The Social Focus

Wait, what? Yeah, we've heard it a few times. The phrase, " I didn't know that about Instagram!" So what do we do when we hear that over and over again? We record and episode and share with all of you! (you're welcome).

In this episode, we are sharing FIVE things you may not know about Instagram; including:

1. Banned (or hidden hashtags). What does that mean? It means that there are hashtags out there that Instagram has deemed inappropriate and can affect (aka hurt your content showing up).  Check out this list of banned hashtags.

2. QR codes (wait, aren't these like soooo old school) maybe? But they're back baby and we chat about QR codes can be utilized for your business on Instagram.

3. Pinned Comments (we know, we have chatted about this before) but we are always so surprised when people say they didn't know about this amazing feature! Pinned comments is an opportunity to thank your audience for their comments while featuring great comments towards the top (more eyeballs on your great comments) - tune in to hear one MAJOR bonus with this feature!

4. Hashtags in IG Stories.  Please do not forget to include hashtags in your stories! If you've ever asked yourself, "why aren't my stories getting more view?" Hashtags could easily be the problem (or lack thereof). We share two great ways to incorporate hashtags into your IG story without looking spammy!

5. Saved Replies (formerly known as quick replies) is going to be your new best friend! If you want to save time and still be able to connect with your audience, saved replies are the way to go! Especially for those of you who are constantly getting asked the same questions over and over again! You can craft a response that you can repurpose over and over again! #winning

We hope this episode was helpful and if so, we would love for you to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! You never know, we may just read yours on an upcoming episode!

Missed the 5 Day Grow Your Engagement Challenge? Catch all of the latest challenge LIVE replays on our IGTV!

Check us out on Instagram @thesocial.focus 

@angela.s.doyon and @natcaronphoto and send us a DM! 

On Pinterest we are: 

@thesocialfocus2020 

We love and use Buzzsprout to host Instagram for Business Podcast and they have made it easy and seamless (plus their customer service is by far one of the best!)

This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.

Welcome  to a glimpse into our 5 Day Grow Your Engagement Challenge! This episode is part five of five recordings from of Instagram LIVE's from our previous challenge. What you'll hear is us break down each days challenge, offer more support and education and answer your questions around using Instagram to grow your business! If you haven't listened to Day 1- 4, please go back and check them out!

We are at the end of our 5 Day Engagement Challenge this week (April 19 - 23, 2021). If you missed registration you can still join us each day at 9 a.m. EST or catch the replay on our IGTV! Find us at @thesocial.focus 

And be sure to get on our newsletter so you never miss an opportunity to join future challenges!

Day Five: Instagram Stories

Instagram Stories are a fantastic way to reach your audience. There are so many opportunities for you in stories and we're chatting about how you can maximize Instagram Stories to get better engagement!

Missed the challenge? Catch all of the latest challenge LIVE replays on our IGTV!

Check us out on Instagram @thesocial.focus 

@angela.s.doyon and @natcaronphoto and send us a DM! 

On Pinterest we are: 

@thesocialfocus2020 

We love and use Buzzsprout to host Instagram for Business Podcast and they have made it easy and seamless (plus their customer service is by far one of the best!)

This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.

Welcome  to a glimpse into our 5 Day Grow Your Engagement Challenge! This episode is part four of five recordings from of Instagram LIVE's from our previous challenge. What you'll hear is us break down each days challenge, offer more support and education and answer your questions around using Instagram to grow your business!

We are currently running our 5 Day Engagement Challenge this week - April 19 - 23, 2021. If you missed registration you can still join us each day at 9 a.m. EST as we go LIVE on IG to dive in more to each day's topic! Find us at @thesocial.focus 

And be sure to get on our newsletter so you never miss an opportunity to join future challenges!

Day Three: Engage

Yes, we know - it seems really obvious! But if you aren't an active participant on Instagram how can you expect others to actively participate and engage with your content? This goes way beyond simply liking someone's photo. That simply isn't enough!

We will be back tomorrow chatting all about: Instagram Stories 

Check us out on Instagram @thesocial.focus 

@angela.s.doyon and @natcaronphoto and send us a DM! 

On Pinterest we are: 

@thesocialfocus2020 

We love and use Buzzsprout to host Instagram for Business Podcast and they have made it easy and seamless (plus their customer service is by far one of the best!)

This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.

Welcome  to a glimpse into our 5 Day Grow Your Engagement Challenge! This episode is part three of five recordings from of Instagram LIVE's from our previous challenge. What you'll hear is us break down each days challenge, offer more support and education and answer your questions around using Instagram to grow your business!

We are currently running our 5 Day Engagement Challenge this week - April 19 - 23, 2021. If you missed registration you can still join us each day at 9 a.m. EST as we go LIVE on IG to dive in more to each day's topic! Find us at @thesocial.focus 

And be sure to get on our newsletter so you never miss an opportunity to join future challenges!

Day Three: Hashtags

We get it, hashtags aren't the most sexy thing to talk about. But if you are looking to grow your business on Instagram - you need to start getting comfortable and familiar with hashtags and how to properly implement with intention and strategy!

We will be back tomorrow chatting all about: Engage

Check us out on Instagram @thesocial.focus 

@angela.s.doyon and @natcaronphoto and send us a DM! 

On Pinterest we are: 

@thesocialfocus2020 

We love and use Buzzsprout to host Instagram for Business Podcast and they have made it easy and seamless (plus their customer service is by far one of the best!)

This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.

Welcome  to a glimpse into our 5 Day Grow Your Engagement Challenge! This episode is part two  of five recordings from of Instagram LIVE's from our previous challenge. What you'll hear is us break down each days challenge, offer more support and education and answer your questions around using Instagram to grow your business!

We are currently running our 5 Day Engagement Challenge this week - April 19 - 23, 2021. If you missed registration you can still join us each day at 9 a.m. EST as we go LIVE on IG to dive in more to each day's topic! Find us at @thesocial.focus 

And be sure to get on our newsletter so you never miss an opportunity to join future challenges!

Day Two: Review Your Insights

Your insights is a valuable tool that allows you to properly measure your success. It is also crucial to understand your audience, their habits and when they are most likely going to be on the platform.

We will be back tomorrow chatting all about: Hashtags

Check us out on Instagram @thesocial.focus 

@angela.s.doyon and @natcaronphoto and send us a DM! 

On Pinterest we are: 

@thesocialfocus2020 

We love and use Buzzsprout to host Instagram for Business Podcast and they have made it easy and seamless (plus their customer service is by far one of the best!)

This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.

Welcome  to a glimpse into our 5 Day Grow Your Engagement Challenge! This episode is part one of five recordings from of Instagram LIVE's from our previous challenge. What you'll hear is us break down each days challenge, offer more support and education and answer for questions around using Instagram to grow your business!

We are currently running our 5 Day Engagement Challenge this week - April 19 - 23, 2021. If you missed registration you can still join us each day at 9 a.m. EST as we go LIVE on IG to dive in more to each day's topic! Find us at @thesocial.focus

And be sure to get on our newsletter so you never miss an opportunity to join future challenges!

Day One: Plan Your Posts
There is so much value in taking some time to map our your posts for Instagram. This can help steer your message in the right direction while providing more clarity to you and your followers.

We will be back tomorrow chatting all about: Reviewing Your Insights

Check us out on Instagram @thesocial.focus 

@angela.s.doyon and @natcaronphoto and send us a DM! 

On Pinterest we are: 

@thesocialfocus2020 

We love and use Buzzsprout to host Instagram for Business Podcast and they have made it easy and seamless (plus their customer service is by far one of the best!)

This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.

We are thrilled to bring you this amazing Interview with Adrienne Dorison - Co-Founder of Run Like Clockwork™  with this two-part episode, all about scaling your business!

This is Part Two

We chat about growing your team (and whether you should you hire a contractor or hire an employee), outsourcing, time management and how to scale and be able to work towards taking a four-week vacation.

Our questions for Adrienne will provide so much value if you are looking to take your business to the next level. She delivers some incredible insight and tangible techniques to stop thinking small and position yourself for growth.

Did you know that over 10 million Americans work more than 60 hours a week and only 1 in 3 adults take a vacation each year? All work and no play doesn't sound like much fun at all! That's why we dive into questions like:

At what point do we need to take notice that we need help, and it’s time to hire?

Do you feel that hiring out subcontractors or hiring onto payroll is going to help move the needle faster? Is there benefit to both options?

For those businesses who have a team, but are still having a hard time delegating and taking time away, can you give them two pieces of advice to help them get a bit more setup to take a vacation? And At what point can that business owner take that four week vacation?


Adrienne Dorison is the Co-Founder of Run Like Clockwork™ alongside her business partner, Mike Michalowicz, where she equips CEO's to design a business + team that can run like clockwork. Adrienne has spent the past 10+ years in the field of operational efficiency, and has since created the most simplistic approach to making your business ultra-efficient.

She's personally passionate about baking in generosity into business models, + believes when we earn more money, we can give more away. Adrienne lives in St. Petersburg, Florida with her husband + their new baby girl, Kit, and 2 cute pups.

Facebook

Instagram for Run Like Clockwork

Instagram for Adrienne Dorison

Website

Podcast

Join our 5 Day Grow Your Engagement Challenge! Register HERE by April 16th! Challenge Starts Monday April 19th, 2021!

Check us out on Instagram @thesocial.focus 

@angela.s.doyon and @natcaronphoto and send us a DM! 

On Pinterest we are: 

@thesocialfocus2020 

www.thesocialfocus.co 

We love and use Buzzsprout to host Instagram for Business Podcast and they have made it easy and seamless (plus their customer service is by far one of the best!)

This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.

Rainbows by Kevin MacLeod 

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4261-rainbows 

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 

We are thrilled to bring you this amazing Interview with Adrienne Dorison - Co-Founder of Run Like Clockwork™  with this two-part episode, all about scaling your business!

We chat about growing your team (and whether you should you hire a contractor or hire an employee), outsourcing, time management and how to scale and be able to work towards taking a four-week vacation.

Our questions for Adrienne will provide so much value if you are looking to take your business to the next level. She delivers some incredible insight and tangible techniques to stop thinking small and position yourself for growth.

Did you know that over 10 million Americans work more than 60 hours a week and only 1 in 3 adults take a vacation each year? All work and no play doesn't sound like much fun at all! That's why we dive into questions like:

At what point do we need to take notice that we need help, and it’s time to hire?

Do you feel that hiring out subcontractors or hiring onto payroll is going to help move the needle faster? Is there benefit to both options?

For those businesses who have a team, but are still having a hard time delegating and taking time away, can you give them two pieces of advice to help them get a bit more setup to take a vacation? And At what point can that business owner take that four week vacation?

And so. much. more.  In fact, that's why we had to break this episode into TWO parts! Stay tuned for episode 67 for Part 2!


Adrienne Dorison is the Co-Founder of Run Like Clockwork™ alongside her business partner, Mike Michalowicz, where she equips CEO's to design a business + team that can run like clockwork. Adrienne has spent the past 10+ years in the field of operational efficiency, and has since created the most simplistic approach to making your business ultra-efficient.

She's personally passionate about baking in generosity into business models, + believes when we earn more money, we can give more away. Adrienne lives in St. Petersburg, Florida with her husband + their new baby girl, Kit, and 2 cute pups.

Facebook

Instagram for Run Like Clockwork

Instagram for Adrienne Dorison

Website

Podcast

Join our 5 Day Grow Your Engagement Challenge! Register HERE by April 16th! Challenge Starts Monday April 19th, 2021!

Check us out on Instagram @thesocial.focus 

@angela.s.doyon and @natcaronphoto and send us a DM! 

On Pinterest we are: 

@thesocialfocus2020 

www.thesocialfocus.co 

We love and use Buzzsprout to host Instagram for Business Podcast and they have made it easy and seamless (plus their customer service is by far one of the best!)

This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.

Rainbows by Kevin MacLeod 

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4261-rainbows 

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 

This episode is part two of two! So if you haven’t tuned in to part one, we highly suggest that you start there! It is the recording of our live presentation with Sandbox and the Women in Biz CNNX. 

We were kindly asked to speak at the Women In Biz CNNX with the Sandbox for a group discussion and our focus for this talk was - Maximizing Your Personal Brand in A Digital World. In part one, we present a strategy that we have implemented for our own businesses as well as the members in our private course and community, Instagram for Business. This episode doves into a Q&A session where we break down our presentation and strategy ion developing themes for your brand, creating captivating messaging and utilizing strong imagery for Instagram.

What is Women in Biz CNNX?

Uplift, empower, advance. When women in business come together, what is it they can't achieve? Facilitated by experienced female leaders in the local business community, come together with others to address barriers, create solutions, and break them! New opinions and ideas from outside perspectives will be discovered, while action plans and new connections will be formed.

Our intention with this chat was to share our techniques to help you grow an authentic following, sell more of your products and services while spending less time scrolling on social. 

We discuss strategies that help you create imagery and content that is reflective of your personal brand. We break it down with a focus on these three principals: theme development, message strategy and brand imagery. 

Sandbox:

Sandbox connects people & their ideas to business resources; where guided collaboration and sharing of collective knowledge support their journey to success.

Have a question for us? Be sure to check us out on Instagram @thesocial.focus (pssst there's usually a freebie waiting for you!)

Have a question for us? Check us out on Instagram @thesocial.focus 

@angela.s.doyon and @natcaronphoto and send us a DM! 

On Pinterest we are: 

@thesocialfocus2020 

www.thesocialfocus.co 

We love and use Buzzsprout to host Instagram for Business Podcast and they have made it easy and seamless (plus their customer service is by far one of the best!)

This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.

Rainbows by Kevin MacLeod 

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4261-rainbows 

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 

This episode is two-for! {that’s slang for a two part episode}

We were kindly asked to speak at the Women In Biz CNNX with the Sandbox for a group discussion and our focus for this talk was - Maximizing Your Personal Brand in A Digital World. In part one, we present a strategy that we have implemented for our own businesses as well as the members in our private course and community, Instagram for Business. Be sure to listen to part one before turning into part two (the Q&A portion of the session).

What is Women in Biz CNNX?

Uplift, empower, advance. When women in business come together, what is it they can't achieve? Facilitated by experienced female leaders in the local business community, come together with others to address barriers, create solutions, and break them! New opinions and ideas from outside perspectives will be discovered, while action plans and new connections will be formed.

Our intention with this chat was to share our techniques to help you grow an authentic following, sell more of your products and services while spending less time scrolling on social. 

We discuss strategies that help you create imagery and content that is reflective of your personal brand. We break it down with a focus on these three principals: theme development, message strategy and brand imagery. 

Sandbox:

Sandbox connects people & their ideas to business resources; where guided collaboration and sharing of collective knowledge support their journey to success.

Join the 5 Day Engagement Challenge! @thesocial.focus

Have a question for us? Check us out on Instagram @thesocial.focus 

@angela.s.doyon and @natcaronphoto and send us a DM! 

On Pinterest we are: 

@thesocialfocus2020 

www.thesocialfocus.co 

We love and use Buzzsprout to host Instagram for Business Podcast and they have made it easy and seamless (plus their customer service is by far one of the best!)

This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.

Rainbows by Kevin MacLeod 

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4261-rainbows 

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/