20 HACKS

TO DOUBLE
YOUR INSTA
FOLLOWING
By @thesenuka
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CHANGE YOUR
PROFILE PICTURE
A more appealing profile picture
gets you more followers.

Use a website like pfpmaker.com or

Canva to make a profile picture with
a contrasting background color.
(which could be your brand color)

02
ADD A CTA
TO YOUR BIO
Your bio is the first thing
people read on your profile.

So change the last line of the bio to a call to

action asking people to follow you for more X.

03
START HERE
HIGHLIGHT
Create a highlight called “Start here“ and
upload 4-6 stories with your story and
why people need to follow you.
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ENGAGE WITH
10 LEADERS
Find 10 accounts in your industry
who you can look up to.

Follow their profiles and engage

with them daily, which means to
leave comments on their posts.

05
ENGAGE
BEFORE POSTING
Spend 15 minutes before you post
to engage with other accounts in
your industry.

06
REPLY TO
COMMENTS
Reply to the comments you get,
if possible within 10 minutes.

Pro tip: ask a question in your response so they

respond back and you increase comments.
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LIKE OLD
COMMENTS
As soon as you post, go to your past
posts and like all the comments.

This sends notifications and brings

new visitors to the latest post.

08
ALWAYS
USE CTAS
Add a call to action like “Comment
WORD“ or “Follow for more X“ at the
end of reels and at the end of captions.

09
POST MORE
OR LESS
Change your posting frequency.
For example if you‘re posting daily
try skipping a day.

Or if you post less often try posting

more times per week.
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STEAL FROM
COMPETITORS
Well not literally steal... but find the top
performing content on their pages.

Then recreate them with your own twist.

11
BE
CONTROVERSIAL
Controversial content gets many comments
disagreeing, which fuels the post to reach
more people.

So post about your take on controversial

topics within your industry.

12
BE
ACTIONABLE
On the other hand actionable
content gets a lot of saves and shares.

Try to keep these reels short and

to-the-point.
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TRY A NEW
CONTENT TYPE
If you post the same types of content
repeatedly it will become boring.

Try a new type of content like a whiteboard

drawing, or an AI voiceover reel.

14
USE A
CATCHY HOOK
Use a text hook like “Why is nobody
talking about this!“ or a visual hook in
every reel to catch the attention of viewers.

15
REPOST
OLD CONTENT
Pick content that performed well on
your account, that are older than 3
months. Repost some of them as they
usually perform well again!
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TRENDING
SOUND
Start using trending sounds in
your reels as well as carousels.

Try to pick upcoming sounds

with less than 10,000 uses.

17
DO A
COLLAB
Do a collaboration post with a creator in
your industry or a complimentary industry.
This will help both creators reach a new
audience.

18
FIND
PEAK TIME
Discover when most of your audience
is active and post at that time.

You can do this by going to your insights

> total followers > most active times
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KEYWORDS
IN CAPTION
Identify 3 keywords that people use to search for
profiles like yours and use them in your caption.

Pro tip: Say “Follow for more Keyword1,

Keyword2 and Keyword3 content” in the
caption

20
STORY AFTER
48 HRS
First wait for 48 hours until
all your stories die out.

Then post a new story with a poll or

quiz. This will get more views and
engagement.