How to increase followers on social media sites

[Jinx]

The social media is booming on the internet and daily millions of users are registered on these popular social media sites. It is a universal fact that we want good no's of followers on our social media accounts even though we don't admin but we all do! Every business owner aims expansion of business and that is the only reason why we opt for social promotion. So my question is how I can improve followers count on my social media account?

[Gandhar Kulkarni]

Nowadays social media marketing works only if you actually have fans or followers.

The three underlying elements that must take place in order to increase followers on social media sites.

• You must be consistent.
  
• You must know what your audience really wants.
• You must be a good social media citizen.

Some strategies for increasing your fans and followers:

• Reach out to influencers
• Put social share buttons on each blog post
• Post original, relevant conten
• Periodically channel your email subscribers to your social media accounts
• Link to your social media accounts on your Contact and About Us pages
• Identify popular posts to get more shares
• Be responsive
• Hold giveaways and contests
• Actively find and follow others
• Tell stories
• Use relevant hashtags
• Streamline your efforts
• Post viral content
• Post often
• Focus on quality over quantity
• Link to your social media accounts everywhere
• Discuss social media conversations on your blog
• Offer incentives for people to follow or like you
• Guest blog on popular niche sites
• Add Facebook and Twitter widgets to your site
• Promote your social accounts in-store
• Try Facebook's promoted posts
• Give stuff away
• Cross-promote with a complimentary business in your niche
• Build network-specific landing pages
• Provide valuable education without being a know-it-all
• Use humor
• Reshare other people's content
• Become a valued member in an industry LinkedIn group
• Create topical boards on Pinterest
• Set a goal
• Be a source of trending content and breaking news
• Post only your best photos on Instagram
• Be relatable
• Cross-promote your social media accounts
• Answer questions on abandoned Facebook Pages
• Include a social media call to action on your business card
• Make sure your social media usernames are consistent
• Make your blog content tweetable with a click

So if you follow the above-mentioned strategies while posting the content on social media, then surely it will help you to increase your fans and followers on the same. Thank you.

[Lokesh]

First and foremost rule is to follow genuine accounts and businesses that related to your business. If your profile is filled correctly and feed is full of valuable and relevant posts, then your follower's count will increase. 

[EKTA TRIPATHI]

Search the influencers in your niche and share their content, tag them, use the hashtags or mention them in the post, post a comment on their post. In short, if you built a good relationship or increase the engagement, then they are more likely to share your content with their followers. 

[DipakS]

Social media is very important today because it has a lot of traffic. This traffic is very useful for any business awareness.

Here are some suggestions to increase your followers:
- Follow Genuine or Relevant Accounts
- Have Something to Show & Share
- Be Active & Engaged
- Post Opinions, Data, News & Trends
- Post Frequently, But Appropriately
- If You Have an Email List, Send Some Newsletters with Social Media Links
- Use Hashtags
- Get Speaking Gigs & Interviews
- Build Partnership Campaigns

[Keeran]

You can link your social media accounts on your contact us, about us and customer review page. This will increase the website traffic and engagement on the website. However, if users are reaching your page via social media accounts then offer them another way to connect with you.

[Jinx]

Thanks for the replies!!

[Roheet]

Consult the expert to get this done easily in a short span of time or hire SSM expert to handle all your social media accounts.

[Maneet]

Check the posting frequencies by observing the right time of posting or the time when user engagement is high. After observing make sure that you are scheduling your post at the same time.