How to get free instagram followers

FULL TUTORIAL TO 100K FOLLOWERS

Is it still possible to grow on Instagram in 2021?

Can you create and grow your business on Instagram in 2021?

Can you generate a full-time living from Instagram?

The short answer is: YES

The long answer is that it’s more difficult to grow now than in the past

And make sure to not trust all these scammers that promise you that you can gain 10'000 real followers in a day without doing anything: they are simply trying to sell you some hack that will get you banned by Instagram

Instead, focus on improving your account, apply the right strategies and I can almost guarantee that you'll gain a ton of followers and you'll be able to make your first 1'000 dollar in a few months

There are over 1 billion monthly users and a lot of competition, but with the right strategy, you can easily gain thousands of followers each month and, in less than a year, generate a sustainable income from your page!

In this tutorial, I won’t teach you fluffy things or random tips about how to increase your audience of some followers.

In this free course, I will teach everything you need, step by step, to grow your Instagram page to the moon, even if you’re just starting!

Remember, many “Instagram Gurus” could charge you hundreds if not thousands of dollars for this information and they will tell you that they know the special secret to grow on Instagram.

The truth is: there’s no secret!

Only good strategies and consistency

In this full free crash course, you'll learn all the best strategies out there, so you only need to read carefully, and take action!

We’ll cover:

How to choose your niche and start your page
How to optimize your profile
What to post
The best growth strategy

How to make money on Instagram

8 bonus tips to help you grow your Instagram even faster

If this is the first article you read on my blog, first of all, welcome!

I’m glad you’re here and if you’re interested in growing your page, making money on Instagram, buying followers, and many other interesting topics, make sure to look around the blog, and maybe you’ll find something that you need and could be useful

(Little note, sometimes in this article I won’t explain in detail every single strategy or hack so I will link to other articles: make sure to read everything!)

#1 step:

Choose your niche

This is Fundamental!

You have to choose a niche or nothing will work.

My first recommendation is to choose a niche that you’re interested in, or it’ll be so difficult to run your page day by day.

But, if you’re interested only in making money from your Instagram, some niches are more profitable than others.

If you are a beginner and you want to know:

which niche can make me the most money
how you can start an Instagram page
what and when to post.

CLICK HERE AND READ THIS ARTICLE

Now that you know all these things, we can go to the next step

#2 Step:

Optimize your profile

One of the most overlooked things when it comes to Instagram is the optimization of the profile to turn profile visitors into followers!

Think like this: if your profile gets 1000 visitors per day, but only 30 of them turn into followers, you have to change something.

If you increase your conversion rate to 20, 25% you can start gaining hundred of followers each day without working more

So, before thinking about the growth strategy, make sure to optimize your profile!

This means writing a good and engaging description, choosing a better username, having a nice and clean profile photo and your account must look professional.

Let’s do it together!

Profile picture

First of all, the profile picture has to be lean, so if you want to write something, make sure that it’s easy to read.

You can just post a good looking picture or maybe create your logo

If you want to create a good and professional logo you can use a free software like Canva .

You can find tons of tutorials on Youtube on how to create a logo in just minutes like this one.

Usarname

Your username should be short and easy to remember

I know that most of the best usernames that we can think of are already taken, but you should consider spending a little bit of extra time to imagine a great name.

Ideally, it should be composed of 2 words easy to spell without dashes and points

For example:

-~~the.best-doginsta~~

-instadog ✅

I know that it will be hard to find a name that fits this requirement, but it will pay off in the long run, I promise you

(You can also have a username with 3 words or incorporate a dash, but remember: always aim for a clean name)

The description

The description should tell the visitor what is your page about and why he should follow you.

Give him a reason to follow you, but be careful: you have to grab his attention in a few seconds before he clicks off from your page!

Your description should speak to people!

What to do:

Use some bullet points to explain what your page is about, what you post, how regularly you post, and what is your audience

Emojis help a lot because they make your description more visually appealing and joyful

Try to add the only emojis related to your niche

For example “daily dose of cuteness, follow if you love dogs, the best luxury hotels “ or something like that.

On the left what you should avoid and on the right what you should do

Your Instagram bio is definitely one of the most important aspects of your profile because it's the first thing a visitors see, so I created a full article about it, if you want to check it out

General overlook

In the end, take a look at your general overlook

Here there are no specific guidelines, but you should post only photos and videos related to the niche that you’ve chosen, NOTHING else.

Don't post the photo of your dog if your page is about business motivation

Everything combined will make your page looking more professional and not only will help you gain more followers but will also generate more leads and sales down the road!

#3 Step:

What to post

Posts are the most important thing when it comes to growing on Instagram.

They are what determines your success on this social media.

Everyone talks about posting awesome content to grow on every social media...because it works!

So make sure to look first at your content and then at your growth strategy

If you are running a personal brand, I can only suggest you: try to create the best and highest quality content possible for your audience.

This will depend on your niche and your target.

Always look at your competitor to get ideas and replicate this successful format adding your personality (never copy, this doesn’t work, have your style will pay off)

Instead, if you are running a theme page, you can repost the best and more performing content from other pages in your niche.

Does it mean that you are stealing content?

No, of course, because you are always giving credit to the owner of the photo in the caption of your post

For example “credit: @....”

If you repost the best photos and videos from your competitor, your page will look awesome and the visitors will easily turn into followers.

If you want to know more about how to start a theme page, how to repost the better content possible, and how to avoid copyright strikes, make sure to Read This Article

To summarize, your content has to give value to your audience and should be visually appealing!

How many times a day should I post?

Well, it depends.

If you have a personal page, you have to create and edit your content so make sure to publish only your best content!

If you have a theme page it’s more simple: you only have to repost other people's content.

So my suggestion is to post like crazy, 5-6 times a day every day!

I know that it’s a lot, but

you only have to repost other people's content so it takes you less than 5 minutes
if you want to grow on Instagram fast you have to put some work and effort

If you can’t post so many times a day, make sure to post at least one times a day every day

When you’re in the bathroom in the morning, for example, you can save all your posts and story and then post them throughout the day.

The best way is to schedule your post in advance, so you don’t have to think about it during the day and this will drastically improve your efficiency and your Instagram growth.

I use this tool and it works really really well, but you can start posting manually and once you start growing, use this software to make your business even more passive

When To Post

The best time to post depends on your account, your timezone, and your audience, so every page is different.

My suggestion is to start simply by looking at your analytics (you have to switch your profile into a business profile if you don’t know how to do click here)

Then, once you become more advanced or you wanna start with the best tool (what I recommend) you can start analyzing your metadata using a software (I use this but you can use whatever you want, I just find it the most complete and useful)

The 4 main types of content

Post

Here you should try your best to create awesome and engaging content as I said before.

Always add captions to incentivize your audience to comment and follow your page

If you want to write awesome and engaging Instagram captions that will increase your engagement and, at the end of the day, your sales, check this article

This will increase your post engagement and Instagram will push more your content

Story

What to post on Insta story?

My first recommendation is to post at least 1 story per day, so you’re showing to your audience that you're active and your profile will have that beautiful little circle.

What you should post on the story is up to you

I would suggest a good photo or video that you found, related to your niche, or maybe ask something to your audience (related to your niche) to also increase your story engagement

For example: “do you prefer this or this" confronting 2 images or something like that

Always try to interact the most with your audience: do some polls, some Q&A, engage with your followers

If Instagram see that people are spending time on stories, writing something, or interacting with them, it will push them more and more

This is really powerful because once you reach 10'000 followers, you can add a link to your stories, and the more people see your stories, the more money you can make

For a full Instagram stories tutorial, Click Here

Highlight Instagram

You can also save your Instagram stories and organize them in the story highlight of Instagram. In that way, you are saving your better stories and your profile will look very professional.

I recommend using 3-6 different story highlights to organize your content better

You also should aim to change the cover photo of the Instagram Highlight and create a custom image that represents the story category.

For example, if you have a luxury page, and you want to save the luxury cars Instagram Story, maybe create with Canva a logo of a supercar.

It’s really easy and your profile will look very very professional.

As always, look at what the top competitors are doing and try to replicate it in your style

IGTV

IGTV is an Instagram feature that allows you to post long videos for up to 60 minutes, both horizontally and vertically.

It’s a good feature but you shouldn't stress too much about it.

Instagram isn’t pushing so much IGTV, but if you have good and long content to post, you should try it out.

Reels

Insta Reels are the most awesome type of content at the moment on Instagram, with still a relatively low competition.

It’s a new feature that is trying to replicate the TikTok format and that the algorithm is pushing heavily.

They also have created a central bottom similar to the explore page dedicated to the reels!

I would recommend you to try it out because if only one of your Insta reels goes viral (and it’s really easy to happen, trust me) you could easily gain 2000 followers per day!

How can I find a viral Insta reel?

If you are running a personal brand page, you should put a lot of work and time into trying to publish a lot of great Insta reels.

Look at your competitor’s most popular reels and try to replicate them (don’t just copy them, add your style)

Reels are so important that I've created a full article about them.

If you want to learn how to master Instagram Reels and make your first video going viral, gaining hundreds of new followers every single day, read This

HASHTAGS

Hashtags are really important for the growth of your Instagram page.

They allow you to show your content in front of millions of people with little to no effort and gain hundreds if not thousands of followers.

They are really powerful, so you should learn how to use them.

How to use Hashtags on Insta

They should be highly targeted (don’t just use the Fortnite hashtag only because your audience is young and “every kid plays Fortnite”).

Instead, try to combine large and small hashtags related to your niche.

Don’t aim for the bigger hashtag (like “dogs” or “Lamborghini”) because in that way you’re competing with the biggest pages and influencers (for example Ronaldo that has just posted a photo of his Lamborghini)

They shouldn’t be either too small, because in that way even if you rank higher, nobody will see your post!

If you want to better understand how to use the hashtags on Insta properly, check out This Article

#4 Step:

The best

grow techniques

Now that your profile is optimized, you know what to post in your Feed, in your Story, in your IGTV, in your Reels, and in your Highlight Instagram, we can move to the funny stuff:

The Growth Strategies

Now, there are countless ways to grow on Insta, someone works better than others but remember: Content Is King, so always look at your content first and then at your growth strategy

After this little disclaimer, let’s start with the basic:

FOLLOW FOR FOLLOW

Many Instagram Gurus say that the Follow for Follow is dead, that you can’t grow with this strategy

The truth is that they are probably trying to sell you a thousand-dollar course on “how to grow on Instagram” but trust me, everything you need to grow on Insta is inside this Free Instagram Crash Course!

The follow-for-follow strategy is the best way to grow if you have a brand new page or if you have less than 5K followers.

This is because if you are too small, Instagram won’t promote your page and even if you’re posting the best quality content on the entire platform, no one will see your posts.

In the end, if you’re trying to get your page off the ground, the follow-for-follow strategy is the best out there.

But first, what is the follow for the follow strategy?

Many Instagram gurus teach you to go to the big pages in your niche and follow a ton of people that are already following that page hoping that they will follow back.

But this doesn’t happen usually and you’ll end up being blocked by Instagram

So, how to use the follow for follow strategy the right way?

I’ve created a full article explaining how to use this strategy effectively, but basically, you want to follow the people that have liked the latest post on a page similar to yours and if your page is well optimized, they’ll end up following you

If it sounds confusing, make sure to read the full article

GARY VEE $1,80 STRATEGY

Some of you may have heard of the Gary Vee $1.80 strategy, but what is in detail?

Let’s find out

Also called the "comment strategy", it's a more aggressive growth strategy and if done in the wrong way will end up getting your page banned from Instagram!

You want to spend a little bit of time every day (let’s say 10-30 minutes) living helpful and interesting comments under the posts of big pages in your niches.

If you are giving real value, your page will be in front of thousands of people in your niche that could visit it and maybe follow you.

Let’s think about: if you’re commenting under a page that has a million followers and their posts are seen, let’s say, from 100.000 people.

If only 1% of them see your comment, look at your page and only 10% of them follow your page, you’re gaining 100 followers with 1 comment!

Not bad, right?

Immagine posting 10, 100 comments each day!

And these followers are all highly targeted, so they will end up engaging with your content, commenting, sharing, liking your posts, and maybe, down the road, becoming your customer.

But be really careful: Instagram guidelines are becoming stricter every year, so make sure to not copy and paste hundreds of comments every single day, but to leave 3-5 different helpful comments every hour

That way you won't get action blocked and you'll be able to grow faster and faster!

SHOUTOUT FOR SHOUTOUT

This is another great way to increase your audience for free.

You want to contact other pages similar to yours or a little bit bigger and ask them to do a shoutout for a shoutout.

It means that you will post one of his photos and he’ll do the same, so both pages can grow.

It’s a win-win and a perfect way to gain extra followers without so much effort.

I recommend using this strategy if you have at least 2-3K followers, if not you would end up gaining like 4-5 followers

INSTAGRAM PAID PROMOTION

Now we have an optimized profile, you know how to gain the first couple thousand or even 10 thousand followers: good job!

Your following is getting big, your engagement is really good and maybe you’ve started monetizing your audience. (We’ll see how soon)

Now it’s time to do a step further!

If you want to boost your page, you should think about doing some paid promotion.

What does it mean?

This is the paid version of the Gary Vee $1.80 Strategy.

You want to reach big pages in your niche and ask them how much they would charge to promote your page.

Make sure to ask different pages to find the best deal (according to your budget)

So, you are paying influencers to share your content with more people that you know are interested in your topic, reaching thousands and thousands of people that could convert into real targeted followers if your profile is optimized!

Here what to do Step by Step:

Find big pages in your niche
Make sure this account has a good engagement (likes, comments..)
Ask how much they charge for promotions
Pay and run your promotions campaign with different accounts and find the best one
Invest more money with the account that gets you the best results

The secret is to test a lot and find the accounts that give you the best results

If you want to learn more about Instagram ads and Influencer marketing, read this article

Now that you’ve created your follower base and you’ve optimized your profile, it’s time to make money from Instagram!

#5 Step: monetize your audience

How To Monetize Your Audience?

Well, it depends on your niche but you should try to put together some offers that help your audience solve a problem.

Don’t sell a product just because you can make some money because you’ll lose the trust of your followers.

So, if you could, try to create an ebook, a course, a coaching program, or maybe offer some type of products or services.

If you don’t want to create anything like this, it’s ok, you can promote someone else's product and get a commission.

It’s called Affiliate Marketing (if you want to know more about Affiliate Marketing click here )

But basically, you want to:

Find a really good product that helps your audience
Find if the company has an affiliate program (or contact the company directly)
Grab your affiliate link
Put your link in your Bio
When someone buys the product or service you get a commission

It’s a great passive income because you don’t have to deal with customer support, refund, or shipping the product.

Make sure to promote only high-quality products

You have to treat your Instagram page as a business and look for the long term.

This is probably the best way to monetize your page because you won't have to create the product, deal with the customer support, with the shipping, nothing!

Your only goal is to drive traffic to your link and make money

This is why I always suggest starting monetizing your page with an affiliate link

For a complete overview of the affiliate marketing, make sure to click here

Another way to monetize your page is by paid promotions

Once you get bigger, other pages will reach up to you asking to get featured on your page, and you will charge them based on the number of followers that you have.

I always suggest you not push too many paid offers because you could lose a lot of followers (1-2 per week is ok)

For a full tutorial on how to make money on Instagram, Click Here

Why Do You Need to Monetize Your Audience?

Monetizing your audience, you’re able to grow faster, having more budget to spend in paid promotions, maybe hiring a designer to produce the content for you and a virtual assistant on Fiverr to do the $1,80 strategy for you.

In that way you’re creating a passive money-making machine:

the more you grow, the more money you make
the more money you make, the more you can reinvest in the page
the more you reinvest, the more you grow
and then repeat

You’re creating a business that 99% of people don’t think about.

And the beauty of this business model is that once you start seriously growing, it becomes a sort of passive income that brings in your pocket thousands of dollars each month without a lot of effort required.

Also, if you sell something that solves a problem of your audience, you'll create a better relationship with your followers and they will trust you more!

Bonus Tips

Avoid Fake Followers

Yes, I know, it seems easy to buy some followers and then have your 40k page and you make money all day.

Don’t do it!

Buying follower will destroy your page and kill your growth on Instagram

I’ve done this mistake in the past, so I know what it comes when you buy Instagram followers.

I’ve created a full article about so if you want to check it out

Promote Yourself

If you have a blog, a website, a youtube channel, or any other social media in the same niche of your Instagram page make sure to add the Instagram button at the top of the page.

Bringing people from another platform to Instagram is something that the algorithm love and it’ll push more your content

Use Specific Filters

Researchers have found out that some filters grab the attention of the viewer: around 16% more than others!

The 10 most popular ones are:

Normal
Lark
Clarendon
Juno
Valencia
Ludwig
Gingham
Amaro
Lo-fi
x-Pro II

Don't Be Afraid to "Ride the Trends"

If a particular trend fits with your page, leverage it to gain extra followers.

Attention, don’t post popular prank content if you have a spirituality theme page or if you’re a fitness coach!

Giveaway

Honestly, I’m not a fan of giveaways and this is because, even if you could gain some extra followers, they wouldn’t be interested in your content and they’ll end up unfollowing you or simply not liking and engaging with your content.

So if you want to try it out maybe do some giveaway, but I would spend my money in another way (maybe an influencer promotion)

Use Instagram Lives

If you run a personal brand, Instagram lives are a really powerful tool that allows you to engage and connect directly with your followers, so don’t overlook this possibility

Use Instagram Tools

I will discuss this topic in other articles, but essentially if you want to maximize your growth and save time, you can use some paid software to help you in the process.

Remember: you have to treat Instagram like a business, not a hobby, so you should be ready to spend some little money to grow, but at the beginning it’s optional.

-Be consistent

The last and most important tip is to Be Consistent.

Like every business, most people give up too early because they are too weak to keep grinding when they don’t see results immediately, but I promise you that if you will be consistent, you will generate a full-time income or even more with Instagram

It won’t be easy, but everything good in life requires a lot of work.

conclusion

I hope you find this article useful.

I tried to condensate everything you need to know about Instagram in one single article, so you won’t have to pay for any course or spend hours and hours searching on Google and watching Youtube videos that will give you only a piece of the puzzle.

We covered:

how to start your page and choose your niche
how to optimize your profile
what to post
the best growth strategy
8 bonus tips to help you grow your Instagram even faster

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So, now that you know everything you need, start taking action and if the next year you will be traveling the world and do whatever you want with the money generated by Instagram, remember to tag this blog and share this article with your friends and family

And remember, Instagram is a business, so keep grinding and you’ll see results

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