Sunday, November 3, 2013

Instagram: A New Easy Channel to Make Your Business Known

Because of the many social media channels that sprout out nowadays, it is important that you, as a businessman, take advantage of this technological advancement. If you want success in your business, actually joining the 21st century and its advancements is a must. 

If you don’t have Instagram, then it is about time for you to create one. This social media channel is beneficial for your business because:

1. You will be able to produce photos with good quality.
2. Business advertising is free!
3. You can gain trust from people.
4. You can easily gain traffic to your website.
5. There are many more people in Instagram now!

Because people are visual, it is easier to get their attention by using quality photos, and Instagram can help you do that! Instagram’s filters can help you transform ordinary photos into fabulous, attractive ones! You can balance and correct lighting or even add something creative to it. 

Getting started is quite easy. If you’re new to social networking sites, you don’t have to worry about it. Here’s how:

1. Sign up! Of course, this is step one. And a little tip: choose a username that could best represent your business. Make it simple!
2. Don’t forget to add a profile photo. Together with that is a link to your website and a biography.
3. You can connect your account to other sites, such as FaceBook. Go to Profile, then Edit sharing settings. Sharing is important because you will be able to share your photos to those sites. If you’re an apple user, you can include your brand’s FaceBook page. Also, you can make your FaceBook friends find you easily. Click Profile, then Find Friends, then FaceBook Friends.
4. You should announce to your FaceBook friends that you are now on Instagram. Share your Instagram username.
5. Use tags to connect with people.

Instagram can also help you look for customers. It is really easy. Here are a few basic steps:

1. When you take a photo, tap “Where?” before you upload it.
2. Locate your business by searching for the location or in the nearby results.
3. Select your business, and then you can upload your photo.
4. When you have uploaded your photo, you can tap the location name in blue text above the photo for you to see the photos that have been tagged with the specific location.

It is always good to start off by reaching out to Instgrammers who are taking photos of your business. if you haven’t found photos in your location page yet, you can host contests, so you can get things started. 
Instagram is a good platform for you to showcase the best of your products. Profits follow if you create a good, decent presentation of your products and your business. 

So, instead of boring posts that people on-the-run have to read, you can use Instagram to publish eye-catching photos. Remember, photos paint a thousand words. Make sure that these words are positive.

Do not forget to reply to your users. And when you’re uploading photos, do not forget to add your website in your description. Add hashtags that are related to your industry. Tease your future customers with good content, so that they will want more. That will easily lead them to your website!

To know more about Instagram and other Social Media like facebook for business, you may visit business social media.