INSTAGRAM
MARKETING IN
7 EASY STEPS
DAVE HART
INSTAGRAM IS THE SILVER BULLET!
Instagram is today the single most important avenue for marketers. It
packs the advantages of facebook but still has the sparkle and
flexibility of the service before facebook took over Instagram.
In this ‘HOW TO’ user manual I will show you the basic operations of
how to use Instagram marketing. More details later in “INSTAGRAM
COOKBOOK”.
Be patient, this road may look simple but it does go somewhere!
FIRST STEP IS TO CREATE AN INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT
The first step is to create an Instagram account. You can have as many
accounts as you like, as long as you have a fresh email account for
each. Unlike facebook accounts, Instagram accounts can be in the
name of your cat or dog as well
She has an Instagram account too!
SHOULD I UPGRADE TO ‘INSTAGRAM BUSINESS’ ?
Sure enough you will be prompted to upgrade to ‘Instagram Business’.
This means linking your Instagram account to your Facebook account
essentially, with all the headaches it entails including periodic
demands from Facebook to see your passport, your photograph, your
driving license and similar intrusive and ‘stazisque’ demands. And
then the inevitable ‘your account is suspended’, ‘your advertising is
disabled’, and similar aggravating and INEVITABLE and downright
DEMEANING and humiliating fun stuff from Facebook. My advice?
Keep life simple, keep your tactics low cost and simple, but consistent
and do something every day to market your product or service.
A grasshopper from my garden: simple is great!
BRAND NEW INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT:
Without much ado, let us get started: Click the “+” to add a new post
on your Instagram. Ideally you should already have your images all
ready to go. Plan on making around 5 posts per day. Almost
everything in life goes well if you do it in moderation. Avoid extremes
of anything, and that goes for Instagram too.
The rule to remember is that the images you post should b