Good news! Here’s How You Can Get Instagram Followers for FREE
If you’re just starting your career on Instagram or looking to gain followers, fret not! Don’t be intimidated by those with thousands and millions of followers on IG. Yes, there are paid ways to buy Instagram Followers. But it can definitely backfire in the future. Which is why it is important to get Instagram followers organically. So here, we’ll teach you how to get Instagram followers for FREE.
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Why are paid followers not good for you?
Although paid methods can increase Followers in a short amount of time, most of them might not be genuine. They follow your page for the sake of incentives and most of them will not show interest or engage with whatever content you posted and will result in low engagement in your page. Since they have no attachment to your brand, they can unfollow you at any time. This will inevitably give the wrong signal to others and might show that your content is of low quality. Hence, it won’t be showing your content to more people outside your existing follower base. This will take a toll on your content performance and lowering Reach and Engagement.
Hence, it is important to have genuine Followers who genuinely show interest in your brand and your content. Simply because you’re worth it. 😉
So here are 7 ways to get Instagram followers for FREE.
1. A good Instagram bio goes a long way
When people visit your Instagram account, the first thing they’ll see is your Instagram bio. Keep in mind that the first impression is the last impression. So it is important that your Instagram Bio tells what your account is about, and what they can expect from your content. Write an eye-grabbing headline to incite excitement and curiosity. Then, they will follow your IG account and you will get the response you need.
2. Have an aesthetically pleasing Instagram Feed Curation
Feed curation with style. Find your niche and match it with a style that speaks to your brand. A mismatched or tone deaf style to your aim and purpose will mislead your followers as well and you will eventually lose them. The points are to ensure consistent subject matter, consistent theme, consistent look and feel, consistent lighting and consistent colour palette. Find your niche and research on stats on what colour or style your audience might love.
3. Consistency is key
Yes. Like all things in life, consistency is the key to success. Post as regularly as possible. Find your time and establish it. That way, your audience can anticipate when you’ll be posting. This will increase Reach and signal to Instagram that your account is actively posting and your content will be shown to more people. More posts lead to more reach & engagement hence leading to higher chances to get more Followers.
4. Create more video content
Based on TikTok’s popularity, video content is the trend. IG Reels actually receives more interaction than image posts on Instagram. Reels are shown on the Explore page – this is where your content can reach non-followers. Hence, it would be beneficial for you to make more of those.
5. Use the right hashtag
The right hashtags can get your content showing on the Explore page, for your potential followers. Do research on current trending topics and hashtags and ride on the trend. Be constantly alert on arising trends and consider whether it will be fitting to your brand.
However, do be aware of the banned hashtags. This could easily get your account blocked on the platform. For a list of banned hashtags click here.
6. External promotion is important
Promote your brand’s Instagram in your website, Facebook as well as newsletter. This is for those who have somewhat established their brands on other platforms and have just started on Instagram. However, that does not mean those who are just getting started on their social media career can’t do the same. Having a focused social media presence is good. But to achieve wider Reach, creating other social media accounts and websites is also important to reach out to those outside your audience as well. This is also great to convert outside audiences as your audience.
7. Engagement with your niche
Every content creator has a niche and it is important to find yours. Niche can be your potential audience and the similar brands in your industry. Like their posts, comment and interact with them, DM them to have meaningful conversation. When people comment on your post or DM you, do reply to them too to maintain the connection. Not only does this help you to broaden your brand Reach and expose your brand to more people, it also gives your brand a personalised, down-to-earth image, which could win you more Followers.
Final Thoughts
Instagram is a platform for creativity and with a different audience, the fanbase is different from Facebook and TikTok. Gaining followers is definitely a challenge to all platforms and it is essential to recognise the perfect strategy to attract followers based on each platform.
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