8 New Ways To Get Instagram Followers In 2019 | SMMSUMO

Want to get higher engagement, perfect your hashtag game, and attract droves of users over to your profile?
Discover the best strategies that ACTUALLY work if you want to know how to get more followers on Instagram in 2019.
Has your Instagram growth stalled? If you’re regularly posting great content yet your follower count continues to stay the same, these are the top 15 hacks to help you achieve results faster than you ever thought possible.
P.S. If you’re looking for tips and tricks to make your Instagram marketing more effective, this workbook will walk you through some marketing hacks you may not have thought of before.

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#1 | PARTNER UP WITH ANOTHER INSTAGRAM USER IN YOUR NICHE
Reach out to Instagram users who have built a following in your niche or industry to talk about how you can cross-promote each other.
If you want this to work effectively, you’ll need to find users who have a similar size audience, as well as a similar or complimentary target market.
Here are some ways you can use this strategy:

- Arrange a “takeover”, where you each take over the other person’s account for a day
- Share each other’s posts
- Co-host a contest
- Tag each other in your posts

Remember, your goal for this particular strategy is to build your audience. Make sure you offer your BEST content to attract as many target followers as possible.

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#2 | USE POPULAR AND TRENDING HASHTAGS
I bet you know how important hashtags are in your marketing. But in short, using hashtags on Instagram will allow people outside of your current pool of followers to find you and follow you.
Don’t bother reading the super long posts about how to use hashtags. There are three main strategies to use when it comes to how to get followers on Instagram:
Use popular hashtags that you know your target audience is using. This will help you gain much more targeted followers (and is a strategy I recommend if you want highly targeted followers!)
Use very popular hashtags that get searched for frequently (e.g. #love, #photooftheday, etc.)
Use hashtags that are designed for getting likes and followers (e.g. #like4like, #follow4follow). Use this strategy sparingly, as the quality of these followers probably won’t be the best.

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#3 | USE THE OPTIMAL NUMBER OF HASHTAGS
Notice how I didn’t say 30?
There are a l
ot of opinions out there on the optimal number of hashtags to use.
Advice ranges from 2 per post all the way up to 30 per post. But the most recent research seems to indicate that 8 hashtags per post is the sweet spot for attracting likes. And that can ultimately lead to greater reach and followers.
If you don’t 100% believe that, I’d suggest starting off by using as many hashtags as you are comfortable with, and then testing out more to see what works best for you.
TOP TIP: Make a list of your hashtags (create around 3-5 different sets to work with) on your phone. This way you don’t have to “remember” them when you go to your post on Instagram. It’s as simple as copying and pasting them into your Instagram post.

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#4 | EMBED INSTAGRAM POSTS ONTO YOUR BLOG
A great way to persuade your website visitors to follow you on Instagram is by embedding Instagram posts onto your website or blog.
This allows your visitors to see your post and interact with it right on your page. And by clicking the Instagram logo on the post, they’ll be taken to Instagram where they can check out your other content…and potentially follow you.
NOTE: If your Instagram post is set to private, embedding won’t work for you. If you want to share your posts on your website, be sure to set those posts to “public” first.

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#5 | TRY POSTING TO INSTAGRAM ONCE OR TWICE A DAY
Research suggests that posting once or twice a day is optimal for reach, likes, and shares – and that means followers as well.
I want you to remember that this is based on averages. That means some accounts will do best when they post 10+ times a day, while others will get best results posting 2-3 times per month!
Here’s a simple experiment you can do to see what works best for you:

- Start by posting once a day
- Track how much engagement you get for each post
- Also track your corresponding follower growth
- Gradually move up and try different posting frequencies (only go as high as you’re comfortable with!)
Your aim is to choose a frequency that gives you the biggest growth, that’s also sustainable and enjoyable for you.

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#6 | LIKE OTHER PEOPLE’S PHOTOS
The simplest and best way for how to get more followers on Instagram is to like other people’s photos. Now, the key to using this strategy successfully is to like photos of people who are in your target market. Instead of just liking a bunch of completely random stranger’s photos.

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#7 | RUN AN INSTAGRAM CONTEST
Instagram contests are a great way to increase your exposure and reach, especially as your followers tag their friends and let them know about it.
And actually, research done by Tailwind found that accounts that use Instagram contests grow their followers an average of 70% faster than those who don’t.
Here are some strategies you can use to make the most of your contests:

- Require entrants to follow your account in order to enter
- Ask for user-submitted photos as part of the contest (and ask them to use a branded hashtag)
- Require entrants to like your contest post

Of course, be sure to follow Instagram’s official contest rules so you can make sure your contest has the best chance of getting results.
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