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We all know that you can run your Instagram account from anywhere you are, from the café, coffee, hotel room to bed room, virtually anywhere you have access to internet connection, all you need are a couple of quality pictures to post occasionally. You don’t need to be a master at creating contents to achieve this.


All you need to do is follow a unique pattern of guidelines which you would learn from here.


Many people actually had to pay some huge amount of money to learn this strategy and it isn’t just another theoretical tutor on how to, but a step by step guide on how to monetize your Instagram account.

Now, to make money on Instagram you will need a large following of followers, because this will help to a large extent on how much you could possibly be making.


You need not be afraid on how to get thousands of followers as the steps to achieve this will also be explain here.


[b]Getting started
Well, the Instagram amongst other social platform currently has over 800 million active users. Not only that, it also drives more engagement than any other social channel, the reason for this is that it has more to do with visuals, things you see, and the products you almost feel like touching.


Instagram has the capacity to make you more money than you ever could imagine but to achieve this you must always keep an open mind to changes that happen daily on social media.


There will be days during your Instagram journey when you just don’t feel like posting, and feel like you are making no progress. This is all part of the process.


Gaining a following on Instagram and building up a network of niche related followers is something that requires an insane amount of patience and persistence.


Building a 50,000 to 200,000 followers might take you months to achieve, but after this, and afterward it will gradually become more easy as people will get to know more about your page and account through friends of friends, and the hard work would pay as you start making consistent income with your account.



Step One: Pick a Niche
A niche is just a tiny, highly specialized marketplace, but we are not just concern here about just a niche, but a profitable niche. A profitable niche is a highly specialized marketplace with few competitors, high demands and money to pay for that demand.


Basically there are two ways to enter a niche;
1. Follow your Passion – here it is easy to develop contents
2. Follow the money – here it might be difficult to develop contents but you can hire people to do that for you.


Your NICHE can be cooking, flowers, cats, trucks, travel photos, ladies dresses, funny memes, interesting quotes, Business quotes etc.


Just make sure that whatever you choose, you are extremely interested in the subject. You are going to be working with your niche every single day, so you want to make sure that it’s something that you enjoy.


When selecting your niche, make sure it’s broad enough that you can zoom in on more targeted niches. Example of such niche is Trucks, because this is a niche that can be expanded upon and broken down into sub niches like Nissan trucks, ford trucks, Toyota trucks etc.


After you’ve come up with that niche, write it down on a piece of paper. Now go and do some research. Find out how many other Instagram pages are in that same niche, and see how many followers they have. The goal is to find a niche with at least one page over 1 million followers, and to find a page that you could outperform with better quality posts.


Keeping the End Game in Mind When choosing your Instagram niche, it’s important to have some sort of end game or end goal in mind.


How are you planning to monetize your Instagram page? Are you going to create a web store? Are you going to sell shoutouts?


If you're going to sell shoutouts, how many large companies are out there that could potential be interested? Just have some sort of idea.


What are Instagram Shoutouts? An Instagram shoutouts is a screenshot of another user’s profile page uploaded to your account to show support and give exposure to the other user. Shoutouts can increase a user’s followers and provide advertising to small businesses and websites.


Choose your username
Usernames need to be simple memorable, and straight to the point. The better your username, the more of an advantage you will have on Instagram.


Here’s some basic guidelines:
Do not use numbers in your username.
Using numbers in your username will only confuse people and will hurt your ranking on Instagram's search.

If you start a page called "puppyphotos31" that posts puppy memes, what's to stop someone else from making a page called: "puppyphotos32." It will simply leave everyone very confused. The only exception is if the numbers are directly related to your niche, such as "420humor."


Use your niche’s keyword first.
Trucksdaily will always be a more effective username than dailytruckposts. When looking for a username, you want to make sure that your main keyword is first, as that is what people will be searching for.

Underscores are ok if you are separating words.
Something like Quotes_daily is a really good username. Another tip is to try to only use two words when using underscores. Truck_postsdaily isn't a username that you would want.

Don’t make your username too long.
This one isn't a huge deal but if you can, try to pick a username that is short and to the point.
There’s no need to stress out about finding the perfect username.

You can always change it later on down the road by simply going into your account settings. Also, if you’re getting stuck trying to find an available username, try looking at the account names of some of the larger accounts in different niches.

This will help you generate some ideas for your specific niche. Here’s some examples to get you started:
trucks_daily
truck_domination
trucklover
foodporn
fitness_mentor
yogapostsdaily
cooking_clips
You get the idea. Just try and make sure that the word people will be searching for, is first.

Next is to Setup your account
Take your time when choosing a profile picture, a description, and the title of your Instagram page.

It’s a good idea to have a custom designed profile picture to match the name of your Instagram page. You can also pay a professional artist to do this for you. Just try to make your page look professional. To get more ideas how your page should look, you can try checking any similar Instagram page that is doing well.

Add descriptions to your page. A good idea for your description, is to add some sort of contact information, such as an email address or a kik username. By adding your contact information, you are leaving yourself open to network with other Instagram accounts.

It is also a good idea to get a hashtag started for your Instagram account. You can do this by writing in the description a little snippet that looks something like
this: “Tag #truckpostsdaily to be featured on our page!”

This lets new followers know that if they post a picture of their truck, and use that hashtag, they can be featured and promoted on your page. By doing this, you will increase exposure to your Instagram page, and will also find free content that you can use to post on your Instagram page.

Before getting followers…
Before you go out and hunt for followers, it's important to add some content to your Instagram page, so that your page doesn’t look plain or abandoned.

I’d recommend posting at least 10 photos on your page, before you go out and start following people. You’ll want these 10 photos to be really unique and eye-catching, so take your time when looking.

A great place to look for photos to post on Instagram, is Pinterest and Tumblr. Post something popular that a lot of people already like and have responded to on these other social media websites.

Think of some clever Captions to use with these first photos, and make sure that you use your hashtag with each post. People are not going to want to follow and Instagram page that has no captions, because it looks like you are just a robot automatically throwing pictures out on your Instagram page.

Gaining Followers
Now that your page is ready, you will need loads of people to follow, like and comment on your page. This means following people, liking their photos, commenting on their photos, getting your Instagram page out on different social media, and more! It will be the most time consuming and challenging part of your journey.

I want to start off by saying that it will be easier to gain followers once you already have a decent following (ten thousand people) which means that for the first bit, you’re going to be on the grind to 10k.

The fastest way and cheapest way to gain 10k followers is to start off by following people that you believe will be interested in your page. You can do this all manually, or you can use a bot, that will automatically follow people that are likely to follow your page.

Another great way to gain followers manually is to like photos with a particular hashtag that is directly related to your page.

Let’s gain followers:
1. Connect to Facebook
2. Share quality photos
3. Like other people’s photos
4. Follow others
5. Comment: There is a higher likelihood for someone to follow you back
6. Exchange shoutouts: By reaching out to similar account by mail, or simply send them a DM and ask for a shoutout.
7. Use hashtags: The more hashtags you use, the more Instagram followers and engagement you will get.

Making Money on Instagram
By now you’re probably wondering how all of your hard work is going to pay off.
How are you going to monetize your followers and following? Well, there isn’t one correct method or way to do this. It really all depends on your niche, your engagement, and what your followers want.


i. Selling Shoutouts:
This is the most common way to make money on Instagram. The more followers that you have, the more you’ll make selling Instagram shoutouts.


When you're just getting started with selling shoutouts, I'd recommend not automating the process at first. Deal with people directly, as you will have a higher conversion rate.


A good guideline is to only post a maximum of two shoutouts each day, so that you don't anger your followers. The more shoutouts you post, the slower your Instagram account will grow because people tend not to tag their friends on sponsored posts.


If you’re just starting out with selling shoutouts, I’d recommend creating a GIG on fiverr.com or creating an eBay listing. This will get people purchasing shoutouts from you even if you only have a small following (10k-50k followers).
Another tip is to make sure you grab each person's email address. Create a mailing list compiled of people that have purchased shoutouts in the past.


Each month, offer discounts to everyone on this mailing list, to remind them of your shoutout services. Often times, companies forget about the positive experience that they had with your Instagram account. A friendly email, is a great way to remind them.


Pricing Shoutouts:
How you price your shoutouts and rates generally is based on your niche and the amount of followers you have.


Some niches simply have more shoutout demand than others, raising the prices higher. Car and fitness pages for example make much more than a humor page of the same following. This is because it’s easier to sell things on car and fitness niches, as the audience is more targeted.


Another tip when selling shoutouts is to include bundle prices. If you normally charge N10,000 for a 24 hour shoutout, tell your potential buyer that you’ll sell them three 24 hour shoutouts for N9,000 each or five 24 hour shoutouts for N8,000 each.


The more people buy in bulk, the more money you will make in the long run.


Reaching Out to Companies
Once you've reached around 200k followers or so, and have a well-established Instagram page, it's time to start contacting companies. You'll want to find businesses that are run by their original owner, so that you can contact them directly. Don't try and make deals with massive companies like Walmart or Bestbuy.


You should be looking for small to medium sized companies that are run by one to five people. Online businesses and companies tend to have a higher conversion rate, although local businesses buy shoutouts as well.


Try to look for online companies that are selling a specific product that is directly related to your niche. They'll immediately realize the value that your Instagram page can be to their company.


Your goal should be to sell these companies a package of shoutouts (a shoutout each week for a month), for a bulk price. So if you have 250k followers, and sell shoutouts for $100 each, sell the package for $350.


Most companies have an advertising budget, and will happily spend $350 each month for some quality advertising.


If you have 10 companies or so buying from you each month, you'll be making $3500 on autopilot. As time goes on, you can raise the prices with these companies, and keep up a good relationship.
When wording your email to these companies, make sure that you include the amount of followers that you have.

As soon as the owner sees, "250k niche related followers," they'll instantly become interested.


Here's an example of an email:
"Dear (Company Name)
My name is #Bizness4Profits and I'm reaching out on behalf of my Instagram page @Bizness4Profits. We have 250k followers that all own and love puppies. We think that your product would work really well with our page, and was wondering if you'd be interested in doing some monthly advertising with us. We offer a package deal of 4 featured promotions for $350 a month.
Let me know if you're interested, thanks for your time,
-#Bizness4Profits.


It's important to get the company thinking about monthly rates. If you make it seem like a onetime deal, chances are it will be. You want to get the subscription mentality in the back of their head.


E-Commerce Web Stores:
Web stores definitely have the most potential out of all the money making methods with Instagram. This is because it gives you a chance to build a permanent brand that could potentially become huge. Instagram now allows you to take your audience directly from browsing on the app, to making a purchase on your website.


For starters, let’s talk about what you should sell. The name of the game is to find exclusive products that cater towards your niche and page audience.


You need to find something that people can’t buy in stores that they NEED to buy online. It also helps if it’s a viral product. If people are tagging their friends on Instagram when they see a photo of your product, it’s a viral product.


Let me give you an example. If you run a puppy/dog page, and you’re looking to start a web store, do not sell generic, basic dog collars.


Instead, sell custom made GPS tracking dog collars that allow you to track your puppy from your phone. Create a brand and build a website around this specialty product, giving you a monopoly amongst all other competition.


So how do I find these exclusive products?
Check out alibaba.com. They have pages and pages of incredible products that you’ve probably never seen before. The best part being that they give you the chance to custom brand the products that they’ve designed with your logo.


When buying from Alibaba, you’ll need to buy in bulk, in order to have reasonable profit margins. So clear some space in your garage, and make sure you order test samples before buying a gigantic shipment.


Ok, so I’ve found a cool product. Now what?
Now it's time to build your website and your brand. For starters, you’re going to need a catchy name and a fantastic logo.


You’re also going to need to build a web store. To do this, I’d recommend using either wordpress and woo commerce or shopify.


Shopify is definitely easier to use if you’ve never designed a website before. It’s very user friendly, however there are slightly more fees than woo commerce and wordpress.


Retaining your Visitors
When trying to build a brand, the most important aspect is keeping in contact with your visitors. It’s vitally important to have a Facebook page, a snapchat, and some sort of email list that will allow you to connect with your Instagram traffic.


Mail chimp is a great website for building mailing lists. Make sure you give your visitors incentive when trying to grab their contact information. Give them 10% off if they enter their email, or do free giveaways if they like your Facebook page. Things like this really can go a long way.


Once your web store has been built and is working properly, you should look into buying Instagram promotions and shoutouts from other Instagram accounts.


The more hype you can create around your brand, the better it’s going to do in the long run. Also invest in Facebook ads, as you can specifically target people that would potentially be interested in your product.


Promoting Amazon Products
If you don’t want to put in the time and effort to create your own web store, you can always simply list your product on amazon or eBay, and send your Instagram traffic to those websites.
This will greatly boost your ranking on amazon, and will create even more traffic and visitors that will buy your product or products.


Affiliate Products
Using Instagram with affiliate marketing and affiliate websites is also a very powerful strategy. What are affiliate products?


Affiliate products are simply products that you promote and get a commission on. So if you’re promoting apple laptops, and you sell 3 that cost $1000 you will make $300 if you make a 10% commission on each sale.


Affiliate products work wonderfully if the products you are promoting via Instagram are expensive. This is because you’ll make larger commissions on more expensive products.


Apps
Phone apps can be extremely profitable in the long run if you can promote them properly with Instagram. Before being intimidated with phone apps, remember that you can easily get them designed to your specific qualifications.


If you’re looking for someone to design an app for you, be sure to check out upwork.com. They have thousands of app developers that are hungry for work.


Also, games apps are particularly hard to advertise on Instagram unless you Instagram page is catered towards gamers. When thinking about app ideas, try to think of an app that somehow solves people's problems.


Another niche that works really well with phone apps is photography. If you run a photography page, you should look into developing an app that somehow uniquely lets you edit pictures. Maybe its vintage filters, collages or lighting effects. People go crazy over editing their pictures (e.g FaceApp), which is why a photography app might be a fantastic option.


Adsense
If you’re posting viral, humours content on a funny themed Instagram page, you may want to look into Google Adsense. Adsense is a very simple way to easily monetize your website or blog. The more traffic you can send to your website, the more you will make on adsense.


Conclusion:
As a final word, I’d like to remind you to always invest in knowledge. Always be constantly learning because the online world changes constantly at a rapid rate. The quicker you can stay ahead, the more money you will make in the future. Check my Signature for more articles.

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