Instagram habits: Do's and Don'ts

There are rules and regulations, do's and don't's wherever you go. Be it the real world or virtual. You have to follow some ground rules if you want to make use of the situation in your favour. Social media is the most efficient and important way to reach your audience.

Like other forms of social media, Instagram is a symbiotic medium, where you inspire someone, get inspired by other at times. You can follow talented people of your choice with similar interests, get to know about the day to day life of celebrities, actors and actresses. However, in order to make you follow, to get double taps on your image, you need to have an equation that works. So below are the things that need to be done before that.

Do's

Post Consistently

If you want to engage your followers, you need to post often enough that they remember who you are. Also, the content you post should be of good value and not for the sake of posting it. By this way, you make an impact on your followers.

Say no to banned hashtags

Using one of Instagram's banned hashtags can land you in trouble. Those banned hashtags includes #adulting, #citycentre and #eggplant. Use your hashtag carefully, also make sure that they are relevant to your audience.

Give credit

While you are reposting the content, make sure you got permission from the content creator and also attribute the content to them. In this case, if you are posting photos make sure you add hashtags like #regram or #repost and tag the original content owner.

Create theme for your post

Creating a theme for yourself makes your profile looks attractive, adds brand values and it is easier to post regularly because you know what's coming next.

Don'ts

Begging for followers

This is the most common thing that is happening around the world now. In order to boost ego among other, some will leave him a comment that says "please follow back." If someone is not following you, leave them. Save yourself from public humiliation.

Don't run any illegal promotion or contest

It is good to run an Instagram promotion or contest to get new followers, engage your existing followers. But before that, make sure you are playing by the rules.

Don't ignore comments

If someone takes time to comment or interact with you, always try to engage with them. Otherwise, the engagement between you and your followers won't turn into much of a two-way relationship.

Avoid posting inappropriate photos

There are times when people might want to share nude images that are artistic or creative in nature. So avoid posting all these photos as it might get misused in the future and consider the age groups before posting it.