It can take a while to gain a decent following on Instagram; one that engages with your content.

This is generally achieved through persistence and consistency. Uploading quality content on a regular basis is essential to build momentum. Once you have built a reasonable following, don’t assume that you have won over these people for life. To maintain their interest, you need to remain active, as it doesn’t take long to fall into the background. Sometimes you do end up taking a few weeks off, which can be fine. But often makes it difficult to pick up the same momentum.

A good way around this is to plan ahead. Prepare some posts for the next few weeks which you can post when you’re too busy or taking a break. Even auto-schedule a few posts. Remember, maintaining momentum is easier than gaining momentum.