Case Study: 4 Instagram Posts that Got Me 1,000+ Followers Each

And 4 things each post have in common

Photo by Tim Gouw from Pexels

I get most of my followers through posts that reach an audience beyond my own. The usual number is in the hundreds per post, but occasionally, I manage to get everything right with the post and gain over 1,000 new followers.

There are four things to master: the photo, the caption, the commentability, and the right hashtags. Get these right, and you’ll get in front of new people. If your profile is in order, that will result in a wave of new followers every time you post.

Let’s look at the four posts — which I’ve included stats for — and the four things to master so that you can all accelerate the growth of your accounts.

A Photo That Stops You From Scrolling

Stop buying shi(r)t you don’t need. Pretty clever, but easy to understand. 1,143 new followers.

Grabbing the attention of people is your number one priority. Without that, nothing else matters. The photo (or video) is like the title of your article or the subject line of your email. It needs to hit in a millisecond.

That’s done with clarity, quality, and differentiation. People see hundreds of…