Welcome to this weeks blog post. This post is all about INSTAGRAM. I talk all about the positives and negatives of the photo sharing world of Instagram. I finish off with some of the best Instagram tips I have collected and found actually help for gaining followers and likes. Hope you enjoy!
To start, I love using Instagram for many reasons but the main one being the photo sharing aspect, that is all photos. The classic saying of “a picture says a thousand words”. I think the best way to share events and experiences with friends/family. Its the 2018 version of the family photo album. With Instagram you don’t have to wait till family gatherings or hang outs with friends to bust out the printed photos and share whats going on in your life. Instagram has allowed all of us to let the inner photographer we all have inside us to be free and post a million photos of our food. What would we do with out Instagram? Probably have more storage space on our phones and eat our food while its hot… but thats not as fun. Why I don't like Instagram is a shorter list. Like all social media or even games on your phone they can suck up your time. Often we spend way too much time staring at our phones liking photos of peoples experiences instead of making our own. I guess its another classic saying of "all things good in moderation". Its not so much of a problem with Instagram more a problem of how easy it is to spend so much time on the dang app. So a pro can be a con also if you let it take over.
Top accounts that I follow and love
@keithurban
@therock
@InstagramYEG
@edmontonoilers
@cisncountry
@mcdavid97
@brantleygilbert
Tips for followers on Instagram
1. Respond to comments. This helps a lot to develop a relationship and over all connection with followers. Just like you wouldn’t ignore a text from friends or family you shouldn’t do the same with comments. Even if you just like comments it goes a long way.
2. Use #’s and location tags. This attracts other viewers to your page that normally wouldn't find you without the hashtags and tags. This allows people who have similar interests find post that aline with those interest. I say use as many hashtag's as the app will allow you, but I also know that can be annoying sometimes. So what you could do is just comment bellow all the hashtags that relate to your picture. That way the main attention stays on your photo and caption, then bellow in the comments it will allow others to find your post. For sure hashtags and tagging where the photo was taken will draw in more likes and follows, its not if but how many.
3 Have a strong Bio. When making a bio its important to keep it short, accurate and has something memorable that stands out. I know what your thinking… how can I do that all in one bio?? Well its easier then it sounds. First think of who, what, where, why. Use that as a starting point. Then add in a little personalized element. Like a joke, a quote, or a funny personal trait. Adding humour into your bio never hurts.
4 Post videos as well. When you post videos as well as photos it creates some diversity in your feed. You can also see who and how many times people have viewed your video. Often all your followers don’t like every post so when you post a video you can tell who is tracking your account and pays attention. Often the number of video views is much higher than your average likes on photos.
5 Branding. I mean consistency and having a theme within your posts or having a filter/specific look can help grow a following. For example food, travel, dogs, humour and nature are all things you can post consistently so you are known for one thing. People who are interested in food, travel, dogs, humour and nature… etc will follow your account to see more photos that align with their interests.
A few of my favourite posts from my account
