Mistake number five is no interaction with others. Social media in general is largely about interactions and engagements. We all want our followers to engage with our content, but do we engage with the content of our followers? This one is simple. Give a like give a comment, you will see that the reciprocity principle will kick in and they will return the favor. start the conversation with a question.
This secured one. One of the best ways to engage with your followers is by asking a question, be consistent in your posts. If you post once a week, don't expect to get a lot of engagement. Find the time when your followers are most active. Some research suggests that the best time to post on Instagram is from three to 5pm PST. Let's see a few interesting statistics.
This is screenshot from quick sprout.com. And you can get an idea of what kind of images perform better. Plus 38% likes for images with faces. The reason behind it is because we are social human beings 30 plus percent real customers using products. This one is interesting 24% likes for light images versus dark images. I'm not going to go over all of them.
Instead, I'll give you a link to read the whole infographic. And finally, the five tips proposed by Quick Sprout for Instagram engagement. Number one, use hashtags. Number two post regularly. Number three, post timely content. Number four, run contests and giveaways.
Number five, promote your Instagram. These are great when you want to increase the engagement with your content but never forget. You need to engage with the content Theirs is well thank you for watching.