How to get 10k followers on Instagram 2021 (step-by-step guide)
By: Midhun Areeckal
Tags: Instagram, Influencer Marketing, Marketing, Instagram Marketing, Followersoninstagram

2020 has been a challenging year. All this pandemic and lockdown has changed how things are performed. But, one of the interesting fact about it is that people consider spending more time on the internet than they ever had before. So, either being an internet entrepreneur or soon to be an influencer, you have to build your following in social media for getting traction. Well, today we’re looking into reaching 10K followers on Instagram in a much effective and easy manner.

Without spending much time on an introduction, let’s get to the action plan.

First of all, convince your mind that, Increasing real followers on Instagram is not an overnight task. It takes time. We have to split our goal into four different tasks to have a better and fast result.

Reaching 100 Followers Reaching 1K Followers Reaching 5K Followers Reaching 10K Followers

1st Milestone: Reaching 100 Followers

Setup an Instagram page with an interesting profile picture and a detailed bio. Make sure you refer to a few big pages in your niche to get an idea of how to frame your bio and how your picture can be. After doing this, let’s begin making followers.

First of all, if you have a considerable amount of family and friends, then share this account with them. Well, that can give you 100 followers. And an Initial push!

Else, follow 30–40 pages in your niche, which is having active followers. Wait for 1hr and do the task again. Repeat it a few times and after 5–6hrs. Hurray! You have reached the initial 100 followers for your Instagram page.

You might be thinking, is it fair. Well, this is what every page does for attracting followers in their initial stage.

Note: Don’t over follow and get blocked by Instagram.

2nd Milestone: Reaching 1K Followers

Now, possibly add some interesting posts to your page. Make it engaging and attractive. Add at least 12 images to start with (Don’t recommend uploading all the images back to back, better give a day gap.) Now, we have to perform four important activities.

Follow Active pages in the same niche. Now, along with that, follow people who are potential customers for the same niche. (You can get them from these big pages or following the #tag which is similar to your niche) Un-follow pages that don’t follow you and actually, create a good ratio with your follows and following range. Interact with your followers, ask them simple questions, and get into a conversation. Post at least three contents daily, and interact with your audience through stories. ( Use niche-specific 30 hashtags ) It might take you a minimum of 1 Month to reach that 1K follower count.

Note:

Don’t get action blocked by Instagram.

Be consistent with your work.

3rd Milestone: Reaching 5K Followers

After completing that 1K followers mark, be always consistent with your posting schedule. If you have been posting 2–3 times a day, continue it. Now, our prime focus is on reaching 5K followers. Rather than following and unfollowing accounts, now we have to focus on collaborating and shout outs.

Find out accounts in your niche with a similar following like yours, send them a DM for collaborating. Generally, everyone will be happy to collaborate with similar accounts. So, take this opportunity to bring something new to your followers. Engaging with a similar account can bring in a great follower engagement.

Along with that, try to tag your followers for some activity or tasks at this stage. They will be much happier to share it in their feed! So, as an engaging factor in this stage, always upload sharable content to your story and posts.

Join some niche-specific engagement groups for creating consistency in engagements.

It might take at least two months for you to reach 5K follower range.

Note: Be sure to bring some methods from earlier stages, it feels necessary.

4th Milestone: Reaching 10K Followers

Now you’ve reached 5k, which is remarkable for your Instagram’s growth. At this stage, make your audience super engaging by adding taggable and interactive content. You have to focus on three things to grow exponentially at this stage.

Do some paid promotions Be consistent with the posts and stories. Create a strong community around your brand. It might take 2 Months minimum for you to reach that 10K mark.

Note: Be engaging and consistent; that’s the key here.

After, reaching that 10K Mark, (Using these methods) You’ll have a community to monetize your goods, be sure to try the swipe up option for better engagement. Even though having 10K is lucrative but, be consistent with your accounts activity for more reach and growth for your page.

Implement these steps and give your reviews. Don’t forget to subscribe to the newsletter for amazing techniques for your entrepreneurial life.