Tuesday, May 10, 2016

How Entrepreneurs Can Start Leveraging Instagram To Increase Sales



Every entrepreneur is in business to make money. If you want to increase brand awareness and start boosting sales to pad your bottom line then you need to start serving content that your audience can’t help but devour.
Not just any content – visual content. That means Instagram should be at the top of your list for promotion. This is true whether you’re selling a tangible product or you’re a service related business.

Visual content is more than 40x more likely to get shared on social media than any other kind of content. That’s why more than 70% of marketers are relying on visual assets in their marketing strategies.
Instagram is 100% visual, and the community has grown to more than 400 million users . That’s reason enough to leverage the service right now using these tips to increase your sales and brand visibility.
1. Create an Instagram strategy.
Posting random pictures to your account isn’t going to make you successful any more than throwing up a random blog post. You need to create a content strategy that defines what it is you want to achieve and what you’ll do to get there.
Then do that one thing.
Make your plan something interesting; something you can visually share. Make Instagram part of your daily routine so that you’re consistently creating and posting content. Consistency will promote continued engagement and sharing which will lead to more sales over time.
2. Use eye-catching, high quality images.
You don’t need an expensive camera or a professional photographer to take good pictures. You do need to keep in mind that picture quality is an important element.
If you can’t get good quality pictures then have someone take pictures for you or dig into some photography tips to build your skills.
Not sure what kind of high quality photos to start sharing? Take a look at your competitors as well as other successful Instagram users to see what works for them. You can gain actionable insights this way.

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