{"id":670,"date":"2016-07-11T01:00:42","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T01:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.1websdirectory.com\/blog\/?p=670"},"modified":"2016-07-11T01:00:42","modified_gmt":"2016-07-11T01:00:42","slug":"optimize-your-instagram-profile-for-a-better-visibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1websdirectory.com\/blog\/optimize-your-instagram-profile-for-a-better-visibility","title":{"rendered":"Optimize Your Instagram Profile for a Better Visibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<label class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">In this Article<\/label>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1websdirectory.com\/blog\/optimize-your-instagram-profile-for-a-better-visibility\/#Convey_The_Right_Message_Of_Your_Brand_Through_Bio\" >Convey The Right Message Of Your Brand Through Bio:\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1websdirectory.com\/blog\/optimize-your-instagram-profile-for-a-better-visibility\/#No_Hash_Tags_in_Bio\" >No Hash Tags in Bio:\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1websdirectory.com\/blog\/optimize-your-instagram-profile-for-a-better-visibility\/#Attractive_Content\" >Attractive Content:\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1websdirectory.com\/blog\/optimize-your-instagram-profile-for-a-better-visibility\/#Track_The_Impact\" >Track The Impact:\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1websdirectory.com\/blog\/optimize-your-instagram-profile-for-a-better-visibility\/#Select_The_Profile_Image_Wisely\" >Select The Profile Image Wisely:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1websdirectory.com\/blog\/optimize-your-instagram-profile-for-a-better-visibility\/#Never_Stick_To_A_Single_URL\" >Never Stick To A Single URL:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1websdirectory.com\/blog\/optimize-your-instagram-profile-for-a-better-visibility\/#Your_Location_Can_Be_The_Call-To-Action\" >Your Location Can Be The Call-To-Action:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1websdirectory.com\/blog\/optimize-your-instagram-profile-for-a-better-visibility\/#Never_say_the_Word_%E2%80%98Official\" >Never say the Word \u2018Official\u2019:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Since Instagram has been acquired by Facebook, the platform is growing significantly. It has gone a long way in the advertising or the marketing sector. But before you are inviting your customers, be ready with your profile so that they like them.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Convey_The_Right_Message_Of_Your_Brand_Through_Bio\"><\/span><strong>Convey The Right Message Of Your Brand Through Bio:\u00a0 <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Ensure that the bio is accurately created which is conveying the right message to your audience. As it is the first look of your profile, it plays the role of introducing your brand to the profile. It therefore, must be relevant to your brand and must speak to your target audience.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"No_Hash_Tags_in_Bio\"><\/span><strong>No Hash Tags in Bio:\u00a0 <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>As the hash tags in the bio is not clickable, there is no use of placing hashtags in the bio section. Unlike Twitter, you cannot add a list of hashtags in the bio. If you really want to include any hashtag, do it in the right way. You can include the website you want to promote and can name the hashtag as the name of the website.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Attractive_Content\"><\/span><strong>Attractive Content:\u00a0 <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Your content must be attractive and worth discovering. Instead of asking people to tag your pictures, you can ask for using hashtags relevant to your pictures. Other people will also look for those particular hashtags and can notice all the images associated with them.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Track_The_Impact\"><\/span><strong>Track The Impact:\u00a0 <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>You can measure the impact of the link by placing the URL of your website in the designated section for displaying and promoting. For tracking the impact, you can use the Google URL builder. A form will appear in front of you\u00a0when you open this particular tool. You are required to fill up the important fields for creating the link that can be tracked easily. Google will produce a long clickable link. If you do not want a public display of the long link, you can shorten up the link through Bitly. Just plug in the shortened link in the Instagram account and observe the increase in your <a href=\"https:\/\/instamacro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Instagram\u00a0followers<\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Select_The_Profile_Image_Wisely\"><\/span><strong>Select The Profile Image Wisely: <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Though you are using the\u00a0company logo , you must be using the profile image. The selection of the profile image must be done carefully so that it is properly customized for Instagram. If the profile pictures are poorly sized in nature, it can easily take away the brand credibility. Many large companies use their logos as the profile pictures. It helps in keeping the brand consistency in a perfect manner.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Never_Stick_To_A_Single_URL\"><\/span><strong>Never Stick To A Single URL: <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Try changing the links on a regular basis. Your audience will therefore, be sent to various landing pages with various products through the Instagram links. The news channels can update the news articles with new links and the e-commerce sites can display their new products by changing the links frequently.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Your_Location_Can_Be_The_Call-To-Action\"><\/span><strong>Your Location Can Be The Call-To-Action: <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>When you are publishing a picture through Instagram, you can customize the location and use it for the Call-To-Action. Your target audience will surely take an action if the location appears near to them.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Never_say_the_Word_%E2%80%98Official\"><\/span><strong>Never say the Word \u2018Official\u2019: <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>You should not mention your account as the \u2018official\u2019 one. Instagram already has a feature with the verified badge which proves that your account is official. 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