{"id":50,"date":"2015-09-17T10:00:26","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T17:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chrisburkard.com\/thenews\/?p=50"},"modified":"2015-11-19T14:24:30","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T22:24:30","slug":"using-instagram-for-business-from-0-to-1million-followers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chrisburkard.com\/thenews\/using-instagram-for-business-from-0-to-1million-followers\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Instagram For Business. From 0 To 1 Million Followers."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They guys over at\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/creativelive.com\" target=\"_blank\">CreativeLive<\/a><\/span> did an\u00a0interview with me about how I use Instagram to build and run my business. Worth checking out!<\/p>\n<p>Here a little preview:<\/p>\n<p>Today, prolific photographer and CreativeLive instructor, Chris Burkard hit 1 Million followers on <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/chrisburkard\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate this incredible milestone, Chris is sharing with us exactly how he\u2019s used Instagram to grow his photography business, how he built an engaged following, and is giving actionable tips to everyone looking to leverage Instagram for business.<\/p>\n<p>For many of the world\u2019s most famous photographers, Instagram has proven to be a very valuable channel for not just building a community of loyal followers, but for creating lucrative relationships with brands, businesses, and other photographers in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>As Chris puts it himself, <span style=\"color: #999999;\">\u201c99% of my work comes from Instagram and other social media channels.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. How would someone who\u2019s just starting out, go about acquiring their first 100 or 1,000 followers?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chris: \u00a0 <span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>\u201cThe key is consistency in your content, social engagement, and image curation.\u00a0You can be a talented photographer, but if you aren\u2019t able to curate your feed in a way that catches the eye of new visitors to your profile, it will be difficult to get off the ground.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>When you take a look at Chris\u2019 feed, it\u2019s all very carefully curated and doesn\u2019t feature images that are off-brand with what his followers appreciate, there aren\u2019t any funky cropped images, and absolutely everything inspires you to adventure in the outdoors.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Check out the full article and interview here:<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.creativelive.com\/how-to-use-instagram-for-business\/\" target=\"_blank\">CREATIVELIVE: HOW TO USE INSTAGRAM FOR BUSINESS<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They guys over at\u00a0CreativeLive did an\u00a0interview with me about how I use Instagram to build and run my business. Worth checking out! Here a little preview: Today, prolific photographer and CreativeLive instructor, Chris Burkard hit 1 Million followers on Instagram. 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