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2. Pos tRegul a r l y I fpos s i bl e, t r yt opos tonephot oev er yda y . I fy oudon’ tbec ons i s t ent , y our f ol l ower swon’ tbec omes t r ongf a ns . I ns t a gr a m’ sa l gor i t hm i sa bouts howc a s i ng i ma gesy oui nt er a c twi t ht hemos t . I fy ourf a nsa r enoti nt er a c t i ngwi t hy ou c ons i s t ent l y , c ha nc esa r et heywon’ tna t ur a l l ys eea nyi ma gesy oudoupl oa d. Keept ooneort woupl oa dss pa c edt hr oughoutt heda y . Youdon’ twa ntt o ov er doi t . Noonewa nt st os eet went y ofy ourphot osonea f t era not heront hei r f eed.
3. Ma k eYourPr ofil ePubl i c I fy ouma k ey ourpos t spr i v a t e, peopl ewi l lha v et os endy ouaf ol l owr eques tt o s eey ourphot os . Cha nc esa r et heywon’ tdot ha t !Sok eepy ourphot ospubl i ci f y ouwa ntt hem t obes een bymor epeopl e. 4. AddADes c r i pt i onToYourPhot o Don’ tj us tupl oa daphot o. Addades c r i pt i ont ol etv i ewer sk nowwha tt hey ’ r e l ook i nga t . Ta l kt oy ourf a ns . Themor ena t ur a ly ourdes c r i pt i ons ounds , t he bet t eri twi l lber ec ei v ed. I t ’ sbes tt odot hi sa tt het i meofupl oa di ngs ot he c ommenta ppea r sdi r ec t l ybenea t ht hephot o.
5. AddUs ef ulHa s ht a gs Us i ngha s ht a gsi ny ourdes c r i pt i onorc omment spr ov i deawa yf orot her st ofind y ourphot osunderas pec i fict hemeort opi c . Forexa mpl e, i fy ouus e#s uns eta nd s omeones ea r c hest hek ey wor d‘ s uns et ’ , y ou’ l li mpr ov ey ourc ha nc esofbei ng s een. I t ’ si mpor t a ntt ous et hemos tr el ev a ntha s ht a gsf orea c hi ma ge. Youwon’ t geta nynewey esony ourwor ki fy ouha s ht a g‘ bea c h’ a ndy ourphot oi sa por t r a i tt a k eni nt hemount a i ns .
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