09/09/2019
This week I wanted to talk a little about hashtags.
What is a hashtag when it comes to social media❓
✅ The hashtag is used to draw attention, to organize, and to promote.
Hashtags got their start in Twitter as a way of making it easier for people to find, follow, and contribute to a conversation.
Why use hashtags❓
✅ Hashtags help you get found by your target audience.
Hashtags improve your clickthrough rates.
Hashtags are great for research.
⚠️ You can include up to 30 hashtags on a regular post, and up to 10 hashtags on a Story.
But I don’t recommend this. It looks spammy and desperate when you do it!
⚠️ If you try and use more, your comment or caption won’t post.
🎉 Follow 5 Instagram hashtag tips and tricks that I think it is important to know:
1️⃣ Don’t use irrelevant hashtags:
Stuffing irrelevant hashtags onto posts is spammy behavior. It will annoy people who follow those hashtags and they will likely tell Instagram to “Don’t Show for this Hasdesigntip
2️⃣ Use the right amount of hashtags:
According to an analysis by TrackMaven, posts with nine hashtags receive the most engagement.
3️⃣ Use specific or niche hashtags:
The more specific the hashtag, the more targeted your audience will be. And a targeted audience means a higher chance of quality engagement.
4️⃣ Keep your brand hashtags short and easy to remember:
That way your fans and customers can easily remember it. You want to be specific, but something like for a high-end auto show won’t catch on because it has too many characters. “ ” makes more sense in this case.
5️⃣ Save hashtags for future use:
If you often use the same hashtags for every post, you can save them in a note to save time. (Note: use this trick sparingly. Remember, every hashtag you put on a post must fit with the content and should not be too repetitive.)
☑️ I hope this was helpful, and that you learned something new today. 🙌🏼😘
📖 Source: hootsuite.com