Not tested yet Growth hack Instagram TikTok YouTube

Map the hashtags and keywords you can realistically rank in

You pick hashtags and search terms by guesswork. This recipe measures each term on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube and scores it by size against competition. You get 3 tiers per channel, with the numbers behind every score.

Recipe facts

No. 005 · not tested yet

Type: Growth hack
For: Trading creators
Prop firms
Brokers
Affiliates
Sells to: Traders (B2C)
Channels: Instagram
TikTok
YouTube
Route: Organic
Yield: Hashtags and keywords in 3 tiers per channel

You still do: You write the brief and check each Instagram tag in the app. You approve the map before anyone uses it in a post.
Not for: Skip it if you want bought reach, posts stuffed with hashtags or tags that promise income or profits. The map picks terms and never writes or publishes posts.

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Not tested yet. The steps on this page are free to follow.

01Yield

What one run makes.

Hashtags and keywords in 3 tiers per channel

One run makes a map of hashtags and keywords for Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, in 3 tiers per channel. Every score shows the numbers behind it. A person checks and approves the map before anyone uses it in a post.

02Ingredients

What you bring.

A short brief on what you offer and who it is for
Words your traders use for what you offer
The channels you post on
A person who approves the final map

03Equipment

What the run uses.

Google Trends and TikTok Creative Center
A data tool that reads Instagram, TikTok and YouTube
The Instagram app, for checking each tag
Your AI chat
A spreadsheet for the numbers

04Method

Six steps you can follow yourself.

1
Pick the terms your traders search for
Paste your brief and your traders' words into your AI chat. Ask it for the terms your traders would use. Check each term in Google Trends and keep only the ones people search for.
- Terms can be funded account, prop firm challenge, forex for beginners or options course.
2
Measure each hashtag on Instagram
On Instagram, read each hashtag's size, meaning its total posts. Read its pace, meaning how fast new posts arrive. Record both in your spreadsheet.
- Pull the latest posts under each hashtag to see what you would be competing with.
3
Measure each term on TikTok
Search each term on TikTok and record the result count. Add its rank in TikTok Creative Center's trending hashtag lists where it appears. Treat both only as a rough stand-in for search volume.
4
Measure each term on YouTube
Search each term on YouTube and record the views and channel of each top result. Note how widely the views spread across channels. That spread is how you measure competition on YouTube.
5
Score the terms and sort them into tiers
Give your AI chat all the numbers from your spreadsheet. Ask it to score each term by size against competition and sort each channel's terms into 3 tiers.
- The tiers can be broad, mid-size and niche.
- Ask the chat to show the numbers behind every score, so you can check them.
6
Check and approve the map
A person checks the map before anyone uses it in a post. Drop any tag that does not describe your content or that promises income or profits.
- Search each Instagram tag in the app. A notice that recent posts are hidden means the tag is restricted, so drop it.
- Use 5 hashtags at most on one Instagram post, counting the caption and first comment.
- Rerun the whole map each month.

05Ways to run it

Follow the method yourself today, or book a call.

Yourself: Free stepsFollow the six steps above with your own tools.
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Not tested yet. The steps come from my playbook library, rewritten for trading businesses. I have not run this version yet, so this page shows no cost or result.