Here Are Some Creative Ways To Earn Money On Instagram
- WHAT YOU NEED TO DO FIRST: ATTRACT FOLLOWERS
First thing’s first: what’s your following like? You should know from the start that most brands will expect a strong and loyal following in order to build a working partnership. If you’re lacking in this department, there are a few simple ways you can increase your amount of followers whilst building a professional look for your account.
- Fill out your bio with all the right information: This includes your contact information, what you post about and where you’re from. Add in a few keywords and even a couple of hashtags to ensure you’re easily findable by the right kind of followers. Something like: @quotes4lovebirds from India . Business inquiry: business@infokatta.com
- Post regularly: To grow numbers, you want to be posting several images every day… but be warned, don’t post all at once or this will actually work against you! If you can’t commit to that many posts, then just make sure you are publishing one quality photo every day.
- Engage with your followers: You cannot expect all interaction to come directly to you. Make time every single day to engage with your followers or anyone involved in your industry by commenting on and liking images. If you communicate with authentic content, people will be drawn to check out your account and, hopefully, join your loyal rank of followers.
- Use relevant hashtags: It’s unlikely your images are going to travel very far without relevant hashtags. Familiarise yourself with the best ones to do with your field of interest and make sure you are including them in every single post. I am using the TagForLikes app for ideas and to save my custom ones.
HOW-TO: MAKE MONEY ON INSTAGRAM
1. Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate marketing is basically when you promote a product and get paid per sale. You’ll often see bloggers doing this with sidebar banners promoting their partners (affiliates), or even through specific product inspired posts. Well, it’s not much different with Instagram.
With Instagram, you post attractive images highlighting their products and drive sales through your affiliate URL (this should be provided by your affiliate).
There are quite a few companies you can work with here. Here are some:
- Sharesale: Find companies you want to work with, sign up for their affiliate program, get approved then start promoting. In some programs, it's easier to get approved if you have a blog or website.
- Ebates: Refer people that love deals & discounts, then get commission.
- Stylinity: great for fashion bloggers. When people shop using your link, you'll get commission.
2. Create Sponsored Posts (Find Sponsors!)
Instagram users with engaged followings can earn extra money by creating original sponsored content for brands.
In a nutshell, a piece of sponsored content on Instagram is a photo or video that highlights a product or a brand.
These posts are accompanied by captions that may include branded hashtags, @mentions, or links.
Brands don’t typically require a formal brand ambassadorship for creators of sponsored content, but it’s common to for them to tap certain influencers for content time and time again.
However, it’s important that any brands or products you promote are a good fit for your own personal image on Instagram.
The idea is to show off brands that you can personally get behind, and to show your followers how that brand fits into your lifestyle.
- TapInfluence is a great tool for Instagram creators who are looking for opportunities for sponsored content, and it takes the guesswork out of the process of aligning with brands. You create a profile that describes you and the nature of your content, and brands who are interested in working with you will invite you to programs.
- Ifluenz is another easy tool as you can browse matching available campaigns created by a variety of brands and directly promote the ones you prefer.
3. Sell Your Instagram Account
Had enough of Instagram? Ready to move on?
Well, you’ll be happy to know that all your hard work hasn’t gone to waste. You can actually sell your Instagram account if (for whatever reason) you can no longer manage it.
There’s a few site that support you with this, two of the best being:
These Instagram users earn THOUSANDS for a single post - how much could your pics be worth?
For millions of Instagram is just a way to let your friends know what's going on in your life, but some people are raking in serious amounts of cash. This is how
Millions of British Instagram users are missing out on potential cash from their posts because they don’t know how to get it.
Instagrammers with more than 1,000 followers could earn £40 or more a post, according to the app Takumi, while bigger users could make up to £2,000.
hose with 10,000 followers could earn £15,600 a year, while the biggest influencers - those with 100,000 followers, could earn £156,000.
Dr Mariann Hardey, author of the Insta-index, said: “For the first time, ordinary people with a passion and flair for photography can commercialise their talent - actually earning a living doing what they love.”
14million Brits use Instagram and Takumi estimates one in ten could earn £4,160 a year through photos.
So do you have it in you to make money off Instagram?
The most successful Instagrammers
When Hardey analysed popular Instagram accounts, she found some common traits. The most powerful Instagrammers were women aged between 18 and 29. They lived in cities and posted pictures of food, fashion or fitness.
Take Australian model Gabrielle Epstein . She’s 21, has 700,000 followers and makes money promoting brands in her pictures.
She is also selective about what she chooses - she doesn’t want a reputation for palming off goods to her followers.
But if you’re an older woman or a man in your 30s, take heart - the first rule of business is to spot a gap in the market. And it could be you!
