Instagram! It’s totally one of my guilty pleasures. I can lost on Instagram for hours! There’s so much awesomeness happening: food, cute pets, fashion, hacks, etc. And, plus there’s video! Don’t get me started!
For bloggers, Instagram is a great platform to showcase their work. They can post their latest recipe, Spring outfit ideas, makeup hacks, tutorials, and so much more. Like any new social network that you might have, it will take time to build a following but, there’s a super secret way to get Instagram followers fast and I’m going to show you how!
First, this method is easy, free, and you get 100% real followers. No bots, no fake followers, this is the real deal.
Here’s a snapshot of my Instagram profile for this blog, The Introverted Blogger
Yowsers! Over 6K followers and I’ll show you how.
First, I do a lot of different things to get followers. I don’t buy followers and get bots to follow, like, etc. I just USE the platform, that’s it! I use Instagram.
How?
- Post 3x daily
- Post engaging content with gorgeous photos
- Fashion an engaging caption with keywords and hashtags
- Ask a question, like yay or nay? Eat it or beat it? Fash it or smash it?
Then, engage
- Thanks followers for their comments
- Return a like on a followers’ page
- Join engagement pods
- Start an engagement pod
- Join a giveaway or contest
These tried and true methods have helped me reach 38K+, 92K+, and 7.5K+ followers on former Instagram accounts I’ve owned, over a short time period.
Heres the gold mine method though:
The Follow Unfollow Method
Here’s how it goes..you batch follow relevant users in your niche and the thinking is that at least 25% will follow you back. If they don’t return the follow within 3 days, then unfollow (unless you want to keep following them for their content) and move on to the next batch of follows.
Simple enough right?
This really works. It’s pretty incredible. You can do this over and over. It never becomes less effective.
How to automate it?
Use tools that will do the following for you!
Pro Tips:
- Make sure you can target followers
- Make sure there’s an unfollow option
Recommended: Instagress
Instagress is a paid tool but it’s super affordable. Just $9.99 for the 30 day plan and you can go as low as $1.99 for 3 days if you’d like to test out the service.
There is no membership, you just pay as you go.
Super cool right?
There you have it! What methods do you use to grow your Instagram following?
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Awesome tips! Very informational. I have been working on increasing my followers so I will try some of these out….Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Daria! Keep us posted on your results 🙂
Thanks for sharing this. I’m in the very beginning stages of building my followers for my instagram and blog.
Hi Nikki,
Cool, no problem. Reach out to me if I can help at all. Thanks for your comments.
Thank you! I needed this! Instagram has been a pain to me.
Hi Kimberly,
For sure, no problem. Keep us posted. Check back and comment on your results. Good luck!
Great tips, thank you! I will certainly try them because I really want to grow my Instagram account!
Thanks Raluca. These tips work really great. Keep us posted on your progress 🙂
Thanks so much! I have been wondering how often to post a photo. I will definitely start posting more often! Thanks!
Hi Lauren, It really depends on your market, but most bloggers would say at least twice per day.
thanks for commenting…
Nice post! Thank you for it and congrats on getting that big of a following – I can definitely see, that your methods work!
If you’re interested, I hope you don’t mind, but I came across a method that allows you to put multiple links into your Instagram profile – I think it’s really beneficial to many and a lot of people don’t know about it!
Here it is, if you want to take a look at it: https://trytoblog.com/digital-marketing/multiple-links-in-your-instagram-profile/
And thanks again for the great post!
The biggest problem I used to face in maintaining my Instagram account was my irregularity in posts. I started searching for an automation tool, and then I discovered WizBoost [com]. Wizboost is the right tool for those who are unable to give time to their Instagram account. All it needs is a five-minute setup, and you are free to go, Wizboost will take care of the rest.
Thanks for your tips Joseph. I love sharing ideas. all the best