How to make money on Instagram | Instagram Academy

Here you are. You landed on this page, on this lesson, because you want to know how to make money on Instagram.

You are probably trying to grow your Instagram profile in order to make money with Instagram.

The first thing to know is that it takes time, that it isn’t simple, and that you need to learn to look after everything Instagram offers (go to the official site).

To earn on Instagram what you need above all is quality and the professionalism to use every tool properly.

Ready to find out how to make money on Instagram? Read on — there are some very important points ahead.

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Making money on Instagram: the groundwork

As we said in earlier lessons, it is essential to publish quality content on Instagram around the subject you have chosen.

Once you have:

made your Instagram profile public;
written an interesting Instagram bio;
published quality images on Instagram;
connected your Instagram profile to other social networks;
applied the filters that define your theme;
used relevant hashtags;
engaged with hashtags that matter to you;
left likes and comments on other profiles;
built engagement groups on Instagram;
published original content often but carefully;
added a caption and a photo to what you publish

then you have reached a good level of Instagram use.

Making money on Instagram: the people with plenty of followers get paid

All that groundwork was leading here.

To make money on Instagram you need a solid follower base.

To have a high follower count you have to do everything above, and a few more things we will come to. You can start earning on Instagram from a profile of 10-15 thousand followers upwards.

Companies prefer to look for and hire profiles with 50 to 200 thousand followers. The followers of those accounts tend to follow their profiles closely, which makes those accounts influential and therefore attractive to brands.

How much do you earn on Instagram?

This new form of advertising on Instagram is growing fast and will keep growing. Already an influencer (someone who can shape people’s tastes and trends) with 100 thousand followers can earn between 500 euros and 1,500 euros for a single shot posted to their profile.

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Use shoutouts to grow followers and earn on Instagram

Ever heard of shoutouts? Here is what they are.

Shoutouts are advertising requests for which a fee is agreed.

An example: you have a profile with few followers, so you contact an influencer with many more than you (bear in mind that the more followers they have, the higher the price) and ask whether they would recommend your profile to their audience, or feature your product on their profile, to advertise you.

The influencer names the figure that suits them, which can start at 5 euros and reach thousands.

This is one way to earn on Instagram if you already have a profile that works and a decent number of followers.

You can request a shoutout by direct message or through an influencer marketplace where this kind of advertising is sold.

A marketplace is a virtual shop listing influencers’ names and follower counts, from which you pick whoever suits you best. The marketplace is called Shoutcart, and it is the window you can use to find who is buying and selling this service.

If you are open to this kind of work, say so in your bio — it makes you easier to find.

Shout for shout to grow Instagram followers

This is another method for growing your Instagram followers that leads to earning on Instagram.

What is it this time?

This one is a swap. No money changes hands: two profiles simply agree to exchange content and “promote” each other on their own pages.

Both instagrammers advertise each other, which can grow their follower counts considerably.

The best move for winning plenty of followers is to propose lots of S4S deals, which raises your chances — and your numbers. That way you can grow quickly, and then you will be the one charging to feature someone else’s advertising.

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Get in touch with companies to make money on Instagram

Indeed. If your profile has reached a good follower count, you are ready to apply for sponsored posts with the companies you like.

You should know there are platforms that help you find companies looking for influencers on Instagram and put you in touch with them so you can apply.

The first is Buzzoole: the best known, and one that lets you apply for campaigns and earn on Instagram without having many followers. It pays in credits you can convert into Amazon vouchers.

Another platform that lets you make money with Instagram (not only Amazon vouchers) is AdMingle, which you can download for iPhone here and for Android here. AdMingle connects you with brands that like how you run your profile and the comments you leave, and that value your work. AdMingle’s line is that sharing free by choice is “To Share”, while sharing that carries value is “To Mingle”.

All that is left is to try them.

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Conclusion

In this lesson we looked at how you can earn on Instagram and what you need before taking the first steps towards making this network a job.

We also talked about earnings and gave you a few tools to work with — don’t waste the opportunity. In the next lessons you will find more worth knowing.

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