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Finding the Best Instagram Hashtags Doesn’t Have to Be Hard!
Now I’ve talked about Tailwind and Tailwind’s hashtag finder for posting to Instagram before. And you’ll know from my previous reviews how much I love and rely on Tailwind for all my scheduling Pinterest and Instagram needs.
I feel like I’ve got Pinterest under my belt now and I’m just starting to get into the Instagram wave. Adding Instagram to your daily social posting is a great way to relay your business vibe and build relationships.
Studies have shown that posting between one and two times per day on Instagram can increase your results substantially. Adding hashtags to those results further increases your chance of exposure to bigger audiences.
More attention = more likes and followers.
And, if you’re lucky enough to have a really popular post with the right hashtags, you could even be in the top findings of the hashtag search for that day!
Luckily, Tailwind has just released some cool new features for Instagram that can seriously level up your game and help you to get you the results that you are looking for.
There are a few reasons that I already love Tailwind for scheduling my Instagram posts:
Instant Uploads to Instagram
With Tailwind’s Instagram scheduler, you can schedule directly to your feed with
Some schedulers require extra time requesting final approval from you before they can actually be sent out. I’m usually at work during the day during my peak times and so I don’t have an opportunity to approve posts when the best time for my readers will be.
I’ve also been in situations where I’ve had these posts scheduled and depending on the procedure, somehow dropped the post before going live and it gets missed. Ugggg. I hate wasted time.
Having the option of instantly uploading at the right time means I don’t have to worry if my post will go out at the right time.
Set it, and forget it.
Best Time Scheduling
Tailwind also has specific time slots that are researched for the best time to be posting to Instagram based on your audience, called SmartSchedule.
This incredible feature will automatically choose the best time to post based on past analytics, saving you the hassle of trying to guess the best time. This is great for getting people to contact you need to when you need to.
Like I said before if I’m at work during the day and I’m not available to be scheduling posts at a specific time, I know that Tailwind has my back.
Regram Photos Using the Desktop Extension
The browser extension, available for all desktops is an amazing feature.
With it, you can easily create and upload photos from anywhere you find them on your browser using the downloadable extension and
PRO TIP: Don’t forget to ask for permission from the author and/or give them credit for the original post to avoid copyright infringements.
View Your 9-Grid Layout in Real Time
Another great feature is the way it allows you to plan out your nine Grid. If you are new to Instagram, one of the first things new viewers will probably see is your 9 grid layout on your home screen. This gives a quick overview of what you are about and what they can expect in the future.
Having a beautiful and well-laid out design will attract more followers, so you will want to make sure that it looks good.
I’ve never been very good with visual layouts and this real-time option makes it easy to see what my grid will look like once all my posts are published.
If you don’t like how they are laid out, you can simply drag and drop them to a different layout that makes more sense.
Detailed Analytics
Like the Pinterest scheduler, Tailwind for Instagram provides detailed analytics so that you can figure out what your top performing posts are and get a snapshot of your Instagram growth quickly.
This makes staying on track with trends easy to do so that you can repeat what is working and remove what isn’t in real time.
And this new feature- Hashtag Finder 2.0, pushes all those features over the top!
Hashtag Finder 2.0
This is the easiest way to boost your Instagram reach by far.
This next feature, and probably the best for me is the hashtag finder. I already struggle to come up with enough engaging content on Instagram and the use of a hashtag finder just makes it that much better. No more guessing or copy and pasting from other sites or my notes.
The new Hashtag Finder 2.0 helps by giving intelligent hashtag recommendations that are unique to every post description you write. You can quickly choose the ones that you want to use based on Tailwind’s recommendations.
You can also quickly remove the ones you don’t need for replacements or if you don’t like any of them, you can refresh the whole lot.
Save Hashtag Groups for Future Posts
Add to that the option to save those list for future use is fantastic. Especially if you’re constantly posting the same type of content. Then you can just add or take away or tweak the list you already have to improve your SEO on Instagram.
Hashtag 2.0 is FREE!
So you still get 100 free Instagram scheduled posts when you sign up for Tailwind but, even if you don’t sign up, you can use the hashtag finder FREE forever!! YESSSS!!
With all these new features that Instagram has and being that it’s the only approved app for posting to both Pinterest and Instagram, I don’t see that I’ll be leaving it anytime soon.
You can also check out my previous posts on scheduling to Tailwind here.
Always Sparkling,
Wow! I didn’t realize that tailwind is good for instagram too. (I know they help with Pinterest.) and I had no idea at all that it will help with hashtags…. I might have to bite the bullet and pay for it. Thanks for sharing.
You betcha!! I love that it does both! Glad this helped you 😉
I love it when you can save hashtag groups in a scheduler. I did not know Tailwind is also for Instagram. I will be looking into Tailwind as they keep adding a bunch of nice features.
Thank you for the tips! Tailwind is something I plan to use as soon as I can afford it, so I’m saving all of these tips!
You are so welcome!! It’s a completely worthwhile investment for sure!! I completely rely on it for all my Pinterest marketing right now and I usually schedule out 1-2 months in advance.
I adore Tailwind for Pinterest and obviously really need to check out the goodness it has to offer for Instagram! Thanks for sharing all the amazing details ♡
You are very welcome, Sara!! I’m really thrilled it could help you out! 🙂
And the best part is it’s FREE! ? Yay!!!
Exactly! I love free!!!
Awesome post! I definitely learned some things I didn’t know before. Thank you.
You are very welcome! Glad I could be helpful. Have an amazing day!
Thanks for this! I use Tailwind for Pinterest.. I never understood hashtags on instagram really. I don’t keep up with instagram as much as I should. I’m going to try this. Great Post!
You are welcome Craig! Instagram isn’t really my strong point either so Tailwind makes this really easy to do. Have an amazing day!
That’s a really great addition to Tailwind. I haven’t used Tailwind as of yet, but I’ve considered it!
I honestly wouldn’t be able to keep up without it! Working full time and having a busy household makes it necessary to use schedulers like Tailwind. Have an amazing day!
Thanks for the tips. Have to learn more about Tailwind
You are very welcome!! Check out the free trial- you’ll be hooked! 🙂
I love Tailwind it makes Pinterest so much easier. I am yet to try it for Instagram though, but yes definitely will get started on that.
It is such a great tool for both! Thank you for your comments 🙂
I’m finally getting ready to sign up for Tailwind. I’ve heard what it could do for Pinterest but didn’t realize it was so great for Instagram, too! Thanks for this informative post!
You’re going to LOVE it Sheri! It makes scheduling so easy!
As usual, great article! Subscribing.
Thanks Beth!!
Great info! I hadn’t been using Tailwinds for Insta. I will start now.
Instagram is the social media platform I had been the slowest to wade into. I’ll rethink that and start scheduling with Tailwinds after reading your article and explaining it.
I really struggled with this one too so Tailwind really helped things along for sure!
I struggle with hashtags on Instagram so this article was very useful for me. I know how to use them, but I don’t really know how to determine which ones are working and which ones aren’t. This post gave me some much-needed clarity. Thank you for sharing!
You are welcome Disha! So glad this could help you out 🙂