Chapter 7

Finding People to Follow

IN THIS CHAPTER

check Searching for friends from Facebook and your contact list

check Finding new friends through the Explore and Search functions

check Following your industry for ideas and information

check Locating your Insta-tribe for ideas, support, and encouragement

check Deciding when to follow back

Growing your Instagram following is one of the hottest topics on Instagram. If you've spent any time there, surely you've encountered sales pitches to buy followers or purchase a crazy software program to increase likes and follows. Don’t do it. Yes, it looks good having a big following, especially when starting out. However, any followers you buy are likely fake accounts, or people who would never buy from you.

In this chapter, you discover how to find followers the right way. First, you follow your Facebook friends who have Instagram accounts, and then you learn how Instagram can access the contact list on your phone to find more followers. Next, you discover ways to explore ...

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