Instagram stories can seem like just another social media to keep up with. But they're a fantastic way to promote your business and drive traffic to your website. In this week's Ellechat, I'm sharing 15 clever ways to use Instagram stories to catch the attention of your potential clients. For show notes, visit elleandcompanydesign.com/ellechat

002: Clever ways to use Instagram stories to promote your business

In this weekly podcast, Lauren Hooker from Elle &amp; Company transparently shares all of her online business and blogging strategies, branding and design tips, and marketing tactics to help creatives start and scale their business. Whether you’ve just taken the leap into entrepreneurship or you’ve been in the game for years, Lauren’s easy to understand, step-by-step teaching will help you pursue your passion on your own terms.

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The New Year marks a clean slate. It’s prime time for planning and goal setting, and while you may plan and set goals with good intentions, you won’t be able to carry them out if you aren’t productive. So in this first Ellechat podcast episode of 2019, I’m sharing 7 of my best productivity tips to help you start this year off on the right foot and actually make progress toward your business goals.

017: Planning for your most productive year yet

In this episode, Lauren discusses a recent shift away from online courses towards Software as a Service (SaaS) in the creative industry. She chats with Sai Hossain, the CEO & Founder of Crowdcast, about how he came up with Crowdcast, how he brought this platform to life, and where his business is headed in the future.

016: Business spotlight on Sai Hossain of Crowdcast

In this episode, Lauren discusses three ways to save time and expand your reach on Instagram -brainstorm a big list of ideas, plan ahead, and batch tasks. 

015: 3 ways to save time and expand your reach on Instagram

In this episode, Lauren discusses changes to the Ellechat format and five ways she’s balancing life as a new full-time mom and part-time entrepreneur after giving birth to baby Eli in April. Are you a working mom? Lauren would love feedback on this topic in the Elle & Company Community Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/elleandcocommunity/

014: Balancing life as a new full-time mom + part-time entrepreneur

While most people may be able to spot good design and bad design, few know exactly what makes some graphics more visually appealing than others.Designing eye-catching graphics isn’t a guessing game. In this week’s Ellechat, I’ll be sharing 7 simple design fundamentals that will help you create better business graphics today, regardless of your design experience. Join me!

002: Clever ways to use Instagram stories to promote your business

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