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How to make money on Instagram – [A-Z guide to $1,000/month]

Are you looking for how to make money on Instagram?

Well i have done that for my clients earlier and i will share with you today how to earn money from Instagram?

Instagram is an amazing place to not just get popular but also make money, let me show you how. Buckle up and follow this guide with me.

Let me first tell you the earning potential from Instagram, how much can you expect to earn from this new cool social network:

• Celebrities like Kim kardasian and miley cyrus are charging upwards of $250,000/post on instagram. Yes this is how much they can influence their followers
• GentlemenMafia (a motivation based instagram account) charges somewhere between $500-$3000/post on their Instagram account. At the time of writing this they had approximately 1 million followers. 

You will regularly see people or mini celebrities with a decent following promoting brands and their products. They do this because they get paid for that. Apart from brand partnership there are many other ways to make money on instagram , here is a list of them:

• Affiliate marketing - Refer your followers to a product and earn an affiliate commission
• Shout for money: If you have a massive following then people with small instagram accounts will approach you and offer you money to give them a shoutout to your audience. This way they get more followers and you make money
• Sell accounts: If you are a Instagram pro and are handling multiple accounts then you can also sell accounts. Few accounts with millions of followers are sold for 6-figures if you have the right niche. 
• Sell a course: Build a course on your expertise. Like if your account is about guitar then you can create a course on teaching guitar, drive people to a landing page, collect email id, put them on a email sequence and then sell a course to make money on instagram.

This is the most common question that is buzzing all over the world on the net and in the minds of internet savvy people. Instagram is one of the fast-growing marketing tools for the product or a service offered by a self-employed working professional or the business owner.

This is done by creating a well-maintained Instagram account dedicated towards high-quality content. The content, product, and services promoted effectively on the Instagram are something that gets affiliate marketing demand from its existing and new customer.

Hence, you can also make money online by promoting products and services on the Instagram. There are many other ways to make money as well, i will tell you all about them in this post.

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How does Instagram makes money?​

How to make money on Instagram? - A-z guide

#1. Create an attractive Instagram Account 

#2. Build your follower base on Instagram the right way

#3. Use Affiliate Marketing for insane revenue

#4. Selling the Photos to make money

Can i make money on Instagram?

Yes absolutely you can. So many people are making a killing on instagram. Some are just focused on instagram alone for their monthly income, this is the power of instagram. There have been so many sucess stories of instagrams that now i feel tired to hear a new one.

Facebook bought this mobile photo-sharing app Instagram in 2012 for $1 billion, yes that is $1,000,000,000. At that time Instagram was just a couple of years into launch but making no money. Some made fun of Facebook for this ridiculous deal only to find out later Instagram was valued at more than $30 billion just two years later.
Just like Facebook, Instagram also makes most of its money from advertising. Although Facebook doesnt give out the revenue number for instagram, but looking at the ads that each users sees its quite substancial.
Instagram is slowly becoming the leading social media platform in the world. According to a report, majoirty of the worlds teenage population is on Instagram. Also the growth rate of Instagram is way above any other platform. It is touted to be the most popular social media platform in 2019.

Becoming the leading photo sharing app and also going into the mobiles of millions peoples has been an exceptional journey for instagram.

Now without wasting any more time, let's dive into the core issue, whats the best way to earn dollars or money with instagram?​

How to make money on Instagram? - A-z guide

Making money on any platform be it make money on Facebook or make money on youtube it requires smartness and knowledge. Do not expect to make $1,000/month just by opening an account. It takes careful drafted strategy to make money with instagram

Just like youtube, instagram celebritities , pages and high follower size people are making a killing. Brands are paying these influencers ridiculous amount (amount depends on follower count and niche of the person)​

#1. Create an attractive Instagram Account 

Select and Decide the Theme on which you will Publish your Content

This is a very important step. The niche you choose will decide the amount of money you can make. You have to know few basic but crucial points before you choose the theme of your account:

• You have to analyze the commercial intenet behind the theme: Since you are targeting to make money from Instagram, so in the end you will have to do brand partnership and affiliate marketing to make money. So the niche should have a lot of products and companies. 
• The niche should not be too micro : It will be difficult to gain substancial audience if your niche is too small. Even if you dominate the niche you wont be able to get to millions of subscribers and hence it will become difficult for you to monetize. 
• The niche should not violate any TOS of Instagram : So dont choose porn or anything that shows direct nudity, you will be banned
• Even if the niche does not have commercial intent but can easily get huge following still you can make money, but dont expect thousands of dollars. For example if you choose a niche like "Jokes" , and your page even has 500,000 followers, still it will be difficult to monetize as your audience cannot be monetized by brand partnership. So the only way left is Paid shoutouts. Even Affiliate marketing will be too difficult for you
• Business niche are highly popular these days. Especially motivation driven niche where you can sell cources, business related products, consulting , coaching etc. 

Good Niche

• Fashion
• Fitness
• Business
• Make Money Online
• Tech and Gadgets

Bad Niche

• Jokes
• Gags and memes
• Adult pics (non -nude)

Instagram Usernames - Dont take them lightly

Get yourself a creative username that is also descriptive: Once the Instagram account becomes famous people will refer to you by that name. Here are some tips for you to select the right username for your account.

• The username created should reflect the style and theme of the content posted on the Instagram account. If you account is all about Cars then dont name it "beautiful_gadgets" rather name it something like Carmania or carzone. 
• It should be short, simple, easy to pronounce and remember.
• You can make it catchy like "GentlemenMafia".  

Therefore, it is imperative to select the account name that is easy to remember; descriptive memorable and easy to say out loud.

​Mention your Bio with Dependable Information.

Bio is the only place where Instagram allows you to place links. This is why it becomes the most important real estate of your account. So if your Instagram strategy revolves around driving traffic to your website, landing page or any other area then this Bio link is crucial to your success.
Here are some tips for writing a clickworthy bio which has a high CTR (Click through rate)

• The content must be concise, descriptive, and it should reflect the motives and the intention of the account holder.
• Give the link to your website, landing page or any other link. If the link is long use Bit.ly for link shortening (this also helps in tracking the number of clicks), if you are on WordPress then you can use a plugin like Pretty links to create a beautiful looking custom link.
• Place of work email address. It is worth setting up an email id on the Instagram account 
• Usernames of the renowned social media accounts such as Facebook, Reddit, and Twitter given on the Instagram account. Do this if you are not promoting anything or are trying to increase your overall social media subscribers.
• In the case of donations, get yourself your PayPal ID or such services mentioned on your account
• KIK username: Now you must be wondering why do i have to create a KIK account. This is because KIK is a crucial platform in Instagram success, we will cover that later.

Here are few screenshots of the right way to create an amazing Instagram Bio:

How to Created the most amazing Instagram Images

As i mentioned earlier, quality is everything.
Dont treat Instagram like a spammers hub, where you will just steam someone else images and upload in to your account and you will get thousands of subscribers. Trust me its not that easy.
Now, you dont need to be a graphic designer to make professional looking images. All you need is some tools that i will be recommending you now.​

Android Apps

• WordSwag

IOS Apps

• WordSwag
• Typorama

Online Tools

• Canva
• Pablo by Buffer

By using these apps alone you would be able to create images like these:

Fine-Tune the Posts before Publishing and give their Description.

This step is meant to make the photos mentioned on the Instagram post look aesthetically pleasing.

The Instagram account holder must make sure to give pertinent information under the description of the photo. Also, make sure editing tools are used to make the image look better. The use of filters and editing tools is a must.

If you are advertising, in that case, use a short sentence in describing the product or the service. Doing this is helpful in promoting the product or the service to the larger audience. This is followed by a call to action like "Tag a friend who ...." , "Hit like if you can relate" , "Check bio for more" etc.

Using HashTags the right way

You must post content that is related to the topic of interest you have and ensure the content does not deviate from it.
Use Hashtags that are Relevant in the Posts.If you are attempting to connect with a specific demographic then use the hash tags that are widely used or searched by the specific demographic.
It is important to use the relevant hash tags and keywords to your topic. If not done the follower might get frustrated and mark the account as spam.

#2. Build your follower base on Instagram the right way

Set Goal for the Number of Followers.

This should be your main strategy to make your genuine high-quality content work.In addition, most of the brands present on the Instagram prefer collaborating with user's that have more than 5000 followers and who allow them to promote their product.

Make Multiple Posts in a Day.

It is important to make sure that useless posts throughout the day do not trouble your followers. Therefore, you must make sure that your posts are interesting and catchy for the reader to read on multiple occasions in a day.
This helps in keeping the traffic on your Instagram account consistent.

• Try to make sure your content is within its thematic scope.
• Timing is also very important. So for this you will have to test various timing and look for the ones that are working for you. Generally trends have shown that when you post at 9:00AM, 2:00PM and 5:00PM people are more likely to check their social media and hence you might get a better engagement.

Read Your Comments for your Posts.

Users’ express themselves with the review they have written after reading your content. Sometimes the reviews can be explicitly expressed or implicitly expressed.

• Please note you will not be able to incorporate every ones' suggestions to make your content better and impressive. Also, focus on the themes that are common from the majority of your Instagram followers.

Be active on Instagram with your Presence.

Being an active Instagram user helps you in promoting your account and likability.

• Respond regularly to the comments on your Instagram account.
• Once you have a large number of followers on your Instagram account, it is obvious you cannot respond to each and every one of them. However, try and answer to as many people you can.
• Refer to your favorite posts on your Instagram account posted by brands, accounts or the users you would like to work.
• Show love to your regular likers and commenters by messaging them and thanking them for loving your content
• Make a "Ask me anything" image once in a while and respond to everyones comment
• Like and comment on other peoples posts as well. Engagement and building a network is everything on instagram.

Use other Social Media Account to Compliment your Instagram Account.

Keep your bio page updated with the latest information about your social media accounts and relevant content.

​Promote the Account on Famous Social Media Platform

It is important to have your social media accounts linked on Instagram.

• Facebook: Create a unique Facebook page on your account for the Instagram account. Later on, you can then promote the page on the Facebook
• Twitter: Create a twitter account specifically for your Instagram account and promotion of the content. You have the liberty of posting Instagram content on twitter. However, you must make sincere efforts in posting genuine content on twitter.
• Other Sites: other sites such as YouTube, Tumbler, and Pinterest will usually depend on the demographic information.

Make sure both Instagram account on social media and social media accounts on Instagram are promoted. Even if you post the link, it is good enough to promote the content on Instagram and social media sites.

​Engage Followers

​In order to make sure the quality of content is not compromised and relevant on your Instagram account. Make sure you engage your followers to give feedback on your posts.

This will in return engage more people recommended by your existing follower’s base. This can bring forward positive outcome, provided your posts are genuine and interesting.

a. Give Aways: Do the give away for the services or products. In this way you can manage to attract followers to like and share your posts, making it more popular. Trick: Collaborate with any company that is in your niche and tell them that you are hosting a giveaway, they will be more than happy to give free samples , so win win for all  

b. Asking Questions: This move will encourage the followers to respond to the posts. This generates visits leading to increased interest in the content.
c. Taking Requests: If you accept, the requests on Instagram to showcase the photos this motivate the user to get involved in future reviews and share of your content.

​Use Promotions.

Try hosting a giveaway on the site linked to your account on Instagram. Motivate visitors to add more people to your campaign and create a viral effect in return. Give away promised rewards.

Make sure you are well versed with the Instagram's guidelines if you host a giveaway contest.​

Listen and acknowledge the Follower Base.​

​Notice a common complaint or request. Do not ignore the same; Instead, find a way to implement the follower feedback on the posts.

#3. Use Affiliate Marketing for insane revenue

Meet the Marketing Requirements.

It is important to have an interest in marketing and promote branded products and services. For doing this, one should have at least 500 hundred followers on the account.

Along with this, the marketer must have sound knowledge about the content development and post regularly. In affiliate marketing you will be required to take photos with the product before posting the same.

One must show the use of the product and display happiness and contentment while doing the same.

Follow the Brands on Instagram.

Provided you are interested in a brand, you will need to be active on their pages. This is an efficient way of educating yourself about the brand value of the product or the service, understand the type of content promoted by the brand, tone, and style of content, etc.

Like and Comment on the Posts done by the Brands.

Doing this will enable you to capture the brand attention towards you and enable you to promote your account and promote the same as the potential in promoting the product and the service.
Do not just send empty comments or questions, this can label you as a spammer. Instead, post insightful information, rich questions, feedback, this allows promoting the brand product or service marketing.

Get in touch with the Affiliate Marketing Service.

There are different websites that offer affiliate marketing services to their clients. These websites can also help you in collaborating up with the business.
Always keep in mind the brand you want to promote and capture as a client, some of these affiliate-marketing firms might be able to help you with the same.

Contact the Brand on the Social Media.

This shows that the Instagram account you have has depth and you can contact brand’s marketing departments via e-mail directly.

Practice Patience

Provided your account continues to grow constantly any brand would want to contact you for promoting the product or the service at some point. Working in marketing field requires experience with proven track record.
Therefore, in digital marketing, it might take the time to get a contract and make money via affiliate marketing. However, it is worth your effort in long-term.

Using your influence as an influencer

If you have garnered a decent fan base then approaching brands for promoted post is the right strategy. Make sure you are relevant in your niche when choosing the brand. If you are into fashion niche, then go for products related to clothes or makeup etc so that audience is targeted correctly.
Becoming an influencer can be the best thing you can do with your Instagram account.

#4. Selling the Photos to make money

Selling Famous Photos can Help Generate Revenue.

This option is not applicable on all the Instagram accounts. However, the interested parties for sale and purchase of the photo can contact people. These photos are outstanding and have the right balance and the element.

Get an App that Helps in Selling the Photos. 

There are different apps that can be downloaded from an app store. These apps generally have a huge fan base of people who download or buy an image from these apps.
a. FOAP is one of the popular apps on Android and Apple IOS. This app helps its users to find the images that they require. All you need to do is create an account and upload the images on the app and when the image comes to the buyers notice, the sale is done.

Create Segmented content of Photos of Premium and Stock Photographs.

Make sure you segment the photos in your app account as premium photos and the lower quality photos. The lower quality photos are often used by the businesses and websites for the advertising purpose.
It is recommended that you sell your high-quality photos via your Instagram account to the individual buyers at a premium price. This is where a large fan base comes into place.

Watermark the Premium Photographs.

It is important to protect the photo from being stolen. Therefore, make sure you upload a lower resolution, watermarked photo instead of a premium photo.
Make sure you have the original copies of the photos for the distribution purpose.
a. Provided there is a follower interested in a genuine deal, you can then send the follower the invoice and un-watermarked version of the photo.
b. Make sure you place a price tag on the premium photograph.

Promote your Own Business Enterprise.

If you have your own business enterprise that offers products and services then you can use your Instagram account to promote the same.

a. Add Behind the Scene Photos: These are photos that show you and your workforce making necessary preparations in making the products or designing the services. This adds the credibility factor.

b. Customer Photo's: Add photos that belong to the customers who are using the products or the services. Happy customer photos with the positive review help in promoting the business among the large audience that can become a potential client.

Sell your Instagram Account

If you had enough of using the Instagram then you can always sell your Instagram account for a reasonable price tag. 

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There are many people who are living their life large as social media celebrities and getting paid well for promoting products and services of brands online to their large fan base.

One of the famous examples is Daniel Bernstein who has Instagram account “WeWoreThat”.
Bernstein charges brands a sum of $10,000-$20,000 per brand to expose her 1.4 million fan base as potential clients.

Also, social media celebrities that have a larger fan following are getting $50,000 per brand to expose their millions of fan followers.

Below mentioned is the list of international famous Instagram account holders who get paid high volume money every year by the brands.

• Song of Style – Creator Aimee Song – Followers 3.4 million.

• Sincerely Jules – Creator Julia Sarinana – Followers 3.4 million.

• Luanna90 - Creator Lua - Followers 2 million

• WeWoreThat - Creator Daniel Bernstein - Followers 1.4 million.

• Fun For Louis -Creator Louis Cole- Followers 1.3 million.

• Wendy's LookBook - Creator Wendy Nguyen - Followers 934K million.

• Gal Meets Glam - Creator Julia Engel - Followers 848K million.

• Chriselle Lim - Creator Chriselle Lim - Followers 611K million.

Below mentioned is the list of the India celebrities with a high fan base and potential to generate income from the Instagram account.

• Sunny Leone - Creator Bollywood actress Sunny Leone with 9 million followers.

• Salman Khan - Creator Bollywood actor Salman Khan with 9.2 million followers.

• Virat Kohli - Creator Famous sports celebrity Virat Kohli with 12.3 million followers.

• Aliaa Bhatt - Creator Famous young Bollywood celebrity Alia Bhatt with 14.5 million followers.

• Deepika Padukone - Creator Deepika Padukone an international celebrity from India with 16.4 million followers.

• Chetan Bhagat - Creator Renowned author and Publisher popular for his writing in India with a modest 202K followers.

Social media influence and follower count is an important metric for any brand or company to calculate the price and selecting any celeb for the partnership.

Get Sponsors Attention on your Instagram Account.

The best way to get the attention from the brands to sponsor your Instagram account is by having the biggest fan base and the most attractive and trendy Instagram account.
Besides this, if you are a popular Instagram account holder and do not have the sponsors yet.
Then you can take the help from the businesses that specialize in getting sponsors to the account holders.
One such online business is Go Snap that is known well for getting sponsors to the biggest influencers on the Instagram with a large fan base.
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