How better Instagram photos can boost your engagement

Key quotes:

• "Here are 14 of the best strategies to help you increase Instagram engagements for your brand."
• "Comments are the next metric you want to look at when tracking the increase in your Instagram engagement."
• "What better way to increase Instagram engagement than post meaningful content that entices users to engage? That extra appeal will help increase Instagram engagements for your brand."
• "One tactic you can use to increase Instagram engagement for your business page is to post at the right times."
• "You can maximize your engagements by posting content when most of your followers are likely to be browsing their feeds."
• "CTAs encourage followers to engage with your content through comments and to spend more time on your post."

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• "Since Instagram started sorting posts on users’ feed with an algorithm, many marketers have noticed a decline in their organic reach and engagement."
• "In this post, we’ll share 10 straightforward ways you can use to increase your organic reach on Instagram today."
• "Posting at the right times can help generate an initial round of engagement on your posts which can, in turn, prompt the Instagram algorithm to push your posts higher on your followers’ feed."
• "At this growth rate, it could be great to experiment with videos to see if it increases your engagement and organic reach on Instagram."
• "If your followers view your Stories regularly, it could possibly even help your Instagram posts rank higher on their feeds."
• "When explaining social media algorithms, Michael Stelzner encouraged marketers to re-think your posting strategy."

Transcript: Okay, ready? Yeah. Okay. (singing) ... for the bright side ofbusiness, branding, and being your own boss. Hey, Boss. It's Sunny Lenarduzzi of The Sunny Show. Welcome to the bright side of branding, business,and being your own boss. We all know what it's like when we're hittinga really good stride in our business and we feel like we've got a ton of momentum andthen all of a sudden you hit that plateau and you feel like your audience and your communityis bored, they've completely disengaged, and you're kind of in a rut. We've all been there. It happens from time to time and I wantedto address this with the three A's of getting out of a social media lull. The first A is: Attention. If your community has gotten a little boredwith your content and you seem to be hitting a plateau with your engagement, it's timeto grab their attention. One of the easiest ways to do this is capitalizeon stories. Stories are a fairly new piece of the socialmedia playing field, but they're a really great way to stay top of mind. Why? Well, for example, Facebook stories are underusedlike crazy. You know what happens when you start usingFacebook... See more →

Transcript: How to beat the Instagram algorithm and boost your engagement okay you can't really beat it but you can dance with it well anyways by understanding how the algorithm works you can utilize certain features of Instagram in order to increase engagement and boost those likes and comments and get new followers we're gonna share a bunch of them today and the first thing we got to talk about is what the hell is the algorithm and how does it work now in short the algorithm is an AI system this is robots this is Skynet stuff not really but it's essentially a computer program that's designed and it's always changing its ever changing so what's funny is by the time we post this video what we're saying might not be relevant nonetheless we got to say because right now it is relevant in the matrix the algorithm works in many different ways but in short it's always tracking what you're doing as a page and what your fans are doing and then through a different mathematical formula it's going to be moving certain content and different posts and different orders you know and the audience who are following you... See more →

Transcript: What's up everyone. Welcome back to my channel, the number oneplace for new coaches, content creators and entrepreneurs. In today's video, I really want to dive deepinto the topic of Instagram specifically. If you're someone that's struggling on gettingtraction and eyeballs onto your content, then this video is perfect for you because I'llbe sharing my top tips and strategies on how to make sure that you get the most reach possibleand make the most out of your content on the platform. So if you're interested in learning my tipsand tricks, then keep on watching. Now the first tip that I have for you to makesure you're getting as much reach as possible whenever you post something is to create shareablecontent. Now this kind of sounds like a no brainertip, but a lot of people actually don't know how to create shareable content and what shareablecontent actually means. Shareable content is beneficial for your accountbecause you need to create content pieces that make it easy for someone else to shareon their platforms as well. Not just liking and commenting, but actualsharing. And the reason why this is important is whensomeone is sharing your content, their audience then has access to your... See more →

Key quotes:

• "Let’s take a look at a five ways that have helped some of the biggest brands grow their Instagram engagement."
• "To increase your Instagram visibility, you need to post content consistently."
• "If you want to know the best times to post for your brand, you can use the Preview app."
• "The right timing can help you reach out to a bigger audience and get better engagement."
• "Hashtags are a great way to reach out to an audience who may not be following your account."
• "If you are using the right hashtags, you will find an audience that is interested in your posts."

Transcript: What is up everyone. Welcome back to my channel. Now in today's video, I'm actually going toshow you exactly how to grow your Instagram account organically. No bots, no cheating, no body followers, nonothing in 2019. Now I've had my Instagram account for a while,and since then I've grown it to over 7,000 followers, almost 8,000 followers using onlypurely organic strategies. Now I know nowadays it's really easy to buyyour way into Instagram success. You can buy followers, you can buy likes,you can buy anything that you want. But for me personally, I've always favoredthe organic approach, especially if you are using Instagram for your business. And I really say this for multiple reasons. First of all, if you're spending money automatingyour account or spending money buying likes and buying followers, you're going to needto financially keep that up for a long period of time. If you suddenly stop the financial investmentof growing your account, it's going to be very obvious that your past success was allfake, and it was something that you purchased and now you can't keep up with it. I've seen a lot of influencers and I've seena lot of people have huge accounts and huge success... See more →

Transcript: Not just any old hashtags you need to use you need to use specific hashtag so let me take a guess right now you are pulling out your hair over Instagram engagement you're putting out amazing content each and every single day but you're still not getting any response you feel like it's gonna take forever to build your following or maybe you already have a following but you're still not getting that engagement if this does sound like you I want you to come in this emerging down below so I have this solution in this video I'm gonna give you five simple yet practical tips that you can do in just five minutes every single day which will dramatically improve your engagement as well as your Instagram follow hey guys my name is Montel I'm a personal brand coach helping small creators develop their brand and build an impactful online audience so if that sounds like the content that you're interested in then be sure to subscribe and hit that notification bell so you're always updated on my new weekly poll so tip number one is to optimize your bio to grow your followers you need to make... See more →

Key quotes:

• "If you want to grow your engagement on Instagram, it’s recommended you switch to an Instagram business profile as it gives you an opportunity to view more insights and, therefore, allows you get to know your followers better."
• "You should be interested in their content as well — like/comment on their posts to draw their attention and gain loyalty."
• "It’s in our nature to pay attention to people who are interested in us, so most Instagrammers check unknown accounts who like and comment on their posts."
• "Thus, being interested in your potential audience’s content is a proven way to get more loyal followers and, therefore, better engagement."
• "To build great connection, you need to communicate with your followers, and also like and comment on their posts, tag them in your photos, and watch their stories."
• "You need to know how to interest them, and keeping an eye on trends is a way to understand what type of content you should post to grab their attention."

Key quotes:

• "Below is a guideline for an influencer with 10,000 followers: Less than 2% = Low engagement rate."
• "If you watched my video on how to increase your follower count, you would have seen that engaging on niche hashtags with personalized comments and a strong call-to-action to follow you, is one of the best ways to grow an authentic audience that values the content you create for them."
• "Follow those you aspire to be like and start mimicking the content they create, right down to what’s in the backgrounds of their photos and what Instagram filters they use."
• "This way, you’ll allow yourself an hour or two to gain likes and comments, before hitting your peak engagement window where you can then ride the Instagram algorithm."
• "When the only people commenting on a post are other influencers, it’s clear that they’re active in engagement pods."
• "They’ll also be time consuming as you’ll often have to like and comment on dozens of posts each day."