Want to know how to gain followers on Instagram? I have you covered!

Usually you see people with huge follower amount and you wonder how they do it. You might Google some things and you see results about buying followers which usually if you do not continue buying, you will lose them quickly. Here are some tips I know have worked and hopefully work for you as well.

1. Use #hashtags

What is such a thing? Hashtags are used to create a sub-world. It groups pictures, posts and people based on the relevant hashtag used. People use hashtags so people can become aware of what they post, what they're about and to even promote themselves and businesses. Social media outlets such as Instagram, Twitter and Tumblr makes use of hashtags. How do you go about it?

How do I choose which hashtag to use?

You could choose things relevant to the photo you are posting. As the example 1 up top, I had on a blue dress so I chose to use "#bluedress". Or you can choose to put popular hashtags where majority of people uses and views. On Instagram, one of the most popular hashtag is "#love". You may Google other popular ones.

2. Engage with people

Hit the like button, comment and follow as well. From this you can make friends which equals more people following you. Do not get creepy though and always be sliding into DMs. You can also do polls for people to answer which increases traffic to your page.

3. Use Instagram Ad

By using Instagram Ads, you can promote your profile to bring awareness from people all over the world. How it works is that you choose a photo you would like promoting, create a caption for it, choose your audience. It however isn't free but the good thing is that you can promote within a budget which you choose. You can promote for as low as $1 a day! 

4. Could do a thing called "promo for promo"

What this basically means is that you agree to promote someone/give them a shoutout on your page in return that they do the same on their page. This usually have people wanting to see what your profile or business has and if they like what they see they will follow.

5. Have a creative Instagram pattern or theme

Once your profile is of a certain theme or pattern and grab their attention they will follow. You could choose to post only black and white pictures, travel pictures etc.

Figure 1 showing a black and white themed blog.

Figure 2 showing the different pattern styles you could post