99 thoughts on “How to get on the popular page of Instagram”

  1. You are so very popular and it’s because your photos are really, really special:) Instagram is such fun and I’m loving it almost as much as blogging. Addicted!! x

  2. I haven’t been too interested in the popular community. Very rarely do I see any photos that are spectacular. I got into the Josh Johnson forum and have been featured there. There is some amazing talent in there. The JJ community is fantastic. The popular page is interesting for sure tho.

  3. Although it’s nice of you to give some tipps – I don’t get why I should want to be on the popular page. I mean, if it’s like being with the popular kids, they were pretty boring, right?

    Personally, I think that trying to be on the popular page (or faved many times, if you’re tweeting) is kind of a waste of time, because you start to wonder “What will make me popular?” instead of “What do I want to share?”

    • Exactly!! So many photos will have thousands of likes but the photo is not good at all. Kind of ruins the whole point and isn’t about the photo anymore. Well said!

    • I’m not saying that you want to. I get asked a lot, so I thought I’d share my insights. As I said in my last paragraph it’s better to have fun and enjoy Instagram, in my opinion.

    • I will agree with @7f841b79a02b1b1afa4b5af21a110a4c:disqus. This post is kind of pointless. But then again I know you were just addressing something you probably get asked a lot, so thank you for sharing @fat_mum_slim:disqus.

        • I’m sorry for that Chantelle. I’m echoing what the others said, instagram is a wonderful place but every single person trying to get to the popular page doesn’t make much sense.
          I do however love when you write post on blogging & general instagram tips. Sorry if I sounded rude.

        • It’s just this thing – even if people ask you a lot how you get on the popular page so much, and even if they wish to replicate it… In my opinion, it might be better to tell them: Do your thing for the sake of that thing, not for the sake of popularity. Because just because people replicate somebody successful doesn’t mean they get successful – on the contrary: They lose focus, they lose originality – and their contributions are just (oftentimes rather bad) copies of successful people.

          You are great at what you’re doing with photos and social media. But I won’t get as great just by replicating. I might get great by finding my own way, just like you found your own way.

          (And, of course, you can learn things by replicating others, such as I learn a lot about typography by replicating great fonts – but I figure that it makes a difference whether you replicate to get the hang of something and then move on or whether you replicate somebody to get as good (and popular and loved?) as this person.)

          • Well, yes if I wrote a post on how to truly enjoy Instagram – then the content would vary from the point of this post. But I was asked, and am asked almost daily on how to get to the popular page of Instagram. I’m not saying this is the ONLY way to use Instagram, because it most definitely isn’t.

            And the last paragraph of the post sums it all up best.

    • I agree with the sentiments expressed in these comments regarding popularity — it’s over-rated and is a distraction from more worthwhile (imho) objective of improving the quality of what one does as guaged by more subjective (sic) means than merely the number of likes one gets — which is more a measure of the number of friends one has, if we’re brutally honest here. But then my opinion probably doesn’t count for much, as I cannot bring myself to like very much of what I see on Instagram, because all I see when I look at its content is the world presented through Instagram filters which are as boring and passe as all of those old Cokin filtered images of the 1980s… which I doubt that many of the readers of this post are old enough to remember, let alone remember with a cringe! LOL!

  4. Your photos are great and i agree to just get on the popular page will always bring spammers .I just recently blocked two *sigh* Then you have instagram likers who hound you they even have an app for that get more followers and likers in the 1000 huh lol

  5. I loved your pic of the flag with the sun. Being from NZ it felt patriotic (and I couldnt see the stars lol) I’m loving your blog and I think the fmsphotoaday is the most committed I’ve every been to a project, I’ve usually moved on by now. :DDD

  6. I am a complete instagram addict now thanks to your photo a day challenges. I signed up and posted my first photo in January when I started the photo a day challenge. Now I’m hooked 🙂 feel free to follow me @mandysmagicalmemories

  7. Thanks for sharing. I always wondered how some of those pictures make it into the popular page! I love Instagram. It’s cool to seder the world through someone else’s eyes. my personal faves are peoples phone photos. I think all the highly processed and the dslr photos are a bit of over kill for this type of forum.

  8. Thanks for your advice. I always wondered how people got their photos onto the popular page. I have been an instagram addict for some time now and haven’t had a photo on the popular page yet. But it sounds like I am better off without it and all the spammers!! Thanks again for more great advice :0)

  9. I’ve never even thought twice about the popular page.. However, my account is private so I doubt I could get selected anyway. The photos I take are for me and my friends pleasure. I’m not on IG for popularity. I liked it back when it was simple and not overtaken by the vultures and spammers of social media.

  10. I am really loving your daily challenges, I even fall behind regularly but then catch up, I enjoy seeing people have liked my photo’s (the Instagram community seem to be very generous with their likes :-). ) as for getting in to the popular page, I really don’t mind if I never make it, I just enjoy taking photo’s 😀

  11. I check IG way more than i check FB now lol it’s so much more interesting & i love the fashion & foodie side of IG! Oh & i have found so many Aussie deisgners & it definitely shows in my bank balance lol…Chontelle,i liked this post coz i always wondered how the Popular Page worked lol so thanks! 🙂

  12. I downloaded the instatag app to add hash tags to my photos… I did it for a few photos and while I got 20+ likes compared to the usual <10, it felt a bit fake to me because I didn't know all these people. Those who usually like my photos are my IG friends and having all these non-friends like my photos made me a bit uncomfortable so I don't use it anymore. (does this make sense? I hope you get what I mean…)

  13. I gobbled this up Chantelle! VERY interesting indeed, thanks for actually taking the time to write it.

    Personally, I LOVE your insta feed.

    xo em

  14. Love the post! I was wondering how that all worked. and 246 times! That’s awesome. and well deserved. Your pictures deserve it. 🙂

    • I completely agree – tough crowd! All we can ever do when trying to get better at things is read around and pick and chose what appeals to us. Surely don’t shoot down the people willing to share their knowledge?

      Anyway, I like this, it makes sense to me, so thank you.

  15. Thanks for this. I know it might be a bit shallow, but one of my goals in life is to reach the Popular Page if only just once! (Oh, I dream big.)

    p.s. I was so sad when they changed ‘the Popular Page’ to ‘Explore’…. Explore sounds so lame.

  16. LOOL…I GET MY PHOTOS TO POPULAR PAGE ANYTIME I WANT FOR JUST $50.. ADD “MEKSTOUCH” ON SKYPE He’ll send your pics to pop page… He can work before you pay 😉

  17. Hey, I have a picture on Instagram that has over 10,000 likes on it. But it didnt make it to the popular page!? I have 35k followers! Any suggestions? Please respond! Thanks!

  18. Thank you for this, it is not “pointless” at all in fact it’s what all die hard instagramers are dying to know!

  19. Thank you this really mad it more clear. . .but could I get a shoutout from your instagram account please my account is @team_derp and I need followers thank you;)

  20. i have now 650 like on my photo but iam not on the popular page … how much likes i must get ?? instagram –> champus_ check out my gallery

  21. ive got 2 fanpages. and the last time that they reach the pop page was a month ago. when i put some new pics they never come at the pop page. and the pics have more that 4000 likes in a half hour. so what can be the problem ??

  22. @fat_mum_slim:disqus I am a college student looking to launch the @Dirtychickendance campaign, Instagram’s first global dance move. Its bold and it’s fresh and I would love for you to point me in the right direction. Email me at justindclegg@gmail.com. Thank you.

  23. I’ve never really been popular at anything, but with instagram I feel kind of amazed by the people liking my pictures. I don’t ever want to be inthat steriotypical popular group but I love the acknowledgement for something I’ve done! My instagram is @illaskher if anybody reallycares hHahahahahahahah x

  24. Hi, I used to hare my pics in Instagram and I have seen many followers for certain pics and users. Your post on getting popular page in Instagram is so useful and thanks dudes for this useful tips….

  25. I don’t believe this is pointless at all. It gives good inside on someone who is always on the popular page and is sharing on how you can get in too which is rare. I think she is doing us or whoever is interested a favor, you will never hear a wealthy person tell a poor person how to get wealthy right? So i think this little article is very helpful and should be appreciated instead of being hated upon.

      • Your very welcome i just recently followed you on IG and have become a fan really quickly and its not everyday you hear this good of info from the inside so if people don’t appreciate it that’s their problems but ya just wanted to show you some support. My IG page is @handsome_geee check it out tell me what you think!!!

  26. thank you for this :3 i have a page (teen_stuf) that im working on to get it more people to like it any more tips? besides tonns of hashtags (it gets pretty irritating) And I really dont care for begging people for shoutouts. It makes me look desperate and probably annoys the person im asking.

  27. You make a good point about how being featured on the explore page isn’t as great as it initially seems. I would love to be featured and feel like audiences would respond well to my photos but I would hate not being able to interact with my actual friends on Instagram. I also call bullshit on their explanation that they try to give everyone a shot at being featured, I think that’s their version of telling kids to be good cause Santa is watching. The popular kids will always be the only ones sitting at that lunch table! 😀 Great article, thanks for putting it into perspective.

  28. I think alot of people are missing the point of Chantelle’s post. This post is in response to many people asking Chantelle HOW to get on Instagram’s popular page, as opposed to WHY or WHY NOT, but of course many people had to go right to the “I don’t care about being on the popular page” “it’s killing creativity” rant, in various forms. Many people WILL try to take better pictures after reading this post, and if it’s only to get on Instagram’s popular page, well there will still be better pictures in the world.

  29. So basically keep doing wat u already do and still never get on the page is all they really told us…

  30. If you want to get on Instagram popular page you should make your photos more awesome and increase your followers!

    Try to make your photos more beautiful and interesting. Use popular photo editing apps like Snapseed, VSCOcam, Afterlight, Mextures. It’s very easy to find them in App Store.

    And be active! If you want to get a lot of new likes, comments and followers, you should be doing the same for others. Our service can help you to manage your Instagram activity – instagress.com

  31. If you want to get on Instagram popular page you should make your photos more awesome and increase your followers!

    Try to make your photos more beautiful and interesting. Use popular photo editing apps like Snapseed, VSCOcam, Afterlight, Mextures. It’s very easy to find them in App Store.

    And be very active! If you want to get a lot of new likes, comments and followers, you should be doing the same for others. Our service will help you to manage your Instagram activity – instagress.com

  32. Follow @epicfunnys if you like to laugh! Sorry for the advertising we need more followers its a great acc though. 🙂

  33. I guess that’s why they created Instagram direct, so you can communicate directly with the people you want to.

    I understand completely Chantelle! Disregard all those other negative comments! It’s not about hanging out with the “popular” kids, its about being creative, and getting your self, your song, your perspective, beauty, craft, skill or business OUT THERE.. to people who WANT TO SEE IT!

    Instagram is unlike any other social media out there, if you understand how to use it correctly to find and connect with the people you want to! I feel like it is the most amazing cycle of amazing people inspiring me to be better at what I do (I have a yoga blog), and me then being able to inspire countless others to do the same. It is helping people CONNECt! Sure there are countless people that use it in not so awesome of ways, but it CAN BE one of the most powerful of social media if you want it to be!

  34. Hello! Just wondering how did you find out how many times you were featured on the popular page, I’ve been told I was on there a few times but I never knew about it when it happened, Thanks!

  35. A few words about popularity in instagram. Do you wanna reach it? There is many ways to do it, but I believe that the best one is zen-promo.com . It works simply enough: likes people, follows them, comments their posts and so on. In result you getting it all.

  36. Hi my name is Hannah I have a fan account on instagram and i would love for more people to see it its a page dedicated to once upon a time a tv show that is really cool but i only have 1,666 followers and only get an average of 150 per a picture and would love to be able to get more once upon a time people to see what I post how many likes do i need in the first half hour to get on the popular page. my email is ellingtonhrw@gmail.com and my instagram account name is @oncerules

  37. What a load of rubbish lol. Popular page is for the weirdos, advertising and celebrities. Who fit Instagrams currupt agenda, who promoting sex and violence. Popular what a joke. Haha ???

  38. 4 minutes ago
    What a load of rubbish lol. Popular page is for the weirdos, advertising companies and celebrities. Who fit the Instagram agenda, thay promote sex and violence and weirdNess. Popular, what a joke. Haha. I’ve got over 7,000 followers who all follow back, I wouldn’t class myself as popular. I class myself as a active accout, I’m not interested in fans.

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