Content

• Steps
• Part 1 of 4: How to Improve Your Photos
• Part 2 of 4: How to Get More Likes
• Part 3 of 4: How to Get More Followers
• Part 4 of 4: How to Get Active Followers

Instagram is a popular social interaction tool that allows you to chat and share photos with your friends. If you want to significantly improve your profile, as well as get more likes and subscribers, then try to improve your pictures and properly plan your posts for the best result.

Steps

Part 1 of 4: How to Improve Your Photos

1. 1 Choose a theme for your page.
   • Before publishing for the first time, pause and think about what your page should look like. All popular Instagram pages usually have a single theme that attracts a lot of followers. If you want to create a successful page, then choose a theme before uploading the first snapshot. What do you want to photograph? What do you like? What do others like?
   • Popular Instagram topics include yoga, cooking, inspirational quotes, bars and restaurants, humor, fashion, and pets.
   • Unless you're Kim Kardashian or another celebrity, then you won't be able to attract thousands of new followers through selfies.
   • Dedicate a page to your hobby. If you love comics, wrestling, a specific person, or a fictional character, then dedicate a page to your favorite topic. Instead of taking pictures of yourself, you will need to post pictures of the selected subject.
2. 2 Choose a good username and profile picture.
   • The easiest first step in designing your page is to choose a catchy username and profile photo. Much depends on the chosen theme of the page, as the name and image should reflect the theme of the profile.
   • Also, think about short and memorable information about yourself. If you are photographing food and your cat, Ryzhik, then name the profile "Red Chef", take a photo of the pet next to a mountain of cupcakes and write about yourself: "Cat and gluten-free pastries."
3. 3 Edit photos before publishing.
   • Instagram has a variety of editing options depending on the version of the program and your camera. Always take the time to process your images to keep them attractive and capture the spirit of your page.
   • Frame your shots to emphasize symmetry and important compositional details. Remove all unnecessary details.
   • Choose the filter that suits you best from the built-in options. Do not change the photo if the photo looks best in its original form.
   • Perform manual processing - adjust brightness, hue and more. You can always undo changes.
   • Use other photo editors. Snapped, Camera +, VSCO Cam, Photoshop Touch, and other filter apps help you crop and manipulate your shots before publishing.
4. 4 Don't overload pictures.
   • A good Instagram photo should be simple and concise, not cluttered or blurry. If you want to take a picture of a hamburger, then take a picture of a hamburger, not yourself with a hamburger in the company of grimacing friends.
5. 5 Take many different shots.
   • Even in a thematic profile, subscribers are unlikely to admire three dozen simple photos of hamburgers in a row. Find creative ways to diversify your topic so you don't have to repeat yourself from publication to publication.
   • If you are photographing food, you do not need to constantly photograph the finished dish on the plate. Take a photo of all the ingredients before you start cooking, or the face of your boyfriend, who didn't expect to see such a masterpiece. Take a picture of the empty plate after dinner.
   • Explore posts on other popular profiles for ideas. Research is always a good idea.
6. 6 Plan your posting times.
   • Post after a certain period of time so that your photos do not fill the entire news feed. If you post a lot of photos at once, then perhaps your subscriber won't like it or they will accidentally miss all the photos.
   • On vacation, you don't have to wait until you get home. Publish real-time shots and show people what you are doing right now.
   • Don't post the entire series of seven photos of your cat if they don't tell a story. If you get a lot of good shots, keep them for future reference.
7. 7 Refresh your camera.
   • Cameras are getting better in newer phones. If your photos are inferior in quality to those on other pages, it is sometimes useful to upgrade your phone and take pictures in high resolution. If you can afford it, then such a step will be justified.
   • You don't have to upload only pictures from your phone to Instagram. You can also use Instagram on your PC and post pictures taken with a professional camera.

Part 2 of 4: How to Get More Likes

1. 1 Post your photo at the right time.
   • According to research, people most often go to Instagram between 6 am and 8 am and between 5 pm and 8 pm. If you want to get more "Likes", then post at such intervals. Do not rush to publish the photo immediately at the time of shooting.
2. 2 Use popular hashtags.
   • Hashtags are used on Twitter, Instagram and other social networks to make it easier to find posts on a chosen topic. All posts with text after the "#" symbol on Instagram can be easily found. Use any number of relevant hashtags to show the photo to as many people as possible. There are many popular hashtags:
     • #love (love);
     • #instagood (good);
     • #follow (subscription);
     • #tbt (nostalgic Thursday);
     • #cute (cute);
     • #happy (happiness);
     • #girl (girl);
     • #fun (fun);
     • #summer (summer);
     • #instadaily (day by day);
     • #food (food);
     • #picoftheday (photo of the day).
3. 3 Use the correct hashtags. Hashtags are useful and convenient, but you don't have to go too far and choose only popular options. Your caption for the photo must match what is shown in the photo.
   • Find the most popular hashtags on a specific topic. For example, the difference in the number of photos with hashtags #dog (dog), #dogs (dogs) and #collie (collie) is simply colossal.
4. 4 Use geotagging.
   • Before posting a photo to Instagram, you can select a specific location according to the GPS data on your phone. You can often mark a particular restaurant or other establishment and show your preferences or the place you are in. This makes it easier for people to find places and cities with photos that they like. This is a great way to communicate and exchange information.
5. 5 Use hashtags for likes.
   • Some hashtags allow you to find users who will flag in response to your rating of their posts. If you want to quickly increase the number of likes, then simply use the hashtags # like4like or # l4l (reciprocal). Browse through the photos and quickly rate many shots, then post your photos with the same hashtags. This will help you quickly increase the number of Likes.
6. 6 Follow popular Instagram trends.
   • It's important to follow popular Instagram trends to keep your photos interesting. Are all friends using the same hashtag? Find out the essence and publish your picture on this topic. Here are some examples of trends:
     • nostalgic Thursday (#tbt);
     • wednesday in love (#wcw);
     • photo without filters (#nofilter);
     • selfie (#selfie);
     • old pictures (#latergram).

Part 3 of 4: How to Get More Followers

1. 1 Follow other people.
   • Do you want to attract subscribers? Start subscribing yourself. It may seem to you that the fewer subscriptions you have, the "cooler", but it is impossible to attract subscribers in any other way, unless of course you are a celebrity. Where to begin? Start following others. You can always unsubscribe later.
   • Link Instagram to accounts on other social networks and follow all your friends. Browse hashtags that are popular and interesting to you. Subscribe to dozens of thematic pages.
   • Subscribe to the most popular pages like One Direction, Justin Bieber and Kim Kardashian. It also allows you to quickly attract many new subscribers.
2. 2 Engage followers with hashtags.
   • As with Likes, hashtags help you attract followers. View pictures tagged # follow4follow or # f4f (follow-up) to follow selected pages. Then post a few photos with that hashtag. Some people will follow you back thanks to the hashtag. This is an easy way to get followers quickly.
   • Always follow people who have subscribed to your page. Many people strive to gain followers, so they will unsubscribe from you if you do not subscribe in return. This is the only way to keep users.
3. 3 Leave comments under the posts.
   • Browse posts with hashtags that interest you and rate the pictures in a random order. Leave short, positive comments like "Great shot!" and "Incredible!" Rate pictures and follow pages to get people to follow back.
   • Comments should be positive and sincere. No need to copy and paste the same comment under hundreds of pictures. Take a personal approach. People just won't subscribe if they mistake you for a robot.
4. 4 Interact with subscribers.
   • If you want to attract subscribers, then interact with people so that they consider your page valuable. Respond to comments on your posts. Rate pictures in response and subscribe to the pages. Become a friendly and pleasant conversation partner on Instagram.
   • Don't send spam. People often look at popular publications and leave phrases like “Follow me!” Everywhere. This approach turns off potential subscribers.
   • Bookmark other pages. If you liked the photo, post your photo and include in the signature the address of the page with such a photo to send your subscribers. This is a good option for friendly cooperation.
5. 5 Post new pictures regularly.
   • Ideally, you should post 1-3 posts a day to attract and retain subscribers. If the posts are irregular, some people may think that your page is inactive and unsubscribe. Post at least once a day.
   • Save snapshots for future use, rather than posting everything all at once.
   • However, you do not need to publish pictures too often. Some of your subscribers will most likely leave you if you suddenly decide to publish fifty pictures from your vacation at once.

Part 4 of 4: How to Get Active Followers

1. 1 Check out other pages! Find a stunning photo in the recommendations, post it on your page, and include the author of the photo.
2. 2 Use relevant hashtags. Hashtags are only effective when used correctly. Consider your online niche. For example, if you want to attract followers from your city, then use the most popular thematic hashtag.