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2) to enable your posts to trend in š§š¢š£ š®š»š± ššµš² š„šššš”š§ šµ š½š¼ššš š¶š» šš²š®šæš°šµ ā£ā£3) to help you gain exposure to new accounts over a period of 1-2 daysā£ā£4) šš¼ šµš²š¹š½ šš¼š š“š²š šæš²š½š¼ššš²š± š®š»š± šµš¼š½š²š³šš¹š¹š šÆš š®š°š°š¼šš»šš šš¶ššµ š® š¹š®šæš“š²šæ š³š¼š¹š¹š¼šš¶š»š“ ššµš®š» šš¼ššæ š¼šš»! ā£ā£For hashtags to even work on Instagram your profile HAS to be public, otherwise donāt bother using them š .. ā£ā£š”š¼š šš¼š šøš»š¼š šŖšš¬ you want to be using hashtags and how important they are here are my šš¼š½ 10 hashtag tips…
⣠⣠1) Use Hashtags in both your grid posts & your Instagram stories, for exposure. ⣠⣠2) Think of hashtags as ššš¬ šŖš¢š„šš¦. Use ones specific to your business niche and brand. ⣠⣠3) Avoid using hashtags with too many uses, if an account is under 10k followers try sticking to hashtags that have under 100,000 uses.⣠⣠4) If you add your hashtags to your 1st comment make sure these are posted š®šš®š½, within the1st 1-2 minutes for the algorithm to take them into consideration. ⣠⣠5) Make sure you are using all 30 of the hashtag allowance per post, š±š¼š»āš šš®ššš² golden chances to be discovered in the recent & top post feeds. ⣠⣠6) Don’t use hashtags in your bio unless they are very specific to you, otherwise you are sending traffic to otherās content! ⣠⣠7) To find hashtags use instagram’s internal search bar. Choose those relevant to your image OR use Googleās keyword planner to help you select key words – find those that fit your niche and are key to your business. Consider; location, colour, branded, topic, time, specific to niche, emotions, YOU & your business (stay relevant), those describing & detailing events.⣠⣠8) Watch out for banned hashtags as these will affect your post reach.⣠⣠9) Create multiple lists of 30 and use them alternately so that you arenāt competing with yourself each day.⣠⣠10) Be Unique – try unique campaign or giveaway hashtags to enable easy winner selection, to track content.

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