5 ways to use Instagram for your handmade business.

Are you on Instagram? Yes? Me too! So many people are and there is a huge crafting community on instagram, so what better place to promote your products? If you don’t know what instagram is, here’s a good description from wiki:

• “Instagram is an online mobile photo-sharing, video-sharing and social networking service that enables its users to take pictures and videos, and share them on a variety of social networking platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Flickr.”

Here are 5 of my best tips on ways to use instagram to promote your handmade/indie business:

1. Post product photos, prices & descriptions.
2. Use hashtags. Do you make really cute pet costumes? Try using hashtags like #pets #dogs or #halloween to reach more viewers!
3. Run sales & promote coupons. Promote a coupon to just your Instagram followers!
4. Share behind the scenes peeks at your handmade process. I love seeing how things are made, so I really like it when artists I follow share little peeks at their art process.
5. Share selfies. No, really! People love seeing that a “real person” is behind the product, so be sure to share a few pictures of yourself. It doesn’t have to be your face- try photos of you holding your artwork/product, or just include your hands or feet in the picture.

How do you use instagram for your business?