Buy 500 Instagram followers

The credible small account

There's a stage most accounts get stuck at: a few hundred followers, mostly friends, family and early customers. The posts are fine, but the profile still reads as small to anyone who doesn't already know you. 500 followers is made for that stage. It takes an account from the low hundreds to somewhere between 600 and 1,000, which is roughly where a profile stops looking like a list of personal contacts and starts looking like an account people follow for what it posts.

It's a step, not a leap. That matters, because growth that's in proportion to where you started is the kind that doesn't raise eyebrows.

Who 500 suits

• Small businesses. A café, a hairdresser, a cleaning company or a local tradesperson whose Instagram is mostly a shop window. Customers who check the profile before booking see an account that looks active and followed.
• Side projects and online shops. A handmade jewellery shop, a print seller, a small clothing label. When strangers are deciding whether to trust your checkout, a fuller profile helps.
• Creators getting going. Photographers, illustrators, personal trainers and anyone building a portfolio who is past the brand-new stage but not yet near 1,000.

It's less of a fit at either end. On a brand-new account with a handful of followers and two posts, 500 arrives as a jump that looks out of proportion; the 100 package or 250 is a calmer start. And if you're already at 900 or so, 500 barely moves the needle on how the profile reads, so a bigger package makes more sense.

If your Instagram is mainly a business tool, our page on buying followers for a business covers how to present the account to customers.

500 against 250 and 1,000

Here's how 500 compares with the packages on either side, on price per 1,000 followers:

A few honest observations:

• Against 250: 500 costs £4 more for twice as many followers and brings the price per follower down by about a sixth. If you'd be happy with 250, it's worth asking whether 500 fits your account better for not much more.
• Against 1,000: this is the closer call. 1,000 costs another £4 but doubles the followers again, so it's around 30% cheaper per follower. If your account is already at 400 or more, 1,000 will often be the better buy.
• Why still choose 500: because size relative to your account matters more than the lowest unit price. 1,000 followers on a 150-follower account is a large, sudden change; 500 is in proportion.

How 500 followers arrive

Delivery starts within minutes of payment. Rather than landing in one go, the 500 are spread over a number of hours, and the order usually finishes the same day. That pacing is deliberate: a count that rises steadily through an afternoon looks normal, while one that jumps by 500 in a minute doesn't.

While it runs, keep the account public and don't change your username. Once it's complete you can go back to private if you like.

Making 500 count

A bigger follower number does the most when the rest of the profile backs it up. Before or during delivery:

• Make sure your bio says plainly what you do and where to buy or book.
• Pin your three strongest posts so new visitors see your best work first.
• Post something new on the day so the profile doesn't look as if it has gone quiet.
• If you've got a launch post, think about a likes package for it so the post looks as healthy as the profile (there's more on this in the FAQ below).

Followers raise the count; they don't guarantee likes, comments or sales. Treat 500 as a better first impression, then let your posts do the rest.

Refill and refunds

Some drop-off after delivery is normal. If your count falls within 30 days of the order finishing, email support with your order reference and we'll top it back up for free. If we can't deliver part of an order, you're refunded for that part; the refund policy has the details.