[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Instagram hashtags allow you to find content and people who are on target with your business.
If you want your content to spark attraction and engagement, you need to start using hashtags every time you make a post on Instagram.
A hashtag is made up of one or more words preceded by the hash mark “#” and works like a keyword: it allows people to unearth topics and conversations that interest them. They are the beacons that illuminate the navigation of all your potential Instagram followers.
Tell me the truth, you keep seeing Instagram profiles with more followers than you could ever want, while yours fluctuate between few and none. It’s frustrating, I know. But don’t be discouraged, it’s time for you too to start breaking out the right hashtags for your posts.
Let’s go looking for hashtags to find conversations about your online business. Are you ready to listen to your audience?
How to find Instagram hashtags: strategy first
Instagram hashtags work like keywords on Google. Therefore, the more relevant the hashtags are to your industry, the more likely you are to reach your audience.
Instagram allows the use of hashtags in your bio and in your posts, where you can use a maximum of 30 at a time. But too much of anything is always bad; overdoing it could transform your content into a jumble of hashtags. A buzz that would end up annoying your audience. So, it’s better to have a few, specific and targeted ones.
Hashtags make your content relevant and allow you to create a point of contact with people. You will have to be able to find the ones that your audience usually uses and, at the same time, you will have to create hashtags that identify your brand. It is the right mix between these two types that will allow you to create a winning hashtag marketing strategy.
Branded hashtags allow people to instantly connect content to your brand. They also allow you to better monitor the performance of your posts, for example by accurately evaluating the results of an Instagram campaign. However, in order to use them, people will first have to know you.
That’s why you need to find the most popular or trending hashtags in your industry: they are the ones that people are using to search for a specific interest or product. They represent the language that your potential followers use. Therefore, you will have to identify them and start using them in your posts, if you want to build a relationship with them.
There are tools that can help you find the right hashtags, in a moment I will suggest some that are really incredibly useful and easy to use, but first a few tips.
An Action Plan for Choosing Instagram Hashtags
To choose the right hashtags, the first thing to do is the one everyone will tell you when you implement a marketing strategy: know your audience.
If you don’t know who you want to address, you’ll end up speaking with the echo of your voice resonating in an empty room. First, study your audience and from there start to trace what words they usually use. For each post you publish, you will have to select words that are relevant to the content, relevant to your audience and pertinent to the image.
When you start posting regularly on Instagram, you won’t be able to always use the same hashtags. First, because Instagram doesn’t like it, second, because your content will deal with different topics and initiatives. You will need to create lists containing groups of hashtags to use in your posts. A lot of work. So, how do you do it?
Here are some useful ways to create your action plan for finding hashtags:
- Use Instagram’s search function. Enter the keywords relevant to your post, select the hashtag tab and start choosing from the ones proposed. Be careful not to get carried away by the desire to use hashtags that are too popular, because they will be able to make your content viral, but they are also super competitive. Your content risks disappearing quickly.
- Search for the hashtags that Influencers in your sector use. Steal like an artist.
- Monitor your competitors, to understand which hashtags they are using and what results they are getting. Remember that your competitors’ followers are your potential followers. So, stop and listen to what your audience appreciates and use it to your advantage.
Consistency in implementing and updating your lists will make the difference between a static profile and one that grows and becomes known. Over time, you should be able to create a library of hashtags that you can use every time you publish a post. However, this amount of work could discourage you and make you give up.
Luckily, there are tools that can help you with this thankless task.
I 7 migliori tools per trovare hashtag Instagram
Instagram is saturated with hashtags, everyone uses them and everyone searches for them, so the struggle to find the ones relevant to your industry could translate into a heartbreaking drift. You need something more, to make the content jump to the attention of your audience.
The choice and strategic use of hashtags can generate crazy engagement. So, the race to grab the best tool, to find and generate the optimal hashtag lists for success on Instagram, has begun.
Here are 7 tools to generate hashtags:
All-Hashtag is a hashtag generator: enter the keyword and it suggests the 30 most relevant hashtags. It also offers you analytical information on your hashtags, to monitor marketing strategies. Free and easy to use, it will be great for starting out.
Display Purposes is a little gem. It finds relevant hashtags and cleans them from unwanted or spam ones. Enter your keyword and get a list of relevant hashtags, which you can copy and paste into your post.
Free, with a minimalist interface, which makes it less attractive than its competitors, but very practical
Iconosquare is another tool that is as renowned as it is valuable. Not only does it help you find a list of relevant hashtags, but it also shows the number of posts that have used them. If you select one of the hashtags, you can see the recent posts that are using it, and a list of Instagram accounts that use it in their bio. The interface, very simple, completes the “top” features of this tool.
Ritetag is considered one of the most powerful hashtag generators to get visibility on Instagram. It suggests the best hashtags for your posts by analyzing the images and captions you are writing. It notifies you via email if there are new popular hashtags and allows you to compare the metrics of the groups of hashtags you have used. But all this is just the tip of the iceberg. You can try it with a free plan, but you will fall in love with the potential of this tool, which can cost you up to $49 per year.
Autohash is one of the best photo recognition apps for both iOS and Android. Simply upload your image to AutoHash and let it generate a list of relevant hashtags. It is also useful for local ads as it generates relevant hashtags based on your location. It is free but adds the hashtag #autohash to the list, so be careful and remove it before posting.
If you install apps on your smartphone sparingly, this app has to be there. FocalMark gives you very “curated” and relevant hashtag suggestions, because it uses both human research and a ranking algorithm. This app is simple and free, you couldn’t ask for anything else.
Hashtagify is a professional tool. It starts at $19 and goes up to $249 per month. However, here you have an in-depth analysis of each keyword and personalized suggestions of relevant hashtags, to create your list. The interface offers you a lot of important data, including the main KPIs of the hashtag you have chosen. Some examples? Here they are:
- Top influencers using a specific keyword;
- Popular posts mentioning the keyword or hashtag;
- How popular the hashtag is;
- Missions of the keyword.
Free or paid, these tools will be very useful and will help you find the right hashtags for your marketing strategies. However, remember that these tools do not know your business and therefore you will always have to pay close attention to the hashtags that will be proposed to you. So, use the tools because they help you, but always use your head too: it is the best tool you have.
How to Find Instagram Hashtags for Your Business
You’ve learned why people use hashtags on Instagram, and now you know some useful tools to find them. However, their use must be strategic and a list of hashtags, while relevant, requires careful research and in-depth analysis.
Hashtags can make your views explode and lead you to where your audience is. But if you want to use Instagram like a real pro, you need to discover all the strategies and put them into practice. If you don’t want to go crazy searching for a thousand articles on the web and spend the next few months piecing together the information found online, here’s what you can do: Instagram – how to increase followers and create a business.
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