Start making the impact you crave on Instagram... because we all know it's the best platform!
In this ep, I share a handful of surprisingly simple tips to help you uplevel your content, increase your engagement, and just have more fun with the whole thing.

The key takeaways: YOUR INSTAGRAM BIO

• Make sure your profile picture is YOUR picture. Nobody falls in love with a logo.
• Be specific about what you do, who you do it for and how you do it. If I stumble onto your Instagram profile, I want to know instantly if it’s worth my while to follow you. I don’t want to enjoy your vague and whimsical naval gazing. Save that for later.
• Take full advantage of your link space (I use Linktr.ee).

YOUR GRID

• Curate the images you share. Don’t show us dark and grainy crap. Every image should be enough to force us to stop the scroll.
• Look at your grid as a whole and define your signature style, your signature subject(s) and even your signature filters.
• Dream up DIFFERENT ways to share your story, values and messaging (I have a free Instagram planner filled with all the prompts and all the inspo here).
• Use a scheduling tool so that you can play around with how your grid looks (I use Planoly – free for up to 30 images a month, which is all you really need).

YOUR CAPTIONS

• Opt for long-form captions. The aim is to keep people on your images for as long as possible.
• Break up those long captions with line breaks and emojis to keep the eyes moving.
• Plan out your posts (even if it’s just a week at a time) so there’s some cohesiveness to your channel.

HASHTAGS

• Put your hashtags IN THE CAPTION, not in the first comment.

INTERACTION

• Respond to everyone who leaves a comment on your posts – aim for comments of 4 words or more.
• Challenge yourself to like and comment on a handful of other people’s posts every day. Instagram is a social platform, not a broadcasting system.

INSTAGRAM STORIES

• Instagram Stories are your opportunity to get really creative. Just have fun with them!
• Check out the link round-up below for endless inspiration.

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