How to find your niche on instagram
How to Find Your Instagram Niche When You Have Too Many Interests — HALEY IVERS
If you’re reading this, you are probably an influencer or creative who feels all over the place with your Instagram.
You’ve probably heard of the importance of finding your niche in order to avoid competition, gain followers, and be successful on Instagram.
Or, you’re an influencer in the making and feel like your Instagram is too broad to work with your dream brands.
And you probably feel overwhelmed, like you’re not making any progress in narrowing your focus. Honestly, it’s not as easy as people make it out to be.
In this blog post, I’m going to talk about how all over the place my niche was when I first started on Instagram. Then, I’m going to walk you through various steps to narrow down your interests and find your niche (and I’ll be providing my examples, commentary and thought process along the way as guidance.)
A Little Backstory
If you’re new here, let me frame this blog post with who I am as a creative. I am an Instagram influencer and content creator with ADHD, who has many interests, and who gets bored easily if things remain the same. Alright, let’s get started.
I began the whole Instagram influencer thing back in 2017.
My Instagram back then was a mixture of landscapes and art (illustration and conceptual photography.)
In early 2018, fashion in dreamy landscapes became a focal point. Fashion has always been something that interested me, especially because I could never really get a grip on it. I’m obsessed with it yet I often feel dissatisfied with how I style myself. As Instagram opened up opportunities to collaborate with fashion brands, it allowed me to really explore fashion, what it means to me, how to style myself, as well as what direction I may want to take my Instagram.
With this hyperfocus on fashion, my art slowly began to fade away from my feed.
By November 2018, my Instagram was 95% filled with fashion photos in dreamy landscapes. However, I still struggled to truly call myself a fashion influencer because, well, I struggled with fashion despite loving it so much. (I also felt like I was letting my collaboration opportunities dictate my style instead of the other way around.)
This lead to a lot of confusion and many conversations with my friends and family about how unsatisfied I was with my fashion. I don’t understand fashion, I’d say. Why can’t I just ~get it~ and be stylish? Why is this so difficult for me? How can I say I have any influence in this category? I felt like an imposter.
So I started getting back in touch with my roots — art and nature.
While my fashion (and my fashion exploration) continued, I began introducing more landscape photos, conceptual photography, and also stylized product photos back into my feed.
When 2019 rolled around, I noticed my feed began to reflect my travels from the Bay Area to Boulder, CO (my home and where I went to school. ) My feed further transitioned to my spring break road trip. Then, to my summer travels to Italy, Switzerland and Spain. And lastly, my Hawaii trip.
So, what, she’s a travel influencer now?
At this point, it’s easy to say my feed has housed fashion, landscape, travel, lifestyle, conceptual photography, products, and art.
And quite frankly, that list is the furthest thing from a niche. Ever.
So, let’s take this mess and use it as an example as you start learning how to find your own niche.
First, Write Down All Your Interests on a Piece of Paper
Let’s start this exercise assuming that you are currently posting what love and enjoy, you just fear you have too many interests and your feed is a bit too broad.
Okay, on a piece of paper, write down all the interests you currently have in your life.
— These are mine: photography, travel, beauty, nature, food, tea, illustration, exercise, food styling, fashion, non-toxic skincare, animals, home decor, youtube, flowers, design and branding, entrepreneurship, quotes, and outer space.
Cross Out What You Don’t Share on Your Instagram Feed
While your overall list of interests may influence your work, what interests are completely absent on your Instagram feed?
— Not on my feed: illustration, exercise, animals, youtube, design and branding, entrepreneurship, quotes, and outer space
— What’s left: photography, travel, nature, food/tea, fashion, beauty/skincare, food styling, non-toxic beauty, flowers, home decor
Now, Consider What People Ask You, DM You About, and Respond to in Your Comments
What are people DMing you about? What advice are they seeking? What are they coming to you for? What products are they asking about? What are they commenting on?
For me, I experience people messaging me about my clothes, accessories, beauty products, and home decor. They’re either asking where they can shop my style or complimenting me on my outfit, makeup, or home decor.
I often get asked about my camera gear and editing.
People ask me many questions about Instagram itself - the algorithm, Influencer topics, working with brands, rates, photo ideas, etc.
Locals often ask me what restaurant, shop, or location I am at when I post something of interest.
Lastly, I experience a lot of positive feedback and messages when my content is stylish, aesthetic, and when I radiate positivity (like smiling versus a serious face in my in-feed photos or when I’m candid and goofy in my Instagram stories.)
Revisit Your List and Cross Out What People Don’t Really Ask You About.
At this point, your list should look a lot shorter and more concise (Maybe you’ve even brought back a potential interest because you realize people ask you about it often.) After crossing more things off of my list, this is what I’m left with:
— My list: fashion, beauty, lifestyle, aesthetic photography, travel/nature, Instagram/entrepreneurship(?)
Reflect on Your List to Decide What to Post on Your Instagram Feed.
Let me walk you through my process.
When thinking about my Instagram feed, it’s important that my photos are aesthetically pleasing so we can cross out “aesthetic photography” as a topic of focus. Rather, it’s more of a guideline or value I have for my content on mt feed.
I’m going to cross off Instagram and entrepreneurship as a topic for my feed, too. Instead, I am going to house these topics here on my blog so I can write more in depth about them for people like you! Plus, this would all be way too much information to read in an Instagram caption anyway. (I will have an Instagram highlight dedicated to my blog for my followers to swipe up on to be redirected to my latest blog posts, however.)
Travel and nature are usually integrated into my photos stylistically rather than being a focus. Of course, there will be a pretty sunset or beach photo here and there. But overall, I incorporate my environment into my photos to make a pretty photo more so than speaking to nature, travel destinations, vacation tips, etc. You feel me?
So, let’s take aesthetic photography, Instagram and entrepreneurship, and travel/nature off the list for the in-feed focus.
What Categories Are Left?What categories are left for you? Whatever they are, embrace them with open arms.
This is your broad niche.
My categories are fashion, beauty, and lifestyle. I know what you might be thinking. Haley, I feel like you’re still too broad? Fashion, beauty, and lifestyle are as broad and generic as you can get. Isn’t that like every other influencer out there?
The answer is yes. Read on.
Now that you have narrowed down your niche to three focal points, it’s time to spend some time with them to make them more specific.
As you begin to spend time with your focal interests, you will realize certain things within them are very unique to you. This will help pinpoint what you do and don’t like within these broad interests. And this will become your niche.
So, take note of the things you do like and counteract them with what you don’t like. For example:
— Fashion: I like neutral and pastel tones, I don’t like vibrant fashion. I like mixing chic, feminine styles with baggy masculine styles. I love accessories, I don’t like when an outfit doesn’t include these.
— Beauty: I love soft, natural glam makeup, I don’t like bright eyeshadows or bold lip colors. I like showing the process of doing my makeup so others can learn from it, I don’t like just showing it off.
— Lifestyle: In terms of the home, I like surrounding myself with neutral, elegant, luxurious, and chic tones and textures. I don’t like my space to be dark, messy, super vibrant, casual, and without any cohesiveness. (At this point, you may be seeing repetition within my interests that make my niche me. Can you pinpoint them?) For other aspects of my lifestyle like food, exercise, travel, shopping, etc. the same vibe/aesthetic will be seen throughout.
At this point, let’s take a stab at describing my niche.
— Chic, stylish, elevated fashion
— Natural soft glam makeup
— Elegant and luxury lifestyle
What Do You Do Now That You Know Your Niche?Let your focused interests, your niche, inform the content you create.
It’s even helpful to write them out somewhere so you can always remind yourself of your niche and make sure your content stays within those specific categories.
This will help your followers, and potential followers, know what to expect from you. It will help inform your personal brand. And lastly, it will help you when you reach out to brands for collaborations and send them your influencer media kit.
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How To Find Your Perfect Instagram Niche in 8 Steps
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1. It allows you to stand out from the crowd.
There are over 1 billion active monthly users on Instagram. That’s a lot of people! And with such a huge pool of users, it can be tough to make your account stand out.
But if you focus on a specific niche, it’ll be easier for people to find you and follow you because they know that your content is relevant to their interests.
2. It helps you build a strong community.
When you have a niche, it’s easier to build a strong community around your content because you’re attracting like-minded people. These are people who share the same interests, values, and beliefs as you do.
And when you have a strong community, you’ll be able to interact with your followers more effectively and build deeper relationships with them.
3. It makes your content more engaging.
If your content is laser-focused on a specific topic, it’ll be more engaging and interesting to your target audience. And when your content is engaging, people are more likely to follow you and interact with your posts.
Now that we’ve gone over why having a niche is important, let’s get into how you can find your perfect niche on Instagram!
How To Find Your Perfect Instagram Niche
So, let’s dive into the 8 steps to finding your niche on Instagram.
1. Ask yourself the right questions
In order to first identify your niche, you have to ask yourself the right questions. By looking at your answers and the way you present yourself, it is possible to articulate what makes YOU unique.
This will help people know exactly why they should care about everything else going on in their life when it’s all said and done and of course improve your Instagram growth! 🎉
- What are you passionate about?
- What do you love to talk about?
- What do you know a lot about?
- What could you teach others?
- Who do you serve?
- What problem do you solve?
- What value add do you bring?
- What makes you different?
Be as detailed as possible with your answers here! This step is citical.
2. Do some research.
Use Instagram’s search function and explore hashtags related to your interests. See who’s already talking about these topics and how you could add value to the conversation.
You can also check out the competition. See what other accounts in your niche are doing well and see how you could do things differently. Are there any content gaps you can fill in?
3. Identify your business goal
When niching down, it’s important to think about the end game or key performance indicators (KPIs) that matter most for you and your goals.
- Do you want to have an engaged community? (engagement)
- Reach a lot of people and increase brand awareness? (reach/follows)
- Get people to purchase your products or services? (conversions)
- Build relationships with other businesses or influencers in your industry? (networking/partnerships)
The clearer you can get on what your goals are, the easier it will be to identify a niche that can help you achieve them.
4. Speak to one person, not one demographic
It has been said that the best way to reach your audience is by speaking with one person, not just a demographic. This sentiment rings true for your Instagram as well and can help ensure you are addressing what’s most important in life: their interests!
The more specific & personal this dialogue becomes between YOU (the brand) versus someone who may purchase from or advocate against YOUR products/services the better results (higher engagement, more followers, increased reach, improved sales, etc.)
Ask yourself:
- What problems do they face?
- What makes them happy?
- What makes them laugh?
- What are their interests?
- What are their values?
- What does an average day look like for them?
5. Experiment with different topics
Niches and brands are constantly evolving. And the best news of all? You can experiment with different topics to see what works for you! Think back on your favorite influencer or consumer brand; odds dictate they’ve evolved over time too.
6. Niche down to niche out
When you’re experimenting and finding your niche, do not be afraid to narrow the topic of discussion for it to become more specific and precise. You can always expand again later if need be but make sure there are no false begins will save time down the road. Remember, “fashion” is not a niche, “fashion for teacup poodles” is a niche.
7. Have fun with it!
This is YOUR life and YOUR Instagram account. So have fun with finding and experimenting in your niche! The more fun you have with it, the more likely your target audience will be to have fun with it too!
8. Be patient.
Growing an engaged following takes time, so be patient and keep at it. If you’re consistently sharing quality content and engaging with others, people will eventually notice.
Harness the Power of the Niche
There you have it! Our 8 steps to finding your niche on Instagram.
Finding your niche on Instagram can be a fun and rewarding process, but it’s important to remember that niches and brands are constantly evolving. Be patient, do your research, and have fun with it!
We hope this was helpful and that you’re one step closer to finding your place in the ‘gram world. 🙂
How to Choose a Niche on Instagram Using 6 Important Rules
Hello, Igor Zuevich is in touch ✋ You often ask: “how to start selling on Instagram”. I know very well that the success of the entire project as a whole depends on how correctly I managed to choose a niche on Instagram, so I will share proven recommendations. So, everything is in order.
👌 Probably, many novice businessmen are familiar with the vile mood when the sales plans that they built before launching their project suddenly collapse like a sand castle on the seashore. It would seem that everything is thought out, but the result is like a cat crying (sorry for the pun). This applies to any business, including the promotion of goods on social networks, in particular, on Instagram. nine0003
“Why do I have a cool account with good content, but the result is zero?”, “Why does a similar account have sales and an active audience, but I still can’t do anything? I can’t even get my first 1000 live subscribers?”
🎣 There are many reasons for this. For example, you do not understand anything in business. But, as practice shows, everyone can understand business, so the reason is different. And one of them is the wrong choice of niche.
Many novice social media users who try to start their own business on Insta forget about it, which is a pity. The development of your business will depend on how correctly you choose a niche. nine0003
So, how to choose the right niche on Instagram, so as not to miscalculate and become a leader in sales?
❗There are many technologies and strategies, but the most important thing is not to miss the basic rules when choosing a niche.
Rule #1 Husband-Wife Niche
Imagine if your wife cooked for you just for money, or if your husband earned money just for carnal pleasures, how much would such a family relationship be enough?
👩🏼🤝🧑🏻 Such a family will fail, because it is not a family. The same is true in business. You cannot create a business for profit. It is clear that we all want to earn a living, but money should not be the primary source of your endeavors. nine0003
“Business for the sake of business” – it is on this axiom that the most promising projects collapse. If you have no inspiration or are not interested in selling hats, cosmetics, wallets, toys, etc., then the finish line is somewhere nearby. A maximum of you will be enough for 1.5 years. Then there will be decline and degradation.
🧡Therefore, choose only what you like to do, what you are ready to do for free without return. This is the only way to be sure that the niche you occupy will be under your control. nine0023
Rule #2: Brainstorming
What if you're really in the wrong business? At some point, did you follow the lead of friends or relatives? Therefore, before entering Instagram with any project, do a little analysis.
❗Take a sheet of paper. Divide it into 2 parts. On the right side, write what you can do, on the left - what is interesting to do. Connect with lines and a list of 5-10 directions will appear. These are potential niches. nine0003
Do not jump over yourself at first - take a direction that is close in spirit, and later delve into new branches.
Rule No. 3. Need
Let's think - does anyone need your goods or services at all? Selling ice cream at -30 on the street may be a brilliant idea, but it is unlikely that you will line up with customers.
✨The popularity and demand for a niche does not arise spontaneously - this is a natural result of the market. nine0003
You can also sell skis in summer, but only if your business operates in a ski resort. In any project there must be reasonable logic.
Rule number 4. Margin
💲 In simple words, you need to understand whether there is a benefit from investing money and effort in a specific niche. Yes, you need to immediately count the numbers! It's difficult, it's incomprehensible, but without it, nowhere.
It is very important to understand whether there is any sense in the direction. Calculate the margin, how much money you put in your pocket after the sale and payment of all expenses from 1 unit of goods. Don't expect a lot of sales right away. You still have to learn how to attract a flow of customers. But you need to know what you are working for. nine0003
👌 You must combine the skills of a businessman and a disinterested philanthropist. Without it, nowhere!
Rule #5: Value of Entry
🧘♂️Sit down and think calmly – would you buy your product or use your service? Perhaps your offer is surrounded by a large number of barriers, due to which potential customers simply bypass your project.
Thus, the entry barrier is:
- money; nine0080 licenses;
- certificates;
- expertise;
- skills, etc.
In a word, there are those conventions or features of the product, because of which customers are afraid to enter this niche.
☝The more barriers to entry, the fewer people you will attract, even if you give 200%.
Rule No. 6. Sales System
There is a rule - "it is cheaper to make repeat sales to an old client than to attract a new one" . If the project / business is initially based on making one-time sales, then you will not last long.
Think over the product line, payment system and customer loyalty systems. Perhaps your first sale will be in the red, but repeated ones will recoup investments in attracting a client.
Of course, it is very difficult to describe all the difficulties of choosing a niche. But, most importantly, you need to listen to the main working recommendations and develop your own business strategy . After all, who, if not you, knows what you want to get in the end?
As you can see, if you already know that starting your own business on Instagram is the same as creating any other business from scratch, then start with the main thing and use my rules to choose a niche on Instagram . Any business must be profitable. A good income can only be obtained if your account is in demand, in which case it needs to be promoted. As always, the main thing is to act correctly, and you will succeed. It is better to act together and together with those people who already have experience and results. Come to our programs, at the same time and earn more! nine0003
With you,
- Igor Zuevich.
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Profitable Niches for Making Money on Instagram - TOP Best Destinations
The world doesn't stand still. Arbitrage trends are constantly changing. But still, there are stable platforms that go through their life cycle from the lower steps of the popularity podium to the peak and subsequent decline for a very long time, decades. And one of these platforms can rightly be called Instagram. Moreover, this social network, according to many experts, has not yet reached its peak. It is only actively developing, but already practically occupies the second place in the world. And if she enters the TOP 1 soon, she will hold this bar for a long time. nine0003
That's why we pay such close attention to Instagram in our reviews. No matter how trite it may sound, but this social network is the future.
Table of contents
- 1 About the effectiveness of Instagram as a platform for earning money
- 2 A little bit about affiliate marketing in Instsgram
- 3 How to choose a niche that suits you
- 4 The main ways to promote Instagram
- +5 TOP profitable niches on Instagram
- 5. 1 Health and fitness
- 5.2 Modes
- 5.3 Beauty
- 5.4 Travel
- 5.5 Finance - Loans
- 5.6 Finance - Earnings
- 5.7 Crypt
- 5.9 LEARER 5.1 houses
- 5.12 Gaming
- 5.13 Installs
- 6.1 Dating
- 6.2 Gambling
- 6.3 Gambling
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- 6.4 Binary options
- 6.5 Forex
- 6.6 E-com
It allows you to achieve marketing success in various ways. And at the same time, completely different specialists can earn here. These are representatives of large brands that have long tasted the productivity of advertising campaigns on Instagram, and small businesses of private entrepreneurs, and just influencers who receive direct income from advertising placed on their accounts. But the most important thing for us is that Instagram is a great place for affiliate marketing.
Here, it will be possible to promote almost any offer without any problems, of course, except for the most gray ones. After all, the rules of the social network, although not as strict as those of their older brother - FB, are also very “biting”. nine0003Why would Instagram become a profitable affiliate marketing platform? The answer lies on the surface:
- audience size. 1 billion monthly visitors. Moreover, these figures are constantly growing;
- audience efficiency. Most of the users are young and solvent persons. 51% women, 49% men. The main age group is from 20 to 40 years old, which is almost half of all users. A nuclear mix of the youngest and wealthiest. People who are ready to buy a new product and be interested in your offers, and at the same time able to afford them; nine0081
- mass of promotion mechanisms. This is also an important factor that not only makes it possible to reach the goal in different ways, but also affects healthy competition. There is no satiation with advertisers who work in one way. Therefore, the competitive cost of a click does not skyrocket, and the prices of influencers remain not so unbearable even for a single affiliate marketer.
- If you look at the experience of marketers around the world, it turns out that 72% of them have used, plan to or continue to use Instagram. That is, 72% of businesses (conditionally, of course) can effectively develop their advertising campaigns in this social network. nine0081
A little about affiliate marketing on Instagram
Let's get the basics out of the way before moving on to a specific guide to the best Instagram verticals. The concept of vertical itself varies depending on the scope of application. In a general sense, this is a vertical segment of the market that scales by the number of offers or users, but not by the specifics of the product. One industry that combines the entire scope of goods and services of the same type.
The vertical gradation of the market is convenient for specialists who study all the chips and nuances of a particular segment. As a result, they will be able to apply their expert skills to almost any offer and at any level. Therefore, many affiliates prefer strict nicheing. Yes, there are those who focus on 3-4 verticals at once. Fortunately, many niches are also very adjacent. Or, in general, a jack of all trades, able to promote almost any offer well. Especially when it comes to Instagram. But still, most often the affiliate has 1-2 favorite verticals. nine0003
Now the concept of the market vertical in traffic arbitrage has shifted somewhat. Familiar verticals are complemented by a host of new ones that come from the open market, generated by the same social media trends, and so on. They are often referred to as categories, like household goods are part of a product. And various profitable schemes for earning money on an Instagram account are part of the finance vertical. At the same time, classic traffic arbitrage has its own categories. Adult, for example, in the general sense is a category, not a vertical. But since over time all these concepts are more and more mixed up, and new arbitrageurs start to get confused in terminology, for convenience, all categories are conventionally called verticals. This is what we decided to do, so as not to inadvertently mislead our participants. nine0003
How to choose a suitable niche for yourself
Having dealt with the concepts, you need to move on to the second point - the choice. We said that Instagram allows you to promote offers in almost any vertical. They also added that it is easiest to focus on 1-2 niches. This way you can constantly grow and improve. It is better to study your target audience, understand the marketing techniques that work specifically in this traffic arbitrage niche. And subsequently create and optimize effective advertising campaigns from scratch in just a couple of hours (+ the same amount after a trial run). nine0003
Now let's figure out how to choose this vertical for ourselves. Yes, experienced arbitrageurs, who have already decided on their favorites for a long time, may well skip the section. Unless, of course, they want to expand the pool of working niches for themselves.
First of all, you need to pay attention to the specifics of the work and the audience. This is the foundation, all verticals differ mainly only in promotion methods, as well as in the target audience. If you work for a book e-com, then your audience will be people in their 20s who love literature. And this is a completely different audience than people who are interested in adult gaming (and sometimes not, and this is also a niche nuance). Therefore, first select the audience, then think about the vertical. It is most logical to take on the one that you are really interested in. But it is also profitable. nine0003
So, it is not recommended to start with sweepstakes that have significantly lost popularity in 2021. But the same gaming or crypto is in the TOP of user sympathies. But on the example of the last vertical, crypt, we see one more condition - exactingness to the knowledge base. You won’t be able to promote cryptocurrencies if you don’t understand it perfectly, you don’t know everything about blockchain technology. You need to understand financial exchanges or market instruments (like binary options) at a near-expert level in order to work with this category of finance. But for the promotion of adult you do not need special knowledge, but here the very specifics of the work are more complicated. True, this knowledge mostly comes only with experience. nine0003
And we come to the next point - some verticals are easier than others. And it’s better to start with easier ones to master. Most of the types of goods, dating, half of adult, installs, tourism are simpler verticals. And gambling, guts, beauty and fashion, style are more complicated. Crypto, options, blockchain, ICO, finance, and some others are the most difficult verticals that are best entered either after gaining significant experience in arbitration, or if you are generally well versed in these areas. nine0003
The last factor to consider is the audience level. That is, its price and reward for it. Conventionally, all traffic is divided geographically into TIER 1, 2, 3. It is most logical to start working with TIER 2 or TIER 3. When working with TIER 1, the cost of an error is too high.
The main ways to promote on Instagram
How does Instagram outperform almost all competitors? As we noted, one of the main advantages is the variability of advertising. And indeed it is. Yes, some methods are better suited for promoting a brand or a small business. But one way or another, you can use almost all the features of Instagram to arbitrate traffic. Therefore, affiliates can work on the network using completely different methods and tactics. Unlike advertising networks, where everyone competes en masse, buying clicks from each other. nine0003
Let's go directly to the methods:
- Paid advertising. Instagram uses FB Ads Manager, a proven tool that allows you to target your target audience with extraordinary precision. And in this case, the arbitrator wins a lot. Eliminates the possibility of empty clicks that will definitely not be able to bring leads, speeds up the pace of the advertising campaign and increases profits. You can read more specifically about the possibilities of targeting on Instagram in this review. And this guide will help you get to know FB Manager in general. Paid advertising allows you to communicate your creativity through several different ad models. This is a story, and the usual product advertising in the feed, and the famous carousel / panorama. And now Reels. Remarkably, you can easily manage the entire advertising campaign right from the Manager, constantly changing the flow of traffic to a particular creative, excluding and adding ads. Separately, I would like to note the possibility of targeting a ready list of contacts, for example, after parsing or the audience of a specific site. As well as the possibility of scaling this traffic, using the option - a similar audience. So Instagram itself will select users who are similar to the one you have chosen; nine0081
- Account promotion. Why? Why does an affiliate marketer have a promoted page on Instagram, he is not an influencer? The fact is that this is a convenient and simple method of work if you constantly take a lot of offers for promotion. Or you work with one, but without limits on time and amount of traffic. Then it is logical to simply promote not a creative, not an advertising campaign, but a whole account. Where will the loyal audience be located, which is interested in your offers, your business vertical. Many affiliates create a real online store in this way. For example, in e-com. Roughly speaking, they give users expert reviews of the best and most profitable products, and they make a purchase through their referral links. And to such an account, you can connect an uncountable number of offers in the conditions of one vertical. And over time, the account itself begins to bring money simply because of the high number of followers. But, the work on account promotion is not as fast as on the development of an advertising campaign. Even according to the most optimistic forecasts, it will take a couple of months to reach the mark of 10 thousand. It's good that Instagram itself offers great tools for this. Through the same FB Ads Manager, you can use the CPA model to select targeted actions on your account instead of clicks, the same likes, comments, subscriptions; nine0081
- Help from influencers. Now you are buying ads from Instagram users who have acquired a certain amount of loyal audience. The native element works, because most of the followers really trust the opinion of their influencer. True, when adjusting for Instagram rates, we recommend working exclusively with micro-influencers. Their advertising prices are well within the budget of an ordinary affiliate marketer. And their audience of 2-10 thousand people is often more loyal. But millionaires and traffic deliver less quality, and they will ask for an amount with 4 zeros for advertising. nine0081
TOP 10+ profitable niches on Instagram
Let's move on to specific verticals that actually generate income on Instagram. The audience here is specific, mostly young, active, appreciating the modern achievements of civilization. And it needs a special approach. This means that there are different verticals in the TOP than in other social or advertising networks.
Let's see what niches really have large margins and conditional 200+% ROI.
Health and fitness
Health and fitnessHealth is a trend of the last 10 years. With the growth of the general standard of living, people are increasingly concerned about their body and longevity. No wonder Jeff Bezos recently became the main investor in an innovative life extension company. Various sports goods, fitness programs from famous gyms, as well as remote trainings are enjoying the same success. Together, this vertical covers a huge range of different offers that you can use.
- how it works on Instagram: basically, nutra is suitable for traffic arbitrage. A huge part of it is based on health products. And most of their landings are based on storytelling, which works great on Instagram. Also, these are offers of goods of the corresponding type, goods for sports, sports equipment. And the promotion of fitness clubs, where the exhaust comes from referral links; nine0081
- best ways to find traffic: the logical method would be regular paid advertising. As well as buying stories from small influencers in the field, fitness trainers and even doctors;
- audience: mostly people over 30, at an earlier age we are rarely very concerned about our health;
- niche complexity: quite demanding on competencies, it will not be so easy for beginners. By the way, we have already talked about what niche is better for a novice affiliate to choose;
- budget: medium. nine0081
Fashion
FashionDemanded, popular, but original vertical. It is mainly based on the promotion of their own authoritative accounts. There are not so many small offers in the field. But the general popularity of fashion is undeniable. Especially in a social network like Instagram. After all, she tries to visualize all the content as much as possible, based on flaunting her fashionable look. Therefore, just for this site, the niche is ideal.
- how Instagram works: two options. Either promoting your own account, or working with influencers. In both cases, the main benefit from agency sales is from large brands. For example, reviews of the latest collections; nine0081
- best ways to find traffic: again, paid ads won't work, just can't compete. Contact bloggers;
- audience: age category from 16 to 35 years. This is the key base of CA;
- niche complexity: like a vertical, this is an easy niche. But it will require serious knowledge in fashion, and not in affiliate marketing;
- budget: large.
Beauty
BeautyHere is the last member of the Big Three. Instagram is about fashion, health and beauty. It is these three points that make a person visually attractive. Appearance, style - all these are the main values in this social network. Therefore, most of the female audience and a good quarter of the male audience are concerned about beauty here. The target audience is huge. nine0003
- how it works on Instagram: in 80% of cases, the vertical is represented by the inside. There are many beauty products. And as already noted, the methods of forming landing pages are very suitable;
- best ways to find traffic: paid advertising looks good. Especially if you choose really attractive creatives and slogans;
- audience: although the male audience is also interested in this layer, for more output, we would recommend targeting exclusively women. The age range is set by the offer; nine0081
- niche difficulty: medium;
- budget: medium.
Travel
TravelAs soon as the reins of quarantine and self-isolation were lowered a little, people became simply obsessed with travel. During the year of forced imprisonment, everyone yearned both for trips within their own country and for visits to foreign resorts. Therefore, related products have become very profitable. They go like hot cakes. And what is remarkable, Instagram has a very wealthy audience that can afford luxury hotels, business-class seats on planes, and the best leisure products. nine0003
- how it works on Instagram: this vertical is divided into two large parts. The first is the agency sale of tours, international flights, hotel reservations, services of guides and tour guides, and more. The second one is a camping bag, which has also become super popular. In terms of demand, both industries roughly correspond to each other;
- best ways to find traffic: paid ads with precise targeting would be the best option;
- audience: focus only on paying traffic. Users from 25 to 40 from TIER 1; nine0081
- niche difficulty: below average. In fact, there are no special nuances, the main thing is precise targeting and a pleasant ad;
- budget: low. You can start a campaign with little money.
Finance - Loans
Finance - LoansAgain, the recent pandemic brought the relevance of this Instagram vertical. For many users, after the forced stagnation of enterprises, wages sank heavily, and someone, in principle, was laid off. And everyone understands that in such a situation, borrowed funds become the only logical way out. In principle, lending has always been in demand. But on Instagram, it literally got a second wind. nine0003
- how it works on Instagram: small credit organizations, microcredit. Do not wait for offers from large banks, they will not be;
- best ways to find traffic: better target paid ads. But the influence of some bloggers should not be written off. In such a delicate matter, people are more likely to trust the opinions of other people than faceless advertising. Much depends on the landing page, it may be worth working out the pre-lander;
- audience: and here it is better to focus on TIER 3. It is there, according to statistics, that people most often take small loans, and their credit rating is often low, so there is no choice; nine0081
- niche complexity: simple;
- budget: low. TIER 3 audience though. Of course, the project can be scaled to suit any budget.
Finance - earnings
Finance - EarningsBut here the meaning is radically opposite. Small schemes for small earnings on Instagram do not work from the word “completely”. But serious activity, investment, profitable enterprises, ventures, successful PAMM portfolios and TOP ICOs will go to "5+". Therefore, in this social network, you can easily find a profitable client who can immediately throw a large deposit on the offer. True, FB is not inferior in this regard. But there and advertising is slightly more expensive. nine0003
- how Instagram works: in almost any case, it's an investment. It doesn't matter, in the purchase of tokens in ICO, in managers with a total account of traders, brokers, ventures, and so on;
- best ways to find traffic: narrowly targeted paid ads only. It is unrealistically expensive to buy advertising from influencers suitable for the target audience;
- audience: TIER 1 from 30 to 50 years old. And with tags of interest in the style of "business", "investment" and so on;
- niche complexity: difficult; nine0081
- budget: high.
Cryptocurrency
CryptocurrencyEveryone knows that for a couple of years the cryptocurrency has been experiencing a new rise. Bitcoin goes uphill, litecoin, ether - all become a strong monetary unit. Needless to say, the government of entire countries gives instructions to use federal and municipal resources for mining. Accordingly, the interest in the vertical is colossal. And just a modern audience that is “in the know” and lives on Instagram.
- how it works on Instagram: various cryptocurrency exchanges, exchangers, mining products and so on. There are actually enough offers in the vertical. And almost all of them with a large reward. On average, from $300 per lead; nine0081
- best ways to find traffic: again, paid ads will do. But your own account, if you have been maintaining it for a long time using crypto, will become an excellent platform for promotion of offers;
- audience: wealthy, but young. Range from 20 to 35 years;
- niche difficulty: medium, but knowledge of blockchain and crypto is required;
- budget: high.
Movies and series
Movies and series (Netflix Instagram account)The current generation grew up on the cinema. And there is a lot of money in it. Almost every Instagram visitor constantly spends time in paid and free online movie theater services. Moreover, this trend practically does not apply to the level of countries. In other words, people from TIER1 and from TIER3 devote approximately the same amount of time to this hobby. Yes, with low purchasing power of traffic, for example from India, users prefer free cinemas or torrent trackers. But the demand does not change, only the format of the offers. nine0003
- how it works on Instagram: the niche is represented by affiliate marketing with large streaming services. Like Netflix or HBO. As well as offers from illegal or just small online cinemas, which are actually a huge number;
- the best ways to find traffic: promotion of your account is mostly suitable. For example, a page with expert reviews of new products in the film industry, where a referral link is simply screwed;
- audience: almost any; nine0081
- niche complexity: simple;
- budget: medium, the method is primarily time-consuming, not financial.
Music
MusicImmediately after the film industry comes the music industry. And the demand for it, perhaps even more. Otherwise, the principle is almost identical. Traffic also goes to services for downloading and listening to music, both paid and free.
- how it works on Instagram: referral partnership with large official services and a lot of offers for small sites with pirated music. Mainly on SOI/DOI system; nine0081
- the best ways to find traffic: but here it is illogical to promote an account, paid advertising would be a much better solution;
- audience: again, almost any;
- niche difficulty: easy;
- budget: medium.
Needlework and decor tovarka
Needlework and decor tovarka (handicraft shop account)Handmade goods are highly valued on Instagram. From various plush toys, decorations, decorative items for the home to full-fledged hand-cut clothes. And many entrepreneurs use Instagram as a selling point. And others, who do not have promoted accounts, need advertising to sell their products. nine0003
- how it works on Instagram: almost always - these are offers from needlework masters who need sales. Less often from sites that combine such masters into large groups;
- best ways to find traffic. Paid advertising will be the best choice. But it is quite possible to try to buy native from influencers who sell related, but not interchangeable products;
- audience: most often our target audience will be women aged 25 to 45;
- niche difficulty: medium; nine0081
- budget: above average.
Household goods
Household goodsThe last category of goods, which is included in the TOP of the most demanded niches on Instagram. This vertical has become super popular again due to the long self-isolation. People simply decided to improve the appearance of their home, because they spent the lion's share of the time there. And as a result, a buying habit has formed.
- how it works on Instagram: the vertical is represented by both large stores and small entrepreneurs. Most often, these are custom-made furniture, decorative decorations for the home, as well as various goods for the garden and plot; nine0081
- the best ways to find traffic: only direct advertising will be effective here. True, you should not be too zealous with targeting settings. Only on a geographical basis, because most often projects do not deliver goods to other countries;
- audience: mostly people over 30 years old. Focus on the female gender, but do not exclude the male: about 70/30;
- niche complexity: moderate;
- budget: medium.
Gaming
GamingThe classic affiliate marketing vertical, which is now one of the leaders. And perhaps the most popular niche in principle. And this trend can be seen on all platforms, Instagram is no exception. Although, it is worth noting that the popularity of gaming here is slightly lower than in other social networks. But this is enough. nine0003
- how it works on Instagram: a huge number of offers in the field of mobile gaming. We recommend that you take a look at it. There are offers for the desktop, but they are in the minority. True, we’ll immediately clarify that more than 50% of offers are adult, so you have to resort to disguise;
- best ways to find traffic: paid ads only;
- audience: young people from 18 to 25 years old are the basis. The second category, 25-35 years. You can also allocate part of the budget to it so as not to miss traffic, but the CTR will be less; nine0081
- niche difficulty: moderate.
- budget: above average.
Installs
InstallsVarious utilities and applications - this is what greatly simplifies our lives. Every person has a lot of them on their smartphone. They are less in demand than games, and they compete with each other. After all, games in the genre, for example, RPG, the client can put at least a dozen, beating them all. But he will have one photo editor.
- how it works on Instagram: the principle is similar to gaming. Only you need to focus only on mobile traffic without exceptions. Good thing it's 98% of Instagram visitors;
- best ways to find traffic: paid advertising;
- audience: here we are more interested in the category from 25 to 35 years, but under 20-25 we are already setting up an advertising campaign in the second place;
- niche complexity: simple;
- budget: below average.
Niches with moderate efficiency in Instagram
We have considered the most demanded niches in which the most money is spinning. Demand for them breaks all records, but this does not mean that no other Instagram verticals work. There is also a second tier. Yes, less attention is riveted to them, but the competition as a result is thinner. And it’s quite possible to find your own traffic with excellent exhaust. nine0003
Dating
DatingIn principle, the vertical itself is now very popular. More and more people are trying to get acquainted exclusively through the network. Yes, and they also prefer to search for adult dating remotely. But on Instagram, firstly, frank adulthood is prohibited, so you have to spin. And secondly, the audience comes not quite for this. Therefore, even suitable traffic will have a slightly different mood. But the vertical remains in demand.
- how it works on Instagram: at 99% of cases are dating sites, both mainstream and adult. Rewards are similar everywhere, the system is often DOI;
- the best ways to find traffic: there is no point in contacting influencers, we use only Ads Manager;
- audience: the age category from 30 to 50 years is exclusively male;
- niche complexity: you need experience to properly develop creatives. But we would say that the vertical is not complicated;
- budget: low, starting the campaign with almost a minimal budget. nine0081
Gambling
GamblingGambling is very common among a certain category of Instagram users, while the rest of the audience treats it very negatively. Therefore, in this case, precise targeting solves almost everything. In addition, Instagram prohibits, as such, advertisements for marques or illegal bookmakers. And if you cooperate with advertisers precisely on such offers, then it is better to drive traffic to them not directly, but through an intermediary, for example, a Telegram channel. nine0003
- how it works on Instagram: advertising of licensed casinos and bookmakers is not prohibited on Instagram. Therefore, 90% of all offers come from them. In principle, this is a common vertical in this social network, so users are used to such advertising, they perceive it with moderate favor;
- best ways to find traffic: both paid advertising and ordering advertising from influencers are good here. But in both cases there are nuances. Advertising needs either professional targeting or a pre-prepared contact database, for example, users subscribed to a thematic account. An influencer is also not suitable for everyone, but only specializing in this particular topic, and not having dark spots on his reputation, the sphere is too sensitive; nine0081
- audience: it is better to target through a ready-made list from a site or group, and then scale it up. Or conduct a deep analysis;
- niche complexity: difficult;
- budget: medium.
Sweepstakes
SweepstakesInstagram pranks of various types are popular and well received. The only problem is that if various giveaways are still on the wave of relevance, then the classic sweepstake models for Instagram are too outdated. Therefore, a vertical with a very average demand. nine0003
- how it works on Instagram: try to choose offers with atypical and timely sweepstakes, otherwise lead generation will be slow;
- best ways to find traffic: both paid advertising and buying native influencers do moderately well;
- audience: different, but generally it is better to focus on the age categories of 20-25 and 40-50;
- niche difficulty: easy;
- budget: low.
Binary options
Binary optionsThis vertical has somewhat lost its popularity. More than a decade has passed since digital options swept the world with a "boom" of success. Now it is just one of the financial market instruments. But it still remains the simplest one, which does not require knowledge in technical and fundamental analysis, as well as advanced trading advisors. Therefore, on Instagram, binary options are still well known.
- how it works on Instagram: the vertical is divided into two types of offers. Offers from various exchanges, brokers and dealing centers and offers from projects for the implementation of trading software; nine0081
- best ways to find traffic: paid advertising;
- audience: men over 25 from TIER 2. Clients from the first world countries usually do not use options, they work through many instruments at once, they are engaged in direct Forex trading. And users from TIER 3 simply cannot afford to buy an average deposit;
- niche difficulty: medium;
- budget: medium.
Forex
ForexMore demanded niche than the previous one. But at the same time, not everyone can afford to use the services of an average offer. Therefore, the amount of potential traffic is approximately equal to binary options. But working on the offers of the financial exchange is an order of magnitude more difficult, although in contrast, here the rewards are an order of magnitude higher. nine0003
- how Instagram works: there are a lot of options. Offers from managing traders, PAMM investors, brokers, educational centers, sites for the sale of software and equipment, programmers for the development of personal trading systems, and so on;
- best ways to find traffic: paid advertising;
- audience: men over 35 from TIER 1;
- niche complexity: difficult;
- budget: high.
E-com
E-comOur TOP vertical is completed by e-com. Convenient and popular option. And he would be at the top of the review, where the best niches are gathered. But competition in the field is too high, often slightly exceeding demand. nine0003
- how it works on Instagram: referral sale of goods from the largest trading resources. Best of all are decorative goods for the home, books and furniture, decorative and caring cosmetics. But you can find a customer for almost any product;
- the best ways to find traffic: and here the ideal options would be to promote your own account and style it as an online store;
- audience: depends on product views;
- niche difficulty: low. nine0081
- budget: high.
Tips from experts on working with Instagram
Let's not break the tradition, so instead of an epilogue, here are some practical tips from experienced affiliates who have long mastered this platform.
- Complete your profile. Even if you have it purely business, necessary only for the operation of FB Ads Manager, do not be too lazy to enter key information. Members of the social network are accustomed to receiving additional information by going to the account. Therefore, it is better to throw in a small but detailed FAQ. So you will immediately kill two birds with one stone, increase the number of leads, and also draw more attention to the account itself; nine0081
- Visualize.