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\"Why-to-Start-Marketing-on-Instagram-While-Its-Still-Growing\"<\/p>\n

If you’ve been paying attention to social media marketing over the last year or two, you’ve probably seen the growing wave of advice; get on Instagram.  The mobile-only social network centered around pictures and short videos has been expanding rapidly, and it was recently identified as the single most engaged audience on the web.  That alone should be enough to convince you to join, but if not, here are a bunch of other good reasons.<\/p>\n

It’s Growing Fast<\/h3>\n

All the way back in early 2014, Instagram hit 200 million users<\/a>.  This major milestone number comes just three and a half years after the platform was launched.  This is half the amount of time it took Twitter, and a third less than Facebook.  In fact, only one social network reached 200 million faster, and that was Google+.  If you know anything about the history of Google+, you’ll recognize that much of that growth came from the forced conversion of YouTube users, and could hardly be called legitimate.<\/p>\n

Instagram is still growing.  Businesses are flocking to the platform<\/em><\/strong>.  Users are still rapidly adopting it.  It’s still developing innovative technologies to build interest.  It’s not a massive, nearly obsolete juggernaut like Facebook.<\/p>\n

There Are Tons of Tools<\/h3>\n

Instagram may be new, but app developers have been working on ways to enhance the platform since its inception.  That’s nearly four years worth of developing analytics tools, interface tools, scheduling tools, search tools and integration apps.  Also, because Instagram is primarily focused around photos, any tool ever made that makes it easier to create compelling graphics will work for posting on Instagram.  You have a nearly endless choice of apps to use, from Instagram integration on your website to photo manipulation tools of the highest caliber.<\/p>\n