Posting Memorable Content

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Take unique and interesting photos. While this may seem obvious, one of the best ways to get followers on Instagram is to simply take good pictures. Instagram is swamped with pictures of people's meals and cats, so set yourself apart with well-shot photos.

Try to take pictures that will relate with your target audience. If your audience can connect with the images that you take, they are more likely to follow you.

A good photo doesn't have to be a "perfect" photo. Good photos seem human and imperfections can help add to that feeling.

Limit "selfies". Everyone likes to post a selfie every now and then, but you shouldn't let these pictures dominate your content. Most followers don't want to see you, they want to see your photos. Posting constant selfies can come across as narcissistic, and can drive followers away. The exception to this, sad as it may be, is if you are attractive. You can get a lot of followers by posting attractive pictures of yourself. Even then, don't let it dominate your content!

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Add filters. Instagram got popular because of the filter options. These filters adjust the color of your photo, giving it a more "real" feel. Instagram has a variety of filters available, so don't be afraid to try multiple ones until you find one that works well with your photo.

Avoid using the same filters over and over, or your images will start to feel too same.

If the picture is striking enough without a filter, a popular hashtag on Instagram is #nofilter. Use it!

if you are struggling to find a good filter then try a third party photo editor like Google Photos which has many different filters that are not available on Instagram.

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Put captions on every photo. A good caption can turn an okay photo into an amazing one. Captions help grab the viewers' attention, and if you can make them laugh or smile with your caption you'll retain more people as followers. Jokes or cute captions are especially popular.

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Use apps for expanded editing control. While you can do some minor editing in Instagram, there are a variety of apps for both iOS and Android that can give you way more tools. Use these apps to brighten, darken, crop, add text and effects, and much more.

Popular editing apps include Photo Editor by Aviary, Afterlight, Bokehful, and Overgram.

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Create collages. A great way to show progression or a collection of images is to create a collage to post on Instagram. There are several apps that will allow you to do this, including PicStitch, InstaCollage, InstaPicFrame, and even Instagrams own collage app named Layout.

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Post your photos at a good time. Instagram is an incredibly popular service, and your followers' feeds are likely updating constantly. If you want the most people possible to see your photos, you need to post them at the right time. The best time to post photos is during the morning and after normal work hours end for your audience.[3]

Instagram photos typically last around 4 hours in a person's feed, so avoid posting in the middle of the night or your followers may never actually see the image.

You can find the best times to post pictures for your audience by using websites such as IconoSquare

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Post in a steady stream. Don't dump all of your photos into your feed at once. If you have multiple photos that you want to share, spread them out over a couple days. If you post too many pictures at once, your followers are likely to start skipping over them. On the other hand, if you don't post often enough, you will have difficulty maintaining followers and drawing in new ones.