How to create the best Instagram feed

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Zo maak je de beste Instagram feed

Instagram is one of the largest social media platforms in the world. With over 2 billion active monthly users, it's the perfect platform for connecting with your friends, well-known influencers, and much more. However, such a massive platform also comes with its challenges. How do you stand out in such a vast sea of users? How can you stand out among all the other people striving for success on Instagram? In this blog post, we'll give you advice and examples on how to create an engaging Instagram feed and wow all your followers!

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Step-by-step guide to having the best Instagram feed

Step 1: Think about what kind of Instagram feed you want.
Step 2: Set your profile picture and create a beautiful bio.
 When people click on your channel, they'll always see your bio at the top. So make sure you display your Instagram bio effectively and attractively. (See example on the left.)
Step 3: Take good photos and videos to fill your Instagram feed
Step 4: Decide what theme you want (see below).
Step 5: Create a content schedule to keep your Instagram feed in order.
Step 6: Follow your content plan and update it once you've uploaded everything.

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Your theme: some examples

To create a good Instagram feed, working with a theme is very helpful. Think about what you consider important aspects of your content. For example, do you take a lot of photos with colorful subjects, or are you more of a minimalist? Write this down and try to come up with your own theme based on your wish list. Still looking for inspiration? No problem: we've given you four examples of themes and their corresponding Instagram feeds below.

Theme 1. Black & White

Perfect for Instagram accounts about architecture and portraits; this creates a professional look. The black and white theme is a popular vintage theme that often showcases contrasts and shapes. Many portraits also fit well within such a feed. The biggest advantage of a black and white feed on Instagram is that it's very simple to create. You can upload your photo in color and automatically convert it to black and white with a filter within Instagram. You can also use a light to illuminate your photos to your liking. View our range of video lighting here.

Theme 2. White borders

An Instagram feed is a collection of rectangular images. Unfortunately, you can't display photos at full size on your feed. But there's a handy trick to get around this. By uploading your photo with white or black borders, you can give the impression that your feed isn't just filled with square photos. Try using the Panorama Crop or Grid Maker apps to achieve this result, and see what it can do for your feed!

Theme 3. Layout

A slightly less popular, but still incredibly interesting, theme is the Layout theme. Within this theme, you post photos across multiple squares in your feed. You can also use horizontal or diagonal lines to create a beautiful Instagram feed. The apps mentioned above allow you to achieve this. This theme requires careful planning, as you don't want to mix different content, which would make your Instagram feed look cluttered. You should therefore post in groups of three, as your entire feed will shift. Be careful if you want to use this theme: the rectangular display of posts doesn't have the same dimensions on all devices.

Theme 4. Vertical borders

This theme complements the layout theme perfectly. Organize your Instagram feed so that you have three different vertical lines of content from top to bottom. For example, the left line is always a photo, the middle line a quote or text, and the right line is always a video. This way, you essentially have three mini-themes within your feed, and it looks very organized and creative!

Conclusion

Ultimately, the best theme for your feed is the one you come up with and like. Take inspiration from the themes above and integrate parts of them into your own personal Instagram feed. This way you really create something that is personal to you and show who you are.

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