“Be sure to venture beyond your own photo stream to like and comment on other users’ photos and videos. That engagement can draw people back to your profile, where they’re sure to find some like-worthy posts to double-tap.”— Christina Newberry, blog.hootsuite.com
“Running a simple like-to-enter giveaway is one of the best ways to get more likes on Instagram. Because the barriers to entry are low (it’s just a double tap away), it’s easy to rack up a ton of likes on your giveaway photo.”— Carlo Pacis, blog.wishpond.com
“Tagging a location in your photos lets people in your area see your photos more easily. Tagging a general location (like ‘Downtown LA’ instead of a specific restaurant) will increase the chances that people will see it.”— Carlo Pacis, blog.wishpond.com
“Link your Instagram account to your other social platforms (like Facebook and Twitter) to share your account and the media you post with your fans in other areas. This helps to leverage the profile traffic and views you generate in your other platforms to point them towards your Instagram profile, g…”— Carlo Pacis, blog.wishpond.com
“One of the best ways to get more likes on your Instagram photos is to use your photo’s caption to ask a question. This is a great way to drive not only photo likes, but comments, too.”— Short Stack, shortstack.com
“Don’t go nuts with your hashtags! A hashtag paragraph, as I like to call it, at the bottom of your photo is not savvy. It can look a little overzealous and cluttered. Instead, stick to using 1-3 relevant hashtags per photo.”— Short Stack, shortstack.com
“The best time to post on Instagram is on Wednesdays between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm.”— Short Stack, shortstack.com
“Stop using the front-facing camera for selfies. It's convenient, yes, but the rear-facing camera (the one on the back of your phone) takes pictures at a way higher resolution. Bye-bye, grainy images.”— Erin Frye, buzzfeed.com
“You can easily gain thousands of new followers each day by getting featured. Unfortunately, Instagram doesn’t really share how they choose users, but if you get added to their suggested users list, you’ll get tons of exposure.”— Karen Tumbokon, digitaltrends.com
“Why do my photos of really hot guys always get so few likes on Instagram?”— Jesse Herzog, twitter.com
“It's so much easier to edit a photo that already looks good; it's so much easier to caption a photo that already has meaning.”— Jesse Herzog, twitter.com
“How to gain an Instagram following: take shitty photos for a year. How to get better at photography: stop caring about followers.”— Jesse Herzog, twitter.com
“They took a snap of the product they were giving away, then they had viewers screenshot it, and they picked a winner. (In Snapchat, you can view who has taken screenshots of your snaps.) It’s so different from Instagram giveaways because on Instagram anyone can enter, even if they are not loyal to y…”— Maddie Short, risingtidesociety.com
“You have Instagram, right? Same rules apply: avoid shooting into direct sunlight, ensure that your subject is properly framed, and keep the lens and microphone unobstructed.”— Dave Infante, thrillist.com
“There’s always an expectation from brands that you will have an Instagram presence, but I don’t personally care because I’ve yet to see that it translates into anything real for me or the company.”— Kristiina Wilson, glossy.co
“It is actually worth connecting your Instagram. Connecting Instagram also automatically keeps your profile fresh and up-to-date without you having to do it manually.”— Rosette Pambakian, cosmopolitan.co.uk
“Throwback Thursday. The day notorious for posting pictures of the diaper days can also serve as a nice reminder of your relationship. Sometimes it is hard to remember what life was like together after a while apart. Find forgotten pictures of you two and send it on Thursday or any day you see fit.”— Kelley Lord, elitedaily.com
“I've spent 45 minutes putting my outfit together this morning and have brought my SLR camera to lunch, just so we can perfectly capture how casual and spontaneous I look today.”— Michael Buchinger, vice.com