A guest post by Anand Srinivasan
Sure, you want to grow your Instagram following, because it’s a hot platform we all need more numbers. But I can give you three more marketing-based reasons to do so.
First, more than 800 million people (or nearly three times the population of the United States) are active on Instagram each month. This presents a terrific marketing opportunity to increase your visibility.
Second, UK newspaper The Guardian published a report that underlined an evolution in the way we eat. According to this report, healthy but “unphotogenic” breakfasts such as cereals are giving way to attractive alternatives like avocado toast. A cursory look at the Instagram hashtag #breakfast shows you how people prefer to eat food that is “Instagram-worthy.”
And third, a report published by UK retailer Waitrose found that at least one in five people shared a photo of food with their followers every month.
Typically, this post would now go into photography tips about using natural light and finding the right angle. But I’m going to spare you this obvious advice, because my specialty is marketing.
Here are three marketing-based tips that will help you grow your Instagram following:
1. Use the right hashtags.
Hashtags are a vital component of Instagram marketing. By tagging your food photos with the right hashtags, potential users who are interested in your content will see you.
In my research for this post, however, I found that many food bloggers are not using the right hashtags. They used unique tags, but were not [Read more…] about 3 Marketing Tips to Grow Your Instagram Following As A Food Blogger
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