{"id":177,"date":"2017-01-17T13:12:07","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T13:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/elliemather\/?p=177"},"modified":"2017-01-18T15:42:11","modified_gmt":"2017-01-18T15:42:11","slug":"make-money-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/elliemather\/2017\/01\/17\/make-money-instagram\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Money on Instagram"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past couple of years Instagram has really defined itself as the newest marketing\u00a0platform with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.emarketer.com\/Article\/Number-of-Companies-Using-Instagram-Nearly-Double-Next-Year\/1013122\" target=\"_blank\">48.8% of U.S. brands<\/a>\u00a0now using Instagram for social media marketing. Users are now turning\u00a0what was<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>a simple hobby into their own personal brand and boy, are they raking in the money!<\/p>\n<p>Whilst we know the likes of Sarah Ashcroft and Zoella get paid by brands to promote products, the average joe&#8217;s like us can too! Through apps such as <a href=\"http:\/\/takumi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Takumi<\/a>, connecting Instagram influencers with brands, it&#8217;s estimated around 10% of the UK are eligible to earn money from their snaps.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BPSh_kAhQK6\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:620px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BPSh_kAhQK6\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">Dinner last night wearing everything @prettylittlething ?<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/georgiaebayliss\/\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> GIGI<\/a> (@georgiaebayliss) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2017-01-15T15:10:31+00:00\">Jan 15, 2017 at 7:10am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Example Marketing Post &#8211;\u00a0georgiaebayliss<\/p>\n<p>Brands are willing to pay fees anywhere from \u00a340 to \u00a32000 per image (I know, sign me up right!) based on the number of followers an account has. Entry level users with around 1000 followers can be earning up to \u00a34,160 per year if they posted just twice a week!<\/p>\n<h6><strong>Gaining Followers<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>First things first, most brands will expect a strong following in order to begin a partnership. If you appear to be lacking in this department there are a few simple methods you can take to\u00a0increase your followers. all while building a professional look for your account!<\/p>\n<ul class=\"shortList bulletcircle\">\n<li><strong>Fill out your bio:\u00a0<\/strong>Including contact information, what you post about and where you\u2019re from, adding in a few keywords\/hashtags to ensure you\u2019re easily findable.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Post regularly: <\/strong>Try\u00a0to be posting several images every day\u2026 but be warned, don\u2019t post them all at the same time or this will actually work against you!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Use relevant hashtags:<\/strong>\u00a0Try familiarise yourself with the best ones to do with your field of interest and make sure you&#8217;re using them in every single post.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Engage with your followers:<\/strong>\u00a0Comment and like away! Engaging with your followers, or anyone involved in your industry, every day means people will be drawn to check out your account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Okay, so you\u2019ve got yourself the followers &#8211;\u00a0then what?<\/p>\n<p>Affiliate marketing is basically promoting products and getting paid per sale and you\u2019ll see bloggers doing this through specific product inspired posts.\u00a0With Instagram, you want to be posting attractive images of\u00a0companies products, and driving sales through tagging URLs.<\/p>\n<h6>Here are some companies you can work alongside :<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"shortList bulletcircle\">\n<li><a class=\"externalLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.shareasale.com\/r.cfm?B=44&amp;U=893337&amp;M=47&amp;urllink=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">Sharesale<\/a>: Find and sign up for companies affiliate programs you want to work with, get approved and start promoting. Sometimes having a blog or website can make it easier to get approved.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"externalLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ebates.com\/rf.do?referrerid=CzVnkbMfSm5RQf%2BRuEViqg%3D%3D&amp;eeid=28187\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">Ebates<\/a>: Refer people that love deals and discounts and get commission.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"externalLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stylinity.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">Stylinity<\/a>: \u00a0When people shop using your link, you&#8217;ll get commission &#8211; great for fashion bloggers!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This type of marketing is particularly popular with clothing on Instagram, \u00a0with affiliate links sending followers to your full outfit details and even offering discounts and savings, for example&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BOptIBcBAcM\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:620px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.4537037037037% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BOptIBcBAcM\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">How lovely is this blue dress from @ashantibrazil &#8211; use code Shop25 gives 25% of order. Link is in bio to buy \ud83d\ude42 Free worldwide delivery also!!<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/georgiaebayliss\/\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> GIGI<\/a> (@georgiaebayliss) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2016-12-30T18:38:56+00:00\">Dec 30, 2016 at 10:38am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For those wanting to start travel-Instas (or simply those that love to travel \u2013 ahem, all of us!) you could try to use this\u00a0marketing technique when reviewing hotels and venues. Simply direct followers to book through your link!<\/p>\n<p>Whatever avenue you decide to go down, be that fashion, gym or beauty Instas, just remember to keep your personal brand in mind. If you treat what you do as a business, you&#8217;ll be on the way to the Insta-hall-of-fame!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past couple of years Instagram has really defined itself as the newest marketing\u00a0platform with\u00a048.8% of U.S. brands\u00a0now using Instagram for social media marketing. 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