As you know Instagram is the most engaging platform.

Why because it has over 1 Billion Active users.

So it's important for social media marketers to keep up and find an effective Instagram strategy for getting more followers, more Engagement and more comments. 

Let's explore a few ways to get more comments.

1. Using niche Instagram hashtags can help you build a community around your brand, and get Instagram comments faster

2. Do Instagram Stories Daily - Why because the most engaged Instagram users are engaging with stories.

3. Share the posts in your feed to your Instagram Stories.

• Go to any of your feed posts
• Click on the arrow in the bottom left corner
• Click on “Add post to your Story”

These are just a few ways to get more comments on Instagram.  And remember consistency = growth.  So be consistent!

It's important to know what Hashtags to use on Instagram.  In the video I share 2 methods I use.

1. all-hashtag.com and go to to generator.

2. Instagram search bar.

Watch the video to learn how to use these methods. 

Using hashtags on instagram is so important.  Take the time and make sure your using the right ones.  

• Using hashtags for Instagram makes your content able to be found.  You want to use hashtags that are varied in numbers.  Such a 1 million or 10 million or 5 thousand or 10 thousand.  Mix them up.
• You don't need to use 30 hashtags in every post! I usually post 10 to 15.  It varies and there really isn't hard evidence that if you post 30 you will be seen more.
• Research your competitors and top influencers to find the best hashtags.  Find the experts in your field and see what they are using.  Also pay careful attention to how they post them.
• Make sure your hashtags are relevant to whatever you're posting.  So if you were posting a marketing picture you would use the #food, but you would use the #marketing.

Hope you learned something, next weeks vlog I will go a bit deeper and share some research tools.   

Want your Instagram Posts to be seen by more people?  Practice the Law of Reciprocity On Instagram.  Follow these steps.

1. Pick a time that you will post daily.  Use your Instagram Analytics to figure that out.

2. An hour before start liking and commenting on as many posts as you can in your feed. 

3. Make sure your comments are authentic 

4.  The post.

GIVE PEOPLE A REASON TO FOLLOW YOU ON INSTAGRAM!

1) How’s your profile image.  Do you have great profile picture. Is it your brand logo or a an updated picture of you?   Make sure your description describes what your posts are  about.  Is your name on the profile?  Does the description attract the followers you want?

2) Post visually appealing photos.  Are your photos attractive to the eyes of the followers you want? 

3) Be consistent.Be consistent in everything you do from posting at least twice  daily at the same times.  Also be consistent in connecting with people at 20 people a day by following their accounts.

If you do these 3 things you will get more followers.  Just do it! :)

I get asked all the time if Instagram is good for business.  I get asked all the time is instagram a waste of time.  Im here to say that I believe instagram is the most important social media platforms around.  Why because it's the best way to promote your small business or company.  And to be quite honest, every business right now should be incorporating instagram and should have a marketing strategy in place.

Here are some important points about being on Instagram:

1. Your business can tell a story!  We live in a story telling world and it's a great way to give a glance in to behind the scenes or your business culture.

2. People engage more on Instagram!  Instagram gives so much opportunity to engage with your community.  Did you know the engagement rate on Instagram is higher than all the main social channels. 

I just want challenge you put your business out there on Instagram by creating relevant, engaging stories.

How do you stay consistent? Consistency is the biggest part of Instagram and getting more love. If you're not on the platform no one will see you. Here are a few thoughts.

1. Chill and relax as your posting and engaging. This should be fun. If it's not fun don't do it.
2. When posting on Instagram it would be a good idea to know who you are talking to. Spend some time know ideal client or customer.

• Who are they?
• What do they like?
• What are their biggest struggles? (and what your solutions for them?)

Write down your answers right now.
You will be posting to serve them and connect with them.

3. Choose 3 to 5 topics or more to always post about. Have a folder for each topic in dropbox and save content and create content.
4. Engage with your peeps.

You have to like and follow other posts and engage with people who comment on your posts.
5. Share other peeps relevant content.  Don't know what to post here are some suggestions:

• Quotes relevant to your niche 
• Personal posts about you
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I get asked all the time if Instagram is good for business.  I get asked all the time is instagram a waste of time.  Im here to say that I believe instagram is the most important social media platforms around.  Why because it's the best way to promote your small business or corporation.  And to be quite honest, every business right now should be incorporating instagram and should have a marketing strategy in place.

Here are some important points about being on instagram:

1. Your business can tell a story!  We live in a story telling world and it's a great way to give a glance in to behind the scenes or your business culture.

2. People engage more on Instagram!  Instagram gives so much opportunity to engage with your community.  Did you know the engagement rate on Instagram is higher than all the main social channels. 

I just want challenge you put your business out there on Instagram by creating relevant, engaging stories.

Lastly, I want to encourage you with a link to a commercia...

When people ask me to look at their instagram account I often run across these 3 mistakes.

1.  Make sure your profile is public, not private

2. Don’t use google search to find your images. Create your own!  You can use an app you can get on your phone called Word Swag.  You can use Canva or PicMonkey.  You also can get Pixabay too, which gives access to free photos.  

3. Don’t overuse hashtags.  Switch them up! Make them relevant enough that your audience is searching for them. Make them make sense! 

I hope this helps with making sure your doing the easy things right!

This week I want to talk about a free tool within the Instagram app called Insights  But you must have a Business Profile.