How To Make Money With Instagram

Did you know that there are Instagrammers who are actually making money using Instagram?
Just like those who use YouTube or Blogs or even Reddit to produce content that inspires others to
follow you, Instagrammers have following. Reach and influence, something that many companies these
days wish they had. As an Instagram user, it gives you the opportunity for multiple streams of income.

How Many Followers Do You Need To Be Successful?

There are many schools of thought on that. It depends on the niche that you are for instance and if you
have set it to be monitized with products that are popular (simply look at top hashtags for ideas). Also it
is not good for your followers to come by once and not engage with you. Otherwise they will never see
your products. The same goes if your followers are fake. Not only will they NOT engeage, but they will
eventually drop off and you will have to start over. So what the good is that right? That is why you
should stay away from the sites that encourage you to buy followers.

While it is true that those with thousands of followers can make a nice bit of money with every EVERY
post they make, even if you have a smaller following, you can still make money as long as they are
engaged. The school of thought is you need 1000, but no one is certain, it might be less.

Methods to Make Money

• Create a Sponsored post for companies that want to reach your audience.
• Become an affiliate for a product related to your field.
• Create and sell your own physical product.
• Create and sell digital products.
• Sell your photography.
• Create a course on how to make money on Instagram.
• And so much more.
 You Can Make Money As An Influencer

Now an influencer is exactly that. Someone who has a large following, answers questions, shares
advice and helps people, so they have an influence. Many brands can take years to get there or not get
there at all so they need the service of an influencer.
So you could have 500 or 1000 or 100,000 but you have one thing that the brands need that you don’t
have, an audience who trusts you and will hang on every word you say. So be selective about the
brands you choose to work with. They will be selective about you as well.

What To Charge
Being an influencer involves creating content – a posting or a video and also giving permission to the
brand to reprint said content on the brands website. These are usually very flexible and involve either a
single post or entire campaign, in exchange for payment, a freebie, a gift, publicity, etc. And remember
you are NOT just offering content , but also access to your followers. The average rate for advertising
can be between 200-400.

How To Find Brands To Work With

Now the larger you are the more they will want to work with you so they will be finding you. However
you can also find brands that have a similar voice or vision to yours so that your followers dont fell that
you are “coping out” and just giving you money. Your can try to reach them directly or list your self on
one of the Instagram networks;

• Your can use the Shoutcart network to buy and sell shoutouts to let others know that you are out
there. Good to use if you have a small network. You can buy shoutouts for as low as 2.00 across
many varied categories.
• Fohr Card-- Connect Your Instagram, blog and social profiles to a network or “card” that
displays your social media profile and audience levels to businesses that are shopping around
for a partner.
• Grapevine – If you have 5000+ followers you can list yourself in the Grapevine Network that
also works with YouTube and Twitter followers.
 • CrowdTap – Create top quality content. Get gift cards, samples of products and more.
• IndaHash – Download the App through the Google APP store. Put up your profile to have
people finding you.

Let your audience know when content is sponsored. Use $brandname to let your customer know it is
sponsored.

Become an affiliate.

• Clickbank – a wide variety of programs that offer affiliate marketing.

• Amazon affiliate program – a wide variety of physical programs and books for you to have
access to.
• RewardStyle – An invitation only – fashion and life style influencer network.

Sell with a plan, use all the social media tools at your disposal, especially instagram, a website and
more.

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