Exclusive Q&A with Instagram whizz Faisal Shafique
Q: What are the advantages of using Instagram for your business?
Instagram is really good for business because they don’t have to rent a spot for their business, for example, a clothing store can just have a store online that they can market it on Instagram and then run traffic to the store. I think now is a very good time for Business to take advantage of the tools that Instagram have provided to us.
Q: Why Instagram? Why not a different social media platform?
The only advice I can give to others is to find a niche and stay with it put in the work and don’t give up be patient it will take time but it will work out.
Q: Since becoming a large influencer what advice would you give others?
The only advice I can give to others is to find a niche and stay with it put in the work and don’t give up be patient it will take time but it will work out.
Q: Any tips on how you have built such a large following on your social platforms?
It took me 7 years to be where I am today and there has been a lot of times where I thought I would fail, but once I found my niche and saw how the audience were reacting to my profile it was easier to build my following from then on, but it still took a lot of time however they do say all good things take time.
Q: What are your thoughts on the change of Instagram and Facebook likes?
I think that it's definitely a good thing because studies have shown that in today's society the mental health around likes is defiantly a huge worry. People have been valuing their worth on how many likes they have received on a post. I think that the removal of this is definitely a way forward, However, I do see this being an issue for brands that need to see these sorts of things but I guess they still have the backing of the analytics etc for this.
Q: What's next for Faisal?
I plan on expanding my network to make some investments in real estate start a few new e-commerce stores and look forward to what else Instagram has to offer! You can Keep up to date with Faisal on his Instagram platforms — @Faisl — @Fact
