How To Actually Get Noticed On Instagram?

If you’re a small business owner or starting a side project, you can use Instagram to spread the word about your work. In this guide, we’ll cover the best methods to get the word out without breaking the bank.

#Hashtags, #Hashtags, #Hashtags!

You use them, I use them, we all use them. Hashtags can connect you with a larger and targeted audience. Persons search for relevant tags all the time. Which means they’ll see what you post when you use them correctly.

So how do you use them correctly? First, Stay away from the mainstream tags with millions of posts that your content will get lost in. Instead, use targeted and relevant tags (but not too targeted that barely anyone searches for it) where your content has a better chance of being a top post of the hashtag. Lastly, use as many as possible. You don’t have to fill your caption up with them but do you know you’re allowed 30 per post? You can create a list of relevant tags and comment them under your post as the first comment so it doesn’t look spammy and the post would get much more exposure. Read more

Instagram just celebrated its seventh birthday, with over 800 million accounts. It’s having a major effect on the way organizations work, especially small businesses. In light of that, here are some trends organizations can experiment with, in 2018.

1. Social media is the go-to for e-commerce

Instagram says more organizations will use social media to drive more sales. This is one reason why they have been testing “Shopping for Instagram” with Shopify in the US.

In 2018 Business accounts will be able to use this feature to tag up to five products in posts with links to their product. Shoppers can then buy the product without leaving Instagram. Read more

Ever Wondered How Much You Could Charge For an Instagram Shoutout?

Inkifi has made an innovative online tool. It measures the price an account could potentially charge for an Instagram promotion based on the size of their audience.

We tested it on an account previously used mainly for selling paid promotions. The results provided turned out to be quite accurate.

To discover the value, we simply entered the Instagram username and clicked the down arrow. Surprisingly the quote was in the region of previously paid promotions on the account.

In contrast; Elma Beganovich (@elmabeganovich), a 31-year-old influencer with more than 735,000 followers on Instagram, disclosed that; more than two years, she and her sister went from charging $100 for a post to a tremendous $20,000. These larger fees stemmed from collaborations with major brands like The Pierre. The five-star hotel that’s the iconic US flagship of Taj Hotels on Fifth Avenue, New York which she recently collaborated with. Read more

30 Instagram Business Ideas

By now you’re aware that marketing on Instagram can be an extraordinary way to showcase your business.

However, while numerous business ventures require you to have a website or storefront, there are various businesses you can open right now with just an Instagram account. Here are 30 examples;

A Influencer

To do this, you have to develop a large following or you can buy an Instagram account that’s already established and work with companies to share their products or services to your audience.

Reviewer

Similar to an influencer, you can share your reviews and have brands pay you to review their products for your followers. Read more

Four Methods You Can Use To Succeed At Instagram For Your Business

What if you’ve mastered the basics to Instagram? You’ve chosen to buy an Instagram account that’s already been established. You’re posting regularly, and now you’re looking to kick things up a notch? If you’re looking for inspiration, here are some techniques some small businesses use and some impressive approaches to Instagram marketing.

They create brand ambassadors.

Love Your Melon, an apparel brand decided to increase the effect of its Instagram marketing efforts by creating a brand ambassador program. Read more