Ask questions:

Want more comments? Just questioning them! It’s a simple trick to seek audience attention, but many of them forget to do it and end up with fewer comments because of it.

To maximize comments, post-debated or interesting questions that people can answer or invite your followers to share their thoughts on an interesting topic. Keep in mind that controversial subjects / trending topic often work best for this.

You might also ask your audience to talk about their experiences or offer advice.

Use popular hashtags:

Check out the hottest hashtags according to your niche and add them to your Insta posts. This way, your content will be highlighted in more searches, and with the help of this technique you can boost your engagement and the number of comments.

Similarly, if people notice you’re constantly posting good content they care about, they might slowly leave a real Instagram comments or share what you post on a daily basis.

Post at Peak Hours:

Put up your posts when most of your followers are online. Your post can make a big difference in how many comments you receive.

Finding the best time to post varies for each niche. You should do your homework on this. Many of our customers can confirm that it’s worth finding out when your target audience is most active and posting during these profitable periods.

Physical appearance:

Post photos that show human faces or pets. A study by Yahoo Labs & the Georgia Institute of Technology found that posts with pictures of people’s faces get about 32% more comments on average.

Try to post lots of selfies, group pictures or photos of your team in your feed. You should notice a big jump in the number of comments on these posts.

As you’d expect, Instagram posts featuring animal pictures are so popular. Even if your company isn’t linked to animals, you can find out creative ideas to include animal images in your content. By doing this trick, you can tap into animal pictures’ power to attract more people and get comments on Instagram.

Run a contest or give away:

Host a contest or giveaway on Instagram or your other social media platforms and promote it on Instagram. Free stuff excites more people so that this approach will boost your Instagram engagement too.

Pick a prize your audience will want, announce your competition, and ask folks to enter by commenting. This social media tactic has worked well for many of our clients to get more comments.

To step it up, ask users to submit their own content as part of your contest.