These are the easiest proven ways to get people to heart – literally – your pics on Insta!
1. TAKE MORE SELFIES
Say it with us now: “I will not apologise for my #ShamelessSelfie”. Your selfies are proven to get 38 percent more double taps than your other pics.
2. LIMIT YOURSELF
For all those people who like to post about 5–10 consecutive pics in a row. Stop. Not just for your followers’ sanity, but because it decreases your chances of getting likes. Aim for 1–2 photos a day, preferably with a time lap in-between.
3. GO OUTSIDE
The queen of selfies – and social media – Kim Kardashian, is always talking about good lighting. And she’s right, good lighting is the difference between flattering and unflattering pics. The best lighting? Good ol’ vitamin D-producing sunlight. So go outside and get snapping.
4. THE ONE HASHTAG YOU SHOULD NEVER USE:
#Drunk. This hashtag will decrease your likes by 40 percent.
5. THE ONE HASHTAG YOU CAN ALWAYS USE
#NoFilter. Images with this hashtag tend to get 10 percent more double taps, and it really doesn’t matter if you’re lying.
6. DON’T OVERUSE HASHTAGS
Please, please, stop hashtagging everything in your pic like #boy #girl #beach #pink #blue #ocean #sand #sea #love #couple #romance #holiday #baecation. Firstly, it’s annoying and no one cares and you’re starting to become a spam bot, and secondly, the most amount of hashtags you should use is 7. If you’re hashtagging for likes, visit tagforlike.com to find out what the most popular hashtags in different categories are.
7. USE OTHER FILTERS
While the Instagram filters are great, many bloggers and celebs use other photo editing and filter apps to make their pics look more professional before posting to Instagram and actually don’t even use the custom filters provided by Instagram.
8. KNOW YOUR ANGLES
Pics shot from a low angle tends to get you more hearts on your pic rather than a straight-on pic, especially if it’s a bikini shot. The angle can make you appear taller and thinner – if that’s what you want.
9. THE FILTER WITH THE MOST LIKES
Instagram’s custom soft black-and-white filter, Willow, gets more double taps than any of the other filters. Step aside, Lo-Fi.
10. IMAGES THAT ARE PREDOMINANTLY BLUE
You know this though, because we’ve already schooled you about it. But, in case you forgot, pics that feature the colour blue receive 24 percent more likes. So, keep snapping up a storm by the poolside as well as those ocean pics.