Is Instagram a money earning machine?

Dear guys welcome to the Instagram age. I know you have come here to know how to earn money on Instagram in India. In my experience, I can say that everyone can do it. Did you know multiple companies prefer to promote their services on Instagram because Instagram has 1 billion monthly users in 2020 which creates a big audience size network for every individual? Before I tell you how to earn on Instagram in India, you have to know about Instagram.

What is Instagram and how to earn on Instagram worldwide

Instagram is the fastest growing social media in the world. If you look at the progress of Instagram you can see that it doubled his users in just 4 years. Instagram started in the year of 2010 and it's named as burbn.

Instagram was a photo-sharing platform before the buying of Facebook in 2012. It upgraded his features because of their competitor Snapchat. Instagram stories and IG tv is a great achievement of Instagram. After that Instagram opened his messaging service to gain users.

Nowadays, many marketers and huge population are using this platform and I even choose this for low-cost images and logos. "Swipe up" also a great feature of Instagram and it will activate when you get the 10k subscribers. Now you are thinking, why is this? Basically, they need consistency of users and to control the link spamming.
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Is there any scope to earn money on Instagram in India?

I think there is a vast scope in India to monetize Instagram. A large number of users are active on Instagram. As I said to you before this is the Instagram age and you can earn uncountable money from here. I know you're thinking how is it possible in low followers base but trust me small Instagram account holder are earning more than the hefty Instagram holders.

I know many of you are thinking about your fewer followers but trust me, There are many small Instagram holders who are earning more than $1000 per month.  When I was at the beginning I also had faced many problems to earn money but I upgraded when I know about these methods. I am not giving you hope but look at these examples,

Nikki and Sasha who are from San Diego opened an Instagram account to post their photos at the beginning but now they are earning more than $2000 per month by just giving an affiliate link to there account. You can see they just have 6071 followers. Just imagine that if you gain some subscribers then how you feel?

Made an account to post his cooking images. He had no idea that he will sale his products rapidly in zomato. Look at his account, he just has 3262 followers and he is earning $2000 per month. So haven't you ready yet?

This is not only a single example, but also there are many more. Andrea bock who is from Marbella, Spain. He had made a blog for home design lovers but he wasn't a success because he didn't have any traffic source. After his opening an account on Instagram he is getting unlimited traffic to his blog and his sales more than $1500 per month in 3207 followers. Just think, if everyone can do it then why couldn't you?

How to earn money on Instagram in India? 12 tricks that I used

Now we came to the main topic. Earn money on Instagram is not an easy task at the beginning. So you have to gain some real followers. In my experience, you'll earn your first dollar when you got a minimum of 5000 followers. You have to keep consistency otherwise you can't achieve anything.

Try to gain some real followers because fake followers will not give you anything other than they will create a bad impact on your channel. Suppose you got 10k followers by the fake method and you are applying to sponsorship then I guaranteed that you will decline. Every sponsoring company will notice at your engagement level, not the followers. In my opinion, targeted followers are the actual gold on Instagram.

So now I am going to explain to you those 12 ways which I was utilizing on my Instagram for better earnings. I am caring about beginners because when I was a beginning there was no such content for helping me.

Step1. Release sponsored post

As you know Instagram is the biggest visualization platform. There are many companies are looking for channels to promote their brands. This a beneficial way to earn money on Instagram in India. Just think, as you gain more followers, your published stuff will be more popular and it also attracts brands. For example, Indian Cricketer Virat Kohli grabs $1,20,000 for each Instagram post.

I know if you are a newcomer influencer then it will be hard to select by a brand. But there are many ways to grow your audience size on Instagram. I have written a detailed post about it so just check it out.

Sponsorship means you have to promote a brand in your Instagram and you will get paid for that. If you have more than 5000 followers then you are ready for sponsoring.  Do you want to get sponsorship now? Then read the following steps.

1. Use a specific niche

Niche is a significant part of the sponsorship. You will get sponsorship if you are working in a specific niche. Remember that don't mix up many niches otherwise you will not get any sponsorship and targeted audience.

In my experience, Fashion, Food, gadgets, Digital Marketing are the golden niches on Instagram because a huge number of brands are on these categories. I know many of you have these niches and if you haven't then don't worry. Just work on your specific niche continual and I am for sure that you will get sponsorship.

2. Consistency gives you high levels of success

I have told you before that consistency is a key to success in every platform. As your consistency grows, your followers will grow automatically. When I was a beginning, I was giving 3 to 4 hours daily to Instagram. I got 10k followers in just 120 days and now my earning from Instagram is $1000 per month. Sometimes I am getting more than this.
Consistency is also given higher engagement percentage. As I said to you before, every brand looking for impressive post and engagement status. Remember that, poorer influencer have more engagement than a big influencer.

3. Don't Use fake followers

There are many websites available for giving fake followers to you but I don't prefer it. Fake followers slow down your engagement and the chances of getting sponsorship. In my opinion, the targeted audience will give you more revenue than others. Suppose you didn't get any sponsorship but you have targeted followers then I am pretty sure that you can earn a handsome amount of cash from affiliate marketing.

Step2. Rise your affiliate sales

Affiliate marketing is such a way where you can generate a passive income. Instagram is a good source where you can sell your affiliated products. If you are an influencer and you don't have more followers then you can also generate good revenue.

As I said before if you keep the targeted audience then it is easier and accessible. At first, choose a niche and keep consistently post on that and when you get 5000 followers use the affiliate program. There are many sites for affiliate marketing and the great example is Amazon associates.

It's very hard to earn when you don't have 10k subscribers on Instagram because of swipe up feature. I have a tip for you that
At first, post an affiliate link and affiliate product image on your Instagram story. After that post that image on your Instagram account and use a swipe up logo. Now if a person watches this then he automatically swipes up and goes to your Instagram story. Also, he can buy that product from your affiliated link.

I am giving you another trick to generate more revenue by affiliate marketing. You know the Instagram story helps you to post an image or video. At first, post the affiliated image on your story and create a poll (yes or no) on the image. Then check how many persons clicked for yes. Now you can direct message him and give your affiliated link.

In my experience, these steps grow my affiliated earnings as double so try it out. I am sure that you will see the results also.
I personally use Amazon affiliate program. Because there you can find products with each and every niche. Sign up for Amazon associates now.

Step3. Sell Your Own Product

Instagram holds a big opportunity for companies and businesses to sell their products here. Not only companies but also many individuals are selling their products and earning up to $10000 per month. Nowadays many people are making their own products to sell it and Instagram is a great platform for them.

In my opinion, homemade products are good for you because you can sell it at a high price. Basically homemade products gain more attention than others. If you have any products then take a good picture and post it on your Instagram. Remember, Instagram is a visual platform.

The Instagram shop is a good opportunity for you. Here you can sell your own or affiliated products but you need some followers to eligible. But trust me you will earn 50% of your whole earnings from here.

More Followers = More Money

Step4. Sell your courses

I know many of you don't have any products and some of you are beginner also. So this step will help you a lot. There are many courses available on the internet. If you have an expertise in any niche then you can take a course and sell to your followers. Believe it is a stunning idea.

When I was beginning, I had made a course on social media marketing and I got $2000 from this course. In Instagram, you can sell everything because this is a visual and modern platform.

If you are a teacher or expert in any platform then I think you have to create an online course page now. If you don't have any expertise then you can simply teach English to others. There are many people who want to learn fluent English and you can help him with your course.

Just look at this channel @quickenglishfluency has more than 536k followers and he earn more than $3000 per month just by posting some English words. He is making money from his course, sponsorship and affiliate marketing. If everyone can do it then why can't you?

Step5. Sell Your Photography Skills

Photography is a passion for some people. Many of us are hidden photographer because they don't show up their skills in any platform. I think Instagram is the best option for you because visual driven content can gain followers easily. Nowadays everyone has a 64MP camera in their mobile and you can use them perfectly.

Use perfect hashtag can grow your followers easily. Many bloggers and YouTubers need copyright-free images. I'm a blogger and I realize it. Many of the time I go for copyright-free images on Instagram because I got images at a low price than copyright free websites.

Trust me your photography skill can make you rich. Let me give you an example:- popphotomag is a photography channel which started before 3 months. Now you can see he gained 22.8k followers. He is earning approximately $3000 per month by just selling photos.

I will give you a trick which will help you in the beginning. You can make money from Instagram easily. You know there are many websites who are selling copyright-free images. At first, you have to open an account on these platforms and upload your high-quality images. You will get paid if your image sells. Then upload those images on your Instagram by giving copyright. Then paste your adobe or Shutterstock profile link in your bio. Instagram will help you to grow your sells. I prefer 2 websites where you can upload images.

1. Adobe Photostock

As you know, adobe is a big and genuine platform in the world. Adobe owns a photo stock website which is giving higher revenue for uploading copyright-free images and videos.

You will earn money per selling your photos and you can withdraw into your bank account easily. I prefer this website so much because of its huge selling.

2. Shutter stock

This is another platform to share your photos easily. Earn money per download of your image. I prefer this website because it ranks on Google easily.

You will earn $0.25 per download your image so I think it is also perfect for you. In my experience, I think you can earn $100 per day easily.

Step6. Promote other social media

As you notice, social media is the best way to promote anything. You are the hunger of followers. When you get 5k followers on your Instagram then you can easily earn money from Instagram in India. Many people or brands want followers and for that, they can pay you. You have to promote their channel on your Instagram.

Many people doing the same thing in the initial stage. You can promote other Instagram, Facebook page and YouTube also. In my experience, I got my first sponsorship of an Instagram account and he paid me $20 for one month. That was my first earning on Instagram.

Step7. Giving social marketing services

Can you maintain your blog, YouTube, all social media at a time? I think no. Because you have to maintain consistency and engagement. There are many people who don't have much time to give to social media. This makes a great opportunity for you.

You can maintain Instagram of others if you can. Basically, those people need a social media expert to maintain their social following.   Believe me, this can make you rich because you will get paid for maintaining big Instagram channels. You can earn $2000 approximately for this.

Otherwise, you can promote your any social media here. I prefer to promote my Facebook page because it is so helpful for me. I earned more than $20000 from the Facebook page if you want to know about it then read this article.

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Step8. Get traffic to your blog

As you know every blogger have a hunger for traffic. I'm a blogger and I need it also. In this step, you can get a targeted audience on your blog. If you have more than 5000 followers then you can get 3000 high-quality visitors per day. If you have a blog then you can promote it and earn huge amount from Google AdSense.

Google AdSense is a big platform for earning money from your blog. Suppose you have a blog and you monetize it by google AdSense ads. If you get 3000 visitors in a day then you can earn $6 extra by Instagram visitors. If you don't have any blog then create it now.

Look at this example, I saw a channel named as ft_thoughts. You can see he just have 2454 followers. When I talked to him he said that he is getting 3000 visitors per day only from Instagram and most visitors are from the USA, UK, Canada and other countries. So you can do it too.

Step9. Unlimited views on YouTube

This step is a common and popular step. Nowadays every user prefers to watch the video for their queries. You can also see Google want to show a YouTube video on his searches. If you own a YouTube channel then you can promote it on Instagram and believe me you will get some extra views from Instagram.

If you don't have any YouTube channel then you can create it now or you can promote other's Channel on your Instagram as sponsorship. I think you got my point on how to make money on Instagram. Look at this example,

When I searched on Instagram I found a channel named as avneetkaur_13. When I looked at her followers then I surprised because she has more than 10million followers. When I searched more I found that she is a TikTok star in India. You can notice she is promoting her YouTube channel on her Instagram.

Step10. Email Marketing

User's email is money for you. If you want to engage your followers with you then you have to collect their emails. Many bloggers and YouTubers are using this trick for traffic to their blog post or videos. By email, you can send affiliate products to your users. I'm also doing email marketing because this is helping me to earn money.

Now you are thinking that how to collect emails? When you're posting some stuff on Instagram, put your email address on that. You can also give your email on your bio. The most successful trick is to make a web landing page and email subscribe widget. It will help you to collect the emails from your followers. You can use MailChimp to collect the emails.

Step11. Sell Your channels

You can earn money for selling your other Instagram account. Remember, you need some followers and engagement for selling your account at higher prices. You can promote your another page on your main page to get more followers.

Look at this image how much price of admission Instagram account. Believe me, this can give you more money than others. I'm using this trick 2 years ago, and I already got $4000 for selling channels. You just have to gain some followers. I have written a blog post on that just check it out.

Best Site to sell your Instagram page

There are many sites to sell your Instagram account but I prefer two of them and use it personally. I think you have to post your Instagram account on every sale website. You can write in your bio to sell your Instagram account. People will automatically contact you to buy.

1. Insta-sale.com
2. Fameswap.com

Step12. IG TV monetization

In the year 2020 could give you the best opportunity to earn money from Instagram in India and other places. IG tv launches his monetization program for their users. It hadn't done yet but I think it should be launched quickly. Instagram takes this step to compete for TikTok and other small video sharing platforms.

Step12. Become a Brand Ambassador

Do you know why I'm telling you this at last? Become a brand ambassador to isn't an easy thing. You need popularity and huge followers. So I think it couldn't happen to beginners. But if you worked consistently and wisely then I guarantee that you can be a brand ambassador. As I said to you before Virat Kohli, Bhuban bam are some successful ambassador in India.
So,
Keep working and be a brand

Frequently Asked Questions(FAQS)

How many followers do you need to make money on Instagram?

In my opinion, you can earn money on Instagram in India with just 5k followers. If you are a beginner then you need to keep consistency and work minimum 3 hours on Instagram. I am sure you will get success. On my stage, I worked up to 3 months regularly and now I got the success. But the main thing is I didn't give up in those 3 months. If you read this article well then I don't have to understand you twice. So you just need to work and followers will come automatically.

How much money does 10k Instagram followers make?

I have said to you before that if anyone has 10k real followers then he can earn up to $500 per month and if he has fake followers then he will get a big zero. Engagement rate is the most important thing in Instagram so you need some real follower.

I have given you many examples in this article. In my opinion, engagement of users is really important. If you read this article well then I think you didn't have this question.

End of this article

In my opinion, this article ends means your work starts with high motivation. Guys my last word is kept consistency and I'm pretty sure that you will get success in 3 months. Instagram is growing rapidly with billions of users and you just have to collect some people of them. Believe me, you are going to be rich. I hope you like our work on how to earn money on Instagram in India?

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