Instagram Verification Service

Our consumption for online content has never been in more demand. On the daily, we consume vast amounts of social media content, looking and searching for new and innovative ideas. But recently a higher demand in social media content, especially that of Instagram has brought the question of becoming verified to many people’s attention. Although many users do feel that the Instagram Verification service is an easy and non-organic way to gain more followers or popularity online. Instagram users have started to place a lot of more trust and confidence in the online world and especially in that of people with a big social media presence. Because we are now more connected than ever before, and the world has simply become so intertwined; the need for credibility is always on high demand. Instagram Verification is a simple way to ensure that all the confidence and trust you as a user apply to anyone or any business doesn’t easily crumble or become susceptible for pitfalls of uncredited information and/or fake news.

This is where Instagram stepped in, and created their verification service to ensure the content that is shared with an audience is original and carries some sort of credibility with it. The great thing about the Instagram Verification service is that it locks the verified account to be more honest and especially authentic. Many followers and users of Instagram have complained that the service might be a way for them to divide stronger public figures from a general user. This goes in hand with the argument that connects verification with popularity, trust, recognition and of course an increase in followers. But although all these thoughts and opinions might amount to it only becoming myths, Instagram users must be aware of the long and somewhat tedious process it is to receive your honorary blue badge. With this is also the hard work many people and companies have done to create and establish a well-known persona and brand.

Although many people will generally argue that you need to have a certain amount of followers before you can get verified, this might not always be the case. A good number of followers will definitely help you become verified and make the process easier, but there are certain other requirements that people need to take in to consideration beforehand. 

Instagram makes it clear that the requirements are to be “Authentic, Unique, Complete and Notable”. 

The things YOU need to do as our customer is to make sure it either represents a genuine person or a registered business – and not try to use vague funky pictures that is not indicative of an authentic entity.

Uniqueness matters – so you cannot have a name like “@Fast_Cars” and say I am Mr. Fast Cars please verify me now. Instagram will decline verification on the basis that you are not unique and represent a general interest category. 

Completeness simply means that you have an accurate BIO that will be aligned to the names we use for you in news articles – and that the profile is not set to private, but to public.

The things WE do for you relates to being notable: Instagram will only consider an application if you have been mentioned in multiple news sources. They will search for you on news.google.com 

Google is a great place to start. A basic requirement is that you would need to have at least a large amount of articles published about yourself via other platforms. Some suggest at least 8 – 10 articles, with strong reference to you. These articles also need to meet certain criteria, such as articles being published by credible sources, written in English and should be able to come up on the Google news tab. 

Wikipedia is another site that could help your verification process. Many well-known public figures have a strong written Wikipedia page about themselves. It might seem a bit farfetched, but these Wiki pages carry a lot of their personal information, achievements, and also the work that they’re doing. 

Followers, now although this might be a minor part of the requirements to be verified, some people have had their accounts verified before they even had a huge amount of Instagram followers. What you need to remember, that verification will basically go in hand with your physical public presence and whether or not people know about the work you do.  

News articles would also get your ranking up, as many politicians, celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs and more recently social media influencers are being talked about in news articles. Although you might think your story would first have to be printed in newspaper, it’s about getting your name onto Googles search engine. The more there’s a strong number of published works with your name on it, the better. Appearing in news.google.com is essential.

The great thing is that Instagram Verification is limited to people who do actually contribute to various fields of interest and importance. Although it’s not solely designed and designated for just a small amount of people, it ensures that people who do have a valued voice and opinion in the general public off of social media can become verified. 

Note the following:

• Instagram Verification is free from IG: They do not charge anything for reviewing and approving accounts. Our service fee relates to the creation of news content and placing this on various media sites that are “news indexed” on Google News. 

It might seem as the best thing to have that blue badge next to your name on Instagram, but it won’t always mean more money or business or perhaps even more followers. After receiving your blue badge, you still need to maintain a good online presence. Many users frequent accounts that post as often as possible, and especially good quality content. This is only said for Instagram, it doesn’t discourage other social media platforms or websites if there are any. Some influencers and entrepreneurs are constantly thinking of new fresh ways to keep their audiences engaged as they are acting like a liaison between you and what they have to offer. 

But a good Instagram presence isn’t the only important thing, it’s important that you maintain a good and regular public presence outside of Instagram. This is said for many businesses and start-ups, as people would still like to see your involvement in current events, this can sometimes be limited to your industry or field of expertise. Thinking of new ways to keep your audience happy outside of Instagram is a great way to also gain more followers.

Although it’s not always the most popular choice, people can now also use a third party company to help them get verified.

In practice there is not difference between getting Instagram Verified by means of a media panel application from an agency, or directly from your mobile phone. It is preferred to use your own mobile device for privacy reasons and account security.

Social media verification agencies definitely have the necessary PR resources and information on what it might take to become verified. Many websites and blogs suggest to not using any third party verification sites, as it may result in you losing your account completely.

Third party verification sites or companies charge a very small fee to complete certain tasks on your Instagram account. This can include, but is also not limited to verification. They allow people to build and gain more followers by purchasing a certain amount of followers or perhaps even helping people become more found online.

It’s not always 100% clear how Instagram does their verification process, except from that which is shared with us via their requirements, but the same is said about third party verification. This might seem like a difficult and almost unconventional route to take, but these sites do ask money and will in return definitely help you gain more Instagram popularity.

Although Instagram doesn’t necessarily pay any verified account or person for using their platform, some people do get paid or endorsed by other companies for promoting their products or brands.

Instagram Verification does not at all mean you will become endorsed or paid by various companies or brands. The verification is only to ensure that impersonation of a certain degree isn’t committed on their platforms.

It’s also good to know that although many social media influencers showcase their extravagant lifestyle on all of their social media channels, they are simply doing so to promote a third party action. This can be to generate more sales of a certain thing or product. It’s safe to know that many public figures who are verified do get paid for their presence, but that’s being done through their own personal channels or perhaps other paid partnership deals. Verification means authenticity not always getting paid.

Presently, in July 2020, Instagram does not yet require that users provide proof of identity for account verification. There is however a strong indication that the company may soon change this policy. This is an important consideration especially for those running IG accounts with with aliases as opposed to using their real name. It may be as simple to use a passport for verification purposes – but can also cause a difficulty in cases of name disputes on Alias accounts.

Our standard package is the first and final attempt for many clients. The turnaround time is 5 days, after which Instagram will usually decide on verification in another 3 days. This is the case for 98% of our clients. 

For anyone who fails Instagram Verification OR who seek a more premium option: We have very substantial PR packages for high authority premium news sites too. These typically cost around $5000.