Dearest reader,
You may noticed that my Instagram account is growing and growing.
I guess the most asked question is how i managed that?
Well in this post i want to tell you how you can get more followers.
I’ve read at different forums people were saying, the amount isn’t important.. your followers will find you eventually.
Well i’ve experienced the other way… Since my number of followers was increasing, i got more messages from companies who wanted to sent me something.
Ofcourse they liked my blog either.
We all can say, it isn’t really important to recieve some gifts, but i would lie when i say i don’t like it.
Companies are interested in numbers and that’s all that counts nowadays.
I want to give you some tips how to give your Instagram a boost.
1. Feed
The basic of your Instagram is definitely how your content looks like.
Like your blog, your Instagram account is also a visual medium to provide your readers your information.
I’m really a structure freak, so i organised my feed with very divers pictures.
Ofcourse it’s very personal what you like, you need to play with it.
For example i won’t post pictures only in one color or pictures where only i am in it.
I want to show my followers different kind of pictures, like food or sports.
I think it makes it more personal and besides that i can imagine that it people will be bored with an other selfie.
2. Invest in a camera and photography skills
Maybe it’s unnecessary that i mention this, but when you have a good camera and you know how to work with light then your pictures are far better then you used to.
My advice is to play as much as you can with natural light.
i still do and it’s so helpfull.
For the reflex camera’s: try to play with the light options on your camera.
3. Watch other insta’s and create your own style
Just experiment with filters, apps, photoshop and locations. Be creative, be inspired and try to find your own style.
A huge amount of selfies is nice, but it could be mayor narcistic.
For me is main fashion, but i’m posting more often lifestyle pictures.
Besides that you can edit your biography, this is the first thing people will see.
Be clear and add your blogsite to it.
I’ve centered my bio, i like it because it looks very clean.
If you want this too, just click here and follow the instructions.
4. Consistent
Be consistent, i found out that my followers like to see 2/3 pictures a day otherwise i’ll lose them.
There need to be a certain structure.
There are some result from studies about posting on Instagram, and they say six in the morning is a good time.
I post at 7am-2pm-9pm, ofcourse it depends on how busy i am.
5. Comment, like & post.
Probably the most effective way to get more followers.
Every blogger does this, otherwise need to do this.
It will take some time before you will see the results, but try to be active!
Just by liking pictures from fashion and style lovers, you will get more followers.
Advice: try to find followers who also like other bloggers or other people with the same style as yours.
Well, that’s it for now. I’m going to post a new picture.. ;)!
Leuk dat je je tips deeld
Dankjewel Karen, hoop dat je er iets aan hebt :)! x
hele leuke post, de tips die werken inderdaad! dankjewel 😉
Top! dankjewel… ik hoopte al dat men er iets aan zou hebben ;)! x
Wow, wat een hoop volgers heb je! Fijne tips ook 🙂
Ja haha.. zit zoals je leest ook veel werk in.. maargoed houdt men van de straat ;)! x
Once again Esmeralda, you’ve posted something great. I was looking for this type of info and what I was finding was useful but not this informative. I definitely will be working on this. Thank you for writing this post!!! And Thanks for responding so promptly…Love it!!!
Thank you, i hope it will help! Xx
Die tip met meer posten ga ik zeker eens proberen. Ik zal ook eens een schema uitdokteren over hoeveel en welke uren. Dank je voor de tips Esmeralda!
Love,
Stephanie (http://stephaniesmolders.com)
I absolutely agree with everything you said, especially that last part about mutual likes & comments, it’s a crucial aspect of building a great community. And i can say it’s cool to steal followers from your competitors;) No matter how but you have to be very active. But don’t be too zealous about following more people since you can create an unnecessary image of yourself as an unscrupulous follower. To prevent such situation i use fast-unfollow.com, it allows me to unfollow daily up to 5000 users who don’t follow me back. Keeping this ratio 1:1 lets me convince people that i am in fact really interested.
Hi Vikki,
What a great tips you gave me, thanks for sharing!! indeed it’s all about the commitment with your followers.
xx
I’m glad to be helpful for such a beautiful girl with such amazing blog!