Instagram For Business Most of us know that Instagram is now owned by the social media giant named Facebook. With Facebooks acquisition of Instagram we can be assured that Instagram will continue its rise higher in social media popularity. **Instagram** now has around 400 million monthly active users and growing. This is not bad for a social media platform that is centred around sharing pictures and short videos that have the ability to be **geo-tagged** and referenced into the **hashtag** database. More and more people are starting to search for what they need on Instagram through the use of hashtags to target exactly what they want - whether that be a product or service they wish to buy, or whether it be for the purpose of doing research on the next city they are planning a vacation too. Users are searching for all kinds of information on Instagram. If your a business and your not on Instagram, then you are loosing out - plain and simple, all because your competition is on Instagram. Not only does Instagram provide your business with a free platform to advertise on, it also gives your customers or future customers a chance to really connect and get to know your personal brand. So now we have established the fact that your competition (and future competition) will soon be on Instagram. That part is easy to understand as it is inevitable...Now we must address the reasoning behind WHY every business needs to be on instagram, and not just because your competition is on it.. Every Business Needs To Be On Instagram -More than 70 million daily users worldwide - 20% of the internet population uses Instagram - More monthly users than Twitter - Approximately 75 million users in the US alone - 70% of users log in once/day - 200 billion posts - 60 million photos posted/day - 7.3 million daily users in the US - 8,500 likes per second in the US Other then the impressing numbers... One of the biggest benefits to business owners and entrepreneurs is that there is **no algorithms** - which simply means that when you post a picture that all of your followers will actually see it. Facebook has algorithms that decide who should see your content and who shouldnt... Luckily for us Instagram does not have these algorithms. In terms of business, more views = more more exposure = more sales. Simple. And another thing people may be thinking is that Instagram is just for kids. This is actually not the case. Statistics show that Instagram has the fastest growing population of 40-60 year olds than any other social media platform! Niche marketing on Instagram is taking off, start ups are being born from instagram, and traditional business that add Instagram into their marketing strategy are getting more exposure and selling more products and services. It is a **no-brainer** that you and your business need to be on Instagram starting today. Take the first step, create your Free Instagram account (www.instagram.com) Get started on your "**Insta-Marketing**" today. After you have created your account, your next step will be to build your audience and grow your following/fanbase. There is much more to it then just this, this article would never end if I told you everything I know about Instagram and business. Reach out to me if you want a copy of my getting started on Instagram Cheat Sheet - It is an awesome training Pdf for any type of business or individual who wants to master the art of Instagram. Most Importantly though, is that it is a particularly powerful training for business's and entrepreneurs. To your success! - Duncan Fraser Message me below on any of my social media accounts to get access to my **Free Instagram Training PDF** www.facebook.com/duncan.fraser.180
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