Why you should use Instagram to promote your blog/crafty biz

Unless you have been living under a rock (or maybe don’t own a smart phone) you should know all about the latest social media addiction that is INSTAGRAM.

Do you have an Instagram account for your blog or crafty biz? If your answer is no then you need to pull out your telephone and make one NOW!

We all know twitter and facebook are very strong tools in the online world. Instagram is no different.
Having an Instagram account for your little online baby is just another way to show it off to the world!

I only have the one but my Username is CraftedDom. I, like most bloggers really do live the life we talk about on our blogs so I am not worried to share my personal life with you guys and I am also not going to hide any of my online life from people in my offline life.
I love seeing what feels like a real glimpse into the lives of some of my blogging buddies and other bloggers/crafters/artists that I admire and I’m know I’m not the only person who feels this way.

#Hashtags are the key!
Campfire Kam wrote a great post a little while ago on the importance of hash tagging your instagram photos. In that post Kam talks about how and why you should ad #hashtags to your photo comments.

By adding tags like #craft #sewing or #fabric to that photo you took of the softie you are making people interested in those topics can search for “sewing” and find your photo.

Here is a real life example. I posted a photo of my brand spanking new logo and one of the tags I used was #logo then if anyone searches “logo” this is what they see…