{"id":178,"date":"2015-04-21T13:00:22","date_gmt":"2015-04-21T13:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trafficjams.com\/blog\/?p=178"},"modified":"2015-07-15T17:45:38","modified_gmt":"2015-07-15T17:45:38","slug":"6-reasons-to-get-your-business-on-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trafficjams.com\/blog\/6-reasons-to-get-your-business-on-instagram\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Reasons to Get Your Business on Instagram"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By now you\u2019ve heard of Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and YouTube, along with the benefits that come with setting up a business profile for each. However, is your business on Instagram? Did you know that there are over<strong> 300 million monthly active users<\/strong>? This is a huge audience that you can utilize to help market your brand. Here are a few other reasons to get on Instagram:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Engage with your target market<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Instagram is a visual platform, and people are more likely to engage with visuals than written posts. A study done by <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.forrester.com\/nate_elliott\/14-04-29-instagram_is_the_king_of_social_engagement\">Forrester<\/a> found that Instagram posts create <strong>58 times more engagement<\/strong> per follower than Facebook and <strong>120 times more than Twitter.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Show your brand\u2019s personality<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Through creative posts, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trafficjams.com\/infographics.html\">infographic<\/a>s, videos and more you can show off your brand\u2019s unique personality and in return gain trust from your audience. Whether it\u2019s through humor or industry stats, Instagram allows you to be\u00a0creative and show off your product while staying connected with your followers.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Increase website traffic and SEO rankings<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Instagram is great for increasing your website\u2019s traffic. You can put a link to your website in your bio, and post your most current blogs\/infographics as a screenshot with a link in the description. With more website traffic, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trafficjams.com\/seo-services.html\">you\u2019ll see an improvement in your SEO ranking<\/a>. What is SEO? It stands for search engine optimization, and is defined as your site\u2019s overall ranking on search engines. Where you place on search results is huge, because over 2.5 billion people use search engines worldwide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you need social media management for your business?<\/strong> Call Traffic Jams today at (855) 599-9998 to speak with one of our SEO specialists.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-187 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trafficjams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Insta.jpg\" alt=\"benefits of instagram\" width=\"640\" height=\"857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafficjams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Insta.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.trafficjams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Insta-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.trafficjams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Insta-624x836.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"6%20Reasons%20to%20Get%20Your%20Business%20on%20Instagram\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By now you\u2019ve heard of Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and YouTube, along with the benefits that come with setting up a business profile for each. 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