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13 Tips For Getting More Instagram Likes

1. Use hashtags that are known. This will help increase followers: #instafollow, #FF (Follow Friday), #followback, and #tagforlikes.

2. Another good idea is to like lots of random pictures posted by people you follow. One person who can testify about this is Neil Patel. He used this method and found that for every hundred Instagram likes of random pictures, he was able to receive 6.1 more followers.

3. Hold a contest on Instagram. You can easily achieve this by posting an image promoting the contest and asking people to like it in order to enter.

4. Promote your Instagram account on other social media sites. Tell your target audience what they should expect once they become your followers for example sneak peeks, behind the scenes, coupons, etc.

5. Like and comment on the photos of other users. This is the most natural way of gaining new followers.

6. Use popular hashtags so that your images can be found in search. Some of the most popular hashtags include #instagood, #love, #photooftheday and #tbt.

7. Try posting photos at 2a.m or 5p.m. Why? Research has shown that these are the most effective hours to post.

8. Search for those people who use popular hashtags and follow them. Some of these popular hashtags are #likeforlike and #followme. If you do this, many people will follow you back.

9. Keep in mind that quality will always beat quantity. Your account should only have the best images and not as many images as you can. Edit your Instagram account so that you have the best images only.

There is no user out there who will start following someone with lots of pointless pictures of food or with other random shots. What your followers need are good photos and do not care about the number of photos.

10. Make use of the Mayfair filter. This filter has been named as the most effective filter by Track Maven’s Fortune 500 Instagram Report.

11. Ensure that you complete your bio. You need to include relevant hashtags and keywords and a link back to your site. Above all, avoid being spammy. I can tell you for sure that anybody who will read your profile will not follow you!

12. Try asking questions in your photo captions. This is a good way to make the photos more engaging.

13. Post your photos on Sundays. It is a good idea to post on Sundays as few people post on this day. This will get your images more visibility hence increasing the number of your followers.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Cormac Reynolds .