How To Go Viral on Instagram in 2021
HOW TO GO VIRAL ON INSTAGRAM IN 2021
In this post, I will be approaching Instagram engagement enhancing strategies and, in an indirect way, Instagram growth in followers.
Let’s Get Right Into It:
– The number one thing to understand is that Instagram engagement is directly related to growth.
In other words, by reaching out to more people, your posts will leverage higher engagement levels. As your posts reach higher engagement levels, the more likely it is that they will, consequently, keep reaching out to more people.
The more people that see and interact with your posts, the more people will visit your page and, eventually become new followers.
The algorithmic process that’s behind this phenomenon is quite simple, actually:
– Instagram’s algorithm perceives content that is highly engaged with, as valuable content. That’s because it is Instagram’s goal for people to spend as much time in the platform as possible.
Therefore, as your content is highly engaged with – in a fast succession – the Instagram algorithm will allow it to reach out to more people via what I like to call “external sources of reach”, such as hashtags and the explore page, as you will rank higher on those.
Here’s how you’ll be able to enhance your engagement levels on Instagram:
1. Post quality content
This is the core element of Instagram growth. If your content sucks, there will be no reason for anyone to follow your page, let alone engaging with your content.
That’s as straightforward as it gets.
2. CTA’S (Calls To Action)
By placing CTA’s in your posts’ caption, you are inciting your audience to interact with your posts.
The most common examples of CTA’s include tagging a friend, a loved one, sending the post to someone who “must see this”, sending it to someone “and dont’t say anything”, etc. etc.
Note: Don’t just go for a random CTA and hope for it to produce magical results. Don’t be lazy, put in at least some creativity or irreverence to it and place it after a description of your post that contextualizes it.
As people tag someone in your post or send it to someone else, via their dm’s or stories, your reach from “other” will improve, as more people are having access to it through this source, mostly thanks to your CTA.
This is also a way of making your audience feel engaged in your posts.
3. Instagram Stories
These are yet one of the most underrated and effective assets to retain your audience and keep it engaged, as well as to enhance your engagement levels and to improve your page’s overall performance.
Here’s what most people do: they post stories and insert a description. Tadow! – That’s all.
And they expect their audience to be happy that they’re putting out content…
… But hey, you’re not taking them on the ride with you.
Here’s how to do it:
– Add polls to your stories. Instead of just describing your story, ask them questions about it. Be it “Yes or No” polls, or quizzes, or leave space for more personalized interaction, such as with “Ask me something” polls.
Take it a step further and ask your audience what kind of content they prefer seeing the most from you, and insert an open answer poll so that you can track their answers and adapt your content to their preference (if that’s doable for you, of course).
Actually interact with their responses. Make them feel valued and relevant. That’s why you should have a presence on Instagram in the first place, and that’s how your page is going to grow a loyal, solid following base.
I apply these strategies all the time and that’s how you can leverage such a low following drop and such a high following gain and retention, through making your posts go viral.
BONUS TIPS
Always answer comments on your posts, at least to a bare minimum. Sometimes people will follow your page just because they’ve noticed that there’s a human behind it, and that there isn’t a robotic presence leading its ways.
Also, add a CTA in your bio and in your posts, such as “Follow @MDOmarMakki to be a part of our ________ tribe!”, for instance.
Hope this helps! Feel free to leave a comment below if you have any questions
