10 free ways to increase your instagram followers

Instagram is a very powerful marketing tool these days . more than 500 million people use instagram daily and more than 700 million images are shared on it. It is no wonder why people are craving for large instagram followers because once you have made your large followers base, money is gonna come  in large numbers.

So the question remains how to gain so many followers. It can be very hectic and boring sometimes but once you have reached a certain number say 10k, you will be in an automated mode and your graph will go on  increasing and increasing.

Optimize your instagram profile

The first thing you need to do is to make your account public. Then make a beautiful profile with a great bio and profile picture. Specify what people will get by following your page i.e., specify the genre of your profile/page and then you are ready for a large following.

Here I have decoded 10 methods to increase your instagram followers at a good pace:

1.     Like hundreds of random pictures on the internet.

This will make your profile visible to a large number of random people which might follow you back if they like your profile or the genre of your profile/page. Specify what people can expect once they are following your profile 

2.     Use hashtags which are most commonly used for increasing followers

such as #followforfollow  #followme  #followfriday  #tagforlikes #like4like,etc. using these hashtags will give a great exposure to your account

3.     Post appealing photos which make users interact on your post

e.g.,- post of a photo of two celebreties in a single pic and ask people to comment on it which one is their favourite ,just like holding a contest. Your contest can be anything .this was just an example. Use relavant hashtags in caption and be creative

4.     Like and comment on other people pics and videos. 

This can really increase your followers at a good rate

5.     Be very consistent

The key to success on any social media platform ,be it facebook, youtube or instagram, is being consistent. No one  wants to follow someone who post images once in a  months. Post 1-2 images everyday. This will increase your followers rapidly. You can use scheduling apps to schedule your posts such as buffer,latergramme so that your consistency is maintained with less effort

6.     Convert your profile page into a business page : and go through the analytics to see which of your posts are getting more likes and engagement and then post more photos of that genre. Make your followers more engaging

7.     Ask a famous instagrammer to give you a shoutout : This can be sometimes paid and free both.try for a free approach first. If they have used your service or product ask hem to mention you or if you have a friend who has a large followers base ask them to give you a shoutout. This will bring you a new ton of followers

8.     Add location in your photos : ,this will really help your image to be shown to all people in that location and tag relevant people in your posts,if they like it they can share your photo giving you another wide range of visibility

9.     Create a unique hasthag : related to your brand or profile and encourage your followers to use that hashtag too often so that you can get a lot of visibility. 

             Promote your instagram on other physical marketing materials

such as your cars, sign boards, different products you make , your blog,etc

Well these are just 10 free and effective methods to increase your instagram followers. There are a lot of other things to be carried out inorder to be a famous instagrammer but these are the basics you need to perform inorder to get started.

You can learn more about that how you can increase your instagram followers by digital marketing institute in delhi and also digital marketing course from Techstack.