I want to get your first 1000 followers on Instagram.
You're not looking for 10 K. You're not looking for 5k.
You're not looking for a hundred K.
You just want to get a thousand followers on Instagram and I totally get it.
And on top of that, I get the fact that you want to do it all organically.
No unfollow follow no bots, no weird tactics.
And so you clicked on this video and that is exactly what I'm going to give to
you. I'm going to give you strategic tips,
things that you should definitely do to really create a good foundation for your
account and get it past the 1000 follower mark.
And a lot of the things that I'm going to mention in this video are going to be
helpful to also help you achieve that 10 K mark as well.
So if you're interested in getting your first 1000 followers,
then keep watching. All right.
So the first tip that I have for you is to make sure you optimize your Instagram
bio. This is key now, what is exactly the Instagram bio?
This is my definition of it. It's your name? It's the items,
or is it text that's under your name where you kind of usually explain what you
do, and if you're not telling people what you do, what they can expect from you,
you definitely want to add that it's also the Lincoln bio,
as well as the highlights.
I know some people don't consider the highlights as the bio section, but for me,
I feel like this entire section is what's going to basically let someone know
everything about you in one go.
It's really what they see before they start scrolling.
And so you really want to make sure you nail that first chunk of your profile.
So what exactly are some tips and tricks that I have for you to really optimize
while the first one is really simple. And that is your name. Now,
what you'll notice for me is I have the word Instagram growth,
and the reason why is because a lot of people,
they might be searching for Instagram.
And because that keyword is in my name that way,
when someone is searching for Instagram growth in search,
I may or may not show up.
Now it's not always guaranteed that you're going to show up. However,
if that person is following a very similar follower pool to you,
or maybe they know someone who knows someone who follows you,
then that degree of separation is less.
And so there's a higher chance of you showing up.
Versus if someone who literally has no connection to you whatsoever,
you guys have no mutual followers, nothing at all. You may not show up. However,
if you really want to optimize this function,
you definitely want to put it up there so that you can actually benefit from
Instagram search. For example, if you are a dog trainer,
make sure that you have your name, but you also have the word dog trainer in it,
or let's say you're a local photography business.
Make sure that you put the city that you shoot photographs in and also
photography in the actual name section. That way,
if someone is searching up for, let's say Vancouver photographer,
you might be able to show up in Instagram search.
The second portion is the actual bio itself.
What exactly are you going to say within those limited characters? Now,
the one thing that you definitely want to make sure of is already within lines.
People know exactly what they can expect when they go to your account or they
know exactly what they can expect when it comes to your products and services.
For example, mine, I really want people to know about my paid program,
the boss Graham academy.
So that's why I actually created a separate Instagram account for my actual
program. That's why it says founder of the boss gram academy.
Cause I want people to know about that.
The second line that I have under my bio are authority, boosters.
I want people to know that I have a YouTube channel,
but also I want people to know that they can trust me when it comes to
entrepreneurship advice, marketing advice, and social media advice. Now,
if you don't feel like you have any authority, boosters, that's totally fine.
You don't need it.
What's most important is you include this third line that I have right here.
Especially if you're selling a product and service,
you want people to know exactly what is the problem you solve and what solution
you offer to people. For me, I help people turn their followers into clients.
And I want to make sure people know about that.
So they know exactly what they can expect from my page.
Now let's say you're someone who's watching this video and you don't sell a
product and service. You're not a business owner. You're more of an influencer.
Well,
you also want to make sure people know what content they can expect from you.
So let's say if you are a travel blogger,
but you also share a little bit of fashion.
You want to make sure that you actually say that in your Instagram bio,
maybe you can say something like follow me for fashion or travel tip.
Or let's say if you're someone who does a lot of Instagram stories and a lot of
your content comes from Instagram stories,
then you might want to also include that in your bio as well, to direct people,
to watch and pay attention to your Instagram stories.
What's most important is for you to understand that the bio,
that entire section is basically the first impression that people are going to
have above your account.
And you want to make sure that you tell them exactly what they're in for when
they find your account on the feed. Now, of course, this video,
isn't just about this particular part of your Instagram profile.
And I have so many other tips that I have to cover in this video.
So make sure if you're interested in diving deep into creating that Instagram
bio, make sure you check out this video right after you watch this one.
Now moving on to the second tip that I have for you.
And then that is commit to a post schedule. Well,
now one thing that you have to realize is that Instagram is a really demanding
platform.
And the reason why it's demanding is because how the Instagram algorithm works.
It really bases everything off of recency.
And what you'll notice is on your Instagram feed and your explore page on
Instagram,
almost all the content that's shown to you is really recent posted in the last
two days.
And so it's really important that you stay consistent on Instagram.
It's not like a platform like YouTube,
where it's going to show you content from years ago or months ago,
it's really a platform that's only dedicated to you showing the most recent
content available. And so that's why consistency matters.
And so you definitely want to commit to a posting schedule,
the more content that you post on Instagram,
the more likelihood and chances that you're going to be able to get more
visible. It's more like a numbers game.
If I'm posting five pieces of content a week,
there's a higher chance that at least of them is really going to take off.
Versus if I'm only posting one piece of content a week or none at all,
then my chances of actually getting more reach is going to be a lot slimmer.
And so you definitely want to make sure that you have a post schedule. Now,
if you're watching this video and you haven't been able to break past the 1000
follower, mark,
I'm going to assume that Instagram is still a little bit new to you maybe,
or maybe you haven't really dialed it in yet.
And so that's why I don't put pressure on yourself to need to post every single
day. What's important at this stage right now,
if you want to hit your first 1000 followers is simply consistency.
So let's say only one post a week. You can commit to fine do that. And later on,
wrap it up. Or if you could post three posts a week, Monday, Wednesday, Friday,
let's say that's going to be even more ideal. And here's a pro tip.
If you don't have a business account already,
I highly recommend that you have one because then you're going to be able to tap
into your analytics and understand what days are probably the best times for you
to post and when your followers are the most active.
So you definitely want to lean into those analytics. If you haven't.
Already.
Now, the third tip that I have for you when it comes to reaching your first 1000
followers or beyond on Instagram is making sure that you create content that
gets shares.
And the reason why this is important is because if you create a piece of content
like this,
where more people are more likely to share it on their Instagram stories like
this, well, then their followers also gets to see that post as well. Now,
what exactly is shareable content?
It's basically any content piece that you believe people will likely share on
their stories. So for me,
I would do a lot of quote posts like this because I know a lot of people are
more willing to share that on their Instagram stories than something like this,
where it's literally just my face.
Why would they repost a stranger's face on their Instagram story?
They're not going to do that.
And so I always try to make sure in my Instagram content strategy that I include
pieces that don't show my face really,
and then allow people to actually feel comfortable in resharing it to their
audience. Now here's a pro tip as well.
If you're going to create shareable content, whether it looks like this,
or whether it's a graphic post like this,
you want to make sure that you somewhat water market put your handle on that
piece of graphic, because that will increase brand recognition. So for instance,
if someone is resharing that post to their story,
even if their followers don't click that post or they don't really read the
whole thing and realize that it's yours, well,
at least if your handle is visible,
then they'll kind of have better recall when it comes to your brand and your
handle. And that way people can really notice you a little bit more.
It also helps for plagiarism.
If someone wants to share it and take credit for your work,
it's a little bit harder when it's actually watermark.
So that's my pro tip that I have for you when it comes to creating shareable
content.
Now.
The fourth tip that I have for you is to integrate and prioritize an Instagram
reels strategy. And I'm going to show you some data that I collected.
I was keeping track of my social media metrics on Instagram.
And what I found is when I actually incorporated a weekly IgE real
meaning that I posted do reels almost every single week.
I actually saw a huge increase in reach.
And the reason why is because Instagram, they are prioritizing ID reels.
And so there's more likelihood that Instagram is going to push your IgE reels to
the platform because they are competing with Tik TOK.
And so you definitely want to ride this wave for as long as you can,
and really prioritize an IgG real strategy in your content,
because that way you can maximize the potential of you getting more visibility
on that platform. Now,
if you have questions about getting started with Instagram reels or any tips
about that,
make sure you check out this video that I have right here about Instagram reels
specifically. Now let's talk about my fifth tip to help you grow.
And that is hashtags,
but specifically focusing on niche hashtags,
a rookie mistake that I see a lot of people make is they choose hashtags that
are way too competitive. For instance, you might do the hashtag cute.
And what you don't realize is the hashtag cute has millions and millions and
millions of other posts underneath it.
So you want to make sure that you choose hashtags that have a happy medium,
that they're popular enough, that people are searching for them,
but they're not super popular to the point where your post is going to be
completely drowned. And so if you have questions about hashtag strategy,
I highly recommend that you watch this video that I have right here about
hashtags, because I go way more in depth in terms of the breakdown.
But in this video, I can absolutely give you some pointers. Now for hashtags.
You definitely want to make sure that it's above a hundred thousand in terms of
search volume, but less than 1 million,
anything over 1 million it's quite large. And so again,
if you want even further breakdown,
make sure you watch this hashtag video that I have right.
Here.
Now moving onto the next tip that I have for you to help you grow your Instagram
following to your first 1000 followers and beyond.
And that is interacting and engaging with other accounts that are similar
to your niche. For example,
let's say if I'm an account that talks a lot about law of attraction,
and I really want to grow my following and get visible. Well,
what I would do is I would comment and engage in other accounts that also talk
about law of attraction,
because I know for a fact that people who follow that account,
they're likely also interested in the content that I post too.
And so it helps when you engage in other people's accounts that have a similar
niche. Now,
of course you want to make sure you don't burn any bridges and risk getting
blocked. You want to be genuine in your approach when it comes to engaging.
You don't want to be poaching followers,
bashing the other person and just being plain sleazy in their comment section.
You just want to be uplifting.
Let me give you some examples of people who do it in my comment section.
And it's awesome because they're able to actually contribute to the conversation
instead of taking away from it and also risk getting blocked because they're
being unprofessional or they're just being plain sleazy.
And I can further explain what sleaziness looks like,
but I'm pretty sure you guys know what I mean. Now,
speaking of engaging with other people's accounts,
you also want to engage with your own followers,
which is my next tip because a rookie mistake that I see is that people pay so
much attention to getting followers, that they don't have,
that they end up neglecting the followers that they do have. And again,
speaking to the Instagram algorithm,
it is not just recency based like I mentioned before,
but it is also relationship base.
Instagram really only shows you content from people that you've engaged with in
the past that you've been in DM conversations with that you've liked their posts
with that. You've commented with all those things.
Think about it out of all the 5,000 people that you follow.
Do you see every 5,000 people's posts on your feed? No,
you likely only see people that you've engaged with in the past.
And so that's why it's really important that you still communicate and engage
with your followers, whether that's engaging in their stories, common section,
liking their posts or DM-ing them. And that way,
they're going to be able to see your posts more often,
which helped you get more reach. Not only this, it's more of like a,
I scratch your back. You scratch my back.
If they see that you're reciprocating on their content,
they're also more likely to reshare your content to their audience,
through their Instagram stories as well.
And so that's why it's really important that you make your Instagram into an
actual community. It goes a really long way in terms of growing your account,
because at the end of the day,
you can't expect a thousand followers overnight by just sitting there and not
engaging with anyone. All right.
So let's talk about the next tip that I have for you.
And that is link your Instagram everywhere.
One of my biggest pet peeves is when I cannot find someone's Instagram
handle. And you would be surprised how many times that this has happened to me,
where I'm like, oh my gosh, this person seems awesome.
Where can I find their Instagram? I literally go FBI mode.
I go into their Facebook and it's not in their Facebook bio.
I can't find it anywhere. Everything is private on their Facebook.
They don't even reshare their Instagram posts.
So I can't even tell where their Instagram is. I go to their YouTube channel.
It's not linked anywhere at all. It's not in their description box.
It's not in their about me. It's nowhere to be seen.
Sometimes it maybe I'll even look at their Gmail, signature,
their email signature and see if their Instagram is there.
I look everywhere for it. And sometimes I don't find it.
And so make sure that you actually link your Instagram account in as many
platforms as possible, because it takes a platform to grow a platform.
And you want to make sure that if people are finding you on other platforms,
even if you're not a YouTuber like me,
and let's say you engage with people in the comments section on other people's
videos, even though you don't post videos yourself,
or let's say you're someone who engages in other people's Facebook groups,
or even if you don't engage on Facebook at all,
it does not hurt to link your Instagram account,
because even though you don't use that platform, other people might,
and you want to make sure that your Instagram account is visible.
You will be so surprised by the amount of followers that you can get just by
linking your accounts elsewhere. Now,
speaking of other platforms beyond just linking your account,
if you do want to become a content creator and other platforms,
I highly encourage it. Like I said earlier,
it takes a platform to grow a platform and it doesn't have to be that hard.
For instance, if you are someone who's already doing it, Instagram reels,
then you might as well repost those Instagram reels to Tik TOK or YouTube
shorts.
And that way you're able to even maximize your reach even more because the
people who find you on TechTalk,
they'll go to your Instagram for the people who find you on YouTube,
they'll go to your Instagram.
And so definitely consider being on other platforms and repurposing your
content. If you can. Now, if you have any questions about repurposing,
I also have this amazing resource right here.
So make sure you check out this video when it comes to re-purposing content on
all social media platforms, anyways, friends, I hope you enjoy today's video.
And I hope that at least one of the tips hit home for you.
You don't have to do all of them, pick one, run with it,
but definitely if you do all of them,
it's really going to help set up a really solid foundation to help you get to
your first 1000 followers. But remember, consistency is key here.
If you want to grow on Instagram, you definitely want to prioritize consistency,
because if you're on a platform like YouTube,
let's say you can get away with not posting for a few weeks, but with Instagram,
it really is a bit more demanding.
And so you want to make sure you put in that work. Anyways,
I post a lot of videos on marketing, entrepreneurship, social media,
and coaching. So if you're interested in more videos from me,
make sure you check out these two videos that I have right here as always guys.
I appreciate you. I hope you guys have a great day,
a great week and a great life, and I will catch you in the next one. Bye guys.