How to get Instagram followers and likes?

HAVE A SHTICK
Really successful Instagram accounts tend to stick to a theme: a designer who posts behind-the-scenes peeks into the fashion industry a food artist who does amazing things with rice and string beans a world traveler with a flurry of snapshots from Paris, Portugal and Peru a crafty celeb obsessive and, of course, an abundance of adorable puppies and kittens.

STICK TO A SCHEDULE

DONT BE BORING

If people are coming to your account for photos of your frowny-faced kitten, you probably dont want to throw in a picture of your morning soy latte. But giving the people what they want doesnt have to mean posting the same photos of sunsets and cityscapes over and over and over.

USE INTERESTING HASHTAGS...

Hashtags are seen as the ultimate way to get more eyeballs on your post, but they dont necessarily keep people coming back for more. Our Instagram experts tend to eschew common hashtags like #dog or #love, because, as Ketron pointed out, If Im going to post a photo of a bike, why would I hashtag it #bicycle? There are literally millions of photos with that hashtag.

INTERACT WITH YOUR AUDIENCE

Even if youre not a slave to the almighty like, you should take care to acknowledge your audience in some way. Im intentional about responding [to commenters], even though Im not able to respond to everybody, Dasher said. I want them to know that I appreciate them.

TAKE A GOOD PHOTO

EDIT YOUR IMAGES

GET FEATURED

No good Instagram account exists in a vacuum. Most accounts that see a surge in followers have been featured in one of three places: the apps blog, its Explore page, or, if theyre very lucky, its suggested user list, which shows up under Find People to Follow in Instagrams settings.