Free Instagram analytics tools for building an audience

Turning your Instagram posts into a magnet for followers is tricky. Luckily, these Instagram analytics resources can make it a little easier.

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Free Instagram analytics tools for building an audience

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Key quotes:

  • "And now, Instagram is one of the most influential and engaged social media channels."
  • "Today I’m sharing an exclusive list of 20 unseen Instagram marketing tools to help engage, grow and analyze your audience."
  • "Schedugram allows you to automate all your Instagram posts by scheduling in advance."
  • "It allows to publish your post immediately or set preset times, maintain an active presence online and manage multiple accounts."
  • "Iconosquare is “Google Analytics for Instagram.” It gives you all tracking information, such as comments, likes and engaged followers for each post."
  • "You can schedule same posts on other social media channels to expand marketing efforts."
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Transcript: Hey guys what's up welcome to day four of analytics week today we're gonna be talking about Instagram and because it's Instagram I'm gonna be looking on my phone so excuse me if I look like I'm ignoring you I swear I'm not so in case you don't have a business account I'll teach you guys couple little hacks for how to get like engagement rate and things like that but this is really for people have business accounts I wish I didn't have a business account so if you do only have a personal account you guys will see the analytics that you get from having a business account really are not amazing so I really don't personally recommend switching I can do a whole video on that if you guys are interested let me know in the comments down below you guys would like to see that but anyway just go over here to insights first you're seeing activity so this is the number of actions that were taken from my account for the past week so you can see profile visits are about 280 website clicks are only 22 you guys when I say link a bio... See more →

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  • "AgoraPulse is a great social analytics tool that helps you identify your best content and see what users need."
  • "And like most other social media analytics tools, Meltwater provides email alerts that matter and reporting capabilities."
  • "Besides it being a social media automation tool, it also provides social media analytics so you can see which content performs best or worst and make smarter decisions."
  • "use this tool to track conversations around their brands on social and make important marketing decisions."
  • "This software is focused on helping B2B brands do social media analytics and management at scale."
  • "Similar to many other social media analytics tools, Rival IQ helps you track your social media performance."
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Transcript: What's up guys Alec here and today I'm gonna be showing you the best free Instagram analytics tool out there to help you track your Instagram stats and other people's stats first of all just want to say that I've got a really sore throat so if my voice sounds funny I apologize and that's why I've got the scarf on trying to keep warm more of that so the best free Instagram analytics tool in my opinion is ninja latex calm this is basically just like social blade which was a tool that I used to use a lot to track my daily growth on Instagram but with the API changes social blade is no longer working as we wanted to and according to ninja lytx they're actually powered with instagrams official API so it's a free useful legal tool so I'm gonna show you now my computer and this is what it looks like ok so here I'm on ninja lytx comm and basically you can see it's pretty straightforward you can log in with your own account on Facebook you don't even have to do that you don't even need an account so I'm just going to... See more →

Key quotes:

  • "With Instagram analytics tools, you can obtain a ton of valuable data and information to understand how your brand is performing on Instagram and how you can improve your results."
  • "Let’s walk through Instagram Insights before we explore the 10 other free Instagram analytics tools."
  • "Tap on the sentence “Showing Impressions of stories posted in the past 7 days” to adjust two stats filters: Note: Insights from your stories will be available for only up to 14 days after they’re created."
  • "There are also several great, free Instagram analytics tools that you can use to complement Instagram Insights."
  • "Squarelovin is a user-generated content platform for Instagram, and it has a free Instagram analytics tool."
  • "Simply Measured provides a free Instagram user report for accounts with up to 25,000 followers."
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Key quotes:

  • "And this time, we would love to share a big list of free Instagram tools that’ll help you to grow your following."
  • "Going beyond the usual photo editing tools, we’ll also be sharing tools for finding the best hashtags to use, running Instagram contests, displaying your Instagram posts on your website, and more."
  • "It’s wonderful to think that there are so many free tools available to help you grow your Instagram following."
  • "Here’s a round up of over 30 free Instagram tools that can help you with your Instagram marketing, everything from creating amazing Instagram posts and stories to finding the best hashtags, to planning your Instagram schedule, to analyzing your Instagram performance."
  • "Canva is one of our favorite free design tools for creating images for social media, blog posts, and more."
  • "Display Purposes is a great tool for finding the best hashtags to use for your Instagram posts."
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Transcript: You want Instagram Analytics that arefree?Let me show you where to find them and how to use them We'll take youthrough the whole process right now What's up busy people?Welcome toFive Minute Social Media. If you've ever had "figure out" social media on your to-dolist for your brand and then it just keeps getting pushed down the list becauseyou're overwhelmed, you don't know where to start, you're in the right place. Weput out a new quick video every week to help you with a different piece of yourdigital marketing strategy. So if that's something you need please take a secondand go ahead and hit subscribe now In fact yet another reason to subscribe;When I wrote the notes for this video about a week ago I had everything allready to go. This morning I went to film and Instagram had totally changed theway the analytics look! So new stuff is coming out all the time. My name is JerryPotter, yes it rhymes with the boy wizard, and by the end of this video you'regoing to not only know how to look at your Instagram analytics, but also how touse those numbers to help you grow your account - same tactics that... See more →

Transcript: If you're running an Instagram account to grow your business it's vital you understand how your audience interact with your content so you can extend your reach get more followers which are concerning to customers right the best way to do this is to deep dive into Instagram insights which is the built-in analytics tool that provides data on the activities happening on your account such as what actions people are taking on your board how well your content is doing your demographic and much more if you're interested in growing your business along with your followers watch today's video as I'm going to take you through each and every analytics option available and highlight the ones you should focus on so it's in line with your business goals so stay tuned hi there if we're just meeting my name is Luke Duran the founder of writing Academy's new kicks where I talk about the best tools tips and ways to help you promote your local business online step by step and click buy clicks on this channel I cover everything any local business owner needs to know from search engine optimization through social media my goal is to help... See more →

Key quotes:

  • "I believe that it’s safe to say that Instagram has become one of the most popular and engaging social media apps with over 1 billion registered users accounts and 95 million photos and videos shared every day without any clear signs of stopping here."
  • "Lucky for us we can get a detailed analysis of one Instagram account and that includes best times for engagement, the amount and types of engagement including metrics on top posts."
  • "Knowing what days and times are best to post content can really give you a serious boost to your engagement on Instagram or any other social platform."
  • "Another paid app is Keyhole Instagram analytics platform which gives you real-time analytics reports of key metrics: follower growth, engagement rate and optimal posting times."
  • "It’s a free analytics tool that offers data for example about your recent posts, a monthly analysis, and a history of your posts."
  • "Union Metrics it’s a great tool that offers as a free product an Instagram account checkup."
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