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    Tips for growing instagram "followers"?

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    Forgot all about this, thanks :-D

    I gave up on it for quite a while but now have...

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    I've found following the Hodinkee instagram account gets me watch related followers, which is odd as the four photos I've posted have nothing to do with watches.

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    Plant early into a little John Innes no. 1, water regularly and protect from frost.

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    Well you have at least one new follower.

    Me.

    :).

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    My son has a page he takes photos of supercars . supercar_europe . He got over a thousand followers and started by spending lots of time liking similar photos ,not following because you want a high following and have a low count of people you follow .hes 15 and it's really helped his photoghraphy as he's moved on to all types of Different subjects and is looking to hopefully make some sort of carreer out of it. His pal has over 80 thousand followers he's had amazing luck as he got a job with aston Martin in Edinburgh on the back of his following ,he gets invited to stands at motor shows gets an income from it and is really living a young boys dream on the back of his page.... Good luck

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    Quote Originally Posted by nosher View Post
    My son has a page he takes photos of supercars . supercar_europe . He got over a thousand followers and started by spending lots of time liking similar photos ,not following because you want a high following and have a low count of people you follow .hes 15 and it's really helped his photoghraphy as he's moved on to all types of Different subjects and is looking to hopefully make some sort of carreer out of it. His pal has over 80 thousand followers he's had amazing luck as he got a job with aston Martin in Edinburgh on the back of his following ,he gets invited to stands at motor shows gets an income from it and is really living a young boys dream on the back of his page.... Good luck
    Interesting. Anyone else got stories of how Instagram followers have lead to tangible benefits?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jdh1 View Post
    Interesting. Anyone else got stories of how Instagram followers have lead to tangible benefits?
    There are plenty of ways to monetise an Instagram account (acting as an influencer or brand ambassador is a good example), and the more followers you have the better. Followers are also a benefit if your account is business oriented.

    I have relatively few followers compared to the serious users - about 3k - but I probably get a couple of emails a week asking me to participate in one thing or another, not that I'm interested in doing so. Mind you, I know many people who go on regular paid-for trips, which would be nice.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jdh1 View Post
    Interesting. Anyone else got stories of how Instagram followers have lead to tangible benefits?
    We use influencers on Instagram for our business so they get free stuff. Our midwife and husband have nearly a million followers between them and promote all sorts of things for all sorts of companies. Not sure how much they're paid and how much stuff they get sent but it's easy enough to make a living if you've got a decent sized engaged following. I've only got 750 or so and have been sent free stuff, but there aren't too many decent pages in my niche.

    As an example I got free tickets for my son and I to see Harlequins play Newcastle at the Stoop.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jdh1 View Post
    Interesting. Anyone else got stories of how Instagram followers have lead to tangible benefits?
    I went to uni with a lad who set up a page that now has over 9 million followers. He travels the world staying in the best hotels for free.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pastrana72 View Post
    Well you have at least one new follower.

    Me.

    :).
    Make that two.
    @c_p

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    Quote Originally Posted by W44NNE View Post
    So I've had the @watchhobbyist instagram account running for a while but now I want to start building my photography online portfolio. I'm being realistic, not attempting to become instagram famous or whatever, but I've started a new account recently in the name of @waynegoodmanphoto

    I found adding landscape etc photos to my watches account was diluting it, and it was just silly really. A watch account should be about watches of course.

    So so are there any tips or constructive criticism you could offer to help me grow on this medium? I guess it's just for kicks st the minute, but if it could attract business prospects in the future, I'd like to build it in that way.

    Thanks in advance
    The only way IMO is interaction, follow and like others, it takes effort and time but works...otherwise just buy them (I wouldn't do this myself).

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    Yeah makes sense actually, thanks. Following others for them to follow you, and for their "followers" (I hate that term!!) to discover you. I'll start following some people and companies to see where that takes me.

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    Firstly, hashtag the tits off your posts so people can find them and remember that the obvious or biggest tags for your genre may not be the best as they get a high turnover of images - there a sites that show usage and if you search on insta for a particular hostage it will show you a list of similar ones in popularity order. Also, there are websites that will show you lists of popular tags for a given genre.

    Secondly - interact with other accounts - take the time to leave constructive comments on other people work (don't just like and run). It takes time, but when I was building my 500px and first instagram account I tried to find a routine of finding 10 images a day that I really liked and commenting - it reciprocated quite well.

    Your new account has good coherence - all your images have a similar processing by the looks, so they look like they belong together, although you state you photograph events, landscapes and portraits, I would say that your account looks very much like that of a travel 'tog!

    All the best with it.

    P.S Followed you :)

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    Quote Originally Posted by dougair View Post
    The only way IMO is interaction, follow and like others, it takes effort and time but works...otherwise just buy them (I wouldn't do this myself).
    Buying followers is abhorrent, and patently obvious too. There's no short cut - put the time in, and interact as much as you can.

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    As I understand it taking your clothes off seems to boost your followers astronomically.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Plake View Post
    As I understand it taking your clothes off seems to boost your followers astronomically.
    Inexplicably, it didn't help me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by learningtofly View Post
    Inexplicably, it didn't help me.
    😂😂

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    Quote Originally Posted by learningtofly View Post
    Inexplicably, it didn't help me.
    I still have the photos ;{
    Good luck everybody. Have a good one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by seikopath View Post
    I still have the photos ;{
    Actually, I'm now the same weight as I was when I was twenty, so I may try again.

    Anyway, it's nice to see you posting, Dave-O. Hope you've added to your life experience, mate.

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    I can highlight 3 main tips for growth of Instagram: posting often, qualitatively and interestingly. To speed up the development of your profile, you can also use it instashop.today.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LikeLight1 View Post
    I can highlight 3 main tips for growth of Instagram: posting often, qualitatively and interestingly. To speed up the development of your profile, you can also use it spamalot.today.
    Sad that you spent your time joining up just to spam us. Hopefully your account will be nuked soon.

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    You’ve got an extra follower in me anyway. Best of luck with it. Looks decent; wasn’t sure what to drool over most, the watches or cars; bravo!

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    Forgot all about this, thanks :-D

    I gave up on it for quite a while but now have...

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    been having fun the last 10 months on a new floral photo account, got me up over 5k followers now, and yes interacting/ commenting is what you have to do, along with hashtagging and consistant image quality and posting times.
    I post three times a day, early am, 1pm and 9pm, post anymore and you may lose people.
    Im just ding it for fun please take a look

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    my BNW page is over a year old but only at 2.5k followers as i have been a bit slow on it lately and the BNW hash tags contain millions!

    cheers andy

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    Fun? Sounds like full time job to me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by VDG View Post
    Fun? Sounds like full time job to me.
    bout an hour a day TBF!

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    Just started IG and its a steep learning curve but some great info here even if most of it was 2017!

    I'm going to try and post once a day for now and learn how it all connects, I'm using it for business purposes only so quality followers are what I need.

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    What is instagran? Some kind of health food or a grandparent rental agency?

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    Quote Originally Posted by tixntox View Post
    What is instagran? Some kind of health food or a grandparent rental agency?

    its where narcissists hang out to feel wanted.

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