How to Get 100 Followers on Instagram

Written by Kasey Dunn | Edited by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: December 25, 2022

This wikiHow teaches you how to gain and retain approximately 100 Instagram followers by actively engaging with the community and posting often.

Steps

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Like and comment on hundreds of photos. Evidence suggests that for every 100 photos you like, you'll gain approximately six followers. Taking this engagement one step further by commenting, while time-consuming, will improve your chances of receiving a follow back.^{[1]
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- Following other accounts will also achieve a similar effect.
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Post a photo at least once a day. Doing so will keep users who follow you entertained.

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Respond to comments on your photos. Especially when you're starting out, Instagram users may grow disinterested and unfollow your account in a day or less if you don't actively respond to their comments.
- This level of engagement, similarly to the mass liking of other people's photos, is incredibly time-consuming. You may even need to set aside an hour or two each day dedicated to engaging your followers.
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Link your Instagram with your other social media accounts. You can do this from within Instagram's Settings menu. Adding a social media account (such as Facebook) to your Instagram's information will extend your posts' availability to social media users who don't use Instagram or don't know that you have an Instagram account.
- For example, linking your Facebook account to your Instagram account will alert any Instagram-using Facebook friends that you're on Instagram. As a result, they may decide to follow you.
- Once you've linked a social media account to your Instagram, you'll have the option of posting your Instagram photos to both Instagram and the linked account (e.g., Twitter) simultaneously. Doing this will increase the number of people who can see your photos.
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Enter your photos in contests on Instagram. Winning a contest will boost your account's visibility, thereby resulting in an increase in followers. A couple of prominent community contests include the following accounts:
- JJ Community - Every day, this account posts a new theme. You submit a photo in relation to the theme, and an account moderator selects the best one. Keep in mind that over 600 thousand people follow this account, so you'll need to compete with a large number of users. JJ Community, is a community-driven project.
- Participating in daily contests is a good way to ensure you upload a high-quality, well-thought out photo at least once a day, and the themed aspect will help focus your intent while taking photos.
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Use popular hashtags in your photos' descriptions. You can reference a list of the top 100 trending hashtags to get started, or you can simply experiment with different tags to see which ones generate the largest number of likes.
- Some popular hashtags include "photooftheday", "instaphoto", "nofilter", and "followforfollow" (or "f4f").
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Add a location tag to your photos. You can do this while adding the description to your photo during the upload process by selecting Add Location and following the steps. Adding a location to your photos will prompt your photo to show up when others search for that location.
- This process is known as "geotagging." In order to avoid conflict, don't geotag your home's location or an area different than that in which the photo was taken.
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Post during popular times. The most popular times for checking Instagram vary per day, but posting at 2 A.M. and 5 P.M. EST is, on average, the best way to ensure that a large number of people will see your post.^{[2]
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- 9 A.M. and 6 P.M. EST are regarded as the worst times to post.
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Schedule your posts in advance. Consistency is both the most important aspect of appealing to Instagram users and the most difficult process to maintain. To solve this problem, there are a variety of apps for both iOS and Android platforms that will allow you to schedule your Instagram posts in advance.
- "Latergramme", "Schedugram", and "TakeOff" are all well-reviewed choices for Instagram post managers.^{[3]
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Continue engaging with your community. People like to feel included in your process, so make them a part of it by tagging followers in your posts, continuing to upload often, and responding to community feedback. As long as you practice these techniques consistently, you'll have 100 followers on Instagram in no time.

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Community Q&A

Question

How long does it take to get followers?

Community Answer

That just depends on you and your account. It's different for everyone, but accounts that are more active and post content consistently will get followers faster.
Question

What are some good apps for editing photos?

Community Answer

VSCO and Instagram itself are both popular photo-editing apps. You can search through the Photo section of the app store to find tons of other editing apps though.
Question

Does buying followers really work?

Community Answer

There are some websites that just scam and don't give you you're followers, but there are some that aren't scams. You'll get followers but they're mostly bots, so there wouldn't be much engagement. It really depends on what you think having followers accomplishes.

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Warnings

Purchased followers tend not to engage (e.g., comment on or like) your posts.

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Never give out your password to any website or app that is selling followers.

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This article was written by Kasey Dunn and by wikiHow staff writer, Jack Lloyd. Kasey Dunn is a Social Media Expert and the Senior Social Media Manager for Golden Arrow PR in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area. With over five years of experience, she specializes in business development, marketing, and brand design. She earned her BA in Business Administration and Management from Mount St. Joseph University. She also holds a SEMRUSH for Digital Agencies Certification, an SEO for Social Media Certification, and a Social Media Marketing Strategy: TikTok and Instagram Reels Certification. This article has been viewed 296,386 times.

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Updated: December 25, 2022

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To get 100 followers on Instagram, create an interesting profile and post unique, quality photos and videos consistently. Remember to attach relevant and trending hashtags to your posts to increase your visibility. When users comment on your posts, be sure to respond to their comments directly to keep them engaged. It's also important to follow and interact with other Instagram users when you're building your own audience. For tips on posting at high-visibility times of the day, read on!

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