Hastags, we use commonly preceded by sign ‘#’ on social media or other applications. This sign identify your content to a particular topic. These days hashtags are being used on every social media platforms. Mostly everyone use hashtags in their posts on social media. 

I have seen a lot of people using hashtags in their posts when their accounts are private on IG. Let me know you, hashtags doesn't work in private accounts. Hashtags are beneficial when your accounts are public. Hashtags can help you grow when you have creator or professional account. Apart from quality of content and consistency of posting the content, hashtags are very important part for the growth which you must include to your success mantra. You can't ignore this hashtag part. By the way do you know why we use hashtags and how they effect your instagram health or growth ?

Let's know why you should use hashtags :

1. It increase your visibility to the audience. 
2. Hashtags helps to reach the more relevant audience 
3. Hashtags helps you to makes your quality content discoverable.
4. It helps to target the relevant audience.
5. Hashtags helps you to generate the leads.
6. Hashtags makes your content discoverable or helps your audience to find you easily.

But before using hashtags one should do hashtag research. Finding quality  and relevant hashtags is more important. When we use irrelevant hashtags to our posts, social media shows your post or content to the wrong audience. That slows down the growth of your account. 

Try using the hashtags which include location names in it. For Example: 

#ChandigarhCafe #DelhiHotels or #GoaBeach

Researching Hashtags is really important before posting.

You can Research hashtags manually on Instgram, but it could take a lot time. To make hashtag research easy and save you precious time, you can use hashtag research tools.  

Here are the free tools for you to research hashtags for your social media posts. 

1. Sistrix 

2. In Tags

3.Ingramer 

4.Rite Tag

These tools makes the research fast and save your time. These tools let you know trending and beneficial hashtags that helps you to grow. Don't forget to you hashtags in your posts but after proper and careful hashtags research. You can use hashtags in your stories too. If you find this blog useful and want any other knowledge about social media or strategies, Feel free to comment. Stay tuned for upcoming blog about creative IG story Techniques.