How to Stand Out on Instagram When it’s so NOISY!
Your Message is important so here are a few ways to be heard and make an impact!
- Stories – IG stories are sooo HOT right now! Using Instaram stories can be to your advantage.
It’s a great way to share testimonials. Even if you are just starting out in business and only have a few customer testimonials.
You can reuse them over and over again in stories!! Add stickers, change background colors, create borders and recycle the content you do have!! No one will notice because usually it’s always new eyes!!Another great way to use stories to your business and brands advantage is by teasing you have a new post!!
2 ways to do this!!
The first way is to screenshot your instagram grid, upload it to your stories. Place a sticker over the newest image and write great big you have a new post!!Now remember…if you are and you should be also posting these to facebook. Make sure you are putting your IG username across the screenshot!!
The second way to share your new posts and get more eyes on your message and picture is….
1. Go to your profile
2. Tap the image you want to share in your stories.
3. Click the little airplane under the picture and above the text.
4. Click “Add post to story”.
Badabing badaboom!!! Your newest post is on your story and when its clicked, it takes the viewer to your profile!!! You can thank me later for that doozie!!Still talking about stories. For your font color using your brand colors or using colors that fit great with the picture makes it easier on the eyes of the viewer.
The easier on the eyes it is, the longer they will stay and keep clicking on your stories!!
There is a little eyedropper you can click on anything else in the image to make your font that color!!and my last tip about stories…..
Create highlights from your past stories!!
This is aa great way to tell the viewer more about you!
1. go to your profile
2. click the + sign under your bio.
3. you can use suggested stories or pick your own.
4. pick a cover photo
5. and save!!amazing right!! and sooo Simple!
and a few more ways to be heard....
2. Carousel Posts – Stacking images in Instagram helps tell more of a story. You can show the details and the story from different points of views. You can add videos behind pictures and really let your audience know you and see you!!
3. Adding #’s – Soooo much of my audience has found me from #’s. I will never post without them and you shouldn’t either. Make sure the hashtags are relevant to the picture, caption and your values. They shouldn’t be the same every time. This is a big NO NO!
4. LIVE videos – The gram is a great place to get comfortable doing LIVE videos. They are gone in 24 hours and you’ll really be able to connect to your audience and show them what you are up to. It gives them a way to chat with you live and ask questions!!
5. $1.80 method – I learned this from my man Gary V. I was doing this work, but by it having a name and a “method” it makes it more memorable and awesome!!
The buck 80 method is this…
1. Pick 10 hashtags
2. Comment on the top 9 or the most recent 9.
3. Leave your $0.02
and watch your engagement and audience grow!! Make sure the #’s you use are important to your niche!!
Instagram is a fun platform and there is a large window of opportunity still open for you to take advantage of!!
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