You aren't playing a fair game if you are starting your account from zero (or relatively close to that) and growing going into 2019.
People don't click and browse through hashtags. Most hashtags you see while researching hashtags are brand hashtags for people trying to get featured on bigger pages. Random people are NOT discovering pages through them.
Bots and automated behavior are getting accounts shut down left and right.
You aren't going to get on the Explore page unless you're "popular" (There's a subtle way around this further on in this guide for small accounts)
Fear not though weary Instagram user because in this guide I'll show you how to wake up in the morning to loads of fresh followers, multiple real comments, and tons of likes without even having to post frequently so here you go:
Instagram has changed greatly since that guy whose guide you read on the internet wrote it and will always change.
There is only one practical mechanic to use for account growth without wanting to pull your hair out before your page gets big enough that people naturally mention you and you show up places so....
Research pages in your niche that have as few followers as possible but no fewer than 2,500 and no more than 50k and start manually following their followers. I've noticed for some reason adding the followers of bigger or massive pages doesn't result in as many followbacks.
If you get a followback whose page is in the same niche as you go to their followers and start following them manually on your phone.
There's a cool little bonus when their followers check out your page they are going to see a little message appear below your @ handle that says "Followed by (bigger account that they follow)" it's a nice little social proof boost that results in more follow backs.
Don't follow more than 275 to 375 accounts per day and no more than 100 in one sitting (per hour) or you risk a temporary penalty on your account where you can't follow anymore accounts for a day or two.
When you get a follower immediately or as quickly as possible go to their page and leave a quality comment. The bar is really low. Always tag them in the comment and write a couple lines about what you like about a picture on their page. Sometimes it helps to comment on their caption.
Whatever you do don't comment something about a woman's appearance unless it's ironic or written in a non-sexual way.
I've also noticed that putting emojis in your comment actually hurts your chances of getting your comment noticed as well, I suspect because people think emojis look spammy.
The vast majority of your engagement in the early days of your account (dozens of likes and lots of comments per photo) will come from following people and/or leaving a comment that shows that you're a real person. Some people will sprinkle likes all over your page sometimes on every photo.
If someone likes many of the photos on your page you'll have a high chance of appearing on their explore page(s) every time you post.
You'll notice some followers liking every photo you post within 30 minutes to an hour and half of posting it and this is probably why.
Post 3 times a day until you get to 30-33ish posts to make your page looks full and active. Then post once a week until you hit 10k.
No point in working hard to come up with high quality curated or original content and posting 3x a day when virtually no one is going to see it. Save yourself the trouble in the beginning then post the usual 3 times per day and profit.
On dealing with ghost followers: Don't use hashtags they don't matter. That alone will eliminate 80+% of them. This goes against most advice but, most people haven't started their Instagram accounts recently I'm not knocking them. It's a different ball game nowadays.
If an account follows you out of the blue and their profile actually looks put together like they're trying to promote themselves as a public figure, model , actor, brand page etc. assume it's a ghost follower until your account is bigger.
They're going to unfollow you in t-minus 15 to 36 hours (although some have lasted a week). So don't bother interacting with them they don't look at their comments.
Do not follow them back. Let them sit in your followers and add to your social proof. If they're in your niche follow their followers and enjoy the social proof boost I talked about above.
On the Instagram strategy that circulates entrepreneur Reddit every so often (not calling him out just sharing my experience): I've tried going to random commenting user's pages through top pics on hashtags and leaving high quality comments but this doesn't result in follows and most people's pages are so typical and near identical (or downright not pleasing to the eye to say the least) that I found myself struggling to come up with anything authentic to comment about them anyway ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
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