In just 10 short years, Instagram has grown right into a powerhouse marketing tool that savvy entrepreneurs are embracing. By December, 2020...

� Instagram has over 1 billion active users---which means that your market is nearly certainly using Instagram-and your competition are, too.

� 67% folks adults use Instagram, so, while it does not have the reach of Facebook (yet) it's definitely a platform worth leveraging.

� A younger crowd-more than half of Instagram users are between 18 and 29-if that's your market, Instagram may be the place to be.

� 63% of users check their Instagram feed at the very least daily-that's a great deal of eyes on cell phones!

Not only that, but the platform has enjoyed double-digit annual growth, and it shows no signs of slowing. Clearly, it is time to embrace Instagram and the power it promises as a part of your overall marketing plan.

Instagram is like a simplified version of Facebook, with an emphasis on mobile visual sharing. As with other social networks, you connect to other users on Instagram by following them, being accompanied by them, commenting, liking, tagging, and private messaging. You may also save the photos you see on Instagram.

Since it's so visually oriented, Instagram has multiple filters you can connect with enhance photos and videos. cheap instagram likes let you straighten the image, adjust brightness and warmth, and overlay color. For videos, you can disable audio, decide on a cover frame, and, if you use the iOS app, you can trim videos.

Unique Challenges

But Instagram presents some unique challenges, and those might have you wondering whether it's worth your time. The main ones are:

1) First, it's completely smartphone driven. Unlike other platforms, you cannot post to Instagram from your computer. Actually, buy instagram impressions can't even post to it from third party apps. It's fully designed to attract cellular phone users. So in markets where mobile usage is high (and let's face it, that's nearly everywhere), Instagram is really a no-brainer.

2) It is also image and video centric. Unlike Facebook and Twitter and even Google+, where text updates remain the norm, Instagram demands photos. Text (called "captions" on Instagram) is secondary-although, unlike some other platforms, Instagram is quite generous with their character limit. Take into account that even on other platforms, images typically outperform text-only updates. So, concentrating on images in your marketing is probably a good