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Stages of Posting an Instagram

Her Campus Placeholder Avatar Brianne Gump
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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at BU chapter.

Even though you have already planned out your instagram a week in advance, its still a very complicated and draining process. Let’s face it, for an insta-addict your life is basically determined by the number of likes you get, not the moments that take your breath away. You know the importance of keeping a balanced follower ratio and that if no one likes the picture in over 3 minutes just delete it, its over. You have perfected the #TBT, birthday collage, Transformation Tuesday, #MCM, the beach picture, and everything in between. You just want your followers to see the fun things you do, the cool restaurants you go to, and of course, when you look good. People accuse you of “living for the insta” but you take it as a compliment because you know they are just #jealous.

Deciding on the Insta

  1. Does this make my life look cool?

  2. Will it get a lot of likes?

  3. How can this NOT get a lot of likes?

  4. I’m sending it to the groupchat to see what they think.

  5. Do I actually look good or are they just saying that?

  6. My ex better see this.

  7. Do I look skinny?

  8. Does it look too posed?

  9. Ugh this picture sucks but I really want to insta something.

  10. Maybe if I edit it more it will look good.

Editing the Insta:

  1. Is this a good filter?

  2. Let me screenshot my filter options to the groupchat.

  3. God bless Afterlight.

  4. Wait but does it look too edited?

  5. Literally why am I so pale.

  6. What should I caption it?

  7. Time to google lyrics to every song I know.

  8. Location or no location??? Emojis or no emojis???

  9. UGH LIFE.

  10. Now I have wait until its peak Instagram hours.

  11. Never mind I’m not even posting this.

  12. F*ck it I’m posting it.

The actual Insta:

  1. WHY DID I POST THIS???

  2. OMG what if no one likes it.

  3. Seriously it’s been 17 seconds, why haven’t my friends liked it yet.

  4. WTF this is not okay I’m texting them.

  5. I always like all of theirs why are they doing this to me?

  6. Oh wait they liked it.

  7. Um why did these people like it so creepily fast?

  8. Can they like not stalk me wtf?

  9. *Compulsively refreshes feed every five seconds*

  10. Wait I should probably go like other people’s so they’ll like mine.

  11. My like-to-minute ratio is horrible I’m deleting it.

Just remember- #doitfortheinsta. 

 

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Brianne is a junior at BU where she is majoring in Public Relations and minoring in going out Monday-Sunday. She refers to Vogue as her bible, is addicted to instagram and the Real Housewives, and considers mimosas to be a food group. 
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Summer is a Boston University graduate ('15) that received a BS in Journalism with a concentration in magazine journalism. Her interests include editorial design and lifestyle, fashion, and beauty content, as she aspires to be a fashion magazine writer and editor. She is currently a fashion and beauty writer for Bustle.com and previously served as a Campus Correspondent for Her Campus Boston University. Summer likes to think of herself as a lipstick enthusiast and smoothie connoisseur, so when she isn't writing for Bustle, you could probably find her sipping on a strawberry-banana smoothie and planning her next purchases at Sephora. Follow Summer on Twitter @SummerArlexis