Are you wondering how to become Instagram famous?
If you want to be the next Kylie Kardashian or Cristiano Ronaldo, we’ve got bad news — we can’t make Kris Kardashian your mom or bless your feet into super-stardom. (That’s asking a little much)
- Be consistent Post 2–3 times a week with high-quality content. Consistency is key to Instagram’s algorithm.
- Engage with the community Comment on other accounts’ posts, and use geotags and hashtags to engage with the local community.
- Create quality content Use a professional camera to take pictures, and consider using video content to reach a wider audience.
- Find your niche Share your real self and stay true to your personal brand.
- Build your following Follow accounts that post similar content to yours, and follow some of their followers.
- Be interactive Send DMs, reply to comments, and interact with new accounts.
- Plan ahead Produce most of your content on the weekend so you don’t have to worry about what to post each day.
- Stay loyal to your brand Don’t take just any collaboration offer, and partner with brands that offer value to your audience.
How to become Instagram famous
These days, being “Instagram famous” means more than just having a large following. Instafamous accounts are usually influencers or creators, which means they can use their audiences to drive awareness about a trend, topic, company or product.
Instafame isn’t instant. You can’t buy a ton of followers, call yourself an influencer, and wait for brand deals to come rolling in.
That goes for folks who are the one-hit-wonders of viral videos, too. Sure, they might experience a brief flare of Instagram attention. But that fame will die out fast if they don’t keep producing high-quality content.
Take @flyysoulja, who had a monstrous 15 minutes on TikTok because of their viral “island boy” video. They now regularly post content on Instagram, maintaining over a million followers.