Just wondering who else uses Instagram? Any good advice for building up a following? Are there any particularly effective hashtags anyone has discovered?
I’ve just started using Instagram for promotion but finding it slow going!
I’m @tartantree
T.I.A.
Lizzie x
I get good sales on Instagram (more than on Folksy!) but I don’t actively promote. I have connected with people and do show work in progresses and often people will message asking for me to make something for them that’s similar. Not sure if that helps, I know that some shops just market as on FB/Twitter but I have to say I don’t follow any of them but tend to connect with people that have a mixture of life and work. x @TartanTree
My problem with instagram is that you can only upload photos from a mobile device, not a laptop and as the camera on my current phone is broken I am stuck until I can get a new one!
Thanks Susan. I’ll bear that in mind and try and include more ‘lifestyle’ type stuff as well as just products. x
I had that problem for a while too but now I’ve got a snazzy smartphone I try and make use of it. smile: x
I use I.G. and have had a few sales, but I do follow things I like, such as, dogs, garden nature etc. I put a mix on too, mainly my dogs and my shop. I don’t follow back everyone, the high numbered ones just unfollow you, all pretty pointless, bit like FB, so it must interest me. Most of them are UK based where possible and I have engaged with some lovely people too. Definitely worth a shot i would say.
I’ve had Instagram for a lot longer than I’ve been selling for. So my Instagram is just me really. I don’t post on a daily basis- sometimes I don’t post anything all week. But I use it to follow people I like & the things i’m interested in. As well as posting random photos of things I’ve been doing- as well as things I’ve been making. I do use hashtags and I have built up an organic following - I don’t do the whole ‘follow for follow’ thing. And if someone follows me who looks like a scammer I just block them. (As in someone who has thousands of followers but have only ever put one photo up!)
I have gotten sales from it- which has directed people to my Folksy or Etsy shop. So I find it pretty good!!
It’s also got a lot of local interest. I also follow local businesses and things, as well as just friends.
It’s my favourite way to social network to be honest. Easy, convenient and quite fun really.
Yep, I’ve been on Instagram with a personal account for a while but because I have pictures of my kids on there I decided to make it private and have a separate one for business and that’s the one I really want to build up now. just struggling to find the best hashtags to use for maximum exposure and getting a balance of product shots and more lifestyle stuff… x
if you are desperate there are programs you can install on your laptop that would allow you to post on instagram, try google it.
xx
Didn’t realise that? Must do a search then.