Hashtags on Instagram

Just like Twitter, other social networking sites too, have introduced hashtags. The use of hashtags has increased drastically as they unite different groups of the same interest. On Instagram, hashtags are created from a different perspective, i.e. from the perspective of an Instagram user. People on Instagram can now add hashtag to a word in a comment or caption of his/her photo. Anybody can then tap on the hashtag in your comment and view all the pictures with the same hashtag. This feature on Instagram directs people to a vast pool of specific photographs. Adding hashtags can make you a part of a group of people sharing similar photographs. As an addition to this feature, every hashtag has an RSS feed attached to it. This makes it simple for you to subscribe to new photographs. You can also search for tagged pictures.

How do you use Instagram Hashtags for your Brand?

Before you begin using hashtags on Instagram, keep in mind that hashtags on Twitter and Instagram are not the same. Read our blog on Twitter Hastags to know the difference . Since a tweet can only have 140 characters, you have to limit the number of hastags there, but on Instagram, you can use as many as you like.

Some Instagram Hashtag stuff you need to know:

· In Instagram, you can tag just your photos
· It is possible to add a hashtag to your photo even once it is uploaded. Just add the hashtag in the captions space and your pictures will get tagged to the pool of similar photos.
·  Try to limit the hashtags to 5 or 10. If you use more, it may get mis-tagged.
· You can click on a hashtag and view the page of the tags pool. Here, you will be able to see similar photos like yours.
·Use only relevant hashtags to your photographs.

Choosing the right hashtags on Instagram is like choosing the right keywords for SEO. Tags on Instagram make it easy for users to search for your pictures and increases the visibility of your photographs.   

It is simple and fun to use hashtags on Instagram! Try it out using the above guidelines.

In the next blog-post, we will be talking about hashtags on Facebook. Keep a track!