Starting Instagram Business From Scratch in 2021 can be a challenge...but it doesn't have to be. In this video, I cover how to optimize your bio, find and share content, do the RIGHT kind of follow for follow, as well as teach you how to read insights and develop a hashtag list for your niche. 

What was most helpful for you? Let me know in the comments! 

Keith

2020 is behind and we have a fresh start! With a new year, it's time to crush your Social Media Growth! Here are 21 tips that have helped me grow thousands of followers across several niches. 

1. Plan out your content ahead of time using “Content Buckets.” or categories such as testimonials, employee highlights, product or service highlights, thought provoking questions, reposts of other like minded accounts, etc. 

2. Don’t overthink captions. While good captions can be a huge way to communicate using your voice, most people on social media scroll right on through. In fact, I tested several different ways of writing captions with various calls to action in different parts of the caption. 

3. Use a posting platform. If posting directly on the platform doesn’t suit your schedule, use a posting service like Planoly, Buffer, or Creator’s Studio.

4. Add hashtags to the bottom of your captions after several dots. I was a huge proponent of adding your hashtag list to your first comme...

If someone were to ask me what ONE aspect of organic growth has made the most amount of effort, I would 100% say a good hashtag strategy. This is primarily how I grew Seymour Cycle Works and Craft Coffee Ninja to where they are today. In this video, I teach you some basics of getting your future audience's attention through hashtags by covering the following topics:

• The 3 Keys to Rule Hashtags
• Hashtag Ranges
• How to Research Hashtags

And finally, I finish out the video by sharing some proven Hashtag Hacks To Keep In Mind as you utilize this key feature of Instagram growth. 

What nugget of truth did you learn from the video? I'd love to know in the comments below! 

All the Best,

Keith