A common way to get followers is just to follow as many people as you possibly can; some will follow you back.
You can then unfollow them later. Some people have even written (and sell) scripts that do this automatically.

Don't be this person that does the follow-unfollow crap.

DaveTong wrote:
A common way to get followers is just to follow as many people as you possibly can; some will follow you back.
You can then unfollow them later. Some people have even written (and sell) scripts that do this automatically.
That plus the gratuitous use of hashtags.

Personally I think the best way to get followers is to post interesting content (as you are doing).
I'll take quality over quantity.

I agree with your second paragraph... but the first one... Not! Nice advice, that exemplifies a lot of what's wrong on Instagram. OP, please ignore Dave's first paragraph and be a better netizen

DaveTong wrote:
A common way to get followers is just to follow as many people as you possibly can; some will follow you back.
You can then unfollow them later. Some people have even written (and sell) scripts that do this automatically.
That plus the gratuitous use of hashtags.

Personally I think the best way to get followers is to post interesting content (as you are doing).
I'll take quality over quantity.

Thank You Dave, but how do I unfollow them later without them knowing? Does it alert them?

Roberto De Micheli wrote:

I agree with your second paragraph... but the first one... Not! Nice advice, that exemplifies a lot of what's wrong on Instagram. OP, please ignore Dave's first paragraph and be a better netizen

What are "filters" and "Inkwells" on Instagram, how do I use them?

Jay Walker Photography wrote:
Just followed you!

Thank You Jay!!!!!!!!

Miss CM wrote:
What are "filters" and "Inkwells" on Instagram, how do I use them?

Filters are one-touch image manipulation functions: use them to change the "style" of your images with some cool (people think) retro/futuristic effects. Totally optional: you do not have to use them at all if you do not want to - you can upload your images as they are. They shouldn't affect your "success" ratio on IG.

Inkwell... as far as I know inkwell is a specific filter available in the IG app or some other IG-related apps. If that's correct what I wrote for filters applies to inkwell as well.

Roberto De Micheli wrote:

Filters are one-touch image manipulation functions: use them to change the "style" of your images with some cool (people think) retro/futuristic effects. Totally optional: you do not have to use them at all if you do not want to - you can upload your images as they are. They shouldn't affect your "success" ratio on IG.

Inkwell... as far as I know inkwell is a specific filter available in the IG app or some other IG-related apps. If that's correct what I wrote for filters applies to inkwell as well.

Thanks Roberto! I found it!

Miss CM wrote:

Thanks Roberto! I found it!

No prob

PhotoKromze wrote:
You can start keeping a "Hashtag Diary". Write down all the key words you can think of in the diary, and prefix each one with a hash. You might want to club them under specific emotions, vibes etc. And before you know it, a whole lot of hashtags are looking up at you, eager to be tagged onto your perfect images

Great advice!  There are also apps out there to help with this.  I use Letstag, but there are many...I can search for, say, "dance," and it will give me a whole list of related hashtags, such as #ballet, #dancer, #performance, etc.  Then I can just pick and choose the ones that apply.  I also find it to be a huge timesaver to keep a google doc with my hashtags separated by subject, so I can just copy or paste whether posting from my phone or laptop, without having to type them out every time

Mina Salome wrote:

Great advice!  There are also apps out there to help with this.  I use Letstag, but there are many...I can search for, say, "dance," and it will give me a whole list of related hashtags, such as #ballet, #dancer, #performance, etc.  Then I can just pick and choose the ones that apply.  I also find it to be a huge timesaver to keep a google doc with my hashtags separated by subject, so I can just copy or paste whether posting from my phone or laptop, without having to type them out every time

Wow, that is AWESOME advise! Thank you! I had no idea there was an app like that! Everyones help has gotten me up to 280 followers. I'm amazed! Thank you all! I know it may not be as much as so many others, but to me it's a lot more then I ever expected! So thank you EVERYONE!!!!!!

DaveTong wrote:
A common way to get followers is just to follow as many people as you possibly can; some will follow you back.
You can then unfollow them later.

So is this what you do to rack up meaningless followers? Can you explain the point of this douche 'trend'????

Miss CM wrote:
One more thing, how safe is it to hashtag or give out your location especially if you get a lot of followers you may not personally know? Is that an issue with anyone?

If you're using your IG for business purposes then prospective clients will want to know where you're based. I see many model profiles where there's no indication of where they are located, which can potentially hinder gaining future clients. You don't need to give your exact location, you can simply put what county you're based in as I did.

DaveTong wrote:
A common way to get followers is just to follow as many people as you possibly can; some will follow you back.
You can then unfollow them later. Some people have even written (and sell) scripts that do this automatically.

Ha, I can't believe someone would say this out loud.  Kind of like saying "A good way to make money is to start a charity and just keep all the money you collect for yourself".

PHYSTEE BROWN wrote:
Finding poplar magazines and ig accounts that show off the ladies with links usually works. Also find a poplar topic can bring in people as well.  try ggurls or wizdailydose

What is ggurls or wizdailydose and how do I find it?

PHYSTEE BROWN wrote:
Finding poplar magazines and ig accounts that show off the ladies with links usually works. Also find a poplar topic can bring in people as well.  try ggurls or wizdailydose

Can I follow you on Instagram?

MN Photography wrote:

Ha, I can't believe someone would say this out loud.  Kind of like saying "A good way to make money is to start a charity and just keep all the money you collect for yourself".

can I follow you as well

PHYSTEE BROWN wrote:
Finding poplar magazines and ig accounts that show off the ladies with links usually works. Also find a poplar topic can bring in people as well.  try ggurls or wizdailydose

And follow you as well, there are no links on your MM page to link me to your Instagram account. I like to follow people who know how to use it so I can learn how they use it

Lisa Everhart wrote:
I just checked. There is a link on my FB page and I just posted a link on my profile here. I have only posted 7 times, don't follow many people, hardly ever log in and have 700 plus followers so maybe the best thing to do is hardly anything at all. I dunno. I work my butt off on FB to stay relevant.

https://www.instagram.com/lisapauleverhart/

thanks got it!

rachel nicole wrote:
take your clothes off

Lmao (And yet probably true).

Now on a serious note, first convert your instagram to a business account.  It's free and just a few clicks of a button.  This will allow you to see stats personal accounts can't see, like which posts are doing well, how many viewers, demographic info, etc.  I said it in another post, modeling is a business it's time to treat it that way.  As a business you want to know which photos you post are being viewed by which demographic, and start targeting your core audience. 

Once you have a business account you can pay ($15 or so) to have one of your photos promoted (it becomes an instagram ad) to about 50k people.  You can pay more for a larger audience, but you if you promote the right photo to 50k people you will take off quick enough.

DaveTong wrote:
A common way to get followers is just to follow as many people as you possibly can; some will follow you back.
You can then unfollow them later. Some people have even written (and sell) scripts that do this automatically.
That plus the gratuitous use of hashtags.

Personally I think the best way to get followers is to post interesting content (as you are doing).
I'll take quality over quantity.

There is nothing more frustrating when trying to build an IG profile than people who follow you one day then unfollow you the next. Please dont do this unless you are happy for it to be done to you!

Aly the Cat wrote:
I personally got a lot of followers at one point by adding an Add Friends on Instagram app to my phone (I forget which one it was, unfortunately). Anyway, it worked by making you add a lot of random people who would ALWAYS add you back--I did this until I got about 400 and some followers and then deleted it, including the friends I added while I had the app, which meant I lost friends I had no interest in but they kept me added to their friends list, so I kept the 400 and some followers, if that makes sense?

This douche trend of adding just to get followers and then unfollow is the reason I got an app that shows who unfollows, at which point I do the same.

Deep Visions wrote:
This douche trend of adding just to get followers and then unfollow is the reason I got an app that shows who unfollows, at which point I do the same.

Which app? I need to start following your example...

Roberto De Micheli wrote:

Which app? I need to start following your example...

There's several, the one I'm using is called Unfollowers

Deep Visions wrote:
There's several, the one I'm using is called Unfollowers

Thank you - installed