Tales from the Gram

This week’s episode features Insta friend, Emma @messylittlebugs as we catch up and chat about how she runs her product business through her Instagram account. We are talking tips for product photography and simple ways to use reels to show off your products. Emma shares tips for engaging with your small community and doing Instagram your own way. 

A little bit about Emma @messylittlebugs :
I’m Emma. Mother of 2 boys (6 and 3) living in the north of England. I have a huge passion for sensory play and learning through play. I’m a qualified TA and started my business 15 months ago in lockdown to combine my passion for play with my love for creating and crafting. 

Connect with Emma on Instagram @messylittlebugs and check out her Nature based eco conscious play kits for little ones on her Etsy store .

Amazing content is just one half of your Instagram strategy. Engagement is the other half. Looking to improve your Instagram Engagement? Here’s my FREE Guide https://www.subscribepage.com/ig-engagement-tips

Follow me on Instagram (well obviously!) Jump over and slide into my DMs for a chat www.instagram.com/lorna.and.the.gram 

Lorna Taylor works as an Instagram Coach supporting busy entrepreneurs to use Instagram more effectively for their business. She takes them from being overwhelmed by the platform, to being more productive and more purposeful with their posts, making better use of their time and energy online. Find out more here: https://lornaandthegram.co.uk/instagram

@lorna.and.the.gram

Follower numbers and vanity metrics are old news. Having a small engaged audience is way more valuable to businesses. How you interact with your first 100 followers sets the tone for your account and shows them what it will be like to work with you.

Amazing content is just one half of your Instagram strategy. Engagement is the other half. Looking to improve your Instagram Engagement? Here’s my FREE Guide https://www.subscribepage.com/ig-engagement-tips

Follow me on Instagram (well obviously!) Jump over and slide into my DMs for a chat www.instagram.com/lorna.and.the.gram 

Lorna Taylor works as an Instagram Coach supporting busy entrepreneurs to use Instagram more effectively for their business. She takes them from being overwhelmed by the platform, to being more productive and more purposeful with their posts, making better use of their time and energy online. Find out more here: https://lornaandthegram.co.uk/instagram

@lorna.and.the.gram

Perhaps one of the most overlooked aspects of your presence on Instagram is the bio. You Instagram bio is the very first thing that a potential follower sees when deciding whether to follow you for more. It needs to clearly show what someone will get from following you and how you help them. As your business grows and changes, your bio must keep up to date to reflect this and what you currently offer.



Amazing content is just one half of your Instagram strategy. Engagement is the other half. Looking to improve your Instagram Engagement? Here’s my FREE Guide https://www.subscribepage.com/ig-engagement-tips

Follow me on Instagram (well obviously!) Jump over and slide into my DMs for a chat www.instagram.com/lorna.and.the.gram 

Lorna Taylor works as an Instagram Coach supporting busy entrepreneurs to use Instagram more effectively for their business. She takes them from being overwhelmed by the platform, to being more productive and more purposeful with their posts, making better use of their time and energy online. Find out more here: https://lornaandthegram.co.uk/instagram

@lorna.and.the.gram

I welcome my first guest speaker and Insta friend, Lisa Ford @mummy_lous_crew to the podcast. We are talking audience growing, meaningful engagement, easy reels and hashtags. Lisa shares how her account grew from 2K to 20K followers during Lockdown.

A little bit about Lisa Ford @mummy_lous_crew:
I'm a mummy to three children, aged 6, 3 & 2, and play is my passion. This is something I champion and cherish at home, but also it's played a huge focus of my working life throughout my career. I work in museums as a Learning and Engagement Manager, and have worked directly with children from school and family settings for over 10 years. At work my focus has always been that children learn best through hands on experiences and playful encounters, and since becoming a parent this is something that is central to our home life.

Follow Lisa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mummy_lous_crew/ and network with other play accounts using the hashtag #playalongwithmummylou


Amazing content is just one half of your Instagram strategy. Engagement is the other half. Looking to improve your Instagram Engagement? Here’s my FREE Guide https://www.subscribepage.com/ig-engagement-tips

Follow me on Instagram (well obviously!) Jump over and slide into my DMs for a chat www.instagram.com/lorna.and.the.gram 

Lorna Taylor works as an Instagram Coach supporting busy entrepreneurs to use Instagram more effectively for their business. She takes them from being overwhelmed by the platform, to being more productive and more purposeful with their posts, making better use of their time and energy online. Find out more here: https://lornaandthegram.co.uk/instagram

@lorna.and.the.gram

Instagram is no longer a photo sharing app - it is a multimedia platform with a whole range of ways to share your content with various post formats. Let's run through them and talk about the purpose of each one.


Amazing content is just one half of your Instagram strategy. Engagement is the other half. Looking to improve your Instagram Engagement? Here’s my FREE Guide https://www.subscribepage.com/ig-engagement-tips

Follow me on Instagram (well obviously!) Jump over and slide into my DMs for a chat www.instagram.com/lorna.and.the.gram 

Lorna Taylor works as an Instagram Coach supporting busy entrepreneurs to use Instagram more effectively for their business. She takes them from being overwhelmed by the platform, to being more productive and more purposeful with their posts, making better use of their time and energy online. Find out more here: https://lornaandthegram.co.uk/instagram

@lorna.and.the.gram

If you are an entrepreneur or run a business - you need to be on Instagram. With every update and new feature, Instagram gets better and better at supporting businesses to grow, build their community and sell on the platform. This episode goes through the reasons why Instagram is so good for businesses and why Instagram should be part of your marketing strategy. 


Amazing content is just one half of your Instagram strategy. Engagement is the other half. Looking to improve your Instagram Engagement? Here’s my FREE Guide https://www.subscribepage.com/ig-engagement-tips

Follow me on Instagram (well obviously!) Jump over and slide into my DMs for a chat www.instagram.com/lorna.and.the.gram 

Lorna Taylor works as an Instagram Coach supporting busy entrepreneurs to use Instagram more effectively for their business. She takes them from being overwhelmed by the platform, to being more productive and more purposeful with their posts, making better use of their time and energy online. Find out more here: https://lornaandthegram.co.uk/instagram

@lorna.and.the.gram

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