Get real followers on Instagram do the following things:

1. Promote your dedicated hashtag on your other social profiles, on your website, and your email blast.

2. Get creative with your hashtags. Be funny, ironic, or outrageous – but never boring!

3. Watch topically relevant and trending hashtags. Join these conversations to get in front of more people.

4. Use your bio link to drive traffic to your newest or most popular content.

5. Write descriptive captions. Storytelling will help generate engagement and sharing.

6. Interact with top influencers in your space and try to become one of their favourite people or brands.

7. Don’t want a tagged photo of you or your brand on your profile? Edit Tags to hide images from your profile.

8. Adjust your settings so any potentially embarrassing tagged photos won’t show without your approval.

9. Develop your own unique, recognisable visual style. Figure out how you want to stand out and make it so!

10. Visit the Places tab to see what’s happening locally – your neighbourhood, a city you’re targeting in ads, or an event in a certain location.

11. Use a call to action to tell people what you want them to do with your posts. Find clever ways to get people to share your content.