How to Get More Views on Reels & Grow Your Instagram Followers

If you’re looking to get more views on Reels or Grow Your Instagram followers organically, listen up! I’ve grown my Instagram following by 40,000 followers, and I want to share tips on how I did that using Instagram Reels!

Reels is Instagram’s newest major feature release that allows you to post video content with 1,080 x 1,920 pixel dimensions along with audio.

How do I know how to get more views on Reels?

I’m glad you asked that question. I’m Candace Junée, a multiple-six-figure business coach, who built my platform primarily on Instagram. In September 2020, I had nearly 13,000 Instagram followers and it skyrocketed to 25,000 in December 2020. By July 2021, I hit 50,000 followers and have been growing ever since!

I teach others how to create Instagram content that’s going to help them get more views and grow their businesses!

The #1 thing you can do on Instagram to grow your followers organically is to post better content, period!

My Instagram Follower Growth Journey (Organically)

July 2018 ?? 4,000 followers

September 2018 ?? 5,600 followers

February 2019 ?? 7,000 followers

April 2019 ?? 8,000 followers

December 2019 ?? 10.9K followers

February 2020 ?? 11.2K followers

September 2020 ?? 13.3K followers

✨Started pivoting with my business & creating more content (including Instagram Reels) in my niche✨

November 2020 ?? 19K followers

December 2020 ?? 25K followers

February 2021 ?? 30K followers

March 2021 ?? 45K followers

July 2021 ?? 50K followers

Take a look at my Instagram profile for yourself here:

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How to Get More Views on Reels on Instagram?

Here are 3 simple things I do to boost my views on Instagram Reels:

1. Create Instagram Reels Consistently

The obvious way to get more views on Reels is to be consistent in creating reels. You cannot predict which Reels will go viral. I’ve experienced several viral videos that helped me to grow my followers organically. However, viral reels that get more reels cannot be predicted. That’s exactly why you have to be consistent and create more video content for reels.

Sometimes you may feel like you’re running out of ideas for Reels content, but my 6-Figure Content Course teaches how to create Instagram & Reels Content to help grow your business.

2. Use Trending Reels Audio

Instagram Reels allows you to add audio to your videos. You can tell when a specific audio is trending by seeing the diagonal arrow next to the audio. You can see an example of trending Reels audio below in the red box on my screenshot from my Reels video.

When choosing my Instagram Reels audio, I typically like to look for audio clips that are already trending which is an indicator that my video may get more views because it’s trending audio.

This has really helped me get more views on Reels because of popular audio is going to get more views on the Reels algorithm.

To be honest, I don’t know exactly how the Instagram Reels algorithm works, however, I know that using trending audio helps you get more views on some of your Reels.

3. Jump on Trending Reels Fast

If you see a type of Reels video concept trending, act quickly. You don’t want to wait too long to jump on the trend because the Reels video popularity may die down by the time you post.

With Instagram Reels, there are trends that are popularized and die down quickly. We can all remember the height of the 2020 pandemic when the viral Instagram reels to “Don’t Rush” audio came along. Everyone wanted to hop on it, but it got old after a while. We were tired of seeing reels with the same transitions and endings.

The same thing happened with the “Buss it” challenge. There were tons of Reels that got lots of views, but after a while, the hype died down. That’s why it’s important to move quickly on trends to get more views on your Reels. This will also help you gain more followers if you already have really great content on your profile!

Watch this YouTube Video on Instagram Reels Tips for Business for a few extra tips!

 

Ready to Get More Reels Views & Grow Your Instagram Following?

I have two resources to help you as you’re creating content on Instagram. One is a free resource and the other is a low-priced digital product:

1. Instagram Content Posting Guide (FREE Guide to Start Posting Better content now)
2. 6-Figure Content Course (Instagram Growth & Reels Course) – use code “REELSVIEWS” TO save 90% & get this for $49

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Go out there and start getting more views with your Reels and tell me how it goes!

xo,

Candace Junée