Identifying Instagram as a tool to boost your brand and business is one thing; doing the work itself is another. Not that the latter is strenuous. However, it can be time-consuming. For that reason, you might be better served if you hire an
Instagram consultant
.
Wait, why “might”?
The results of any marketing strategy go beyond your hires (in this case, a social media consultant on Instagram).
What about the business itself? Does it solve any problem? Who is your target audience? Are your services and products streamlined to them?
Most importantly, do you have well-defined goals and objectives? If you can't provide concrete answers to those questions, first put your house in order.
Only then can you get assured results from your Instagram marketing.
And, of course, you'd have to hire the best Instagram consultants to get fast and sustainable growth. For that, we can help. In this article, you’ll find a list of the top consultants (and managers) for Instagram marketing. But before we delve into that list, let’s discuss the must-have qualities of an Instagram consultant.
3 Factors You Should Seek When Hiring A Social Media Consultant For Instagram
Niche-related Experience And Results
An Instagram consultant with the "general" experience of growing followers and building brands is great.
But you need someone with a great understanding of your niche. Even better, you need an expert who has proven results for businesses similar to yours. Why? A consultant who already navigates your niche knows how to engage your target audience. They know what the audience wants, how and when they want it.
Also, niche-based consultants have a list of influencers (most of which they have worked with) in the same niche as themselves who can help you pull in significant traffic. Overall, you can be assured of specific and target-oriented results. Pro tip: don't confirm the niche experience of your potential hires with bare talks; ask for examples.
If the samples share similar demographics and locations with your business, even better.
The Quality Of Their Posts
Now that you have sample projects of your potential hires - go through them.
While you might not understand the metrics of ranking posts on Instagram, you can at least check the grammar.
Note: social posts don’t necessarily follow grammar rules. For example, influencers and social media managers often overuse ellipsis and slang.
Also, they disobey most punctuation basics. Even at that, ensure your potential hire has a solid grasp of spellings and subject-verb agreement (at least).
Otherwise, poor grammar will hurt the brand you are building. Now, you might argue that no PR is negative.
Well, why settle for "negative" when you can choose "positive" traffic and build your business sustainably?
Also read: How To Create Engaging Content For Social Media [With Examples] Like grammar, the quality of the images should be top-notch.
And since Instagram is heavily focused on visuals, you must choose a social media consultant with at least intermediate graphic designs skills.
In addition to grammar and images, check the engagement on the sample posts. How many likes and comments did they amass?
What were the most reactions? Reactions aside, do you find the posts persuasive? Would you buy the advertised products if you were the audience? Would you love such a model for your business?
The Flexibility Of Their Strategies
Another thing you can ascertain from the sample posts of your potential hires is the flexibility of strategies .
Are they always following one approach for their clients? Do they stick to that approach even when it doesn’t bring engagements or sales?
Note: we understand that some strategies are sure-fire ways to get followers, traffic, and sales on Instagram. But what if they don't work for your business?
What if there were some changes to the UI of Instagram, and the said approaches stopped working? Bottom line: you need a social media consultant who can combine different strategies to bring you results on Instagram. If they understand general trends in digital marketing, even better.
Further reading: Effective Social Media Marketing For Small Business
That said, let’s delve into our list of the top social media consultants for Instagram!
Top-rated Instagram Consultants On Legiit
Note: we arranged this list based on the average prices of the sellers included. So rest assured of results for Instagram marketing regardless of who you choose among the lot.Socialseo
Socialseo is a level-4 seller who has completed 700+ orders with a 100% delivery rate on Legiit.
Beyond his work ethic, we love his flexibility. This seller isn't just a social media expert but someone who has SEO knowledge.
And about social media marketing, Socialseo is well-versed. He offers services on almost every social media platform.
For starters, he has an Instagram growth deal. Yet, he grows accounts on YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter. In short, Socialseo is your one-stop location for all social media marketing consultancy. And what's more, his services are incredibly affordable. That said, here are some of his top-selling services:
Caaliasghar
Unlike Socialseo, Caaliasghar isn't a level-4 seller, nor has he completed tons of orders on Legiit.
Nonetheless, he offers top-notch Instagram services. And we would know that because we have used him on several of our projects.
Overall, what we love about Caaliasghar - and perhaps his greatest strength - is his web and graphics design background.
He combines it all to drive compelling results for his clients. However, you should know that Caaliasghar doesn’t offer whole-range Instagram marketing.
Instead, he focuses on hashtag research. And he does that in sets of 30 per tier. In addition to the hashtags, Caaliasghar also adds bio descriptions, caption writing, and optimization guides to his delivery. In short, Caaliasghar is your guy if you need basic hashtag research. And thanks to his design background, rest assured of high-quality images and captions. Here are some of Caaliasghar’s top-selling services:
- Get Personalized Hand-Picked Hashtags To Grow Your Instagram starting at $10
- Inspirational Quotes And Motivational Quotes For Instagram starting at $10
Seorank90
Seorank90 is like Socialseo; they are level-4 sellers with a 100% delivery rate on Legiit. Also, the two sellers have a broad understanding of both social media marketing and SEO. But unlike Socialseo, this seller has been in the digital marketing scene for at least 5 years (according to him). In that time, he has perfected different strategies for growing and sustaining brands across all social media platforms.
Most importantly, we can assure you firsthand of Seorank90 skills because he handles some of our Instagram growth. What we like about his service is that it's completely hands-off. How? This seller will:
- setup your Instagram account,
- do the hashtag research,
- line up three posts per week, and
- manage your account for at least a week (it can also be a month or recurrently, depending on your budget)
- Management Services For Your Business Pages starting at $25
- Monthly Social Media Management Service starting at $160
Niall Carver
Unlike the other Instagram consultants on our list, Niall Carver is new on Legiit.
However, he has been managing and optimizing businesses and individuals for social media for at least 3 years.
So, you can rest assured of quality from this English native. Plus, if you read through Niall's service descriptions, you can see his skills in an instant.
He is somewhat a humorist and knows when to use memes to gain attention. However, if you have doubts, even after reading Niall's copies, ask for sample projects and check them against the factors we already discussed. For now, Niall only offers two services. They are:
Peterson
Peterson is almost like Niall Carver as the two sellers are new on Legiit. We said "almost" because he (Peterson) is already a level-3 seller with a few orders and reviews under his profile. We understand that might seem like a contrasting statement. However, the level-3 status is evidence of Peterson's expertise.
About that (and according to him), he is only interested in social media marketing, especially the organic strategies part.
So, if you need a seller who understands the importance and strategies of growing social media accounts organically, Peterson is your guy. And the best part: he can manage the whole process, including content creation and design services. Note: some additional services might cost you a few extra bucks. That said, here are Peterson’s services:
- Social Media Manager For Your Business starting at $50
- B2B Lead Generation And Web Search And Email List Building starting at $50
SEO_SPIDER
Like Socialseo and Seorank90, this seller is a social media consultant who understands SEO strategies.
Unlike the others, SEO_SPIDER has some background in eCommerce (Shopify) marketing and optimization.
In essence, you’ll be getting a consultant who can combine successful strategies across different platforms to improve your branding and sales.
However, note that SEO_SPIDER focuses on ads campaign management; he sets up the ads and manages them for some days.
And he’s earned himself a level-3 status on Legiit for his quality deliveries. Bottom line: SEO_SPIDER might not be the best hire for organic Instagram growth. However, if you need an expert to manage your ads and get results, he’s arguably the best. Check out SEO_SPIDER’s top-selling services:
Ashley Kelle
Though relatively new on Legiit, we have to give it up to Ashley. She’s arguably the best social media consultant on the platform. And how did we know?
Initially, Ashley managed our TikTok channel. It was then we advised her to create another service for Instagram. And beautifully, she knocked it out of the park.
Overall, we love how Ashley effortlessly engages the audience, inserts practical humor, and consistently achieves results. Our opinion aside, Ashley has been in the social media industry for the past 5 years. So, she knows her stuff. That is why we regularly use her services. And trust us, this seller can get you quick and sustainable results on your Instagram accounts.
Check out some of Ashley’s top-selling services:
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