTV. I hate making videos and going live.. but I am trying. But Instagram wants you to use these platforms inside their platforms. The more you use them the more they wil let people see your posts! I hope these 6 tips helps your followers see your posts more!
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