Instagram is one of the fastest growing social media platforms today. It has over 700 million users, and roughly 45 million are active each day. Being a visual-driven platform is one of the key ingredients in its success, and you too can be a part of this success by earning money out of it just like how professionals do.
A lot of professionals, including celebrities, authors, athletes, and much more, have earned a substantial amount of money on Instagram. You too can earn as the platform offers a lot of ways for you to be rewarded with cash. Below are just some of the steps for you to be able to make money.
Attract Followers
Before you can really profit from Instagram, you will need to create an account and get some audience to follow you. Having solid and reactive followers gives you more opportunity to earn. Attracting followers is not easy though. Here are some tips for you to be able to attract a good following:
Create a good profile
A good profile describing who you are and what your goals are will give a professional look to your account. This makes you very trustworthy, and people will see you as someone worth to follow. Don’t forget to add hashtags to your profile as this makes it easier for your audience to search your account.
Post good photos with relevant hashtags
Instagram is a visual-driven platform, so it is best that you post something that is really appealing to your audience. When posting, it is essential that you post relevant hashtags because it makes searching for your post easier. Don’t forget to engage with your followers. This is because companies that might want to sponsor you are more interested in the engagement rather than with your number of followers.
As soon as you hit the number (usually around 1000 to 5000) followers, you can now try to earn some money. Here are some ways that you can earn money on Instagram.
Sponsored Posts
You can contact some companies and brands and tell them that you will feature them in your posts. You can either earn some money or receive some products with this. Posts usually contain mentions of the company name or featuring a brand link on your posts.
Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate marketing is another method of earning money. It’s similar to doing sponsored posts, but the difference is you earn money if the products you promote are sold. It’s like a commission base method of earning. That is why you need to engage and try to influence your audience to buy a particular product.
Sell your own products
If you don’t have a thousand followers, don’t worry. There are still some ways to earn. One way is by selling your products. You can post pictures of the products you are selling and link it to your online store. You don’t really need thousands of followers when you have your product as you can earn when you sell them, especially if you are offering great products.
Sell your photos
Another great way to earn without having thousands of followers is by selling your photos. There are a lot of websites that allow you to post your photos, or you can simply sell it using your IG account.
These are just some of the ways to earn on Instagram. There are still a lot of means available to you. The question is when are you going to get ready and start earning?
Alex Angeles is a content writer for BuyRealMarketing whose credibility is focused on social media marketing. With her prowess, she perceives what a business needs and equip her social media marketing.
Hello Alex,
The points you raised about Instagram are amazing. Although I know these things exist but I haven’t really had time to grow my Instagram account so that companies can be paying to get a mention on my page. But I sincerely believe I will get there in no distant time.
Thank you so much for sharing.
Cheers.
Emenike
Wow! This is great and I never thought of the simple ways that Instagram can fetch money for me. I shall follow these steps and apply them ASAP.
Hi, I think sponsored posts are one of the best ways to make money from Instagram.
Thank you for the Awesome info.
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I will be starting my new blog, will soon be applying what you mentioned in this write up, will update you here in the comments.