How to get noticed by instagram

10 Simple Tactics You Can Try Today

Since Instagram started sorting posts on users’ feed with an algorithm, many marketers have noticed a decline in their organic reach and engagement.

But that doesn’t have to be the case for you. In fact, it could be possible for you to reach more of your followers now than without the new Instagram algorithm.

In this post, we’ll share 10 straightforward ways you can use to increase your organic reach on Instagram today.

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Understanding the Instagram Algorithm

Here’s a quick side-note: Understanding how the Instagram algorithm works can be helpful in figuring out how to increase your organic reach in the algorithmic-feed world.

We’ve dug into the Instagram algorithm and broken down the seven key factors of the Instagram algorithm. If you’d like to learn about the algorithm and how it ranks content on users’ feed, feel free to hit the button below to read the post first.

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10 ways to boost your Instagram reach today

So how can you increase your organic reach on Instagram? Here are the 10 powerful ways you can do that:

Find your optimal posting times
Experiment with videos
Host contests or ask questions to encourage engagement
Curate user-generated content
Tell Instagram Stories
Go live on Instagram
Use Instagram ads
Post less
Create specifically for Instagram
Be a great Instagram user

Let’s dive in!

1. Find your optimal posting times

Even though Instagram uses an algorithmic timeline now, optimal posting times are still relevant as Sue B. Zimmerman, suggests posting when the majority of your audience is online:

It may take time to get a long-term understanding of your followers’ activity, but it’s important to make sure you’re posting when the majority of your audience is online.

If you are using an Instagram Business Profile, you can check your Instagram Insights to find out when your followers are most active by the day of the week and the time of the day.

Once you’ve identified your ideal posting times, you can also schedule Instagram posts ahead of time to help ensure you consistently post high-quality content.

2. Experiment with videos

Several studies have found that photos tend to get more overall engagement (i.e. likes and comments) than videos on Instagram. On first look, it might seem that photos are better than videos for engagement — and it could well be!

On closer examination, we might draw a different conclusion. News Whip studied the Instagram accounts of 31 news publishers and made an interesting discovery. While photos, on average, get more likes (and overall engagement) than videos, videos generate more comments than photos. In fact, videos, on average, received more than twice the amount of comments than photos!

It is not certain if the Instagram algorithm values likes and comments equally or one more than another. But since commenting requires more effort from a user than liking, it’s possible that the algorithm values comments more than likes and would rank posts with more comments higher than posts with more likes.

Last year, Instagram found that the video watch time on Instagram increased by more than 40 percent over a six-month period. At this growth rate, it could be great to experiment with videos to see if it increases your engagement and organic reach on Instagram.

To make things easier for you, you can now schedule videos to your Instagram business profiles using Buffer.

3. Host contests or ask questions to encourage engagement

Asking questions or calling for an action is one of the fun ways to encourage your followers to interact with your Instagram posts. We found that hosting a giveaway contest is an effective way to engage our followers.

Some of the call-to-actions we have tried are:

Enter to win by sharing your favorite emoji party combo in the comments below ?
To enter, simply tag a friend below who you would “Vote” for as your favorite marketer and you’ll both be entered to win!
To enter tag a friend below who you know is rocking it on social media! ?
What’s on your reading list this week? ? Drop your book suggestions below for a chance to win a free book of your choice from the Buffer team! ❤

While giveaway contests usually generate more comments than usual posts, we try to give it a few months in between each contest to keep things fun and exciting.

Something that we do more often is asking a question in our Instagram posts. Several of our most-commented posts (excluding contest posts) are posts with a question such as this, this, and this.

4. Curate user-generated content

Brian Peters, our digital marketing strategist, grew our Instagram account following by about 500% (4,250 to 21,000) in under six months. His secret? User-generated content.

Curating user-generated content can encourage those users to engage with and share those content. Since the Instagram algorithm considers users’ relationships when ranking content on their feed, building relationships with your users through Instagram might also help your content rank higher on their feeds.

Apart from organic reach, Crowdtap found that user-generated content is 35 percent more memorable and 50 percent more trusted than traditional media and other non-user-generated content. This makes user-generated content a valuable strategy to try.

If you would like to repost user-generated content on your Instagram profile, we would love for you to try our Buffer for Android or Buffer for iOS mobile apps, which can help speed up the process.

5. Tell Instagram Stories

In our State of Social Media 2016 report, we found that while 63 percent of marketers surveyed use Instagram, only 16 percent have created Instagram Stories. There’s a great opportunity to stand out before it gets too crowded!

Instagram Stories take a prominent position on the Instagram app — above the feed. This allows you to stay on top of your followers’ feed and grab more of their attention. If your followers view your Stories regularly, it could possibly even help your Instagram posts rank higher on their feeds.

It’s worth noting that the Stories are also ranked by an algorithm; possibly one very similar to the feed algorithm. Spend the time to craft great Stories to help them rank better.

6. Go live on Instagram

A similar “trick” is to go live on Instagram. When you use live video, you will appear right at the front of the Stories feed, assuming no one else is live at the same time. The “LIVE” logo also makes your profile photo more prominent in the Instagram app.

Social Media Examiner found that the more they went live on Facebook, the more their non-live content received exposure. Michael Stelzner said that one reason might be their brand is in front of their fans more often so the fans might go to their Page to see their content more — even if the fans don’t watch the live video.

This effect could play out on Instagram, too. Seeing your logo at the top of their feed might encourage your followers to check out your Instagram profile.

From our State of Social Media 2016 report, we concluded that live video has yet to hit mass adoption as only 27 percent of marketers surveyed had created live video content. While the percentage might be higher today, I believe live videos aren’t mainstream yet. So it’s another perfect way to stand out and deliver great content!

7.

Use Instagram ads

This might sound a little counter-intuitive but Instagram ads can be an effective way to grow your organic reach.

If you have an Instagram Business Profile, you can promote your existing posts from within the Instagram app. (

So which post should you promote?

Here’s a quick way to pick a good post to promote:

Go to your Instagram Insights on the mobile app (tap on the profile tab and then the bar chart icon).
Tap “See More” under the “Top Posts” section.
Tap on “Impressions” at the top (a pop-up should apply to let you adjust your stats filters).
For the first filter, you can choose “All”, “Photos”, or “Videos” according to your preference.
For the second filter, select “Engagement”.
For the third filter, select “7 days”.
You will see your top posts by engagement for the last seven days. From there, you can pick a post to promote.

As these posts have received the most engagement from your followers, they would likely also resonate with the people you promote to (assuming you have targeted people like your followers).

8. Post less

When explaining social media algorithms, Michael Stelzner encouraged marketers to re-think your posting strategy.

Rethink is the keyword here. Rethink your posting strategy on social media – Less is actually more!

Sue B. Zimmerman also gave a similar advice for marketers who want to overcome the Instagram algorithm.

If you truly want to connect with your audience, it’s better to share one fabulous photo instead of 20 mediocre images. So next time, before you hit post, take a moment and consider how this content contributes to your brand, and does it effectively encourage engagement from your followers.

I believe this is about the allocation of your resources and time. Instead of publishing 20 posts a week, use the same resources and time for just one or two posts and make them great.

Quality content that is relevant to your followers has a higher chance of eliciting a positive response from your followers. In turn, this can help your posts rank higher on your followers’ feed.

9. Create specifically for Instagram

One way to create quality content is to create content specifically for Instagram. Instagram, being a very visual platform, has a greater focus on the photo or video itself than the text. So a post that would do well on Instagram is probably different from one that would do well on Twitter or Facebook.

For smaller social media teams or solo social media manager, it can be challenging to always create unique content for each platform. Crossposting and repurposing content from other platforms can be great, too. If you are doing that, it’d be best to craft specific caption for each social media platform as your followers likely follow you for a different reason for each of the platforms.

Now with Tailored Posts, you can write customized captions for each social network. We’re hoping that this feature would encourage you to be (even) more creative with your social media posts and would help you drive more engagement.

10. Be a great Instagram user

This last point might be a little vague but it nicely wraps up many of the points above.

Social media algorithms are built to encourage genuine, positive behaviors on the platforms such as sharing, showing appreciation, quick replies, and more. Often, they would also try to discourage abuse or hacks.

My gut feeling here is that being a great Instagram user will help you grow your organic reach over time. That includes:

Posting quality content that is relevant to your followers (be it informative, inspiring, or entertaining)
Answering questions on your posts quickly
Thanking people for commenting on your posts
Exploring other people’s profiles, engaging with their posts, and building a relationship with them

All the best!

The main objective of Instagram (and most social media platforms) is to make users happy and let them enjoy the experience. As brands on Instagram (and social media), I think we can do a lot to create great experiences for our followers — which will, in turn, benefit ourselves.

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These 10 Tips Will Help You Get Noticed on Instagram

By Rob Nightingale

Updated Oct 27, 2021

If you only have a handful of followers on Instagram and aren't receiving the likes or comments that you want, these tips will definitely help.

Have you been using Instagram for a while with only have a handful of followers to show for it? Do you rarely receive likes and comments on your photos, despite your best efforts?

If so, these tips should help you make a splash and give you a better idea of how to get your Instagram profile noticed.

1. Upload Only Your Best Photos

Take a look at the people that you follow on Instagram. Unless they're friends, celebrities, or more practical Instagram accounts, you're likely following them because you love their photos. Put yourself in your followers' shoes. One way to get noticed on Instagram is to learn from their example and to only share photos with them that you, yourself, love.

When people land on your Instagram account, you'll want them to be blown away with your smartphone photography skills. This will not happen unless you're only posting your best shots to your public profile.

This doesn't mean you must stop posting all those impromptu selfies and less-polished photos. For these photos, you could always create a finsta account or just send them to your Close friends list.

When you post a shot to your Close friends list, it does not appear on your public profile so you don't need to worry about it tainting the rest of your Instagram portfolio.

2. Pick a Niche

If you're trying to get Instagram followers, it's likely you're looking for a certain kind of follower. If you travel a lot, you'll want to appeal to other travelers. If you're a foodie, you want other foodies to tag along on your food adventures. Taking Instagram seriously means always keeping this in mind.

Make sure that each photo you upload will be interesting to your "ideal follower". One of the main reasons people unfollow accounts on Instagram is because the photos being shared simply don't resonate with them, so be careful not to fall into that trap.

3. Have Your Own Aesthetic

People also follow Instagram accounts because they love the aesthetic of that account. They love the style of the photos being uploaded. You can't have this appeal if you're constantly changing the filters that you use, hopping between color and black and white, or playing around with different styles day in, day out.

Spend some time figuring out your own aesthetic. Accidentally Wes Anderson focuses largely on symmetry and pastel colors. Foodstories sticks to beautifully shadowy food and interior styling.

This doesn't mean you're locked into this style forever. You're free to evolve. When it comes to getting people to follow you on Instagram, having a recognizable, largely consistent style can be very helpful.

4. Use Hashtags Wisely

Using hashtags is one of the best ways to get more people to see your photos and videos; Instagram limits the number of hashtags you can use in each post to 30. While there is some debate over how many hashtags you should actually be using, there's no right answer. Using all 30 doesn't appear to bring with it any negative effects, so knock yourself out.

When it comes to picking which hashtags to use, avoid super-popular ones like #love or #instagood. They're too broad. You'll just get lost in the shuffle.

Instead, keep your chosen hashtags highly relevant to your interests. To do this, start typing a hashtag into your caption, and Instagram will suggest alternatives that could perform well for that topic. Don't fall into the trap of using the same hashtags all the time, though. Customize them to the subjects of your photos. You'll reach many more people.

5. Don't Post Too Often

When you don't have any followers, you don't to worry about annoying people by constantly posting too many photos. As soon as your following starts to grow, try not to bother them with too many posts per day. We recommend not posting more than four photos or videos in a 24-hour period.

Read more: What Is the Best Time to Post on Instagram?

Space them out. Don't upload all your photos at once. You can save posts ready to publish as drafts within Instagram. Preview app is one advanced way to do this and is available on both iOS and Android.

Alternatively, you could use a service such as Buffer to schedule Instagram posts in advance.

Remember, Instagram is a social network, not just a publishing platform. To really succeed, you need to integrate yourself into your Instagram community.

At the very least, this means replying to comments that you receive on your posts, and tagging people and places who are in, or relevant, to your photos. In return, they will receive a notification and might even tag you back. If you're still trying to figure out how to take your Instagram seriously, this is one great place to start.

A simple way to do this is to follow Instagram hashtags that are relevant to your niche. Some photos that are tagged with these hashtags will then appear in your feed. Spend some time leaving valuable comments on these posts and following profiles you admire. This will put you on the radar of other people in your niche.

If you have the time, consider trying out Gary Vaynerchuk's $1.80 strategy. This is where you leave your two cents (Without spamming people!) on the top nine posts of 10 relevant hashtags each day. Before long, you'll become a contributing member of your community. You can learn more about this strategy in the video below.

7. Use Instagram Stories to Get Your Photos Seen

Instagram Stories have quickly become a key part of the platform and can be a great way to build loyalty and engagement in your community. We recommend these tips to make your Instagram Stories more engaging. Don't forget about apps that will make your Stories more awesome!

The thing to note here is that Stories are a great way to share more dynamic, unpolished content that can offer a "behind-the-scenes" look at whatever you're sharing on your main profile.

An additional benefit is that individual Stories can contain links to your website. This is something you really can't do on your main Instagram posts, making it one of the only ways to drive your Instagram followers elsewhere.

8. Post Multiple Images at Once

If you shot a bunch of photos during a shoot, you might want to publish these as a multi-image post rather than as lots of individual posts. Multi-image posts can contain up to 10 images, all sharing a single caption. Users can swipe through them from left to right before continuing to scroll through their feed.

The benefit to this is that you can tell a more comprehensive story within a single post. This could be showing behind-the-scenes snippets to your main image, or several angles to a single location or subject.

This is far better than pepper-spraying your profile with lots of shots that might all look very similar.

9. Include Calls to Action

If you really want more interaction on Instagram, don't be afraid to ask for it. Ask a question in the caption, like adventurer Alastair Humphreys has done in the post below.

Ask people to like the photo if they do, in fact, like it. Start a conversation. Request recommendations. This method works for getting more interaction on blog posts, as well as for Facebook and Twitter interactions, and it works just as well on Instagram.

10. Take Your Editing to the Next Level

If you want to stand out even more, another great way to do so is to edit your photos using a different photo-editing app. Instagram's editing features are all well and good, but there are many better options out there right now.

We've included many of these in our lists of the best photo editing apps for Android and the best photo editing apps for iPhone.

How to Get Attention on Instagram: Become an Instagram Maestro

By implementing some or all of the tips listed here, you'll not only create a far more attractive profile, but you'll also become a real part of your own community on Instagram and could even find yourself making money.

Keep up with all of this, and you'll gradually see your brand solidify and your followers and interaction increase. You'll be able to reach a far greater number of people. Who knows? Maybe you'll even get verified one day.

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1. Change your profile photo to a personal one

The profile photo is the first thing your subscribers see, and only then they scroll through the publications, look at the story. Faceless accounts do not generate income, as real live photos are valued. Remember that people follow a person as a brand, and finally becoming a brand, you can make good money on the Internet. nine0003

2. Monitor your content

Before monetizing your page, think about what makes you different from others. Your videos and photos should be unique, useful and interesting, then people will be happy to visit your page, leave comments, likes, subscribe. Don't get hung up on common, unpopular topics like travel, food blogging, beauty and sports, Mom.

It's better to write about what your soul lies in, then you can quickly make your Instagram page popular. Then you will not need to read something new every day, as the content will come from the heart. And most importantly, you will soon begin to receive a good income on Instagram. nine0003

Remember that the optimal message size is up to 2000 characters, try to remove negative notes in the text, make more lively appeals to readers. Be sure to joke, as humor brings subscribers and the author together. In the near future, it will be possible to run group chats in Facebook Messenger between applications with further integration with Instagram, which will make it easier to communicate with followers.

3. Find out who your followers are

When you choose a topic for your blog, you can learn about your followers. To become popular on Instagram in 1 day, do not be too lazy to look through the profiles of your like-minded people, find out their point of view, what they live and are fond of. This will allow you to choose the direction of work, create a plan with different topics of posts that will surely interest people. The main thing is not to be scattered on a wide mass of people, take possession of the souls of a devoted and small audience, and the rest must catch up. nine0003

4. Fill out your profile

The information in your profile header will help your page visitors to understand whether you need to follow you or it's time to leave your account. In fact, this is your business card, another, but the most important selling post that will allow you to become a popular blogger on Instagram. Use the keys, break the hat into semantic blocks, add casual emoticons. Be sure to post a working link to your website or other social network account there. nine0003

5. Plan your content

Planning is the best way to effectively manage your social networks. This will help the content plan that popular pages on Instagram develop a month in advance. Follow the work of other bloggers, catch the latest trends, as any information pipeline can be easily adapted to the idea of your account. Just prepare stories and posts in advance so that you always have something interesting at hand.

6. Actively promote page

You can make your Instagram account popular faster when you connect a target. There are main promotion options - this is Ads Manager, which provides for linking accounts in FB and Insta. You don’t have to invest a lot for this, you can separately pay for advertising space with popular bloggers and influencers. This all sounds good, but it will be impossible to calculate the profit from this advertising campaign.

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7. Switch the page to a business account

Switching to a business account will let everyone know that your profile has a specific purpose. For such accounts, it will be easier to collect statistics, analyze data, and understand what followers need. The transition to a new status will help you quickly become famous on Instagram, make connections with brands and other bloggers. You can switch to business mode if you have a FB page.

8. Share personal

Storytelling is considered a good opportunity to tell subscribers about yourself, your life, to explain that the author is the same person as they are. These can be ordinary stories about how you spent the summer, a working day, a day off, stupid stories that you won’t tell your children about, etc. The purpose of such stories is to resonate with readers, give them more information about you, encourage them to leave a comment with a like and ideally subscribe to your updates.

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10. Post regularly

This is another rule for successful blogging. Your videos, photos and texts should appear every day, otherwise people will get bored and go looking for a more prolific author. Studies have shown that an increase in publications increases the involvement of the target audience, so go for it. Most importantly, set yourself realistic plans that you can fulfill.

Conclusion

Our 10 Essential Rules for Increasing Your Instagram Profile will help you get your first million followers on the social network. Remember that the main secret of the page's success will be your sincerity, unlikeness from other bloggers, individuality - all this will open the door to success for you. nine0003

Instagram provides everyone with equal opportunities to become popular, to reveal their potential, to tell other people about themselves. You just have to create something worthwhile, and all this within your phone. Put in more effort, you will succeed.

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