How to Get the Best Hashtags Instagram - Hashtag Fox

I’m so excited to finally share one of my favorite new apps for Instagram. Everyone, meet the incredible Hashtag Fox. It’s an incredibly easy-to-use online app that allows you to clearly, simply, and quickly search the most popular hashtags being used and found on Instagram in real-time!

Hashtag Fox for Instagram

 
 

I have been using Hashtag Fox for the last few months when I sit down to batch scheduled my Instagram posts for my wedding photography and the podcast/business coaching Instagram accounts. They provide a wonderful how to use the program when you first join but here’s a quick overview of how I like to use the program.

First, I log into Hashtag Fox and do a quick search on hashtags that I use frequently. It only takes a few minutes for the app to come back with the best and most popular hashtags that are being seen on Instagram. The program is easy to read with visual aids to help you see the top 9 Instagram posts and rates them from good to bad.

Next, your results will start to appear on your screen. You can simply click on the hashtags you’d like to use (note: you can use up to 30 hashtags on each Instagram post) and gives you the option to either save them to a new Hashtag Fox saved collection or simply copy and paste them into your Instagram Planner (I use Later) or directly into the Instagram post.

I prefer to create a new collection each time and then see how well the new set of Hashtags performs. You simply repeat this process for each new hashtag term you want to use. So easy!

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My Favorite Feature - Nerd Mode

One of my favorite features in Hashtag Fox is Nerd Mode (image below) because it breaks down the hashtags by their actual performance!! If you are a data lover like me, this is so valuable!! It says which hashtags are Excellent, Good, or Insufficient (I would steer clear of those!). It’s so helpful to see how they rank and which ones you might want to focus on when you are creating your new posts.

You can also sort by the Magic Score or EP Likes, Average Likes, Comments, and more so you can see how each particular hashtag performs on the platform.

I like to use a mixture of popular and not-so-popular hashtags to give my posts a good chance of being seen. Instagram will only show your posts to approximately 3-5% of your audience so having a tool in your back pocket to help you be found is really something every wedding photographer should invest in.

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Instagram Hashtag Results

After a few months of consecutively using Hashtag Fox, I can confidently say that more and more people have been seeing my posts on Instagram. They typically are new users who do not follow my accounts but through the power of hashtags found and saw my content on Instagram.

With how hard it is to be found on Instagram these days, I will take any help I can get and Hashtag Fox is a powerful, easy-to-use tool that makes searching for new hashtags simple and fun!


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Just for our Tea with Jainé community - Hashtag Fox is $9 per month and you can use the discount code jainekershner to save money off of your monthly subscription. I’m so happy to partner with wonderful companies that support Tea with Jainé.

- I was given a free subscription to Hashtag Fox in exchange for my honest opinion and review.


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Free Marketing Checklist for Wedding Photographers

I'm back from the holidays and getting into the full swing of things for the New Year! I have so many exciting projects to share with you over the next few months including new podcasts, our monthly meetups, and our first-ever marketing workshop in February!!

You guys, who's ready to make 2020 the best year yet? I am here for it!

But, with any New Year, comes new struggles and how many of you are already feeling overwhelmed to get #allthethings done by the end of the month, especially with your marketing plan? 

Creating new content for Instagram can be overwhelming, updating your Pinterest can feel like a chore, and who has the time to submit their weddings for publication? 

Sis, I know, I've been there too but, I've got a solution for you!

I created a Marketing Checklist for Wedding Photographers to help you create an easy marketing plan for your business. It’s my top 10 things you can be doing right now to start creating a marketing strategy that helps bring new clients to your wedding photography business today!

Download the FREE guide here and start reaching your ideal clients today! Enjoy! xo, Jainé

Free Marketing Checklist for Wedding Photographers

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Best of 2019 Podcasts - How to Use Instagram for Wedding Photographers- Your Social Team

Today we are sharing our 4th most popular Tea with Jainé Podcast of 2019! It’s with one of my FAVORITE people, Manu from Your Social Team. I absolutely LOVE Manu’s advice about Instagram and how wedding photographers should be using the platform. From her tips for better engagement to connecting with the right clients, I know you guys are going to love it. Here’s more about the episode…

Our No. 4: How to Use Instagram for Wedding Photographers with Your Social Team

Manu founded Your Social Team in 2017 to help brands and entrepreneurs grow their business by using Instagram and content marketing. She offers classes, e-courses, corporate training, 1:1 sessions and membership to help both solopreneurs and big brands alike leverage Instagram to grow their business and drive sales organically.

Visit their Website & follow Your Social Team on Instagram - Manu shares lots of FREE tips, helpful advice and you’ll get first access to her online courses!

To view and purchase her online courses - Click here for Legit Insta Growth and here Influencer Marketing Done Right (I’ve completed this one and it was really helpful!!)

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How to Use Instagram for Wedding Photographers - Your Social Team

We are chatting with Manu Muraro from Your Social Team about how wedding photographers should use Instagram for their wedding photography business. Manu shares her advice, tips, and thoughts about how wedding photographers should be using Instagram to its full advantage to book more clients. It's not about how many followers you have, it's about talking to the audience you already have in front of you!

Manu founded Your Social Team in 2017 to help brands and entrepreneurs grow their business by using Instagram and content marketing. She offers classes, e-courses, corporate training, 1:1 sessions and membership to help both solopreneurs and big brands alike leverage Instagram to grow their business and drive sales organically.

Visit their Website & follow Your Social Team on Instagram - Manu shares lots of FREE tips, helpful advice and you’ll get first access to her online courses!

To view and purchase her online courses - Click here for Legit Insta Growth and here Influencer Marketing Done Right (I’ve completed this one and it was really helpful!!)

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Podcast Interview Luisa Navarro - Create Something Captivating

I’m so excited about the latest podcast episode with Luisa Navarro of Create Something Captivating. We are talking about how to use Instagram for wedding photographers. How by showing who you truly are and engaging authentically with your followers will grow your audiences, trust, and your business. You are going to LOVE this episode and Luisa!

One of the best App’s for planning your Instagram feed, is Planoly. Luisa and I both L O V E this app and use it daily. You can plan the look of your feed in advance, save your most used hashtags, geo tag, and mention users, pre-plan stories, and so much more. Planoly is an incredibly powerful app for anyone using Instagram for their business.

You can listen to Tea with Jainé on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and all other major podcasting platforms. We’d love for you to leave us a review to help other listeners find out about us. Want to support Tea with Jainé? You can make a monthly contribution by using the Support this Podcast button in our profile.  Thank you so much for all of your kind support!! xo

Instagram Advice with Luisa Navarro

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Speaking at IGNITE 2019 Workshop

I’m so excited to share that I’m going to be speaking at the upcoming IGNITE 2019 workshop hosted by NJ SPARK on Saturday, April 23rd, 2019. Each year this incredible group of women host a FREE wedding photography workshop and I’m so thrilled to be teaching one of the breakout sessions. Yay!

I’m going to be teaching attendee’s how create content for Instagram with images they already have and how to schedule, plan, and auto post with Planoly to get your life back and OFF social media. Ahhh, I’m SOOO excited!! The conference has already sold out (it’s free but the 75 spots are all full) but they do have a waiting list if you want to sign up to find out more and hopefully snag a spot! xo

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Podcast Interview with Kristen Poissant - Brand Stylist & Web Designer

The latest podcast episode of Tea with Jainé is now LIVE on our channel! We chat with Brand Stylist and Web Designer, and our good friend, Kristen Poissant. Kristen talks about how you can to stand out in a saturated market, define your visual voice, and your brand clarity. Kristen’s advice and insight is invaluable to wedding photographers looking to differentiate themselves, their service, and their products in a sea of competition.

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Best Instagram Apps for Editing Photos and Stories

After I shared my favorite tips how to use Instagram for your wedding photography business, I received a few direct messages asking me to recommend my favorite editing apps for Instagram. There are a gazillion apps out there so I thought it might be helpful to share my top apps that I frequently use to plan, edit, and share my photos on my Instagram grid and stories. 
 

Best Apps for Planning Your Instagram Feed

Planning and Auto Posting Your Images:
I've mentioned this a few times but I use Planoly to plan my Instagram grid in advance. I like that I can visually see how my photos are going to look prior to posting them. I created a photo grid for myself that I like to follow which helps me speedup my planning workflow. Instagram has also given third-party applications, such as Planoly, access to auto-post your images, which is a true game changer. Other applications you can use to do the same thing is Iconosquare and Later.

Best Apps for Editing Photos in Instagram

Editing Your Photos:
When I want to add a photo I've taken using my iPhone, I will use a photo editor to brighten, straighten, crop, my images before I share it on my account. My favorite app is Filmborn by Mastin Labs. This can give your photos a "film-like" look but I really just use it to brighten my images and remove some of the dark shadows and contrast. Afterlight is also a great app for Instagram to brighten your images and adjust the highlights, shadows and contrast. Both apps have in-app purchases for more options.

Best Instagram Apps for Adding Text and Borders

Adding Text and Borders to Your Photos and Instagram Stories:
By far, my favorite app to do this is Word Swag. It's so user friendly and they have a lot of great font options, backgrounds and sizes to choose from. Additional options are Over and A Design Kit for more fun font options and additional stickers and cool colored backgrounds. You can never have too many options, right? If you want to make a cohesive story showcasing your wedding or photography, you should try the Unfold app. You can add white borders, text, multiple images to one slide and much more. It makes your story really stand out among the crowd!

Best Instagram Apps to Edit Videos and Create Slideshows


How to make Slideshows for Instagram Stories:
It took me a while to find an app that I could easily make a 15 sec slideshow for my Instagram story that was  fairly easy to use. I finally found InShot and paid to remove the logo inside of the app which is well worth the $1.99 fee.

How to cut your videos for Instagram Stories:
If you don't want to keep creating 15 second videos for your Instagram Stories, you have the option to record one video and then have Cut Story or Storeo clip your full length video into 15 second intervals automatically. Once the app is done, you can just upload each clip to your Instagram feed.

Best Instagram Apps for Hashtags and Adding Sparkle

Add Some Sparkle to Your Story:
If you know me, you know I love my glitter and I really love using the Kira Kira app to add a little bit of sparkle to my stories. It's great for adding a bit of bling to the ring or beaded wedding dress. It's super fun and I might be addicted to using it!

Automatic Hashtag Generator for Photographers:
My last recommendation comes with a warning, do not solely use this app to create hashtags for your photos. Focal Mark is an application that will automatically generate instagram hashtags that are the most popular to the content you are posting. This is specifically designed for photographers. You can tell it what your subject is, what location the photo in and what camera type you used. Next, Focal Mark will search Instagram and give you the best hashtags to use for your photo. However, you do have to pay to access all 30 hashtags which is the max you are allowed to post inside the app. My advice would be to use this app for part of your hashtags (let's say 15) but then use different hashtags that you found on your own for the remaining 15. This way, it's more authentic and you have less of a chance of being shadow banded by Instagram. (oh, it's a thing - look it up!)

I hope these Instagram app recommendations where helpful and help you create some great content for your own Instagram account. Do you have any apps that you love and would highly recommend? Please leave them in the comments below. We'd love to hear from you!


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