Instagram as a Supportive Business Platform for Photographers : Freelance Photographers Can Earn Money on Instagram

Abstract

This thesis is focusing on the topic of “Instagram as a supportive business platform for photographers”. The research question that this paper is looking in to is “How do freelance photographers use Instagram to earn money?” The aim of the research is to find out how Instagram can be used as a business to earn money. The qualitative method of research is used. The data is gathered from various scholar papers, a questionnaire for a small group of people and an interview with an Instagram photographer. The results showed that it is possible for photographers to earn money through Instagram. It is not important to have hundreds of thousands or even millions of followers in order to successfully earn an income.