After a very long time, I’ve been loving posting on Instagram more often now and I think it’s because of the fact that I’ve stopped caring about numbers and I’m concentrating more on my photography. I’ve had Instagram for almost 4 years now and I’ve pretty much seen loads of things and today I wanted to share with you 5 things you should never do on Instagram.
Après un très long moment, j’adore publier sur Instagram plus souvent maintenant et je pense que c’est parce que j’ai cessé de me soucier des chiffres et que je me concentre davantage sur mes photos. J’ai eu Instagram depuis presque 4 ans maintenant et j’ai vu beaucoup de choses et aujourd’hui je voulais partager avec vous 5 choses que vous ne devriez jamais faire sur Instagram.
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FOLLOW/UNFOLLOW
I’ve already mentioned it in a post but I find the follow/unfollow game completely ridiculous and disrespectful. The sad part about it is the fact that it doesn’t matter how many followers you have, you could have 300 or 30k followers and still people would do this.
You’ve the right to unfollow someone but unfollowing someone as soon as they follow you back is just plain rude, it sets a bad example to other bloggers and you don’t create a positive name for your blog either.
Je l’ai déjà mentionné dans un post mais je trouve le jeu follow/unfollow complètement ridicule et irrespectueux. Ce qui est triste, c’est le fait que peu importe le nombre d’adeptes que vous avez, vous pourriez avoir 300 ou 30 000 adeptes, et les gens le feraient toujours.
Vous avez le droit de ne pas suivre quelqu’un mais de ne plus suivre quelqu’un dès qu’il vous suit est tout simplement grossier, il donne le mauvais exemple aux autres blogueurs et vous ne créez pas un nom positif pour votre blog non plus.
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TAGGING RANDOM ACCOUNTS
You can tag brands and some beauty/fashion accounts if your picture in question is related to those niches but I don’t see the point in tagging random accounts or worse people who you don’t even follow.
What I mean by random accounts is literally accounts that are typed randomly, they can be bloggers and normal people that have nothing to do with the pictures at all. I don’t think you’ll receive any likes, comments or followers from this technique.
Vous pouvez étiqueter les marques et certains comptes de beauté/mode si votre image en question est liée à ces niches, mais je ne vois pas l’intérêt de tagger des comptes aléatoires ou pire des personnes que vous ne suivez même pas.
Ce que je veux dire par des comptes aléatoires est littéralement des comptes qui sont tapés au hasard, ils peuvent être des blogueurs et des gens normaux qui n’ont rien à voir avec les images du tout. Je ne pense pas que vous receviez des likes, des commentaires ou des adeptes de cette technique.
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SPAM COMMENTS
You don’t have the obligation to leave a thoughtful comment, let alone an emoji so I find it annoying when people self promote their accounts or blogs on other people’s comment section. Sometimes I do feel bad removing these comments because they can instantly see I’ve removed their comments but there are so many social media platforms available so it’s not really ‘nice’ using someone’s else platform to promote your blog.
Vous n’avez pas l’obligation de laisser un commentaire réfléchi, et encore moins un emoji, donc je trouve ça agaçant quand les gens font eux-mêmes la promotion de leurs comptes ou de leurs blogs sur la section des commentaires des autres. Parfois, je me sens mal de supprimer ces commentaires, car ils peuvent instantanément voir que j’ai supprimé leurs commentaires, mais il y a tellement de plateformes de médias sociaux disponibles, donc ce n’est pas vraiment “agréable” d’utiliser la plate-forme de quelqu’un d’autre pour promouvoir votre blog.
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LEAVING THE CAPTION BLANK
I’ve seen many people leave their caption blank which is a personal preference but I’d recommend to at least write a sentence or a word or two about the picture. The whole point of social media platforms is to be able to connect with your followers so if you don’t talk or connect with your followers then there wouldn’t be any interaction.
J’ai vu beaucoup de gens laisser leur légende vide, ce qui est une préférence personnelle, mais je recommande au moins d’écrire une phrase ou un mot ou deux sur l’image. Tout l’intérêt des plateformes de médias sociaux est de pouvoir se connecter avec vos abonnés, donc si vous ne parlez pas ou ne vous connectez pas avec vos abonnés, il n’y aurait aucune interaction.
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RUDE & INAPPROPRIATE DMs
I’m at that fortunate point where I receive DMs (which is unreal!) and I’ve talked to so many lovely people but I’ve encountered some not so nice as well. They either start nicely and end the sentence *shall I say* in a rude manner or even worse some are completely inappropriate.
Je suis à ce point chanceux où je reçois des DMs (ce qui est irréel!) et j’ai parlé à tant de gens adorables, mais j’ai rencontré certains pas aussi bien aussi. Ils commencent soit bien et finissent la phrase *devrais-je dire* d’une manière impolie ou pire encore certains sont complètement inappropriés.
Finally, I don’t think I’m an expert at Instagram but these are the things I personally wouldn’t do and I wouldn’t recommend others to do them either.
Enfin, je ne pense pas que je sois un expert sur Instagram, mais ce sont les choses que je ne ferais pas personnellement et je ne recommanderais pas aux autres de les faire non plus.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR READING!
xo N
Loved reading this post! I’m currently trying to up my game with my instagram at the moment.. and the biggest bug bear of mine is the follow/unfollow issue. Thanks for the insightful information 🙂
My pleasure! So glad you loved it 🙂
Definitely agree with these! In particular when people ask you to check out their profile (on any platform). If they just left a comment I probably would naturally check them out, but as soon as someone asks, it kinda puts me off them!
great post 😀 xx
YES!! It’s the same for me too 😶 thank you lovely xx
Yesssss. The follow to unfollow is out of hand. I’ve had 600 people do that in the last couple weeks. I just unfollow them right back, haha. #sorrynotsorry great tips!
It’s so annoying isn’t it! Thank you love 💗
Despite the fact that I have so few IG followers (and have yet to post on the platform!), larger accounts still try to play the follow/unfollow game with me. Total waste of time on their part because I won’t them back since their intentions are so apparent.
I never follow back larger accounts because of that, they always unfollow you as soon as you follow them back 😑
This follow/unfollow is the worst thing on instagram, tbh. I have really stopped caring about numbers now. Just post when I feel like otherwise I’ll lose sanity if i continue to chase numbers
Exactly! I stopped caring about numbers as well x
Totally agree with this! Especially the follow/unfollow part. It’s really annoying.
Completely agree with you! x
Great post !
Thank you! x
Nice post! Im new on Instagram so this is interesting, thanks you!
Thank you hun! x
I loved this post! I totally agree with all of these things – especially the follow/unfollow, I find it SO rude xx
Thank you gorgeous! xx
I don’t know why anyone would tag a random account, like do they really think that works!? I always remove spammy comments from people promoting their own content or from those brands that ask literally everyone to be a brand ambassador. I’m so tired of being asked to promote sunglasses!! Grr…
Great post! xx
I know right! At first, it didn’t bother me but then it became quite annoying 😒 I remove spammy comments too, it’s so disrespectful! Thank you my lovely xx
I’ve gotten to the same point i just stopped caring about numbers it takes all the joy out of posting because its can easily become the focus instead of just posting what i enjoy posting.
I’ve had so many people do the follow unfollow thing its really rude. i feel like social media has made some people become really selfish. Post what you enjoy but also support other people don’t be that person who follows and then unfollows someone when they follow you its just rude.
I’m all for supporting other people but i think brands or people trying to promote in my comments or just people leaving random comments that have nothing to do with what I’ve posted is annoying. I’ve seen this happen on friends accounts to i don’t get it.
I agree with you social media has made some people selfish, it’s so true. Thanks for reading 🙂
Basically, do unto others as you would have done unto you.
me too. i’m concentrating more on my photography now. that’s what IG is meant to be about after all. images.
Well said! I’m concentrating more on my photography too, I don’t care about numbers anymore x
i hate people who follow/unfollow me. i block them after lol
Me too, I hate it! I don’t block them though, if they’re doing it constantly then I might but for now – I just ignore them x
I completely agree with these five points. I hate seeing images without a caption, I can never think of what I’m meant to say! Conversely, too long a caption is equally frustrating. I don’t have time to read it all but find I still do so that I can leave a thoughtful comment. So often I see a really long caption and someone comments “love the shades” which shows they haven’t read it at all. Great post as always lovely.
Samantha x
thebeautyspyglass.com
Yes! That’s very true, I only use Instagram when I have time and I make sure to use it everyday so I can check everyone’s pictures. It can be frustrating to read a long caption when you have little time to catch up so I totally understand it. Thank you so much my love x
I hate it when people play the follow unfollow game!
I hate it too! x
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Thank you ❤️
You are welcome!
This game with follow and unfollow – I found it really ridiculous, as you already wrote. A person needs some time to get in touch with other Instagram users, but one should never forget about their own dignity and self-respect. Follow someone you like and you get inspired from, don’t just follow to get a follow back. Be yourself and people will follow.
Exactly! I completely agree with what you said, this entire follow/unfollow game is ridiculous x
This is a great post and I totally agree with your thoughts. 👌
Thank you! x
J’adore ! Au top !
agree with all of these:)
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Love this, I agree with all of these! The follow/unfollow game drives me insane, especially when bloggers who complain about it do it🙄 Also the bot/spam comments are awful- I got one saying meow the other day and it was a picture of flowers I think? Love this post! X
So true! Oh no, I hate those too 🤦🏻♀️ thank you hun x
this all resonated with me so much! The follow/unfollow is the WORST. Who are these people that have the time for that nonsense?!
I know right! It’s so frustrating 😤
Follow unfollow is a huge pet peeve of mine! Whenever I get a new follower I check out their account and if it appeals to me, I follow back. It drives me insane when I see that they just unfollowed me to get their #’s up. I unfollow those accounts right away, which kind of defeats the entire purpose of what they were trying to achieve.
Mine too! I can’t stand people who think it’s ok to do this type of game 😑
I don’t have an insta account yet but I On not making mistakes like these when I do have one !!!
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Thank god I don’t do any of these things, and I find it so annoying to be tagged my random accounts!!
Julia // The Sunday Mode
Me too! 😩😒
I definitely agree with you on all the points
Thank you!
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Loved the post. My business has really grown on Insta
Thank you!
I have to admit, the follow/unfollow issue is really annoying, I always follow people back but it seems like it doesn’t always work for me as I currently follow 300 more people than I have followers… Still though, I like my content!
I know right! It’s so frustrating x
Its the worst 😂
Yes I would agree, I’ve gotten several DM’s asking me if I wanted a “sugar daddy” my page is a travel page🤷🏾♀️ the nerve.
Oh my god 🤢