Get Followers on Instagram Fast

There are so many people on Instagram that it can be hard to cut through the noise. If you get more followers, more people will see your posts, and other Instagrammers may begin to take notice. There are a few proven techniques which will earn you followers quickly and help you improve your content to keep them interested.

Steps

Making Popular Posts

  1. Make sure your account is public. Private accounts barely ever gain followers because only people you are friends with can find you. People will be unable to view your photos before becoming your follower, making your profile look dull and empty. To make an account public:
    • Click on the Profile button in the bottom right corner of the Instagram App.
    • Click "Edit My Profile."
    • Uncheck "Posts are Private." If you see the green button, then your post is private. Click this to set your account to public.[1]
  2. Use the most popular hashtags. Hashtags allow you to search particular themes and view all the photos that have used a common hashtag. If you use the popular ones, other hashtag fans will end up seeing your photo linked to that hashtag and check out what you posted, especially if your photo is good. This will garner quick attention and help you gain followers quickly. Some of the most popular hashtags are:
    • love
    • instagood
    • me
    • cute
    • swag
    • nofilter
    • tbt (throwback Thursday)
    • photooftheday
    • amazing
    • follow
    • eyes
    • smile
    • nice
    • beautiful
    • girl
    • happy
    • girl
    • style
    • l4l
    • instacollage
    • picoftheday
    • christmas
    • instadaily
    • like
  3. Use Geotags. Geotag the uploaded photo with a location. Others in your location might be browsing for photos of nearby places, and as a result, your photo is more likely to be seen by those people.
    • On Instagram, every defined location has its own page. All photos taken at that location are accessible from that page, so anyone taking a photo of that same location will see yours on the location page as well as their own.[2]
    • Make sure to geotag the correct locations to maximize the chances of your photo being liked. Incorrectly geotagged photos can result in negative comments.
    • Do not geotag photos taken at your own home as the location will be visible to everyone.
  4. Space out your uploads. You might be tempted to think that rapidly filling your Instagram page with a bunch of photos will attract more followers, but quite the opposite is true. If you post too many photos at once, you will end up flooding the home pages of your followers. Non-followers will not want to follow you, and people who do currently follow you may change their mind and stop.
    • On average, post no more than one to three photos each day.
  5. Filter wisely. Instagram offers a variety of filters, and as a general rule, you should apply them as they fit. There are a few popular filters in particular that may draw new followers to your page quickly. Make sure that the filter actually improves the photo before using it, and use popular filters. The ten most popular filters are:[3]
    • Normal
    • Earlybird
    • X-Proll
    • Hefe
    • Rise
    • Valencia
    • Amaro
    • Brannan
    • Lomo-fi
    • Hudson
  6. Combine images to tell a story. Create a better story by combining several photos into one. There are special programs that allow you to do this, and when done right, the end result produces a more engaging photo that can help you gain more followers.
    • You can use a photo-editing app to do this, or you can use an app (like Apple's Pic Stitch) that is specifically designed to stitch your photos together: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pic-stitch/id454768104?mt=8
    • It's not merely enough to stitch a few photos together. You need to use photos that are all connected to each other so that they tell a short, intriguing story.
  7. Post your photos during peak times. An Instagram photo has a lifespan of three to four hours before it disappears into the Instagram community. If you post while the largest number of people are on, you are more likely to get random viewers and potential followers than you would at other times of the day.
    • The two most popular times of the day are in the morning and after work lets out.
    • The most popular time of the week is Wednesday between 5 PM and 6 PM.[4]
    • 2:00pm-3:00pm, central time, is another active rush period on Instagram.
    • Every Instagram account has a different audience. Work out what times get you the most amount of interactions and post regularly at those times.
  8. Share only your best photos and videos. The key to Instagram success is both quality and quantity. The photos you post should only be of the best quality, and they should come often enough to be entertaining, but not too often, so you're an annoying presence. If you post low-quality photos, people are less likely to be impressed and may not take you seriously.
    • If someone stumbles upon your profile, he or she will likely make a first impression on the first photo that appears, which will be your most recently added one. If that most recent photo is impressive, it can entice your new viewer to stay and maybe even follow your Instagram account. If the most recent photo is shaky and blurry, and of a bootleg sandwich you ate, the rest of your profile will probably be ignored.

Attracting More Followers Quickly

  1. Follow as many users as possible. One of the quickest ways to attract the attention of other Instagram users is to begin following them first. Some may return the favor, while others will not. In general, though, following more users will often get more users following you back.
    • Look for popular users, as well as users who follow many more people than they have followers. These people may want to bulk up their number of followers, and will follow you back. Just dont expect many interactions to come from these accounts.
  2. Update your account once a day to avoid losing followers. Followers are lost because of one of two mistakes: posting too much, or not posting enough. People regularly cycle through their list and unfollow boring accounts or inactive accounts, so a good rule of thumb is to make sure that you update your account with entertaining content at least once a day.
    • It's also common for people to unfollow users who post too much. If you're following thousands of people, your feed might refresh constantly, but people who only follow a few hundred people get a flood of your pictures, which quickly gets annoying.
  3. Join a micro-community or two. Micro-communities are accounts on Instagram that involve a wide range of users by sponsoring daily challenges and offering forums. By becoming actively involved in a micro community, you can quickly introduce yourself to other Instagram users. Best of all, these users are eager to be active on Instagram, so they can be more likely to follow new users.
    • For instance, the @joshjohnson #JJ community offers daily challenges and forums. If you tag your photos with the #JJ hashtag and follow the 1-2-3 rule of the community, you can easily gain new followers. The basic rule is:
      • For every photo you post, comment on two others and like three more.
  4. Follow like-for-like and follow-for-follow accounts. You're not the only one on Instagram who wants more followers. There are lots of users who'll advertise their desire for gaining followers by putting "like for like" or "follow for follow" in their bio or in their pictures. There are a variety of hashtags associated with follower-gathering accounts, and they're often changing, so keep an eye out for new ones. To find users who are actively seeking followers, browse hashtags like:
    • likeforlike
    • like4like
    • l4l
    • followforfollow
    • follow4follow
    • f4f
    • ifollowback
    • teamfollowback
  5. Use the Tag for Likes app. This is an app geared towards getting you more likes and followers. It generates hashtags that you can copy and paste into the caption bar, then all you have to do is wait for people that are searching for those hashtags to follow you. "Tag for Likes is an increasingly popular way for people to gain lots of followers quickly.
    • New follower-gaining apps and techniques are always coming out. Keep an eye out for new ways to connect and for updates to the older, established apps.
  6. Follow and unfollow celebrities repeatedly. People often look for followers on the follower lists of big celebrities, just following a few hundred of the most recent followers on a given account. One little trick commonly used is in following and unfollowing very popular celebrities repeatedly, thereby keeping your name at the top of the "Recent Followers" list. You can gain lots of followers fairly quickly using this ploy.
    • Kim Kardashian, One Direction, Justin Bieber, and Instagram itself have some of the most popular accounts.
    • Technically, doing this is against policy and can result in your account being suspended, so use the technique judiciously.
  7. Use Instagram bots to find people likely to follow you. These programs, though they violate Instagram user agreements, are fantastic ways to find followers. They let you search for similar users, and the bot likes their pictures. As a result, a certain percentage of viewers will click on your page and follow you as a result. Search for "Instagram Follower Macros" to get started.
    • The website "Blackhat" has a collection of frequently-updated macro scripts.

Promoting Your Page

  1. Find a niche to fit into. It is much harder to get followers if people don't know what they are following. Celebrities can get away with posting stuff from their day-to-day life, most people don't care what you are eating for breakfast. If you can tap into a specific market, from food to pets to outdoor photography, you can attract a tonne of followers who love the same thing.
  2. Like and comment on others' photos. Your chances of attracting attention from other Instagram users increase even further if you are actively and meaningfully engaged with their photos. Liking a photo is better than nothing, but comments generate the most return feedback.
    • Sometimes you'll snag a person after leaving a comment on that individual's photo. Even if this does not happen, though, there is also a chance that someone else might see the comment you left on that photo and check out your Instagram as a result.
    • It's estimated that every second, Instagram users create 575 new likes and only 81 new comments. A comment is viewed as more special or more precious, so it tends to be valued over a like.
    • Start conversations with strangers in the comment stream of other people's photos. If you engage someone by tagging them and complimenting them and then follow them, it's likely they'll follow you back.
    • Keep your comments positive and take your time to write a longer comment. This will make them more interested in checking out your account.
  3. Caption with a call to action. When you add a caption to a photo, provide a clear “call to action” to engage viewers and prompt them to comment. Once a viewer comments, the lines of communication have been opened, and you can nurture the new Instagram relationship until it produces a follower. Good examples include:
    • "Double tap if this made you laugh!"
    • "Comment with a witty caption."
    • "If you're happy and you know it, double tap!"
    • "Which should win? Choice A or Choice B? Comment to vote!"
  4. Connect to your other social media accounts. In particular, you should connect your Instagram account to your Facebook account. That way, you can quickly connect to Facebook friends who also have Instagram and rapidly gain followers that way.
    • After you connect your Instagram to Facebook, you can "auto-follow" all your Facebook friends. This, in turn, encourages your Facebook friends to follow you back, ensuring a rapid rise in your followers on Instagram.
    • You can also advertise your Instagram account on other social media platforms, like Twitter, Pinterest, or your personal blog. You cannot directly link the two, but the advertisement will help you reach out to people you are already connected to.
  5. Start a fan page, then link it to your personal account to get followers. If you're a big fan of a particular movie, show, comic, book, or entertainer, try making a fan account. With so many people posting selfies and personal stuff, Instagram can get a little crowded. Tribute pages tend to stand out a bit more, and they have the potential to gain lots of followers quickly. Popular fandoms for Instagram:
    • Pop stars like Bieber, Katy Perry, Beyonce, or One Direction
    • Any anime series
    • Webcomics like Homestuck, Paradox Space, Paranatural
    • TV Shows like Sherlock, Supernatural, Doctor Who, Once Upon A Time, Arrow, Merlin, or Torchwood
    • Popular books like Game of Thrones, Maze Runner, Harry Potter, The Fault In Our Stars
  6. Ask for shoutouts from popular friends. Try asking your friends for "shoutouts", which is when someone on another account asks their followers to follow you. Popular accounts set up shoutout competitions, and if you get a shoutout on a popular account, you often gain many followers quickly.
    • You can offer to trade a shoutout on your Instagram account in return for one on theirs. Use the hashtags #shoutout4shoutout and #s4s to find users willing to do the exchange.

Buying Followers

  1. Know that buying followers is illegal. This violates the Instagram Terms of Service, and you will get kicked off of the site if you are caught. Buy followers at your own risk.
  2. Know the difference between real and fake users.[5] Some services will sell you “fake” users, which are essentially bot accounts only set up to crank up your numbers so that you appear to have more followers than you actually do. Other services will sell you “real” users, which are real people who agree to follow you on Instagram and may or may not actively take part in the community.
    • As a general rule of thumb, buy real followers over fake followers. Real followers will be more actively engaged, and they will actually help your Instagram profile stay active and thriving. Fake followers only provide you with numbers that make your profile look impressive at first glance.
  3. Understand the pros and cons of buying followers.[6] Buying followers is, by far, the quickest way to get a large number of followers on Instagram. It may not be the most practical, however, and if you can afford to wait a few weeks, you might be better off getting your followers using more honest methods.
    • The major positive of buying followers is that you are guaranteed an instant following. By making your Instagram seem popular, you can quickly become more popular with other users. You also shed the skin of an Instagram “newbie,” so people are a little more inclined to take you seriously.
    • The major negative of buying followers is that, ultimately, these followers are not all that invested in your profile. Furthermore, buying followers is against Instagram Terms of Service (TOS), so you may get your account suspended if you aren't careful.
  4. Shop around and exercise caution. If you decide to buy Instagram followers, you should explore a few different services to determine the best deal. You should also look up reviews to determine whether there are any scams or security threats associated with that particular service. Try to avoid paying with your credit card, opt to pay with bitcoin or PayPal instead.
    • AddTwitter-Followers.Com offers Instagram followers at $20 for 1000 followers, $55 for 3000 followers, $96 for 5000 followers, and $160 for 10000 followers.
    • Cheap Social Media SEO offers Instagram followers at $17 for 500 followers, $30 for 1200 followers, $65 for 3000 followers, $120 for 5000 followers, $200 for 10000 followers, and $350 for 20000 followers.
    • Social Media Combo offers Instagram followers at $15 for 500 followers, $30 for 1000 followers, $55 for 2000 followers, $79 for 5000 followers, and $300 for up to 20000 followers.
    • Panda Penguin SEO offers real Instagram followers at $28 for 1000 followers, $58 for 3000 followers, $85 for 10000 followers, and $175 for 25000 followers.

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Sources and Citations

  1. ↑ http://heavy.com/tech/2014/04/how-to-make-your-instagram-private/
  2. ↑ http://readwrite.com/2011/07/21/how_to_get_more_instagram_followers#awesm=~okXwAvp7poOqMv
  3. ↑ http://www.quicksprout.com/2012/11/19/the-science-of-instagram-how-to-get-more-followers-and-likes/
  4. ↑ http://blog.heyo.com/the-ultimate-guide-on-how-to-get-more-followers-on-instagram/
  5. ↑ http://www.buy-instagram.com/followers-on-instagram-real-and-fake/
  6. ↑ http://blog.foxfans.com/how-to-get-instagram-followers-fast/
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