How To Get Followers on Instagram When Starting From Zero

If you had to start over, from scratch, what would your plan be to get followers on Instagram? How to get followers when starting from zero.
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00:00 - Start
00:01 - What Should I Post On Instagram?
01:25 - What Should You Do If You Have Zero Followers On Instagram?
04:18 - How to Scale Your Instagram?
06:40 - 4 Extra Tips on How To Grow Your Instagram
Jack Bies Notes:
1. Who am I trying to help?
2. Use new features.
3. Teach one lesson per post.
4. Think long game, not get rich quick.
5. Focus and post about one subject.
6. Imagine someone that you’re speaking to and try to help them.
7. Make content other people find helpful.
8. Be consistent in your branding.
9. Make work your audience would share.
10. AIDA. Grab ATTENTION, Build INTEREST, DELIVER the goods, call to ACTION.
11. ROT. Promise a RESULT that people are looking for, identify an OBJECTION they might have, tell how much TIME it will take.
12. Give a good takeaway that isn’t 100% obvious.
13. Learn hashtags.
14. Write a guest post.
15. Consider shout outs.
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Host: Chris Do
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[@wj7920]

3:47 "People who don't have a background in design, they're naturally insecure about their design skills" *I think that happens to people with design skills too*

[@thefutur]

Haha. True

[@explorebernard]

Damn! Ask me the question "What is the best YT channel on this platform?". My answer: " The Futur". I mean, I'm the guy who is just hustling 24 * 7, no matter the bad times and bad people. So, I value my time so much that I just used to watch like one video per week just because whatever was on that platform wasn't as important as my time. But, I should say this, I found your channel in 2020 and its the only channel that always wins the argument "My Time vs YT". I respect and love your channel Chris. The Futur - A channel more important than my time. Means a lot.

[@thefutur]

Thank you so much Bernard. Appreciate it and Welcome to the Futur

[@jirapornholm6949]

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[@valensuelahidalgo7958]

They're giving away followers at Quickfollowz, I also thought that it couldn't be working, but I was proved wrong. Atm I have 1000 followers more and for free.

[@Starzology]

You’re right about non-designers adding bells and whistles. My work used to look like a Christmas tree. Thanks for your clear design guidelines for us non-designers. ⭐️

[@ayelajulius]

thanks, Chris.....big facts people tend to be impatient when starting on Instagram

[@johanesaif5562]

Hey can you help me for m'y IG ?

[@ayelajulius]

I really recommend the methods Chris Do talks about in the video👆👆, I am also starting on Instagram and I have like 5 posts but the only way I have managed to keep up, is by Engaging with other people content, you have to create content that you are most interest about that is valuable to your audience, having consistency with your content and being PATIENCE with the process

[@vladolareanu]

Well done Chris, you are really a good person for doing this. Half of the people out there would have kept these locked. We all really appreciate your hard work!

[@melodyaminian9008]

I agree with all these points. Consistency, audience values, patience, resonating content with a clear theme.

[@fortunealaoma3799]

Thank you for this Chris. It's important to stay consistent in the niche of topics posted. Inconsistent or random posting gets an inconsistent and random following. My biggest lesson from this.

[@kumar_nikhil]

Thanks Chris and The Futur team. Your channel is gold mine for people like me who want to build business but have no business background. Just started following few weeks back and can say that it helped me a lot. Integrated few of your advice in my workflow and plan. Keep up the good work.

[@thefutur]

Thanks. Welcome to the Futur Nikhill

[@EvergrayMedia]

@@thefutur And it's a gold mine too for people like me who DO have a business background! 🤓🎉

[@Victoriamcgruder]

This was super helpful! I am going to be watching this over and over!

[@stijnreginardoors9097]

Absolutely one of the most valuable channels I know. Which says a lot about you too. Thanks a lot.

[@jenparker8861]

I love your 10 carousel lesson posts. So short and concise but packed full of value. Thank you 🙏

[@thefutur]

Glad it was helpful!

[@AdolfoTex]

Amazing and to the point!

[@thefutur]

thanks Adolfo.

[@Sonia-co7ky]

Okay this is what I needed! And I was searching for it today lol.

[@henrycontreras9730]

Thank you Chris. I have been falling for about two years and I have used your knowledge in the real world.

[@jadhavparth]

I think a part of a credit of this video goes to me, as I asked Chris on DM on how to grow? And he was like :- Improve your skill😂 But anyways got the answer, thanks you Chris😇

[@thefutur]

haha

[@smellydiarhhea7243]

Thanks PJ

[@JTTechie]

Excellent video, and i LOVED the 4 bonus tips at the end!

[@NoviNivoTV]

Chris, you are the marketing GOAT!

[@alinan_2269]

was worth to watch till the end as at the end is the new opening for me: never thought of ghost writing! Sounds impressive! Went to work on my feed with the new plan now! Thank you!

[@Pedraw_]

Chris do is a great human being, thank you futur team.

[@brandonread9809]

Another great video, thanks guys!!

[@yourfacelookslikebut]

Seems like good information, thanks Chris Do!

[@kizkopop]

You showed your family, aww. Beautiful!

[@anjusudeesh112]

Its difficult to start and maintain in this social medias..... challenging.... Thank you for your tips and tricks.....

[@lauravalauskaite5005]

Thank you for such valuable, free knowledge. Your channel is the most valuable one for me personally :)

[@ChristineLozada]

super powerful! great ideas. THANK YOU!

[@inspiredbymimi1082]

Thank you Chris, great tips and strategies. Now to apply them.😉

[@keas6742]

Just found you, while recreating my niche & brand...thank you for confirming my SunTsu inclination! I love (& am embracing), the DC/Marvel, hero/villain relationship attraction re: branding! Brilliant! Binging & thoroughly enjoying your content! I'm late to the game, fully grateful for your advice & motivation against Big Education! Hazzah! It's off-topic, but I love your hat in this video! Keep'em coming, please. Love you Do!

[@thefutur]

Thank you so much. Welcome to the Futur

[@Angelblive]

A lot of dope advice thank you brotha!

[@redkem80]

This channel is a goldmine!

[@shubhamhire9390]

You are a very nice person Chris, you have given so much of wisdom through your videos, thank you for that 🙏🏻❤🙏🏻

[@deepeshvaishnav555]

Wow this is the future 💛🔥

[@SquishyJoshy]

Oh wow, just short of 1 million subscribers now guys well done. As an OG follower of the channel, I'm excited to see what's in store when you hit the 1 million milestone. Also, great video as always. :D

[@thefutur]

Thank you Thank you

[@chev3893]

Thanks for all the advice!

[@mslj4062]

This was super informative! I'm so nervous, but I know I just have to put myself out there. Thank you so much!! 🙏🏼😔🙌🏼☕

[@barbiefigueroa]

Chris is an inspiration and incredible model of what it means to truly give value. I binge watch Futur videos! He inspires me to be a better content creator 🙏❤️🥰

[@thefutur]

Thank you so much Barbie.

[@PaulHutchinsondj]

Really enjoyed that thanks Chris

[@jatin2307]

Great tips☺️

[@bastiandekker7239]

one minute watching the video, already knew this has valuable information. thanks mate!

[@thefutur]

Glad to hear it!

[@sujatadongre99]

You are the best teacher , Chris! We want to have people like you in Bschool.

[@thefutur]

Yay! Thank you 🙏.

[@SedawithEniola]

I already liked this video before listening 🥰

[@armaanmalik3237]

Soooooo katai jeher

[@digital-motor]

This is great, thank you for sharing! Quick question, when you do the guest post do you post on your account and tag or DM the guest to see if they share or not?

[@inactive832]

Those are some banger tips right there cuh!!!

[@thefutur]

Appreciate it

[@johnbee3187]

i hope i can write long senteces in english to tell how good is this channel. wonderfull. i am going to start my social media campaign so this video help me alot. Thanks Cris

[@JadeTrading]

I’m trying to help who are trying to make money online and grow on KZbin. And I’m targeting my content on those 2 topics. 🙌

[@thefutur]

Great

[@lissrckstdy7855]

so good. thank you

[@akaffouni]

Love the content

[@bo-borsabags6124]

Brilliant!!

[@msdollana]

Thanks a lot!

[@anelevilakazi8467]

thanks for the content. it really is paid content quality. the gems you drop. also, does all of this apply only to like written content?

[@estherayewoh1077]

Very useful information. Thanks Chris ♥️

[@thefutur]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@RUNNINGWATER]

lol thanks for taking the time to share valuable 💎 in this awesome video gotta implement it

[@laronehurlock5846]

Quality advice.

[@sumeetgupta77]

I am loving it

[@DenokLestari]

Like before watching !! 🙋🙋

[@flawlessserendipity]

That cap is giving me Life!💃☺️

[@podpodpod6722]

That heads or tails concept is gold.

[@mirrorlessmacro2162]

This is GOLD

[@keitajonesart]

Chris, I'm so stealing that. Next presentation I attend... I'm gonna say "hey, frothy no beverage"... 😆

[@TheRustedPixel]

woah Dude! That hat and specs change at the end really caught me by surprise! In a good way though.

[@SrStevenRice]

hahahaha almost made me think he had a twin that was interviewing him.

[@dojoquintana]

Perfectly timed. I am going to start an IG account and start presenting work and carousels (which The Futur Academy's latest video definitely helped with). It's coming together then, for me. As always, I learn something new from this channel. ❤️

[@thefutur]

You got this!

[@tequalacraig62]

This video has me amped up but nervous. I'm excited that I have some new ideas to help me improve, but man does it feel like a lot of work

[@thefutur]

That’s a good feeling. It’s your body telling you something new is about to happen.

[@uncleanAlibertine1]

pure gold

[@kamm3021]

how can anyone dislike this !!! haters are always out there guys, they can try buy they will never succeed

[@muhammadarfaz7078]

Bro don't be emotional. That won't effect thefutur that much. Lol

[@bent3003]

Love it. Man You could go deeper too. Don’t give away all the secrets yet! 😂

[@bent3003]

Btw you just got a sub using your information and learning strategy

[@mrmuzeza113]

Thank you

[@shakaclothingca]

superb

[@ahmedmuse9518]

Thanks

[@oprust]

This is great, thanks! I might be interested if you ever decide to do a LinkedIn version of this.

[@thefutur]

I don't know if you follow me on linkedin, but I use the same carousels and get between 3k-5k likes, and over 100k views. same principles.

[@MegumiHayashida]

This is very insightful. Consistency is indeed the key. Then comes a bit of luck factor or should I say 'timing' which provokes that viral effect. We all saw the grapefuit skater man who blew up IG for one simple reason: Authenticity.

[@MegumiHayashida]

Cranberry juice*

[@Rksor]

Thank you

[@donleydonley718]

Amazing

[@tonyo.2732]

Chris my mentor, I can't thank you enough.

[@tonyo.2732]

I shared this video to a relative and 2 friends, I told them to pay attention to details, sometimes is not just about the topic there relative details to other pending issues in business that might be addressed that's how much I have loved you teaching.

[@tonyo.2732]

Am into graphic design and I don't clearly understand the word Type phase and why it's important to design, well not until this topic, see what I mean. I almost ignored this topic and I learnt something and how it's applied.

[@hermilogarcia7510]

Hello Chris, when talking about the 12 posts, do you mean to post 12 at one time, or maybe have 12 already created and post one every day for the next 12 days? Keep up the awesome content!

[@thefutur]

Make 12 posts. At any time interval. Then decide if it’s working after.

[@JayNedOwen]

This man is not a fan of cappuccinos. Great video though, man! Love the actionable advice. Just subscribed

[@IrinaSekletina]

Great video as always!!! 👍

[@IrinaSekletina]

Any advice for young dedicated mammas that can't be consistant? 😅 Kidding🤣 but felt a little frustrated about that today)))) But really, golden advices in video!!!! Apriciate your words!!!

[@thefutur]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@abdullahirfan31]

GOOD VIDEO

[@lindsayv5224]

Late comment! As a designer, I completely understand and agree with choosing a few colors and typefaces so your feed looks consistent. However, how do you achieve that when you are showcasing some of your latest projects, that may deviate visually from your set look?

[@studiolamdini]

Loving relaxt Chris here. One thing, the focus here is really on only the carousel. How does this work for designers mainly working with visuals and not really ''teaching''. Or photographers lets say.

[@hdbsjsbgsishiska6219]

Great

[@joshuanorris3017]

Hey Chris, is the only thing valuable at the moment on IG education and teaching, I have seen a lot of other videos where you say to use social media to share your story as that’s your brand. What if you’re not in a position to teach but want to create a social media presence. Is this still a relevant way to grow?

[@ubaidkapoor2216]

Nice 👍

[@connectadnan4669]

Hey Chris, What about Hashtags? I am using most relevant hashtags but they are not working

[@sananavid7744]

Thanks ....

[@miareallife]

Chris I just wanna say I love you and you changed my Life with your videos I hope you get whatever you want in life 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@thefutur]

Thank you

[@moussasankhare7478]

Nice job

[@katlehomoloi9079]

Still helpful🔥🔥🔥

As a photographer I find some things here hard to implement but I'll do my best, starting at 800 followers today, see you at 1000 in a few weeks

[@thefutur]

Good luck! Find a way.

[@alexalexeich7329]

How it's going?

[@coverfire4]

good wow.

[@AD-Dom]

Do great work. Do it for yourself. IG following isn't necessarily a good end goal. Consistency is key.

[@asant90]

You can have thousands of silly followers and not one client in all of them 🤷‍♂️

[@bobyalex3d]

Hi Chris! Do you think it's a good idea to start posting content based on tips and tricks (teaching) in sense that I use in my photo edits? Since my account is already looking kinda like only images of the edits i made? Can it be helpful to my account? Or I will ruin it That way? My goal is to grow my page followers at the moment

[@shersh_n]

Gold

[@bluesbirus]

Hi, Chris! Great content. but I assume this is for a text-based account. How do you describe an account with thousands of followers that mostly just photography and illustration in it, and mostly with no carousel?

[@ttuywc1eq]

Wow, I love the cap 😇

[@risalnagaming5982]

Ok tahanks

[@honerzawita8024]

thanks

[@heycarrrl]

Will you guys be doing more of these?! - I’m considering participating from my phone while I drive (I’ll be on the road) but leaning towards getting in on the next one 😅

[@thefutur]

Yeah. I’d the demand is there.

[@heycarrrl]

@@thefutur bless your futuristic little hearts 🙏🏻 - I will see you then!

[@unSTOPPABLExFLAME]

Just what I needed! I finally made an insta for whatever i want to draw/make like three days ago...and i need 11 more posts lol

[@unSTOPPABLExFLAME]

Also waiting on God is a Designer!!

[@GrowJunction]

What's your instagram page name?

[@omaralvarez3564]

Follow me finish_strong_graphics

[@omaralvarez3564]

@@unSTOPPABLExFLAME finish_strong_graphics follow me 👌

[@vanessamontezumaramos3756]

I’m starting to feel that anytime I have a problem I’m going to find a The Futur video to answer that specific question

[@shesh560]

It actually works