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  • Need advice on boosting Instagram followers for a niche online news blog

    Posted by Embarrassed_Top3057 on May 12, 2023 at 11:18 pm

    I’m consulting for a news blog that focuses on African-American news and culture. We have decent daily website traffic (20-30K), but our social media engagement, particularly on Instagram, is low. I’m searching for effective strategies to grow our Instagram followers and engagement.

    Any recommendations?

    Embarrassed_Top3057 replied 2 years, 1 month ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Britney_Spearzz

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    May 13, 2023 at 12:04 am

    Why are you consulting for them if you have to ask that?

  • Zealousideal_Pay114

    Guest
    May 13, 2023 at 12:32 am

    Your niche is quite a tough one. 55% of the people try to stay away from news as it sorts of brings negative connotations with it.

    The BEST thing to boost your engagement on social media and in return your traffic is to do street-style interviews. Honestly, I’ve seen multiple channels do this. If it’s not possible for you people to do this, post video content. Turn the same news you’re publishing on the web into short-form video content.

    Instagram has a mix of both currently – reels and posts. If you’re covering topics like culture, carousels would do amazing. For example: The real history behind [xyz]. Use graphics, include information and hashtags.

    This is the content part.

    Your engagement should bring in more people too

  • trippinallovermyself

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    May 13, 2023 at 2:39 am

    Is it a local publication or national? I’d +1 for community connection style news. Think local business owners, local artists, musicians, etc. interviews. Also just share their stuff to get more trust & interactions from them. Organic shares too.

  • Mental_Fan9029

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    May 13, 2023 at 9:38 am

    Instagram Reels is a powerful tool for increasing your visibility. The platform is heavily promoting Reels, so aim to post 2-3 Reels daily. Another tactic is to find similar accounts or pages, follow their followers, and hope they’ll follow you back. This can help you attract engaged followers who are genuinely interested in your content. Keep in mind, though, that this method can be time-consuming. If you need assistance, consider hiring a social media assistant like AscendViral, which employs this tactic and has a good track record. Professional help can save you time and effort while boosting your results.

  • gacruzingart

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    May 13, 2023 at 12:29 pm

    mindfully engage in the comments of accounts who may have your target audience (ie, is there stuff like the breakfast club but for a bit more general news?) and live in the replies. not to promote yourself but to be part of their community, eventually people will be curious and see what you’re up to (which, then, you need good content)

  • Mr-Arsalan-expert

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    May 14, 2023 at 11:54 am

    Hi! Best way to boost up Instagram follower organically is right hashtags on right time. Gradually your follower will Increasing. But For news blog you should use Pinterest. Pinterest can drive huge traffic to your blog.

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