Instagram

1. Instagram

2. What is Instagram??? • Instagram is a simple way to capture and share the world’s moments. • Follow your friends and family to see what they’re up to, and discover accounts from all over the world that are sharing things you love. • Join the community of over 400 million people and express yourself by sharing photos and videos from your day-whether it’s your morning routine or the trip of a lifetime.

3. Uses of Instagram • Edit and share photos with filters and creative tools to change brightness, contrast and saturation, as well as shadows, highlights, perspective and more. • Make your videos look cinematic with filters, custom-built stabilization and tools to combine multiple clips into one video.  • Discover photos and videos you might like and follow new accounts in the Explore tab. • Send private messages, photos, videos and posts from your feed directly to friends with Instagram Direct. • Instantly share photos and videos on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and other social networks. • Use Handoff to switch between your Apple Watch and your iPhone.

4. How to Use Instagram You can download Instagram for free on your iPhone, iPod, iPad, or Droid.  Once you have the app, you’ll need to set up your account.

5. INSTALLING Instagram STEP 1- Download the Instagram app • Go to the app store on your device. • Click on the search button, and type in "Instagram". • Scroll until you find the app, select it, and click ‘Install’. • Go to the app store on your device, click on the search button, and type in "Instagram". • Scroll until you find the app, select it, and click ‘Install’.

6. INSTALLING Instagram STEP 2 - Launch the Instagram app. • Tap the Instagram icon (a small camera with rainbow stripes) from your device’s home screen.

7. INSTALLING Instagram STEP 3 - Create an account • Click the “Sign up” button at the bottom of your screen • enter your email, username, password, phone number (optional), and upload a photo (optional) to create your account. • You can choose to add a bit of personal information in the “about” section as well, including a personal website.

8. INSTALLING Instagram STEP 4 - Follow friends • You can now optionally choose to import contacts and find friends from your contact list, Facebook account, Twitter account, or simply search for names and usernames. • Following people allows you to see their posts in your newsfeed, and similar to Twitter, you can follow anyone including people you don’t know personally if you choose. • Click “Next” when you are finished. You will be able to add friends at any time from within your account, even after you create your account. • You can choose to follow suggested Instagram users by clicking the “Follow” button next to their name. Click “Done” to complete the process and continue directly to your account.

9. INSTALLING Instagram STEP 5 - Instagram Direct • With Instagram's new update, you can also choose if you want to share your photo with all your followers or just a few. • Click on the "Direct" tab, and select the followers you would like to share them with. • The picture will not show up in your public feed, and just the users you selected will be able to see your photo.

10. HOW TO GET FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM • Instagram is an app for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone devices that allows users to share and upload photos within the Instagram community or across social networks. • Getting more followers is essential to increasing your Instagram presence, but knowing where to start can be difficult.

11. Participating in the Community Follow similar accounts • Instagram is a community, and you will gaining followers if you participate in that community. • Don’t just simply uploading photos but communicate to other people. • Find people that are posting pictures that interest you, and follow their accounts. • Don't just simply follow everyone you see to avoid your feed become overloaded. • Just follow those accounts that you find most interesting.

12. Participating in the Community Like and comment on pictures • Once you start following some people, take some time to Like and comment on their photos. • Not only will this make the other person feel good, but other people may see your name or comment and check out your profile. • If you stay active, this can lead to a steady stream of new followers.

13. Participating in the Community Respond to comments on your own photos • Interacting with your own followers is essential to maintaining your follower base. • Respond to any interesting comments, and thank your followers for any compliments. • If a follower asks an intriguing question, take the time to answer it properly.

14. Participating in the Community Connect your Facebook account • Instagram is now owned by Facebook, and you are losing out on a lot of potential followers if you don't connect your accounts. • All of your Instagram posts will be pushed to Facebook as well, giving you double exposure. • You can connect your accounts through the Instagram Settings menu.

15. Participating in the Community Fill out your bio • Your Instagram bio is an often-overlooked but very important part of your Instagram account. • Let people know who you are and why they should follow you. Include a couple hashtags as well that relate to your content. • Your bio is another good place to place a call-to-action.

16. Using hashtags (#) • You can add hashtags in the caption or comments of your post. • If you add hashtags to a post that is set to public, the post will be visible on the corresponding hashtag page.

17. How do I use hashtags? To tag a photo or video with a hashtag: • Take or upload a photo or video • Choose to add a filter, then type # followed by text or emoji in the Caption field (ex: #flower) • If you want to add a hashtag to a post you've already uploaded, edit the caption or include your hashtag in a comment on your photo

18. Things to keep in mind: • When people with private profiles tag posts, they won't appear publicly on hashtag pages. • Numbers are allowed in hashtags. • Spaces and special characters, like $ or %, are not allowed. • You can only tag your own posts but not other people's photos/videos. • You can use up to 30 tags on a post. If you include more than 30 tags on a single photo/video, your comment won't post.

19. Things to keep in mind: Be Specific • Choosing specific tags will help you connect with other like-minded people on Instagram. Be Relevant • Make it easy for other like-minded Instagrammers to find you by making sure your tags describe your photo. Using very general tags like #photo might get you a few likes, but with over 700,000 photos tagged #photo, it isn’t the best way to make your photos stand out and connect with the people most like you. Relevant tags will help you attract new followers who will take a genuine interest in your photos and continue liking and commenting on your photos over time

20. Things to keep in mind: • When people with private profiles tag posts, they won't appear publicly on hashtag pages. • Numbers are allowed in hashtags. • Spaces and special characters, like $ or %, are not allowed. • You can only tag your own posts but not other people's photos/videos. • You can use up to 30 tags on a post. If you include more than 30 tags on a single photo/video, your comment won't post.