How to Grow Your Instagram Followers
如何增加你的Instagram(IG)粉絲人數

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Unlike on Facebook, many Instagram users welcome strangers to ‘follow’ them. The more followers they get, the more popular they feel. If you are one of these people, or if you simply want to expand your audience, then here are some tips.
不像在臉書上,許多Instagram(IG)的使用者歡迎陌生人來「追」他們。他們有愈多的追隨者(粉絲),就覺得他們更受歡迎。假如你也是其中一個,或假如你只想擴展你的粉絲群,那麼這裡就有些秘訣。

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First, having good content is key. You want visitors to be so impressed with your photos that they can’t resist clicking the follow button. Make sure your photos are bright, colorful, and in focus. Photos of people, and especially faces, are proven to be more liked. You may want to play around with the app’s filters to enhance your photos and make them more fun or striking. Finally, having a theme or common look to all your photos can help.
首先,好內容是關鍵。你想要訪客對你的照片感到印象很深刻,因此他們無法拒絕而按下跟隨鍵。確保你的照片很歡樂、趣味性高,且清晰。人的照片,特別是臉部特寫,證實是大家比較喜歡的。你可能想要試著利用應用程式的過濾器來強化照片,讓照片看起來更有趣或引人注目。最後,所有的照片有主題或共同的樣貌是有幫助的。

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Second, the more you use Instagram, the more you will get out of it. If you want more followers, you need to like and comment on other people’s photos. Besides, it is a SOCIAL media app. Make sure your comments are sincere; nobody wants to follow a person who just comments with smiley faces to try to get more followers. Also, remember to follow people back if you enjoy their page. A lot of people are turned off by users who have thousands of followers but don’t follow most of them back.
第二,你愈常使用Instagram,收穫就愈多。假如你想要更多的跟隨者,你需要喜歡及對別人的照片做出評論。除此之外,這也是一個社群媒體應用程式。確認你的評論很誠懇,沒有人想要跟隨那些只想用笑臉回應就有更多粉絲的人。而且,假如你喜歡他們的頁面,別忘記也成為他們的粉絲。許多人會對那些有上千名粉絲,但又沒回應的使用者覺得很掃興。

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Third, use hashtags! These are words you add to your photo with the # symbol before them. They help others users to find your photos in searches. However, don’t overdo hashtags; people will think you are trying too hard. 3-4 per photo is sufficient. 
第三,使用線索標籤(#號)!你可以用#號開頭將一些字加上你的照片。這些字詞有幫於其他的使用者在搜尋欄找到你的照片。然而,別過度使用#號,人們會覺得你太刻意了。每張照片三或四個字就夠了。

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Last, if you are really desperate for followers, you can actually pay money for them. However, having fake followers won’t really help you in the end. They’ll never like or comment on your photos. Gain followers organically, and you will have a much more enjoyable IG experience!
最後,假如你真的很渴望要更多粉絲,你其實可以付錢。然而,造假最後也不會真的有幫助。他們不會喜歡或對你的圖片發文。以自然的方式增加粉絲,你才能有一個更美好的IG經驗!

Vocabulary 好字精選

1. enhance (v) make something better  增加,提高,加強
The software company is trying to figure out how to enhance the features on its latest app.
這間軟體公司試圖要找出來如何加強最新的應用程式的功能。

2. striking (adj) standing out, attracting attention, beautiful  惹人注目的,顯著的
Your makeup looks striking today, Candice.
Candice,你今天的妝容看起來很引人注目。

3. sincere (adj) with honest intentions  誠懇的
Jenny wasn’t moved by Doug’s letter because she knew it wasn’t sincere.
Jenny並沒有被Doug的信打動,因為她知道信的內容並不真心

4. overdo (v) do something to an excess  做得過分
I think this actor always overdoes his facial expressions; they are too exaggerated.  
我認為這名演員的臉部表情太多;表情太過誇張。

5. desperate (adj) trying too hard to get something  極度渴望的,絕望的
Cory was so desperate for attention that he took off his shirt in class. 
Cory渴望要人注意他,因此他在班上把上衣脫掉。

6. organically (adv) in an organic or natural way  有機耕作地,以自然的方式地
These vegetables were grown organically. 
這些蔬菜是有機栽種。

Phrases and Sentence Patterns 句型解析

1. in focus (phr) focused, clear, not blurry   清楚地,焦點對準地
Make sure the image is in focus before you take the picture. 
攝影前要確定影像有對焦。

2. sth . + be + proven to be + clause (sentence pattern) it is proven true that something is…證明
This medication is proven to be effective against allergies. 
這種藥品被證實抗過敏有效。

3. play around with (phr) experiment with something   調整,測試
Just play around with the settings on your new phone to customize it.  
依你的需求測試調整一下新手機。

4. turned off by (phr) uninterested  掃興
Patricia is really turned off by guys who give her insincere compliments.
Patricia覺得那些言不由衷的讚美很掃興。

Exercise 課後練習題

1. Anne uses Photoshop to _____________ most of her photos.
Anne利用Photoshop(一種攝影編輯軟體)來加強她所有的照片。

2. The lights help the photos in the museum to appear more ____________.
燈光有助於博物館裡的畫像看起來更加引人注目。

3. Lance, you should make a _______________ apology to Tim for what you said to him earlier.
Lance,你應該誠心的為你稍早對Tim說的話向他道歉。

4. Brandon always _______________ Facebook posts; he posts something about five times an hour.
Brandon太過熱中於臉書po文;他一個小時發文五篇。

5. Brad seems ______________ for friendship; he just posted on Facebook asking who wants to hang out with him right now.
Brad似乎很渴望友誼;他現在在臉書上po文詢問有沒有人要跟他一起出去。

6. Mrs. Hung wants her company to grow ______________ through word of mouth from satisfied customers rather than from advertising.
黃太太想要她的公司從滿意的顧客口耳相傳自然成長,而不是透過廣告。

7. Kayla purposely takes some of her photos not ______________ to try to make them more creative.
Kayla拍的有些照片故意失焦看起來比較有藝術感。

8. This laundry detergent is ______________ more effective in getting out stains than all of our competitors’ products.
比我們所有的競爭對手的產品比起來,這種洗衣精證實去除污漬較有效用。

9. Please don’t ______________ the remote control. I’m watching this program!
請不要亂按遙控器。我正在看這個節目。

10. Fiona was ______________ the restaurant’s ugly sign.
Fiona覺得餐廳醜陋的招牌讓她失去興趣。

解答:
1. enhance
2. striking
3. sincere
4. overdoes
5. desperate
6. organically
7. in focus
8. proven to be
9. play around with
10. turned off by

Comprehension Questions 閱讀理解

1. According to this article, many Instagram users won’t really like a person who
a. likes too many photos.
b. doesn’t follow back.
c. leaves many sincere comments.
d. has a common look to his or her photos.

2. What’s wrong with using too many hashtags on one photo?
a. It might make you too popular.
b. It makes you appear desperate.
c. It’s against IG rules.
d. It’s not organic.

解答:
1. 根據文章內容,以下何者並不是許多的IG使用者所喜歡的人?
a. 喜歡太多照片的人。
b. 不回按粉絲的人。
c. 留下許多誠心誠懇的評論的人。
d. 他/她所有照片都很相似的人。

2. 同一張照片中使用太多的(#)搜尋符號有何不妥?
a. 可能會讓你太過受人歡迎。
b. 會讓你感覺太過刻意。
c. 違反IG規定。
d. 很不自然。

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