HOW TO REACH 1000 PEOPLE JUST TROUGH HASHTAGS - INSTAGRAM TIPS SERIES PART 2 BY VANESSA WORTH

As I said in the last Instagram Series Part 1 "How to get more likes on your Instagram posts",

I will going deeper into the topic hashtags today.

Hashtags are a very simple way to reach more people on Instagram who are possible new

followers! But how many Hashtags you should use? Which Hashtags are the right one for your

profile? Let me help you with all those open questions you have. But first of all, let me shortly

show you, that I made my own experiences and don't talking bullsh*t to you. In the following

pictures you can the my insights of one of my recent posts. As you can see,1105 people

saw my post just because of my used Hashtags and I want to tell you how you can reach also that

much of people, maybe even more, just with some tricks!

FIRST: WHICH HASHTAGS TO USE

One huge mistake I see day by day is that people use Hashtags adapted to their post only.

That's not wrong at all but let me give you a little example.

If I would be interested in traveling, maybe I would search for Hashtags like #beach.

You have posted a pretty cool beach photo from your last trip and used this Hashtag (adapted

to your post) but actually you are a fashion blogger. I would maybe like your photo and go to

your profile, cause I want to see more about this beach or trip. But besides this one beach photo you

are actually posting fashion posts. I won't follow you cause you weren't what I was

searching for.

What I want to say is, that Hashtags shouldn't be adapt to your post only. Use a mix of

Hashtags which are adapt to your post AND your content generally. That's a great way to

use Hashtags for gaining followers who are really interested in your niche and content.

SECOND: HOW MANY HASHTAGS YOU

SHOULD USE

In part one I already told you: the more Hashtags you use, the higher the chance to be found by

people who are interested in your content. Instagam allows 30 Hashtags per post. My own

experiences is, that 22-27 Hashtags work the best. I wasn't pretty sure why, thats why I

googled it. Honestly I am not much smarter now, but it was interesting to see, that a lot

of people also recommend this number of Hashtags.

I still don't know why this number of Hashtags is working so good,

but it dosn't matter as long as it works in my opinion. :D

Maybe you should just try it out for yourself and make your own experiences.

THIRD: WHAT HASHTAGS YOU SHOULD USE

First of all: Which topic your Hashtags are about, is specific for your profile and content. If you

are a fashion blogger, there are Hashtags like #ootd #outfitpost or #fashionista. Fitness people

will maybe use Hashtags like #gymlove #train or #fitfam. Let me now tell you

the secret of how reaching 1000 people with Hashtags only:

There is one way to reach a lot of user just through Hashtags, regardless of the number

of followers you have. The trick is to get in the "popular page" of your used Hashtags. How

it works? Easy. Depending on the number of likes you have on your posts, you should use

Hashtags in different "sizes". Which means, if you are a content creator with maybe 400 Likes on

each post, you should use mostly Hashtags with 100-300K posts. Why?

This Hashtag hasn't been used that much and it is easier to get on the popular page of this Hashtag.

Cause if we are honest to ourselves: Mostly we stick on

the popular page of the hashtag and scroll through those pictures instead of checking the

'recent' posts. That's why it is so important to get on the 'popular' page of the Hashtags we use.
I created a table, so it is easier for you to check which size of Hashtags

you should use, when you want to post next time.

That's it - my top three tips all about Hashtags! Try it out!

I am looking forward to hear if it works for you! ♥

If you have still some questions  or you want me to write about a specific part of Instagram and

the algorithm 2019, write a comment below! I will check it out. :)

Next mondays topic is - BUILD A REAL COMMUNITY & WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT

(INSTAGRAM TIPS SERIES PART 3)

HAVEN'T READ PART ONE? GO & CHECK OUT HOW TO GET MORE LIKES ON INSTAGRAM HERE

INSTAGRAM ALGORITHM 2019 - HOW TO GET MORE LIKES, FOLLOWER & ENGANGEMENT | INSTAGRAM TIPS SERIES PART 1

"I hate the new Instagram Algorithm!" "I just recive a half of likes I've got a year ago with less

followers!" "It's not funny anymore, I want the old algorithm back!" 

Do you remember saying one of those sentences in the last three month? Guess everyone is talking

about it - the change of the Instagram Algorithm. Additionally seems like everybody is hating the

change and want the good, old timeline algorithm back. But this won't happen. So what can we do for

getting our good engagement back and still growing on Instagram, where it seems like growing isn't

possible anymore?

I will give you some short and easy tips, how you can still grow your account and getting more

likes and followers despite the new algorithm. But let me introduce myself shortly and why I should

think I can give you tips which really work.

For those who didn't know - my name is Vanessa and I worked besides my studies as a Social Media

Manager. This was way after I started my blog and Instagram Chanel. I also got that punch in my

face from Instagram, I also lost likes, follower and engagement. That was the moment I realised that

all my knowledge I had from my work wasn't enough for me to safe myself from the new algorithm.

I started to educate myself every evening (and sometimes while sitting in the university too lol). This

is now 3 month ago and I've learned a lot. Some informations and tips I already shared with my

friends and all were pretty thankful. So I thought - why not helping others with the same problem?

Thats why I am sitting here at 10pm and writing down all the sh*t I know, for you guys. :) 

Short disclaimer: I will start with some basics today and will go deeper into the algorithm with every

blog post the next weeks, because this topic is way too complex for just one post. So keep checking

my blog, I will post weekly (every monday) new stuff about the new instagram algorithm and

how it works.

Todays topic: 

HOW TO GET MORE LIKES ON INSTAGRAM

FIRST: REGULARITY

One of the most importent things is to post constantly. Which doesn't mean you have to post every

day! Of cause, this would be great, but what it meens is to post in regular intervals. Instagram will

'remember' if you are posting every 24h, 48h... That's important cause if Instagram is knowing, you

are posting in a specific interval, it could understand when you are activ and could optimise the time

your post will be shown to your audience. Additionally the more often you are posting, the more

often people could interact with your account and build a strong realtionship with it. I will talk more

about bulding a relationship to your audience in a new blogpost soon, cause this is definitely one of

THE most iportant things to do on Instagram.

SECOND: HASHTAGS

Guess everyone knows that hashtags could make a hudge difference! But how many hashtags do you

should use? This question is pretty torn on the internet - some experts say only 5 to 7 relevant

hashtags are necessary, others say you should use all possible 30 hashtags. In my opinion you should

use as much as you can. More hashtags = more people you can reach. BUT ATTENTION! If you

really want to use 30 hashtags, use still relevant ones for your profile and post. It's not conducive to

post for example a fashion post with general hashtags like #likeforlike or #love. It is pretty okay to

love the picture you are posting, but nobody will search for the hashtag #love to see an outfit post ;)

Some more hashtag tips and how you could find the perfect ones for your account will be topic of

the next blogpost on 05/20/19.

THIRD: TIME

Yes - it is still relevant when to post, even the timeline doesn't extist anymore. Why? Let me explain

it with an example. Maybe you post 10am in the morning and your audience will come online at

12am. Seems like not much time has passed. But if your audience will scroll through their feed, they

will first see posts which were posted maybe around 11:55, 11:48, 11:45. Cause Instagram is

thinking hose posts have maybe similar hashtags to yours, BUT they are newer and are more

relevant because of that. Try to figure out when your audience is online and try to post at this time.

If you don't have a business account on Instagram and you don't have instagram insights there are a

lot of apps which could help you to figure out, when the perfect time is for posting. My personal

recommendation is the app "When to post".

FOURTH: GEO TAG

Just a very simple option to reach more people in your city/country. Mark your location when

posting next time. It's like a special, very intense 31. Hashtag which brings you more traffic to your

post! Statistics say, that the Geo Tag brings around 30% more clicks to your picture, then pictures

without a geo tag! I absolutely recommend to try this out.

FIFTH: LIKING OLD COMMENTS

Last but not least - did you already thought about liking the comments of your LAST post after

posting a new picture? It's like a remeber to your audience that you still exist. Additionally you will

pop up in the notifications of your followers and because of that, some of them will check your

profile again and will see your new picture. More chances to get more likes fast, right? I tried this

out and really saw a difference!

Wow - writing down all this stuff was so much fun and I am looking forward to prepare the part two!

I really hope you enjoyed the first part of my Instagram tips series and I will see you again here on

my blog next monday when I will share more about HOW TO REACH THOUSAND PEOPLE

ONLY THROUGH HASHTAGS!

I really hope my tips will help you. Let me know if you think those tips are helpful and which do

you already use / which u want to try out!

xx Vanessa