The Best Time To Post On Instagram

According to a report posted by a popular social media management platform:

*The best time to post on Instagram is 7:45 AM, 10:45 AM, 12:45 PM and 5:45 PM in your local time. *The best days for B2B companies to post on Instagram are Wednesday followed by Tuesday. *The best days for B2C companies to post on Instagram are Monday and Wednesday.

Don't ever include a link in your post.

What happens if you add a foreign link to your post? Visitors click on it and switch platform. Instagram hates this, every content platform hates it. Be it reddit, facebook, linkedin or instagram.

They will penalize you for adding links. How will they penalize?

They will show it to less people = Less engagement = Less chance of your post going viral

But there's a way to add links, its by adding the link in the comment 2-5 mins after your initial post which tricks the algorithm.

Start your post with a hook

On Instagram, the very first picture is your headline. It's the first thing your audience sees, if it looks like a 5 year old's work, your audience will scroll down in 2 seconds.

So your opening image is very important, it should trigger the reader and make them swipe and read more.

Add related hashtags in comments and tag people.

When you add hashtags, you tell the algorithm that the #hashtag is relevant to that topic and when you tag people, their followers become the lookalike audience, the platform will show to their followers when your post goes viral.

Use every trick to make people comment

It's different for everyone but if your audience engages in your post and makes a comment, the algorithm knows it's a value post.

Be Authentic

Whether that be in your bio, your website copy, or Instagram posts, it's easy to fake things in this age, so being authentic always wins.

The internet is a small place, and people talk. If potential clients sense even a hint of dishonesty, it can destroy your credibility and trust before you even get a chance to prove yourself.

I got this list from a marketer on Reddit.

https://vcard.apsense.com/APSense-Paul