Use cases
How coaches, agencies, freelancers, stores and agents use Instagram DMs to find clients, with a plan and a first message for each.
These pages show how one kind of business finds clients on Instagram: who to look for, where to find them, what to say in the first DM and how often to follow up. Each page gives you a first message to adapt and a safe daily pace.
Start with how to get clients on Instagram for the general plan. Then open the page for your line of work: coaches, personal trainers, photographers, web designers, video editors, graphic designers, lash artists and freelancers in general.
Agencies should read SMMA Instagram outreach. Online stores should read Instagram DM automation for ecommerce, and agents should read Instagram for real estate agents.
Every plan uses the same two free tools: the cold DM script generator writes the first message, and the free Instagram lead generation tool shows where to search. To see what InstaReacher does at each step, go to solutions.
- How to get clients on Instagram: find the right people and DM them, niche by niche
How to get clients on Instagram, and how to get more: pick one buyer, find them by hashtag and location, DM them, follow up after they accept.
- How to get coaching clients on Instagram: who to DM, what to say, and what to automate
How to get coaching clients on Instagram: DM people posting about the problem you coach. Plus DM automation for coaches and a ManyChat alternative.
- How to get freelance clients on Instagram: a DM routine for any service
How to get freelance clients on Instagram: name the visible sign someone needs your service, find people showing it, and DM them about it before you pitch.
- How to get graphic design clients on Instagram: pitch brands with something specific to their feed
How to get graphic design clients on Instagram, and other design clients: find brands whose feed needs work, DM one idea, share a sample after they reply.
- How to get lash clients on Instagram: reach people near your studio, not just followers
How to get lash clients on Instagram: find people near your studio by location tag and local hashtag, DM them about their posts, book after they reply.
- How to get personal training clients on Instagram: find local people and start the conversation
How to get personal training clients on Instagram: find people near your gym by location tag and local hashtag, DM them about their posts, then follow up.
- How to get photography clients on Instagram: couples, families and brands, by DM
How to get photography clients on Instagram: find engaged couples, new parents and local brands by hashtag and location, then DM them about their posts.
- How to get video editing clients on Instagram: reach creators and brands who post reels
How to get video editing clients on Instagram: find creators posting reels on a schedule, DM one note about their videos, then offer a sample edit.
- How to get web design clients on Instagram: find businesses with a weak site and DM them
How to get web design clients on Instagram: find active small businesses with a weak bio link, then DM one specific, useful observation, not a pitch.
- Instagram DM automation tools for ecommerce: product links, product questions and creator outreach
Instagram DM automation tools for ecommerce: comment automation sends product links, AI DM tools help with questions, and outreach reaches creators.
- Instagram for real estate agents: how to find clients and partners by DM
Instagram for real estate agents works best with your sphere and local partners. Lead generation, first DMs, and DM follow-up without a VA.
- SMMA Instagram outreach: a daily system to find local businesses and DM them
SMMA Instagram outreach: find local businesses with a marketing gap, DM each owner personally, follow up after they accept. Scripts and templates inside.