What’s the hype?
While not a new platform, Hive has just come to light for many people, thanks to some careful influencer marketing on TikTok. It seemingly went viral overnight, with the CEO claiming that 130,000 new users signed up in just one day. This has taken its toll on the app’s servers, which quickly reach their daily quota, meaning users can’t engage in any activity for hours at a time.
PSA: You do not – I repeat, do not – need hundreds of thousands of followers to earn money from Instagram.
Some of the influencers you look up to probably have hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of followers. This doesn’t mean you need to have a huge following to earn money online. In fact, all it takes is one loyal follower to start building your tribe and growing your income.
It’s always nice to see a new follower on your list but, if you really want to monetise your Instagram account, it’s your engagement you should be focusing on. You’ve probably seen celebrities, brands and influencers post an image and receive thousands of likes and hundreds of comments within minutes. So, how can you increase your Instagram engagement to get the same?
When considering engagement on Instagram, many people will just think of likes and comments,
You can currently use up to 30 hashtags per Instagram post. That’s 30 chances to get your content seen by the right people. But how do you know which hashtags to actually use? Cue the very simple research strategy.
When using hashtags on Instagram, it’s important that they attract the right people to your content. It might be nice to see the numbers rising on your post likes,
Do you ever scroll through your Instagram feed, checking out photos posted by certain people, and wondering how they get paid to do it? The answer is simple – they have influence. So how can you grow your Instagram following to do the same?
The first thing to consider is quality over quantity. The aim here is profit, not popularity, so reaching a targeted audience is more important that having a high number under the word ‘Followers’.
Do you spend all of your time posting on social media, trying to be visible? Many people continue to tell us that this is the best way to get our businesses in front of new audiences, but it can lead to an overwhelming feeling of burnout. What if there was a simpler way to generate leads? Just one system that you could implement..
Here’s the good news: there is an easier way.
