Instagram.

cHk4 · 11 Jul 2017 at 14:34

I do, it's pretty much my journey from 28 stone down to sub 14 stone bulking back up to 19stone and about to start cutting again. Boring **** really. Be warned pictures of a fat, ugly and tattooed guy in his boxers on some pics.

https://www.instagram.com/thorthegiant/

ChrisD. · 11 Jul 2017 at 14:42

Freefaller said:
It's great for perving at pretty girls....

I started to use it as it was fun sharing a few pics, but I seldom post on there now.

How do you clear your search history on there?

B@Th*nG · 11 Jul 2017 at 14:44

Some of you will be pleased to know there's very few pictures of food on mine

mostly art/street art, architecture, events, travels and random finds:

https://www.instagram.com/david_bananne/

B@

AndyCr15 · 11 Jul 2017 at 14:56

bingham67 said:
I use Instagram for my travel photography slowly building a decent following I hope one day I can use it to give up work and travel around the world more then I do now like many of the top travel accounts on Instagram do.

Instagram can be a way of earning money through sponsorship once you get a decent following travel is my passion so I love looking at all the other pictures people post it a great community.

https://www.instagram.com/bingham67/

At first I thought 'nice, 2k followers...', then I thought, 'Oh, following 4 times as many'. I notice a lot of people follow me, I assume just for me to follow back. When I see that sort of ratio I definitely don't follow back.

Does it 'work' so to speak? Would a sponsor not be put off by the ratio?

bingham67 · 11 Jul 2017 at 15:10

AndyCr15 said:
At first I thought 'nice, 2k followers...', then I thought, 'Oh, following 4 times as many'. I notice a lot of people follow me, I assume just for me to follow back. When I see that sort of ratio I definitely don't follow back.

Does it 'work' so to speak? Would a sponsor not be put off by the ratio?

Follow imo is one of the most important to gain tranction I like and comment hundreds of pics nearly everyday which slow down when I work but I do shift work so in four days off I try to keep up I sometimes lose 100 followers but gain more in the process.

But I also unfollow people I use an app that shows me who unfollows me then usually get rid of them straightaway and then pick others to unfollow just so I stop hitting the limit which is about 7500 followers so I can keep adding new people.

You are not getting sponsors this early you need about 3,000 to 5,000 followers and sponsors also look for like and impressions and comments on your photos I average about 300 likes some of my photos have 500 I am just pushing it along at the moment.

Two sponsorship sites that I know are these

https://www.revfluence.com/creators
https://famebit.com/creators

revefluence.com requires at least 500 average likes/post, 3000 followers, and 50 posts
and famebit 5,000 followers

Searching the best hashtags in your niche is the other way I use to gain following I like pictures and most with less following then myself will follow me straightaway it a long process but have to treat it as a business adventure end of day it does not come magically fast which is a good thing you have to work for it.

ChrisD. · 11 Jul 2017 at 15:18

@bingham67 what app do you use for unfollow tracking?

davido_labido · 11 Jul 2017 at 15:20

https://www.instagram.com/bit_tech/ and https://www.instagram.com/davido_labido/

bingham67 · 11 Jul 2017 at 15:21

ChrisD. said:
@bingham67 what app do you use for unfollow tracking?

Followers assistant on Android

Forgot to add just posting one decent pic a day everyday with good hashtags Is the simple way to gain traction.

ChrisD. · 11 Jul 2017 at 15:31

Cheers, I'll see if there's any iOS ones.

bingham67 · 11 Jul 2017 at 15:49

ChrisD. said:
Cheers, I'll see if there's any iOS ones.

Followers + I think is a good one for IOS it poop on android though

ChrisD. · 11 Jul 2017 at 15:52

Yeah that's what I've now found. I've also found an app to remove my likes because my suggested search was just full of mostly naked and fit women which my missus was delighted about when she looked up something on my phone (she doesn't have her own).

ChrisD. · 11 Jul 2017 at 15:55

Also this is mine if people want to follow me.
https://www.instagram.com/chris.dc5/

Will be 90% car stuff and 10% holiday/drinking antics.

I never know what hashtag to put, I just make them up. I guess I should create a note for my car posts.

slothmeister · 11 Jul 2017 at 17:21

Mine is just landscape photo's from my travels and some motorsport stuff, still getting started really. Don't do pictures of myself or others on their, just good pictures (IMO)

https://www.instagram.com/adambolwellphotography/

Malevolence · 11 Jul 2017 at 18:03

matthewwhitton said:
Does anyone on here use Instagram? Its my preferred social media, I am getting into photography so love taking photos of moments. Should we share our Instagram names?
www.instagram.com/mattywhitt217

https://www.instagram.com/p/BUXAwc4lErW/?taken-by=mattywhitt217

Is that the low-tech version of....

unwashed potato! · 11 Jul 2017 at 18:08

Warning: Dirty pictures below.

NSFW!

https://www.instagram.com/mayergroupuk/

ajf · 11 Jul 2017 at 21:16

I tend to forget about Instagram as it has no tablet optimized app, which is a shame.
Occassionally add a few of my flickr photos on there but not much else.

LiE · 11 Jul 2017 at 21:30

I have a private instagram account I use to follow friends and a few hobbies. I only allow my friends and family to follow me, it makes sense since I'm sharing a snapshot of my life. Why would strangers want to see that?

I've started using stories occasionally to share throwaway snaps.

I've started posting a few gym related videos too. Much easier than it used to be via YouTube.

Scythe · 12 Jul 2017 at 00:27

I like Instagram, but only use it to view other people's photos relating to my interests (motorcycles, mountain biking, landscape photography, etc.) and to share some related photos of my own.

Not a fan of people's breakfast, posing, or people using it as a popularity contest. My current pet hate are females who love to advertise the fact they ride a motorcycle for popularity and men to perv on them. I've actually seen one or two popular ones at a popular bike spot in Wales, they spent a while just taking photos of their bikes instead of riding the damned things.

insane200 · 12 Jul 2017 at 00:38

I use mine for car photos, a little family stuff and photography when I'm out and about, very rarely do food unless it looks amazing.

https://www.instagram.com/_davep_/

Supercow · 12 Jul 2017 at 01:14

I love Instagram. Less political and spammy than Facebook... gives me access to sports personalities I follow mainly ... and some eye candy for soft-core fapping.