Hashtags – What are they and why should I use them?

#Hashtag

You are on social media and notice there is a word or a series of words behind a hash symbol (#) in posts – that is a hashtag. 

Hashtags are a free way to help to organize and categorize content, which enables the social media platform to present the right content to the right users. 

Hashtags have multiple different purposes — here are a few: gain more likes, engage a larger audience boosting your organic traffic, help build your brand and create brand recognition, gain more followers, make more sales, broaden your brand’s reach, acquire new customers.

For instance, here’s a list of the 10 best Instagram hashtags for likes, according Websta.me –

1#love

2#instagood

3#photooftheday

4#fashion

5#beautiful

6#happy

7#cute

8#tbt

9#like4like

10#followme.

What #hashtags do you use and why?

Source: oberlo.com