7 Foolproof Tips To Help You Become Instafamous

For CMNS 353: Ever scroll through your Instagram feed and wish you could be like your favourite Instagram influencers – travelling to exotic places, receiving free products, and raking in the cash just by posting some photos with a Fabfitfun box? Well, here’s how you can go from waiting tables to being waited on in first class on your way to the Maldives:

1. Take your photos in the right places

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Selfies in your bedroom aren’t going to cut it anymore. Your profile is going to pop if you take your photos in aesthetically-pleasing, instagrammable places. Mural artwork? Classic. Palm trees? Oh, yes. White marble walls? Definitely. Just make sure the lighting is right and your pose is cute.

2. Quality over quantity

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Ditch that iphone 5. Quality is key – nobody is going to double tap if they can’t even make out your face in the photo. If you want that follower count to go up, you’ve got to have impeccable quality. Invest in the iPhone X – that portrait mode is guaranteed to help your numbers.

3. Chill out with the hashtags

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#this #is #not #cute. This is not 2011. Nobody wants to scroll down to your caption and see hashtag overkill. Hashtags are used to get 'easy' likes from people who don't already follow you, and this is a known fact - it can make you look a little desperate. There is an unspoken rule about hashtags, and if you haven’t heard, that rule is pretty much: #dontdoit.

4. Clear out your closet

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From now on, your wardrobe is only going to consist of Fashion Nova, Pretty Little Thing, and Missguided. These are the online stores that influencers shop at and sport all over their feed, so it is crucial that you grab some pieces and rock them on your feed to show that you can keep up.

5. Find a friend

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Let’s face it, some people just don’t get the Instagram game. A lot of your friends don’t want to stop and take 745 photos of you with dozens of people walking by and giving you weird looks. A true friend will realize the importance of getting the perfect picture, and won’t get mad at you when their food gets cold because you’re taking hundreds of foodie pics.

6. Consistency is key and timing is everything

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Nobody wants to waste a “follow” on someone who only posts once every other month. The best Instagram influencers post at least once a day. You’ve got to keep your followers entertained. And don’t be fooled – rush hour isn’t just a city traffic thing.

On Instagram, traffic is good. You want traffic jams. There are high traffic times on Instagram, and posting during these hours is key. 1 am on a Wednesday? Nobody’s awake. 8 pm on a Friday? Everyone’s out partying. Be smart about your posting times to ensure you maximize your likes.

7. Use products that Instagram loves

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If you want to get those sponsorships one day, use the products that will get you those sponsorships. You know what they are: Fit teas, teeth whiteners, self-tanners, waist-trainers – the list is endless. There are opportunities galore for you to get noticed by a big brand and have them re-post your photo onto their feed, which, by the way, pretty much guarantees a spike in your follower count.