Ways to get more Instagram likes People want to be admired on Instagram and for that they need more followers. Tag other Instagram users featured in your photos with an @-mention in your caption. Or, use Instagram’s tagging functionality. Either way, they’ll receive a notification. A nice visual plus text is like peanut-butter and chocolate. Readers will go ‘ahhhh’ (and tap the heart).

Using local hashtags is an awesome way to reach potential customers near you. Find popular local accounts (you can do a quick Google search for “top Instagram accounts in [city]”) and see what hashtags they use for their photos. Use these hashtags, and there’s a good chance you can connect with people near you or accounts who might be interested in featuring your photos or your business. This can help you gain more followers and get more likes on Instagram.

Social media is the place to share more intimate moments from your business with your fans and followers, helping you to develop your brand personality and strengthen your emotional connection with customers. Give your followers a look behind-the-scenes of your business – preview an upcoming product, show off your employees, or take them on an office tour. This type of content is unique and engaging, meaning it’s likely to garner likes from your followers. If none of this works you might explore automatic Instagram likes.

You can tag Instagram users in your post. Only do this if the person or business is relevant to your content. You don’t want to come across as spammy. However, people usually appreciate the recognition. They’ll usually respond with a like or a comment if you’ve mentioned them by name. It’s a great way to create relationships.

Contests and giveaways are gold mines when it comes to encouraging engagement. Any type of campaign in which users have a chance to win a prize should work to bring you potential followers. People love free stuff. Like-to-win contests require entrants to like a post for a shot at winning. That’s a guaranteed like for you, but it’s not the only type of contest that can benefit you. As long as the giveaway offers something of value, people will want to enter. It’s a chance to attract more visitors to your profile, leading to more followers and engagement if they find your brand appealing enough to stick around.

My favorite way to get more likes for free is to tag four to six accounts in my post. You’d first want to research popular and up-and-coming accounts that you think will like your post. Then, publish your post after tagging the accounts. Much of the time, these accounts will repost your content, and you’ll get more exposure, impressions and likes. Organic is always the best engagement you can have. No one enjoys bots or spam. There have been a plethora of automation tools that have emerged on the Internet, claiming to “instantly boost your Instagram engagements.” In reality, it is hard to gain followers and likes overnight without putting in actual work. Utilizing these commercial programs allow bots to run your account, commenting and liking posts under your behalf. Although this can attract new visitors to your Instagram, it goes against Instagram’s policies and brings in “fake followers” that may or may not be interested in your business at all. As long as you post consistent, relevant content, the engagement will come.