How To Increase Instagram Followers

How to grow your platform

There are many types of genres each with its own target audience. Knowing your audience is step one to selling more books. 

The second is having a strong platform. (Platform simply means the place where you sell to your fans.) It doesn’t have to be a social media site, it could be a podcast or you may have a weekly spot in a local newspaper. You might have a large following on app's like wattpad, or instagram. 

Now develop your preferred platform, and also put the time and effort into your fans. If they message you, or like your post—engage them, know who they are. For example:

• If one of my followers messages me about book stuff then I’ll messages back. Or if one comments on a post on a post. I’ll reply.
• If they repeat comments on another post, or send me another direct messages they become a fan. This was you are using your time up with one off messengers. 
• I then put them on a white list. My white list means they will not be unfollowed, and I take the time to visits their page, and like or comments on their posts. 

This is the same principle with any platform, know the difference between followers and fans. Then engage your fans and become their fan. This stand you in the best position for when you have a book launch, and you are asking those fans to buy your book, or review your book. You can also ask them to tell their friends and family. 

Fans do not just happen over night, and if you want people to invest their time into you, then you must also invest time into turning fans. 

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