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1. Introduction: Welcome to this course on how to grow your business
using Instagram. Hello, I'm Donna and
I will be your tutor, and that's me on the
right hand side. In this course, we're
going to look at how to create professional
Instagram profile. Build a strong content strategy, looking at the uses of real, stories and hashtags, how to grow your
audience and engagement, and to convert follows
into paying customers. This course is designed
for beginners, so you're in the right
place if you're a beginner and is ideal for small
business owners, freelancers, car tank creators,
digital product sellers, or anyone interested in learning more about Instrum
for their business. Let's get started.
2. WHY INSTAGRAM STILL WORKS FOR BUSINESS: So in this stem, we're going to look
at why in Scram still works for businesses. Firstly, there are 1 billion monthly active users
on the platform. That is a lot of people. This means that your
potential audience is vast, offering incredible opportunities,
engagement, and reach. Next, I Scram Bos strong
reach potentials. There are loads of
different features like reels and Explore, and these tools can elevate your content visibility
significantly so you get to reach new audiences
that probably wouldn't have come
across your content without using these. Next, it is a really good community building
platform as well. People love seeing videos and videos ideally more than
anything at the minute, but they like seeing pictures, they like seeing stories, and that's what's great about antagram you can
tell a story that captivates people and
creates that community, that loyalty to
businesses, basically. It makes it a really good
platform for businesses. Lastly, when it comes to
this platform in particular, it is great to do personal branding and
product promotion. There are so many
different ways you can do it on Instagram that can show off the product without actually
feeling a bit salesy. That's what people love
to see on Instagram. They like to find
the latest things. Instagram has the
shop feature as well, which is really
useful, especially if you're selling products. You can link back into shop. It's another feature
that is built into Instagram to make it
work for businesses. So let's jump in to
understanding Iscrams algorithm. This changes often, I'd say, so it's worthwhile keeping
up to date with it. But these are the main things that you need to think about. First, it's really important
to note that the algorithm primarily focuses on
relationships and user interests. That means the
more your audience engages with your
content through save shares and direct messages, the more visibility
your post will gain. Secondly, video content is
prioritized especially reals. If you're looking to
enhance your reach, incorporate engaging video
content is really important. Lastly, while following count is often a big thing
for lows and people, it actually doesn't
really matter that much. As long as you're consistent, you are interacting
with the audience, you're building
real connections. There are loads
accounts out there that have thousands and thousands
of people following them, but they have very
little engagement and very little interaction with the people that they
have as followers. And finally, I'm
just going to dive on to the key business
features that are there. We've briefly said that there is some tools out there
that are really useful. With Inscrm it has a
professional dashboard. I particularly like this. This is an example from my
account because it gives me all the insights into
the views, interactions, new followers, the
content shared, and it gives me an opportunity to figure out what
works and what doesn't. Next month I could be
like, let's try this. It's always worth looking
at that once you've set your Inscrm account up or if you have already,
have a look at it. Like I mentioned previously, it does have an in app shopping feature on
it so you can tag your products and make it easier for your audience to basically click and buy
off of you basically. With Instagram as well. I I think you can get two websites basically
linked in your profile. What people tend to do is
they'll do a Link tree, which is basically
a landing page with multiple links
for different things, and then one directly
say, for example, to their shop so that
you give everybody the opportunity to explore
what you do basically. I think that's a
really important part that you need to be
setting up as well. So overall, Instagram
really works business because it
has been designed in so many different ways to
actually help customers reach a businesses
store, their websites. They've made it very easy
journey for many people. These extra tools which have been developed over
the couple of years now is actually really
benefiting businesses. It's worthwhile having a look
at InscAM If you are new to this and you really haven't
actually had a look at InscAm before set up an account, change it to a business account. I will tell you
how to do that in the next lesson,
but have a look. Just have a look at the
professional dashboard, have a look at the
tools on there. As you can see in the screenshot,
there's best practice, inspiration, ad tools,
branded content. There are tools there to help you understand
Inscram as well. You're not left in the cold not understanding
how everything works. If there's any changes, this is where you'd find it. Have a go, have a look, and let's move on
to the next lesson.
3. SETTING UP FOR SUCCESS: In this lesson, we're
going to look at setting up your Instagram
account for success. So let's talk about optimizing your
profile to begin with. This is a really important
step and I've actually provided a nice little
example from Blue Host where they've really optimized every aspect of the profile
to make it stand out. We're just going to go
through some steps now. First of all, it's
really important to have a clear and recognizable
profile photo. You can use your logo or you can use a
picture of yourself, whatever works, but it needs
to look very professional. Next, you need to choose
a searchable username. This should relate directly
to your name or your niche, making it easier for
people to find you. When you're doing
this, what I will say is do some research
around the names, the user name type of thing. If you are on
multiple platforms, you want to stick to the same username
across all of them, it just makes it easier
for people searching for you and your brand to
find it a lot easier. Next comes the bio.
This is the fun part. In the bio, you need to
include who you're helping, what you offer, and
a call to action. For this example, they've
done two sensors, and then underneath
is their Boink, which is perfect, good setup. Then that brings
me on to the link. So for many people, you get two links that you
can add on to here. You will set up using Linktree, if you've not seen it, do
a bit of a Google search. Stand Sor is another one. It's a paid for service where you can host
certain things on it, but it can be very limiting or you can use a direct
link to your website, whichever one works
for you best. If you want people
to go straight to your website because Ups, everything is hosted on
there, feel free to do that. It's entirely up to you, but it's really important to
set these three clear things up to start with because then
you get found a lot easier. When it comes to content, this is a really important
aspect of Iscram. I am going to go into a little bit more depth
in the next lesson, but just so that
you get a feel for Iscram and to make your
account successful, you need to be looking
at content pillars. When it comes to
this, you choose 3-5 consistent themes that reflect your business
and your audience needs. So a few examples of this is educational tips,
behind the scenes, testimonials, product features, motivational content,
that type of thing. But try and keep it
consistent week in, week out. But what this does is it
will basically create a account full of information
and different posts. There is nothing
worse than having an Instagram post where all they do is
promote themselves. They don't share value, they don't share
something funny or witty or personality
behind the brand. That's why we say that
it's important to have these pillars
of content that, for example, you can
do every Monday, it can be an educational tips and then so on with the rest. But it's really good as well, especially when you're
planning your content as well. You know what kind of focus that you've
got per day as well. Have a think about your themes. But like I said, we
are going to look in depth about content strategy
in the next lesson.
4. CREATING A WINNING CONTENT STRATEGY: In this lesson, we're going
to cover off creating winning content
strategy. Let's dive in. It's really important to understand the four
ease of content. First of all, educate
your audience. This is your opportunity
to provide real value. Think about what knowledge
or skills your audience is seeking and how you can deliver that in a fun and engaging way. Talking of fun is the next
one, which is entertainment. This is where your
creativity can shine. You can use humor, trends, relatable scenarios to capture the attention of your audience. Remember this though,
content that is entertaining is often
shared more widely. That brings us on
to number three. We have engaged. This is really,
really important. Start conversations with your
audience through questions, polls, and interactive stories. Engagement is not just about s, it's about building community
around your content. And finally, is E. Most of you are here because you want to use Instagram
for your business, so this is a really
important one. Be clear in what
you're promoting. You want your audience
to understand what you offer without it
feeling very pushy. Share the benefits of things, show the product being
used, share testimonials. It all links into promoting the product or
service that you have. So we'll talk about formats now. There are a few different types, as you can see on your
screen right now. First of all, we have reels. Reels is a really, really popular option for
many insgrammers. These are fantastic way for
you to expand your reach. I find that me personally
on my account, reels reaches the non
followers basically on my account more than any other
format, it's worth doing. Carousels are perfect for tips lists or even
telling a story. They encourage users to swipe through which can
increase your engagement. Next comes the
normal static posts. These are great for
just showcasing a product visual or sharing
a quo, that type of thing. Finally, is live
stories as well. These are great at sharing
behind the scenes, things that are going on
as you're doing them. It helps your audience feel
connected to you as well. And finally, here's a
really good example of a weekly content plan. Monday is educational real, you're sharing a post about something
that really creates a sense of value for them. Then you've got Tuesday, so you could be
sharing some tips. This is a really
great way to engage your audience as well and
keeping them doing something. Wednesday could be your
focus about interactions. Think about the polls
and open questions, you're inviting people
to give you feedback. Then you have Fridays, which is an opportunity to share your posts about products, services, that type of thing. Finally, Sundays, you
can do a check in or a personal reflection or say what you've
done that week. All of these aspects
have different purposes. You want to give value. You want to create loyalty. You want to build a community. You want to showcase
what you do, so that links into the
earn side of the content. And finally Sunday when you share something
about yourself, that's showing off
your personal brand, showing basically who you
are and adding a touch of personalization
to your branding. That's really, really important is adding that personalization. You'll find that the more
personalized you can be, the better your
Instagram will grow. So hopefully that's
giving you some thought. Sit down, think about
the four Es of content. Then think about the formats that you're actually
interested in. You don't need to stick to this sample content
plan I've done, but it's just a basis basically
for you to think about. But try when you're planning out your posts for the week is introducing
different formats. Don't just stick to static. You'll find that you will not
reach your wider audience. Test a few different things, try out different styles,
that type of thing, but have a sit down and have a think of what content
you could share.
5. REELS & STORIES THAT DRIVE ENGAGEMENT: So let's look at reels and
stories that drive engagement. So how do you create
an effective real? Wow, good question. First up, it's all about the hook. You have just two to 3 seconds to grab your
audience's attention. Think about what will
resonate with them instantly. Next, don't forget about
text overlays, and captions. Many viewers watch
with the sound off. Make sure your
message is clear even in silence and I'm one
of those people as well. Lastly, always end
with a call to action. This could just be simple as encouraging viewers
to follow you for more insights or just to click
on the link in your bio. Remember, while trending
audio can boost engagement, it's essential to
always stay on brand. You might think that you need to add audio to every single reel, but you don't have to. It's entirely up to
you and your branding if it suits or if it takes
away from the message, that's something that you
need to think about when it comes to the audio
side of things. Now I'm just going to share some ideas depending
on business type. This will hopefully get
you thinking a bit more. So if you're a digital
content creator, then a good thing to showcase
is the creation process, demonstrating how templates are utilized, how they're created. This gives viewers
a clear insight into what you're offering. If you're a coach, for example, educational reels can be
really incredibly effective. Think about sharing three
tips for such and such. This can provide
immediate value to your audience and it establishes
you as an expert too. Next, if you're a
service provider, try doing time lapses, behind the scenes,
that type of thing, you might also
want to frequently asked questions as well
in a very quick format, making the content both
informative and engaging as well. And finally, if you're
a product seller, demonstrating how
your product works, sharing customer reactions
or showcasing before and after really resonates
with your audience. These visuals can create a strong emotional connection with your potential customer and can lead to them
actually finding out more and probably
buying from you as well. Now we've done reels.
Let's have a little look at stories because stories
are very different. They are very different tools and different meanings as well. When it comes to stories, you can showcase
behind the scenes, your daily life or very short sneak peeks at
things that you're doing. You have to remember that
stories only last for 24 hours. They're only showcase to
certain people as well. Keep them short
and sweet as well. I will say as well, make the most of the interactive stickers
out there as well. People love this type
of thing as well. It gives them a reason
to click on their phone, interact, have
their say as well. Have a go at playing with
the interactive stickers. There's polls, sliders,
questions, all types of things. To access these, you
actually have to be on the Instagram app for you to
be able to add them as well. So if you can't see them
because you've uploaded a video onto a different
platform, this is why. You will only ever see them when you're using the
Instagram on your phone. With stories as well, bear in mind that you
need to be having a balance of the
promotional stuff, the engaging stuff,
the personal stuff. You need to still have that mix, the same as your normal
posts on your account. It's good to have a
variety because people who actively follow you want
to see different things. I don't want to see every
single story about a product. I'll put them off and they'll
probably unfollow you. The last little tip
with stories is if you, for example, are
a product seller, what you can do is you can add those stories you create your products to something
called highlights. On your Instagram account on the profile just directly under your bio and your website, and there is highlights
and what these are a way to showcase
different things. For example, one
highlight in particular, could be showcasing
all your products. You can save all the stories relating to products
into that highlight. People click on it and it'll be a quick flick through each of those videos
that you created. It is worth doing,
but you need to be doing it as soon as
you've posted the stories. Once the story is
gone, it's gone, basically, unless
you upload it again. It's important to think about
as soon as it goes live, if it's really useful, add
it to your highlights. With your highlights, you
can have different sections. You create these by the way. You can name them
whatever you want. You can add whatever you
want to them as well. Some people do a mix of products and then they
name it products as well. So about us and there'll be videos of the team
and where we work, that type of thing, and so on. You can create a bit of a library as such of your
highlights from your stories. Your stories aren't lost as
such after the 24 hours, you can still keep the
relevant ones as highlights, which is really useful. Hopefully, you found
this insightful and we'll be moving on
to the next lesson.
6. HOW TO GROW ORGANICALLY: Let's look at how to grow
your in scrum organically. Here's some useful tips. Let's start with hash tag. Hash tags you probably had
or if you haven't had, are a big deal. Years ago in scam, you used to do up to 30 of them, to be honest, and
that was excessive. Now it's been cut down
to about five to ten. But what you need to do when
it comes to hashtags is be really selective in the types of hash tags that you're using. So you need to be able to
have a bit of a balance. You want some hash tags
that have a large audience, a large following, and you
need some that have small, so they're more niche basically. So on the right hand side
is a perfect example. So there's only a few, but
they're very different. You've got wedding planning, you've got wedding,
perfect wedding, website design, you're throwing in people interested in website
design as well into that. They've picked out
the relevant parts that are related to
that post as well. When you're looking at
them, do a bit of research. For me, I did a spreadsheet. What I do is I look
at other accounts, very similar to what I'm
going to be creating. I look at the hashtags
and you can actually click on each of the
links of the hash tags, and it will take you
through and you can see how big an audience they
are and note it down. Then what you can do is you can categorize them by
large, medium and small. Then when you do come to post, it makes your life so much easier because
then you can just go, I'll use this one, this one, and this one and you've
got a bit of a mix. Next is your engagement routine. This is another way that
you'll grow it organically. It's really, really
important to make sure you've got a bit of a routine when it
comes to Instagram. Engagement is key in building your following and
star commenting and just growing your account. Every day I do this is spend some time commenting on posts from accounts
in your niche, respond to all your DMs, your comments, interact as much as possible
with your audience. You do not need to
spend ages doing this. I think the common
misconception with Inscram and all social media is you have to be on there for
hours per day. Don't because that
will stress you out. What you can do is do 15 minutes in the morning or
5 minutes in the morning, five at lunch, and five
at the end of the day. It's entirely up to you how much time you want to
dedicate to doing this. But the sweet spot is around about 15 to
20 minutes per day. What you're doing is you're just growing your
account slowly with the right people
following you and you following them so you can learn from other accounts as well. But it's really important to make a note on your
phone to make sure that you are consistently
doing this and you'll be surprised on how quickly you can grow an
account by doing this. One of the accounts
that I had grew from nothing to probably about
500 in a matter of months, probably even less than
that, to be honest. I just through
commenting and stuff. What you will notice as well, the more you engage, the more people will engage
with your content as well. You'll start to notice
a rise in likes, shares, not just following, but all of that as well. It's really important aspect to growing organically, really. It's only 15 minutes
a day, which is nice. Another suggestion is to do
collaborations and giveaways. Giveaways is probably only going to be relevant to
people with actual products. It could be digital
or physical as well. Giveaways is actually
really good idea to grow your
following quite well. I've hosted one and I got 3400 followers in a matter
of three or four days. As long as you've
got a decent prize to give people jump
on the chance, simple entry of follow, and comments, and then basically you just send them whatever it is that they've won. And what I will say when
it comes to giveaways, it's really important
when you're talking to the person who
won it to actually ask them to share the
product or something or share a post that links back because that's
still engagement, that's still a bit
of a collaboration. And it's really good as well, especially if you host
another giveaway, people will be more, they're more invested
in actually entering because you've done it before and the prize is really good, it looks good, and the
person really enjoy it. It's all building up on that
community aspect of things. Um, another way to
grow your account is to partner with similar
sized creators or businesses, do a bit little collaboration. As you can see on the post on the right hand side,
this is Blue Host. They collaborated
with another account, but they shared them by put an ad and the name
of the person. But basically, what this
does is it just builds up your brand a bit more in
a different way as well. So now their followers
are going to see um basically see that
post and they're like, Oh, okay, so they did
something with such and such. It looks really good and then people find you a different way because that's all
you're doing is finding and growing your
accounts in different ways. Another aspect is cross promote offers to each
other's audiences. You can do that as well. If you're working
really closely with a creator and your
niches are very similar, you can cross
promote each others. It's another way for
their audience to see your stuff and your audience
to see theirs, basically. And finally, my last last tip
is when you post something, say, for example, you
post at 9:00 A.M. It's really good idea. It's a bit of a sweet spot
that many people have noticed is always
engaged 5 minutes after it's posted or even up to an hour after
it's posted because that's where you're going to get
noticed a lot more and you'll see that there'll be a
lot more interaction because it's the
top of the pile, if you think about it,
like a pile a close, it's at the top because it's
just been put out there. But the more you interact, the more you comment and talk
to people at that point, it stays at the top
of the path for a little bit longer and it gets
seen by a lot more people. Hopefully that's giving you some ideas on how to
grow organically. What I would say is, do your hashtag research, create an engagement routine. Then when it comes to
collaboration side things, that's once you're a little
bit more established, then you can look at
that evenue as well.
7. TURNING FOLLOWERS INTO CUSTOMERS: In the session we're
going to look at turning followers
into customers, which is what we want,
especially as a business. Let's first look at conversion focused content
types. There's a few there. First of all, showcase
transformations, look at before and
after examples. These are really good
types of content because not only highlights the impact of your
product or services, but it builds the trust
with potential customers. They want to see the
thing actually be used. Next, you could share Klein
or customer testimonials. These real life experiences
resonate deeply with customers and they're a bit of a deciding
factor for someone. When you look at restaurants
or anything like that, you look at Google reviews or
if you're going to hotels, it's trust pilot, it's the same with sharing
testimonials. The more you can show
that the customer is happy with something
and it was useful, that type of content, the more likely they'll
buy it from you. The next type of content is the value pack posts that naturally lead
to a call to action. This means making sure
your content provides genuine value while seamlessly guiding them towards
the next step, which is basically saying, go to my bio or go to my shop, that type of language. But they full of value. They're showing the
reason for doing something or they're
just leading to a product that they've used. Finally, is explaining
about your offer. You need to be solving a
problem that is basically and the main reason why people buy things is it
solves an issue. You've got a problem
with something. Well, here's the answer to it. That kind of content really does well because not only people
were looking for the answer, but you've given
them a solution, which is nice and simple.
Click on this button. Here you go, problem solved. Think about what kind of problem your products will basically
be solving for the person. Is it making people's
lives easier, or is it actually a good product because it
helps them with their health, for example, that type
of problem solving. Then we briefly talked
about highlights. Like I said,
highlights are really, really strategic content type. As you can see in the example, I've actually found them
with all of them filled in and they all have
different meanings. For example, each of
these highlights will be around a sole
focus, basically. But it is a very powerful tool to showcase your offerings, your products, that
type of thing. Consider creating a
start here highlight, specifically for new followers. This can guide them
through your offering. This is for people
that have never seen your content before. Then think about
adding highlights like FAQs or your reviews. Like we said, reviews
is a good thing. This not only addresses
the common queries, but also builds trust
through social proof. And lastly, remember to keep your highlights branded and
visually appealing as well. The consistency really matters. It reinforces your
brand identity. A lot of what you'll see at
the top of this as well, you can actually change the
covers to be specific icons, specific colors,
whatever you like. But you can actually change
those highlight images, as you can see in the example
to a different design, which is really important, especially just to
keep your brand consistent and that's a
nice thing to look at. And finally, conversion
tactics that work. I'm just going to share a
couple of the main ones really. First, considering using call to actions on pretty much
everything, to be honest. For example, you
could invite people to DM me with the word guide. This is a very clever
tactic, by the way. You can set it up using
apps like Manichat. Basically, when
somebody types in guide into your story
or into your post, wherever you put it, they will get a direct message from you. With the guide and
it's all automated. Things like this
can be automated, you don't have to say, they
didn't get it immediately. It can be a little bit
off put in when you type in the word guide
and nothing happens. You can automate these
types of things. Then you can add things like links into
the bio obviously, so different landing pages
on mine, I have Linktree, What I have on my Linktree
is my products are on there, then you scroll down and
there is certain guides, and then you scroll down even
more and there's freebies. So there's different
options for people. But what they'll do
is they'll all go to different landing pages,
different website links. Whatever the person wants, it's on there for them to
select. That's another option. If you don't want to
do the direct message me kind of thing with the guide, then the next thing is
just basically saying, Hey, why didn't you
head to my bio? That's a really good
quarter action. The next point is about
creating a sense of urgency. You will find limited
time offers or countdowns can significantly
boost your conversion. It prompts people to
do something like now. If you say, 1 hour left for the sale on this
and you get 25% off, people are more likely to buy something if
there's a sense of, I've only got an hour
to decide compared to this offers on continuously, it has no impact, but
if you say it's ending, you'll see a definite rise. And then finally, another
conversion tactic is to automate your replies
for common queries. It's really useful,
especially if you do a lot of products and people are asking certain
questions and things. You can do automated replies to specific questions
already preset so that they get
an instant answer. Because that's the good thing is the quicker you give them
the answers that they need, the quicker they are
going to convert. That's a big, big tactic
when it comes to Instagram is setting all these little
it bits up, to be honest. So your next task, as I like to give you tasks throughout this entire course, is to look at your
conversion focus content. What kind of thinking you share? Then think about your highlights and what you would name them, what you'd like to share. Then finally, look at the conversion tactics
that I've just shared. Have a look at apps that will
automate your messages on your actual posts and look at automated replies on your
actual messages as well. You can do the messages
through Meta Business, but you can YouTube there and it will talk you through it. It's very, very
simple to set up. You can set up the question,
you can set up the answer. Very straightforward,
but it is worth doing. The more you automate things, the more pressure it'll
take off you to be like, I need to respond instantly
to every single message. Now you've got something
that automates that for you, makes it nice and easy for you. You jump in when you need
to jump in basically.
8. ANALYTICS & WHAT TO TRACK: Is your final lesson, finally, and we are going to cover off analytics and what to track. On Insgram they have something
called Iscram Insights. This is where you'll
find all your analytics. You can find out what
works, what doesn't, and I'm just going to briefly go over some key ones so that
you know what they mean. So when you see
the inside reach, basically this tells you how many unique accounts
have seen your content. It's crucial because it
helps you understand your overall visibility and you want that number to keep
going up basically. So it shows that the stuff
that you're sharing is actually getting seen by
more and more accounts. Engagement is another
really important one. That consists of comments,
shares and saves. This metric is vital as it indicates how well
your content is resonating with your audience and are they connecting to
what you're sharing basically? And the next one
is website taps. This is understanding that people are clicking
through to your bio. They're actually listening
to your quarter action. Oh, I need to find out more, people are clicking
through and they're going through to wherever
you've set it up. If you've set this
up with Linktree, Link in your bio,
you can actually track where people go
on your Link tree. What other links do they click? It actually comes
up with a small little analytic
tool there as well. It's a great tool to set up. I have it on my account and it's really
useful to understand that some of my
freebies don't get as many clicks as
others do as well. And finally, the last one is your follower growth.
That's what you want. You want to see some
type of growth. But this one will actually
tell you value insights. It tells you where
they're coming from. It tells you the age. I think majority of the time it tells you the sex as well. But it's really valuable because
now you understand where they're actually
coming from so you can tailor your
content a bit better. So this is a relevant, useful tip that
I'm going to share about weekly
analytics check ins. This is a point where
you need to focus on how effectively you're
performing basically. First of all, you want to
be looking out patterns. In your analytics, you want
to see what's working, what's not, what's shared, what's saved because
this is the type of content that you know
resonates with your audience. That's what you want. Next, you can identify content that
led to more profile visits. So you might find a
particular set of posts with call to
action to do something. For example, if
you set up the DME for a guide worked really well, you can identify what
messaging you used. If it was successful, great. That means you do
it for next time. But you can
understand a bit more about where those visits
are going and where from. And finally, tracking your story completion
rate is really 0.1. You spend a lot of time
on Inscram building up, creating your reels,
your stories, your carousels,
and your stories. You want to know that you've put some time and effort
into those that they are actually watching them to the
end. That's what you want. This metric basically shows,
do they get to the end? This is a point where you go, they get to get to
the end, great. Now you know what style, what working
messaging. Fantastic. But the ones that don't is actually stopping
them from completing? Is the video is too long? Is the messaging very unclear or they don't like
the video style? There could be a lot of things. There'll be a lot of
testing you'll find. As you're setting up
your instagram accounts, as you're testing out
different formats, different content styles,
that type of thing. You will find that this
will benefit you massively. Do this every Sunday
evening, spend 20 minutes, figure out what worked
from the week before, or do it every month
if you need to if you don't have the
time to do it weekly. But it's really important
to do those check ins to see what is actually
working because you don't want to waste all
your time spending three or four months realizing the content doesn't work and nobody actually likes
what you're sharing. The final thing I'm going to share with you is adjusting
your strategy with data. I've just mentioned about you will shake
things up basically. So here's a few tips
on how to do that. First of all, do more of what works is really,
really important. Reuse or re purpose top
performing content. There is nothing
wrong with doing it. If you've done a
post two months ago and it had really
good engagement, reuse it again, or you
can change some of the colors or you
can change some of the text or the video,
however you want to do it. But you can repurpose
your own content if it's performed really well. Next, think about dropping content types or topics
that low performs. Analytics will tell you what content formats
worked really well. For me, reels work really well, static posts don't seem
to work very well, but that's just because of
the business that I do. Think about the content types. There is no harm dropping one
and trying something new. Same with topics. If you find that you're
doing a topic on Monday, it's doing really poorly, switch it to Friday or basically change it for something
completely different. Just try them out.
There is no harm. You will learn so much for things not
working that it will make your Instagram more successful because you
will learn what does work. Another tip is to
test one new idea weekly and just test it
out, see what happens. If you've not shared something about
specific topic, try it. If you want to do
more animation, you've never tried it,
try it, see what happens. A lot of this will be called
AB testing, by the way. You are just testing a lot of different things and
seeing what works. Also, you could try
AB testing as well, which is basically what it is, you'll create two posts with different captions or images or quarter actions or something. There's something
different about them. So they can be identical
captions, but different images, tightly up to you and basically
you're testing 11 week, and then you can
test one another week and see which
ones performed. This is just to get
an understanding of if you've got
the right language, if you've got the right
imagery, what works? That's all you're testing, and that's all you're
going to be learning from analytics is what is working? What is helping grow my account? What is helping me
grow my business? Where are people clicking
through to my website? That is the whole point of uh, using Inscram for business. If you're putting a lot of
time and effort into this, you want to see an outcome. I hope you've
enjoyed this course. Head over to projects,
have a crack at it, upload it, be really fantastic
to see your projects, and I really hope you enjoy setting up your
Instagram account and learning loads and loads of new things and growing
your business.