Instagram Q&A

Hello,

After a one year learning curve, testing out multiple mixes of growth methods, and studying my analytics for growth areas ; I consider myself to be an expert Instagram marketer. I would love to give back to the community anyway I can by helping others grow and achieve their Instagram goals without having to go through months of headaches and dead -ends like I did!

If you have a question to Instagram marketing please feel free to ask! I am open for about anything, from managing your own accounts, to the processes and steps needed to land, produce results for, and keep on retainer your first IG client! Ask away & please provide details about your scenario!

Hello
I recently made a fresh IG account on viral niche and also collected the contents from compitetors , my plan is to follow the competitors and upload their content as soon as they post and if not i will use other previously saved content , i want to grow purely organic and do not want to invest any money in the account , and i hate follow/unfollow method , so what is the best methods to grow organically without spedning a dime ?, but the only thing i am going to spend is on a custom logo so i can stand out from competitors , thanks for the this thread !

How do you go about first offering your services to a client? What are somethings you mention perhaps on how they can increase their revenue, customers etc .. I can imagine it's a bit difficult to convince someone to pay you to promote their instagram account at first.

shiva990 said:

Hello
I recently made a fresh IG account on viral niche and also collected the contents from compitetors , my plan is to follow the competitors and upload their content as soon as they post and if not i will use other previously saved content , i want to grow purely organic and do not want to invest any money in the account , and i hate follow/unfollow method , so what is the best methods to grow organically without spedning a dime ?, but the only thing i am going to spend is on a custom logo so i can stand out from competitors , thanks for the this thread !

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1. Your already ahead of the game by doing your research before you start.
2. Viral pages often use similar methods that your using to find viral content - so yes this works - but nothing beats original content that hasn't gone viral yet. Try searching medium pages first before bigger pages.
3. Adding a personal touch will always be an advantage, no one can be you better than you.
4. I would recommend using power-likes (you must purchase). If not, dm accounts in your niche and say hey "Im starting a 100k + group, want to join". Even though your not 100k+, the group will be, therefore adding value to the 100k+ accounts.
5. Logo and brand names are huge for social media- they will make you memorable, give you some buzz, and especially for niched markets. The more concise the name (without spaces or highypens) the better.

Since your managing so many accounts do you use proxies or are you using any specific software for managing them?

andalite said:

How do you go about first offering your services to a client? What are somethings you mention perhaps on how they can increase their revenue, customers etc .. I can imagine it's a bit difficult to convince someone to pay you to promote their instagram account at first.

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Great question. The best way to get through the door is tom add value- whether in the form of a free digital audit ect.. This will establish you as a recognizable brand/face, as well as an authority figure in the niche of Instagram Marketing- after all, what business doesn't want to hear about ways it can grow for free? Never sell on customers, or sales, since that will never be guaranteed. ALWAYS SELL ON LIFETIME VALUE of a customer, which means the total average spent per customer while interacting with the brand. Companies with longer Life Time Values are easier to land.

Dentist Ex: Free Tooth cleaning > Come in and also want whitening strips > Friend sees teethe and refers a friend to the Dentist > 6 months later your original client comes back for a cavity> ect...

This is why it is important to approach clients who are forward thinking, and not in it to get rich quick, since most of the profits are made through the full lifetime of a customer.

Hope this helps

andalite said:

Since your managing so many accounts do you use proxies or are you using any specific software for managing them?

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Both- I use an automated IG tool . Make sure to use private proxies to ensure seamless account functions. Limit 3-4 accounts per proxy.

Thanks for helping everyone out, I have a few questions.

1. For IG+CPA I know I would need a landing page that redirects to my offer, but would I need prelanding pages aswell? And would I need seperate domains for all of them, wouldn't that cost a lot once you start growing more accounts?

2. From your experience, what was more successful for you: growing your accounts, selling them, selling shoutouts etc. Or IG+CPA?

Thanks in advance!

Flip_111 said:

Thanks for helping everyone out, I have a few questions.

1. For IG+CPA I know I would need a landing page that redirects to my offer, but would I need prelanding pages aswell? And would I need seperate domains for all of them, wouldn't that cost a lot once you start growing more accounts?

2. From your experience, what was more successful for you: growing your accounts, selling them, selling shoutouts etc. Or IG+CPA?

Thanks in advance!

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1. If by "pre-landing pages" you mean pages to come before your landing page? Then no. Creating landing pages are fairly cheap, but I never got to in depth with CPA to give the best advice on which service to use. The best CPA usually works on websites in which your selling your own product/services, since it seems more of a recommendation and can blend in with your own catalog seamlessly.

2. I struggled with this for so long- so long- so long. I'm assuming by "successful" you mean which ones made me the most mula. Niched is the best for any market- less competition means you dont have to share demand and it is ALOT easier to become an expert in your spefic niche than a general niche. Growing accounts takes work, consistency, and if you have the resources you can do it alot quicker (powerlikes, shoutouts groups, ect ). Selling accounts would require you to have bot automation skills so that you can scale your operation. Shoutouts are my personal favorite. You get to maintain control over the accounts you've work to build, get paid, but if you accumulate enough traffic and stay true to your brand - you will attract advertisers who will also pay.

3. However, dont for get that one of your most powerful assets to making money on SOCIAL media is to be SOCIAL- network, be nice. ADD VALUE ADD VALUE ADD VALUE, in anyway shape or form you can.

Ex: me 8 months ago- I was in a dm group and someone asked me where I source my content to go viral. I was 1 of the 10 people who responded. This guy who was on a 5k account, had over a 1.5m network in our niche, and showed lots of love back since this was a huge problem for him for a long time.

Hope this helps.

I have a 8.5k wedding photography account I use for my job. I have been building it since 2016. Lately I have been receiving between 350-700 likes per post with 6-20 comments per post. I gained the majority of my followers from F/UF. Once I reached 10k I went in and removed 2k ghost followers because my engagement was horrid. My content is very good and original. Lately my engagement has been increasing however I want faster growth, more engagement and more potential clients seeing my work. I stopped the F/UF method and started just having my bot like posts in my niche. I have been trying to scrape commenters of competitors and adding them and engaging with them to maybe convert them. If you had this account and it was your primary account for your main job/living what would you do with it? If you would like to see my account just pm me and I will give you a link.

elliot thomas said:

I have a 8.5k wedding photography account I use for my job. I have been building it since 2016. Lately I have been receiving between 350-700 likes per post with 6-20 comments per post. I gained the majority of my followers from F/UF. Once I reached 10k I went in and removed 2k ghost followers because my engagement was horrid. My content is very good and original. Lately my engagement has been increasing however I want faster growth, more engagement and more potential clients seeing my work. I stopped the F/UF method and started just having my bot like posts in my niche. I have been trying to scrape commenters of competitors and adding them and engaging with them to maybe convert them. If you had this account and it was your primary account for your main job/living what would you do with it? If you would like to see my account just pm me and I will give you a link.

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You are at an advantage here , since you dont have just any "wedding photography" account, but "adventure wedding photography" - which will be easier to establish your dominance as an expert in this field. I conducted a digital audit on your company profile and you have all the components in place to take your business to the next level, with a few tweaks.

1. Continue to like post. Based upon my understand from previous weddings, females generally make all the decisions when it comes to amenities- so I would prioritize Females or (f) in my bot actions. Be sure not to get limited by liking too fast, I would recommend 50/likes and hr to be safe.

2. For sourcing what post to scrape, I would find known exotic wedding locations and interact with the "followers or following" of that account. Expert Tip: you can also reach out to these places and make a potential business partnership. If they advertise your services you will recommend clients to their locations or vice versa. Or you guys could set up some type of kick back for referring clients . This will add more value to your customer, since wedding location is often something that pre-weds are uncertain or debating over.

3. Since you dont have viral type of content - influence marketing and paid advertising would be your best bet.

Suggestions: try to select/upload brighter images, despite your shooting preference, Instagrammers like bright, face-forward style pictures. I would change your profile picture immediately . Maybe a beautiful portrait of a bride smiling with a delicate eye color holding a bu-cay? Rather than a dark, distance, back facing shot. Your name, profile picture, and first 6 images, are your first impression- so its important to get them right to the detail so people dont write you off right away and look further into your profile.

I would also recommend re-structuring your website . Having images that are two big to fit into one "scroll frame" make users not want to continue scrolling and effects the presentation of your high quality work. I'd switch to a gallery form, since you are after all telling a story. Simple continuity updates like this will allow your user to fully take in the quality of your content, throw on some music, and read your short entries all at once to create the complete "escape" environment.

elliot thomas said:

I have a 8.5k wedding photography account I use for my job. I have been building it since 2016. Lately I have been receiving between 350-700 likes per post with 6-20 comments per post. I gained the majority of my followers from F/UF. Once I reached 10k I went in and removed 2k ghost followers because my engagement was horrid. My content is very good and original. Lately my engagement has been increasing however I want faster growth, more engagement and more potential clients seeing my work. I stopped the F/UF method and started just having my bot like posts in my niche. I have been trying to scrape commenters of competitors and adding them and engaging with them to maybe convert them. If you had this account and it was your primary account for your main job/living what would you do with it? If you would like to see my account just pm me and I will give you a link.

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Also, your blog should add value to the clients - not summarize the story of clients you've already had- that is a portfolio . You should actively add value to problem areas people may have when considering wedding arrangements.

Ex: How to keep your wedding budget under> which leads to your photography services
Ex: "
A wedding you wont forget, how to make a memory last a lifetime" > Maybe get a testimonial video / couples looking over their wedding pictures, sharing special moments and stories from the photos. > Leads to your services

Thanks for supporting the community. I have couple of questions,

1.What IG tool do you recommend ?
2.Is there any tool available to find viral content posted ?

My question.

Is it safe to add a link to the profile when there hasn't been one since the account (2 month) was created and if is safe do you need to cloak it?

Thank you for helping the community.
One of my friend has personal Instagram account with 2k+ followers. She post makeup, fashion related stuff. She want to grow organic without spending money. What strategy or growth hack would your suggest?

News Feed said:

You are at an advantage here , since you dont have just any "wedding photography" account, but "adventure wedding photography" - which will be easier to establish your dominance as an expert in this field. I conducted a digital audit on your company profile and you have all the components in place to take your business to the next level, with a few tweaks.

1. Continue to like post. Based upon my understand from previous weddings, females generally make all the decisions when it comes to amenities- so I would prioritize Females or (f) in my bot actions. Be sure not to get limited by liking too fast, I would recommend 50/likes and hr to be safe.

2. For sourcing what post to scrape, I would find known exotic wedding locations and interact with the "followers or following" of that account. Expert Tip: you can also reach out to these places and make a potential business partnership. If they advertise your services you will recommend clients to their locations or vice versa. Or you guys could set up some type of kick back for referring clients . This will add more value to your customer, since wedding location is often something that pre-weds are uncertain or debating over.

3. Since you dont have viral type of content - influence marketing and paid advertising would be your best bet.

Suggestions: try to select/upload brighter images, despite your shooting preference, Instagrammers like bright, face-forward style pictures. I would change your profile picture immediately . Maybe a beautiful portrait of a bride smiling with a delicate eye color holding a bu-cay? Rather than a dark, distance, back facing shot. Your name, profile picture, and first 6 images, are your first impression- so its important to get them right to the detail so people dont write you off right away and look further into your profile.

I would also recommend re-structuring your website . Having images that are two big to fit into one "scroll frame" make users not want to continue scrolling and effects the presentation of your high quality work. I'd switch to a gallery form, since you are after all telling a story. Simple continuity updates like this will allow your user to fully take in the quality of your content, throw on some music, and read your short entries all at once to create the complete "escape" environment.

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Thank you for your time and for writing all of this up for me. On #3 by influence marketing and paid advertising what exactly do you mean. Instagram Ads? Shoutouts? Powerlikes? Engagement Groups? What would be a good budget to set aside to help this account grow?

I went ahead and changed the profile picture. Most everything we shoot is "moody" so it was hard finding something brighter. Looking forward to hearing back from you.

Thanks again!

Naman Vaidya said:

Thank you for helping the community.
One of my friend has personal Instagram account with 2k+ followers. She post makeup, fashion related stuff. She want to grow organic without spending money. What strategy or growth hack would your suggest?

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1. Interact with the users who interact with niched accounts related to yours (especially the comments)
2. Be sure to use every parameter Instagram allows you when uploading to your feed or story (geo locations, hashtags, mentions ect..)
3. Network Network Network- there are 800 million IG users, there are bound to be people who are looking to grow like you. Search the tagged post of big fashion/ make up accounts and you will find accounts that are trying to grow in your niche, as well as your own network of people to do shouts/dm groups with.
4. Get excellent content that not only showcases your final product, but can show users how you got their. Since you are in a cosmetic industry , give your users the behind the scenes, the outfit from A-B ect.

May i know what is the benefit of aged ig accounts over new accounts?

Do i need a vps to run my GMT2 instagram bot?

elliot thomas said:

Thank you for your time and for writing all of this up for me. On #3 by influence marketing and paid advertising what exactly do you mean. Instagram Ads? Shoutouts? Powerlikes? Engagement Groups? What would be a good budget to set aside to help this account grow?

I went ahead and changed the profile picture. Most everything we shoot is "moody" so it was hard finding something brighter. Looking forward to hearing back from you.

Thanks again!

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Always a pleasure. Yes running Instagram ads to targeted users. However, you want to re-target people who have already interacted, familiar with, and are interested in your brand. This is where your conversions will come. Rather than competing with 95% of marketers who can set Facebook Advertisement parameters to match their analytics, this is a piece of the pie no one can get to BUT YOU. This is where having someone who knows how to effectively market, and re-market to your audience helps. Only 20% of sales are made on the front end, 80% are made on the back end (emails, re-targeting ect..)

I'm unsure if your account is shadow banned because you followed/unfollowed - so I dont want you to waste power-likes since they will be ineffective if you are. Engagement groups work but require a lot of hands on, rather automation which is how you scale a businesses. Shootouts yes, but you need to be able to effectively identify influences that will convert to your services/product without falling for fake accounts or accounts that wont convert . Again- this is where a consultant comes into play.

Hope this helps

News Feed said:

Hello,

After a one year learning curve, testing out multiple mixes of growth methods, and studying my analytics for growth areas ; I consider myself to be an expert Instagram marketer. I would love to give back to the community anyway I can by helping others grow and achieve their Instagram goals without having to go through months of headaches and dead -ends like I did!

If you have a question to Instagram marketing please feel free to ask! I am open for about anything, from managing your own accounts, to the processes and steps needed to land, produce results for, and keep on retainer your first IG client! Ask away & please provide details about your scenario!

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How original.

klique said:

How original.

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If your upset that Im answering question quicker and more efficiently and on a broader topic than you than well... but please dont bring your negativity to my thread. And it truly is- since I'm also helping users with client acquisition and client management, none of which I've seen you mention or give advice on. If you spent less time worrying about others you might be able to keep up with your thread- just some expert advice.