Week 8 Part A: How to Expand Your Reach on Instagram by Using Hashtags

 4 to 5 business :
https://www.instagram.com/thedesignkids/ | THE DESIGN KIDS UK
https://www.instagram.com/ra_graphics/ | RA GRAPHICS
https://www.instagram.com/ui.mob/ | UI MOB
https://www.instagram.com/freestyleprint.co/ | FREESTYLE PRINT CO

Think about these questions when reviewing their sites.
Include the business names in your post.

• Does Instagram seem to work effectively for them? YES
  
• Are they using hashtags? YES
  
• Do they use them the same way on all posts? YES
  
• What types of hashtags are they using? #DESIGN #GRAPHICS #UI #PRINT
  
• How are they placing their hashtags? IN THEIR COMMENTS SECTION
  
• If you try searching with some of the hashtags a specific business is using, do they come up as an option to see?
  YES AND NO DEPENDS ON VARIABLES AND HASH TAGS USED
  

Add some details about the specific businesses you are looking in to for your research:

• How many followers do they have?
  
  https://www.instagram.com/thedesignkids/ | THE DESIGN KIDS UK
  FOLLOWERS: 8,511 posts 303K followers 4,521 following
  https://www.instagram.com/ra_graphics/ | RA GRAPHICS
  FOLLOWERS: 863 posts 13.2K followers 227 following
  https://www.instagram.com/ui.mob/ | UI MOB
  FOLLOWERS: 1,724 posts 164K followers 6 following
  https://www.instagram.com/freestyleprint.co/ | FREESTYLE PRINT CO
  FOLLOWERS: 201 posts 1,000 followers 221 following
  
  
• How often do they post? WEEKLY
  
• What type of content gets the most response? PICTURES
  
• When was their last post made? LAST WEEK
  
• What is the proportion of followers in relation to the number of likes they receive on a typical post?
  HAVE NO IDEA AT ALL TOO MANY IMAGES TO DETERMINE THAT AVERAGE
  https://www.instagram.com/thedesignkids/ | THE DESIGN KIDS UK
  FOLLOWERS: 8,511 posts 303K followers 4,521 following
  https://www.instagram.com/ra_graphics/ | RA GRAPHICS
  FOLLOWERS: 863 posts 13.2K followers 227 following
  https://www.instagram.com/ui.mob/ | UI MOB
  FOLLOWERS: 1,724 posts 164K followers 6 following
  https://www.instagram.com/freestyleprint.co/ | FREESTYLE PRINT CO
  FOLLOWERS: 201 posts 1,000 followers 221 following
• Do they receive many comments?

Wrap up your post by discussing some of these items:

• What are they doing that could help you improve your own use of Instagram?
  NOTHING THEY ALL FOLLOW THE SAME FORMAT HASH TAGS AND POSTING OF IMAGES NONE OF THEM FOCUS ON VIDEOS JUST IMAGES FOR THE MOST PART.
  
• List some hashtags that might work well for your business. Generally you should add a few that are widely used, have some with local reference, some narrowed down closer to what your business is about and then start developing tags that specifically reference only your own business.
  #GRAPHICS #DESIGN #ART #UI #UX #WEBDESIGN #GRAPHIC #PRINT #PRINTGRAPHICS #WEBGRAPHICS
  #print #graphics #printshop #supportsmallbusiness #logos #labeling #labels #custom #customstickers #decals #banner #signs #customapparel #decals #canvas #packaging #mylarbags #smellproof #concentratejars