Chapter 5
Finding People to Follow
IN THIS CHAPTER
Searching for friends from your contact list
Using Explore and Search to find new friends
Determining who you want to follow back
Identifying a community for ideas, support, and encouragement
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’s impressive having a big following, especially when starting your account. However, any followers you buy are likely fake accounts or people who would never interact with you.
In this chapter, you discover how to find followers the right way. First, you see how Instagram can access the contact list on your phone to find more followers. Next, you discover ways to explore and search for followers in the Instagram app. After you start getting followers, find out who is worth following back and when it’s best not to bother. Finally, find out how to develop a tribe — an online family that helps ...
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