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I know we talk about how much money Instagrammers and bloggers make sometimes, so I thought this article would be interesting to some:
https://later.com/blog/instagram-influencers-costs
There are actual figures here for what some influencers charge per post, so enjoy!
Wompwomp she blocked me yesterday for responding to her "I'm so lonely but when we're not alone we're together" post with a series of 🤣emojis so I can't see her stories atm loool.
But if that's the case then Hillary's likely breaking FTC guidelines by not disclosing it as a gift.
https://later.com/blog/sponsored-instagram-posts/#faq1
>FAQ #1: Do You Have to Disclose Gifts or Free Products?
As a brand, gifting your product to Instagram influencers is a great strategy to build brand awareness on Instagram and grow your following.
A lot of people assume that if no money is exchanging hands, it doesn’t qualify as a partnership or sponsored Instagram post. But this assumption is actually incorrect.
According to the FTC, if a business gives you a free product with the expectation that you’ll promote or discuss the product on Instagram, you have to disclose it.
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> If you receive free products or other perks with the expectation that you’ll promote or discuss the advertiser’s products in your blog, you’re covered. Bloggers who are part of network marketing programs, where they sign up to receive free product samples in exchange for writing about them, also are covered.
Someone mentioned below that Sarah Tondello was complaining about her engagement/followers and I think maybe I figure out what the deal is. Well, at least a part of her problem anyway. Monika Hibbs linked to an article on one her stories and it talks about shadowbans. I had no idea this was thing.
As I understand even if she doesn't get paid, she should tag it properly:
"Basically, the FTC requires you to disclose when you have any financial, employment, personal, or family relationship with a brand. This can include everything from being paid and receiving a gift, even if you think your evaluations are unbiased or you weren’t specifically asked to review a product. Basically, it all comes down to transparency. It’s about making sure your followers are aware when you’ve been paid or given something of value to promote a product — as opposed to recommending a product because you simply like it."
How to Properly Disclose Sponsored Instagram Posts According to the FTC
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Hi there, Marketing Director here. MBA, executive, 15 years experience, the whole 9 yards.
There are actual ongoing legal discussions about this. Here is a good breakdown: https://later.com/blog/user-generated-content-rules/
Money quote: "...while the legality around reposting UGC remains a gray area, there are enough laws and regulations in place to protect intellectual property and copyright infringement to warrant some caution. With this in mind, correctly reposting UGC is about asking for permission, and giving credit where credit is due. Simply put, you need to make sure you’re honoring the creator’s work and not “stealing” content for your own marketing purposes."
And as with anything, there is "what can I get away with" (a lot) and "what is the right thing to do". As a business owner, if you respect your customers, asking for permission is the right thing.
An example, I do photoshoots and I frequently credit which makeup etc I use, especially indie providers. I was blown away by some makeup from Dragun Beauty and included one of my photoshoot pics in that review. They reached out to me to ask if it was ok if they 1) used the image, slightly altered (and showed me ahead of time) and 2) if it was ok to post on their IG channel with my review and what was my handle so they could tag me.
This is the right way to approach this, if you want a positive, long-term, relationship with customers. And ethics aside, you could be inviting legal issues - and why would you do that? It's so easy to do the right thing.
just googled and found this https://later.com/blog/schedule-instagram-posts/
depending on the kind of music you're making and the content, people might like the honesty, but I don't think that should be up to us.
Hey, just FYI that instagram can track how long you spend looking at something regardless of whether or not you like it* so she is making money as long as you look.
Also, respectfully:
>other influencers because at least they are honest and genuine.
What?
*see this article, explaining that influencers can check how many unique accounts see their posts: https://later.com/blog/instagram-metrics-to-track/
However much you are posting now, it's not enough.
https://later.com/blog/instagram-aesthetic-trends/ - Some tips for you on aesthetics.
Just remember, good content is good content, regardless of anything else.
I'd focus more on taking great shots of your product before worrying about an aesthetic overhaul. If you take good shots, your aesthetic will develop naturally
There's more details here, but in a nutshell it gives you more insight into performance of your content with analytics (including impressions, reach, etc) a bit more info on who your followers are and where they're located, and also allows you to put some action buttons on your profile so it's easier for people to email or call you if you're running a business.
At the least, it's pretty interesting to learn some of the stuff. Also, here's Later's take on the profiles.
according to this, i should be posting 14 times a week on instagram since i have 200 followers in my art account.
between wanting to make money through drawing, creating, queueing for my website, caring for a patient and trying to be a human and maintaining my full-time job, this is *checks notes* not sustainable unless i want to burn myself out. hmm
For several years I've been using the free version of Later (referral link, gets you an additional 10 posts / month for free).
Limitations of the free platform are: can't schedule videos, reels or stories.
Reason I like it - years of rock solid stability, the ability to preview the feed for when you want to make 3-across or 6-up / 9-up layout designs from one image, or just want a consistent look to your profile.
Also, tagging / labeling photos lets you easily find them to re-share if you need, and the 'saved captions' option has been a massive time saver for hashtags and other things.
It is actually legally and ethically wrong to repost UGC without permission, and it's a bad look for a company especially. Here is a breakdown: https://later.com/blog/user-generated-content-rules/
Hey there - long time tech geek, short time business owner! Some of the best resources I've found for social media marketing include...
https://hashtagify.me/ - analyzes specific tags and recommends other related and trending tags
https://later.com/ - for scheduling social media posts on Instagram (I don't use this but heard it is good)
https://sproutsocial.com/insights/best-times-to-post-on-social-media/ - hotspot analysis for engagements and interaction times on different media platforms
TikTok is also an AMAZING way to advertise your products in cute, eyecatching ways and helps you engage more customers and people (one of my posts netted me 200+ sales and 105k likes)
Doing giveaways (if you can afford to) is also a fantastic way of attracting new people who, even if they don't win, will see and likely purchase from your shop
I hope this helps!
This is quite a good article on choosing... For me it comes down to how likely it is you are going to want to advertise or promote posts. If you think you may want to promote a photo into the timelines of non-followers, then business all the way.
Well, for one, if i go onto instagram and look at the first 6 things in my feed, they're out of order, and also it's pretty well known.
http://thewestwordonline.com/2019/01/why-the-instagram-feed-isnt-in-chronological-order/
I recently found out about Later, it doesn't post for you, but it does let you schedule posts (and their captions).
You can schedule posts from a computer, but you have to download the app to your phone as well. When it's time for a scheduled post a notification will take you to the Later app to confirm you're logged into the right Instagram account (I have multiple ones, it may not ask this if you only have one), then open up Instagram with the picture you selected. At that point you can paste the caption (which was automatically copied to your clipboard when Later was opened) and hit post.
It's a bit of a (short) process and it's not the kind of full automation I was hoping for, but it's not so bad. I don't mind having to spend a few seconds pressing some buttons if I already have a photo and a caption picked out. Plus it's free, at last for one account and basic perks, I think it may have monthly plans for those who want more features.
Later used to be called Latergramme. No app can post to IG on your behalf, so it sends you a push notification reminding you to post, you go into the app and confirm the publishing, it copies the image to your photos and the caption to your copy/paste. Made life super simple for managing a business IG account for me.
I do all organic social media marketing and believe it's certainly possible.
I think a combination of reels & carousel posts is the way to go for growth.
Instagram came out with loads of information about how their algorithms work - I'd suggest taking a peek at all that information and reevaluate your content strategy around what you learn there!
This is a good article:
https://later.com/blog/how-instagram-algorithm-works/
Many people do just repost, but legally and ethically you should ask for permission first. A good rule of thumb to make this easier is to think about digital imagery in the same way you think about "real world" creations. You would ask someone's permission and/or what they are charging for usage rights if you were to reporduce their painting or illustration on your product labels, right? It's the same thing with any digital content - whether on insta or otherwise. And don't cringe, you're definitely not alone! What matters is what you do moving forward.
If you want a more in-depth explanation you can find it here: https://later.com/blog/user-generated-content-rules/
>but I don't necessarily think that needs to be the default (as long as they are invited to look/share because they were tagged).
It is actually legally and ethically wrong to repost UGC without permission, and it's a bad look for a company especially. Here is a breakdown: https://later.com/blog/user-generated-content-rules/
I never see thirst traps on Instagram, wonder why that is.
Instagram’s feed is anything but randomized, but specific to each user. This is why I ask if it’s a selection bias.
Additionally, don’t even “save” (you know, the option that lets you bookmark IG photos and sort them into collections) photos from problematic accounts.
According to this site: “Instagram saves are also a key signal for how the Instagram algorithm works: the more saves you get on a post, the more people it will be shown to in the algorithm. So if you want to grow your account, you need to focus on getting people to save your Instagram post!”
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Think "Yext", "Reviewtrackers" and "Later.com" in one platform & for free.
As we all have seen how a lot of local businesses have struggled under the Corona epedemic, we set out to figure out how we could help.
What we figured out, is that in these times, it's more than ever important that local businesses are updated and available online, to help customers figure out when you are open, but also respond to questions, reviews, and create great social media content.
We have chosen to make it 100% free forever for everyone signing up and adding their businesses facebook and google page on our platform.
We are still in beta, but is very actively talking to our users, and building the tools needed to make the best platform for you guys - You deserve it!
Please forward to anyone you know, who have a local business, and could use this. You can sign-up at: https://beta.storetime.co
Yes. Some options like later.com/linkinbio or shop-insta.com offer purchases in 2 or 3 clicks. But if you can reduce the time and don't let time to your client to think a lot. win to win.
https://later.com/ does this for Instagram. I'm sure there are other automated softwares out there for Facebook, Youtube, etc... But you should see this as a good thing, it means your idea is viable and there is a demand.
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How will you make your service unique? Differentiate yourself, then execute.
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Try later.com It's a webinterface + smartphone app and it works really well. I can create a whole post on my pc and then use the app to post it to instagram.
Instagram changed it's algorithm to promote engagement at the expense of chronology so people don't see posts necessarily at the time you'll post them
https://later.com/blog/how-instagram-algorithm-works/
Which means it doesn't' really matter so much, though i'd look at the analytics function and use the most engaged time as a kickoff point
Depends on who your audience is.
If you are targeting younger people, go with Instagram. If you are targeting soccer moms, go with Facebook.
Additionally, you can schedule Instagram posts, you just get a push notification when it is time to post. Somewhat annoying, but it works. I wrote a blog post about my preferred social media management program.
I use Later if you don't feel like reading the blog.
Running an giveaway/contest is a great way to drum up your Instagram following (which sounds like your primary goal), but it's important to remember that your "prize" has to been seen as valuable in the eyes of your followers. And unless that $5 keychain is super duper badass, I don't know if it'll cut it.
I think a better strategy would be to partner with another relevant IG account (brand, influencer, or whatever) to host your giveaway/competition. This will help with the success of your IG giveaway because you get to share each other’s audiences and reach way more potential followers. That being said, your "partner" in the giveaway has to see value in the partnership for it to work.
Anyway, both options are good! Running a solo giveaway is a totally legit strategy, but I would definitely look into increasing the value of what you're giving away if you decide to go that route.
FYI: My company wrote a blog post about this a few weeks ago. Not trying to self-promote here, but the takeaways are pretty good: https://later.com/blog/get-more-followers-on-instagram/
I never implied I was any way, shape, or form. You, on the other hand, reek of it. Imagine the proportion you take it to when your best response to FAIR grading is a conceited hissy fit to your buddies online. But go ahead, preach to thine choir! Shout in your echo chamber. Or, right your wrongs and pig up the damn books.
Let me give you a gentle nudge in the right direction though:
https://later.com/blog/how-to-use-tiktok/
This is a TOK guide for beginners. Happy reading!
Hi! I was only diagnosed with ADHD this past year, so I had developed a lot of systems to help me in my day job for what I thought was my "creative artist brain". I work as a social media manager for a paint by number company and I plan my posts months in advance. I use Later.com to schedule them and it is such a relief to know that I'm not forgetting to do it. I schedule them when I'm having a creative burst and get it out of the way.
My system goes like this:
Decide what photos and videos I am going to post. Make a Google Doc with dates to take the photos and edit them by.
Then make a Google Doc with all the captions I need for the media I am posting. Write them out or make notes about what I want to write when I am more inspired. I made myself a template so that each month I just make a copy of the template and change the date to the current month. You can also make saved captions on Later so I have a few just filled with hashtags, they will even suggest ones they think are relevant to your post!
I then upload all the media to Later once it's finished and then copy and paste the captions from my Google Doc into the caption box on Later. Add any saved hashtags I want and then schedule it to post at the time I select on the day I select. The only drawback is that it will not auto-post if it has more than 1 photo, you can still schedule it but you'll have to manually post it. The app does send you a notification that a post needs to be published.
This has helped me build up a backlog of posts so if I am having a hard day I can just move the posts around and pull from what I've already compiled.
I also spend the first 30 minutes of my work day responding to comments, leaving comments on other pages, and answering messages. Once the 30 minutes is up I am done for the day unless it's a pressing issue.
If you need someone to keep you accountable or help you get set up, please feel free to message me!
These kind of stories are nothing more than clickbait because "best times to post" are different for everyone.
My audience is not the same as yours and as a result the people I"m trying to attract aren't on at the same time as your audience.
This is why I love later.com to schedule my posts because it also gives me amazing and detailed stats including actual best time to post based on my own personal audience.
For me the best time to post is from 8 am to 11 am, and wed and Thursday are my two best days.
For my friend it's a very different story. Her best time is from 11 am to 3 pm and her best days are Mon, Tues, Wednesday
I am thinking to use a tool like later.com and prepare posts in advance
in my case, I treat it more like a memories photo album, so I will post 1 post every day with 10 photos in it for a month or 2.
If she’s being sponsored, she has to disclose it using #ad or have “sponsored post” on her IG.
Here’s an article about FTC regulations on Instagram
“If your followers can’t tell when you’ve been paid to endorse a product and when you’re simply highlighting a product that you personally like, you’re probably violating the FTC’s guidelines.”
Automations are always interesting. Currently I'm using later.com to plan and push posts to Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, and Pinterest. However, it would be great to repurpose or repeat posts (in a B2B context e.g., company founding dates) or have an API to automatically add and send posts to many social platforms.
Are you talking about a scheduler? If so I recommend Later for Twitter, FB, Inst, Pinterest, Linked-In (and don’t quote me on this but I think they just added Tik-Tok) you can use it for Free until you’re ready for more features and they even give you a 14 day free trial to feel that out. Then it’s $15 a month which is cheaper than most. https://later.com/r/queengoddessfreya-5e2cb7
Edit to add: if you use my referral link it will give you 10 extra posts for Insta. They cap the free users at 30 posts a month per social.
You can use a third-party tool like Later.com to link your account & then give them access to the Later account.
OR you can also safely share login information through a program like LastPass!
Hey there,
I'm a freelance designer / videographer and i've recently started offering social media management as one of my services. I'm looking to take on new clients. I've got experience in:
- Adobe Premiere
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- After Effects
- Canva (Pro) - this is what I use for most social media post designs these days
I haven't used Later.com but have used Buffer and Hootsuite and understand how these systems work.
I'm somewhat capable of understanding the analytics due to my background in web / SEO and some training I've been doing recently.
Would love to talk - I'm based in the UK but able to schedule a call any time that suits you - My budget range would be around $35 USD (£25 per hour) so may be higher than what you're willing to pay however I assure you I'm here to work with you and make it worth your while!
Yeah I know people do it but I don't know why a big name like Joe flies under the radar. Check this out:
>In fact, in 2019, the FTC sent letters to 21 Instagram influencers (including Lindsay Lohan and Naomi Campbell), warning them that publishing sponsored Instagram posts on their personal accounts without “clear and conspicuous disclosure” is a breach of the rules.
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wow, you're so old school that it's sort of retro and cool in a way. I think you've got talent - piano and songwriting, hopefully your studio tracks have a nice arrangement as well! your texts with the photos are very long, but for me personally wonderful to read (but they all say keep it short (you know tiktok is just a few sec video). there is even a book 'songwriters on songwriting' on your ig and I'm sure most songwriters run to the internet to search for 'how to get more followers'. you can easily follow tips like these https://later.com/blog/get-more-instagram-followers/ - you'll also have to follow people yourself and this always gives me a strange feeling: I hope that one day we will be released from the social media flow and people will start writing pieces again with everyday photos without filters like your instagram. i think that was what covid was all about, but instead we got filtered socials only. you still get an average of 5 likes per photo, just calculate how many that will be if you did not have 47 but 47,000 followers. also do not forget that money is required for this instagram 'analysis' today. there are kids offering that.... but i think your IG is cool.
According to this post - yes:
From FAQ #1: According to the FTC, if a business gives you a free product with the expectation that you’ll promote or discuss the product on Instagram, you have to disclose it.
Ensure your Crop adheres to one of the 4 native aspect ratios: > * Square – 1:1 (max length 1200px) > * Landscape – 1.91:1 (max length 1080px) > * Portrait – 4:5 (max length (1350px) > * ^ ^One ^guide ^says, ^definitely ^1200px, ^maybe ^1350px, ^other ^says ^definitely ^1350x. ^My ^experience ^says ^definitely ^1350px > * Versatile – 4:3/3:4 (max length 1350px if portrait, 1080px if landscape)
Limit File Size to 1600 kb – some say this narrowly avoids Instagram's file size compression algorithm.
Your Image Format should be JPEG.
Your Color Space should be sRGB.
I mean, yeah, there's always new stuff because old stuff didn't have a feature that some people wanted, or the format just didn't work for whatever.
https://later.com/blog/tiktok-algorithm/#:~:text=According%20to%20TikTok%3A%20%E2%80%9CThe%20system,not%20interested%20in%2C%20too%E2%80%9D. this seems like a decent article to explain their algorithm though, if you're interested in looking into it in more detail.
Quality will always win out, especially if you plan on keeping that account for awhile.
I'd add that you really do some hashtag research (especially to avoid banned tags) using the ladder strategy.
Also check posting time that's best for your timezone: https://later.com/blog/best-time-to-post-on-instagram
Good luck👍🏽
Hi,
- Take a random photo or use an existing photo
- Use the drawing tool (to the left of the 'A')
- Select a desired colour
- Put your finger on the screen and hold it (don't move or lift your finger)
The area should fill completely with the solid colour.
Here if you need clearer instructions: https://later.com/blog/instagram-stories-hacks/#:~:text=Open%20Instagram%20Stories%20and%20take,filled%20with%20a%20solid%20color.
My own shop's IG following and corresponding sales from social media traffic has gone up ~300% this year. I've always been kind of absent from posting on my shops page – what do I post?! what pictures? — and I finally kicked it up a notch this fall. I took a few hours and designed about 30 posts and used later.com to schedule posts/write captions/hashtags for all the way up until Christmas. It's been so amazing!
Schedule your posts and you'll be able to maintain a bit more activity for your shop consistently, because life gets in the way and you don't always have time to make posts during the week.
I got a notification on my IG the other day about guides but I just closed out of it. I found this article that tells all about it. https://later.com/blog/instagram-guides/. I think it is going to be interesting to use & probably very well liked.
Instagram money calculator estimates she could command 5-10k per sponsored post.
That sound also track with the figures posted here, more or less:
https://later.com/blog/instagram-influencers-costs/
Some influencers quoted in the article say that for 1m+ followers (Jenelle has 3m with an engagement rate of 1.13% which is typical for accounts of that size, frankly) they'd get paid $10,000 per post.
But she doesn't tend to post images, she promotes via stories, which influencers typically get paid less for - one influencer who charged $2200 per post did $700 per story (so 1/3rd of the price).
The real damper is that many brands want to partner moreso with people like Chelsea than people like Jenelle. You want the cozy boss-mom vibes, not the 'my husband shoots dogs and our kids get taken away' energy.
Jenelle doesn't get good sponsorships - she's not partnering with big name-brands like target or toyota. She gets weird teas and off-brand ab products.
Tiktok creator fund, if she's a part of the it, pays 2-4c/100 views. Her latest video had 85,000 views so it would have netted her $1.70 from the creator fund, at the high end approximately. The best performing recent video was a video of Babs talking about how her Biden signs keep getting stolen. It got 4.5m views so $188 approximately. Just based on a quick scroll her videos generously average maybe 400k so ... approximately $18/video. She posts pretty much every other day so that's 15-20 videos per month-ish. She doesn't do a ton of sponsorships on tiktok.
Youtube pays 3-5$/1000 views but getting you can get demonetized VERY easily. If her videos were monetized and stayed monetized, based on her views around 100k per video, something like 300-500$/video.
She makes good money. It's worse than other influencers her size because of her shit reputation, I'd wager, but I'd still bank on her netting somewhere in the realm of 200-400k/year.
> Stan Lees on Bostontrees are paid reviewers, "paid" being freebies and discounts.
It's even more convoluted than that imo -- it seems like the tag was used as a sort of "valued contributor" tag for a long time and only recently became a tag for compensated reviews. (Maybe when MA went recreational?)
That's why you see a ton of people in that thread with the Stan Lee tag saying stuff like "Where's my check?" or "Didn't know I was supposed to be getting paid."
I have personally seen /u/vapors-only deny being paid to review and others have to. It seems like the way his scam works is he gets heavy discounts on product and then claims that in fact he's not being paid for his review.
It's shady as shit and doesn't comply at all with the FTC guidelines on disclosing sponsored reviews
I know it seems ridiculous to bring up FTC advertising guidelines but cannabis is a legitimate business and Instagram influencers have gotten in trouble for this EXACT scam.
Sizing:
The best way to get the most quality out of your projects is to size it exactly for the website or source. For instance, when designing a book cover you'd do a 300 DPI at the exact specifications of the book cover WITH a bleed. You CAN start off with a much larger image, but the file you provide to your printer should be sized to exactly what they require.
So, when it comes to Instagram and other social media websites, you should ALWAYS create a separate document and resize it yourself to the EXACT size Instagram asks for. You want your aspect ratio to be correct too, but this should automatically be correct if you follow the exact image sizes rule.
Unsure of what that size is that you want? Two easy solutions! > 1. Use a guide (such as https://later.com/blog/instagram-image-size/) on sizes. > 2. Find an image that is the exact size and proportions that you want. Save that image and get the dimensions of it using an art program.
Calibration:
Calibration is tricky! It depends on what type of monitor you have. You might be using a screen mode you're not aware of (some monitors have a "GAME MODE", "THEATRE MODE", or something else).
Generally, you want brightness/contrast to be pretty 'normal' - something even between all values, like a 50/50/50. You want to look at the exact colors you're working with, and contrast can give you the wrong idea about how strong or muted your colors are.
To double check your colors, you should look at how your image looks on other people's phones as well as your own. Also, use other people's monitors.
I'm wondering if it has to do with Instagram's new algorithm.
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https://later.com/blog/how-instagram-algorithm-works/
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This may help explain it more!
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I've seen businesses running an Instagram contest and getting lots of tractions - i.e. engagement shoot giveaway, where potential clients have to like, follow and refer 3 friends in comments etc. Of course, only do it if it fits your brand. I've personally never done it, but again, I'm only at 3k followers after 4 years so don't do what I did lol.
This might be an outdated case study, but the core concept is still valid: https://later.com/blog/get-more-followers-on-instagram/
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>That’s all great news for Facebook, who has a unique opportunity to turn its new feature — Instagram Reels — into a TikTok replacement for markets where the app gets banned.
>It’s also great news for FB stock, which remains positioned to rally to $275 in 2020.
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It can help a lot for promotion. Remember you don't need it installed on your phone if you're worried about self control.
There are also apps like later that can help you batch and schedule posts.
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just to make sure we're on the same page, we're talking about these 2 photos, right?
https://steemitimages.com/DQmecAh3oQzxnmwMxpqfBVUQjF3JuaFMC52z7qatefdCWe7/image.png
https://archive.fo/CiDXD/a6d46b1dbdc49ee95f833349b5f460f7223ccf35.png
the first one is the one thats always presented from what i've found. the comments on the left are NOT the comments on the picture, theyre just put there to make it seem worse than it is. those comments on the side are from the second picture i sent you. nothing is cut off in that picture. these pictures are from 2012 back when instagram was all square pictures. proof instagram only started allowing non square pictures a few years ago: https://later.com/blog/landscape-portrait-instagram-slideshow-posts/
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There's one from the guardian.
https://later.com/blog/tiktok-algorithm/
And that's an article explaining how the algorithm works. That's what I meant by long strings of nonsensical emojis. Long comments and emojis boost posts to peoples for you page. Next time you see a politically motivated post from a queer creator scroll through the comments. Paragraphs of emojis bookended with "for the algorithm" and "people need to see this, boost it".
The way I schedule my businesses' Instagram posts is by using Later - it's probably the best free one out there, but they also have paid memberships.
Their free membership offers 20 posts per month, but if you use my link you'll get an extra 10 each month
What do they have though?
If she bought her house outright (I believe she did) she doesn't have mortgage payments or anything.
Realistically her only expenses would be utilities, food, drugs entertainment. If she was even making $40,000 a year she would have no trouble paying for everything.
She has almost 3 million Instagram followers. This article outlines how much people can typically charge to advertise on Instagram (https://later.com/blog/instagram-influencers-costs/) and it's clear Jenelle can make a good chunk of change off that alone.
Have a look at the webpage https://later.com/ you can schedule tweets, Facebook and Instagram to go out. Sit down on Sunday night spend an hour or so and schedule away.
Their free their is actually quite decent as well
Interesting question... I just read yesterday that Instagram will start to monetize creators on IGTV... we need to see still if it will be worth it... Here a nice post about it :) But I think soon Youtube will start having some competition... https://later.com/blog/igtv-monetization/
Try using the free Facebook Creator Studio instead. It allows you to post/schedule to Instagram for free and it's an official Facebook tool. It's a bit more basic than Later.com but that doesn't weigh up to the fact that it saves you a bunch of money!
> Do you think voting might increase reach?
Its good to spice it up to keep Your audience engaged.
Just ask questions You could not resist Yourself - then yeah it could help.
*note that they looking at the pool and NOT participating will have an adverse effect.
For growth, I would focus on using newer features platform wants You to use: Carousels (not less than 8 slides + people need to watch at least 5 out of 10 slides).
With everything You do, know that- platform wants people to stay on IG for as long as possible >> they will promote accounts that enable that.
Carousel ideas:
For over 3 years I've used Later [referral link] to schedule Instagram posts, in that time they've added Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter scheduling. I've always used the free version, it gives you 30 scheduled posts per month, the referral link provided will give you an additional 10, so 40 in total. One of my favorite features is, from a computer, the ability to use saved captions - if you use a specific tag line or set of hashtags for specific photos this can be a huge time save for you. The paid version will also support video, carousel image posts, stories and last week it was announced also support first comment scheduling if you'd prefer to put hashtags in there. Lastly, if you do image montages, meaning one larger image cut into 3 / 6 / 9 images so it looks like a cohesive piece on your profile, there's a lovely preview option included so you can see what your feed looks like. I know some people prefer the left to right rows to look like - image / word meme / image, so that helps, too.
For Facebook I use PostPlanner, it starts at $3 / month and the only reason I have been using this for the last few years is because it allows me to put images directly into Facebook albums, the baked-in Facebook scheduling tool doesn't allow this and I like my page to be organized.
The other nice thing about PP is the ability to repeat content. If you create a post, you can set it to auto re-post every 11 days or every 3 weeks or at whatever interval you'd like. This program also allows for content suggestion, search and re-use. I don't use this but I know many that find this invaluable.
I don't have a LinkedIn solution for you but my guess would be it should be something you can automate from IFTTT via FB or Instagram.
I'm a pro user. Been one for a long time. I'd really like it if Flickr didn't just ignore Instagram and started adding features like https://later.com/ has for managing Instagram from Flickr. I personally prefer Flickr's larger sized images, organization and community, however I also like to stay engaged on Instagram as well. If I could manage other photo channels from Flickr that would definitely keep me on Flickr while not ignoring the sites with massive social networks that aren't strictly photography.
- HypeAuditor to check the analytics of the IG account
- Yellowduck.tv to go live to Instagram from a desktop computer or a laptop
- Later- to plan, schedule and analyze IG posts
There are actually a lot more but these three are my top 3 Instagram tools
>According to recent reports, on average influencers on the following platforms will charge:
>Instagram Influencers: $1,000 per 100,000 followers Snapchat Influencers: Starts at $500 per campaign in 24 hours YouTube Influencers: Roughly $2,000 per 100,000 followers
https://tinuiti.com/blog/social/how-much-do-influencers-charge/
>While there is no one-size-fits all pricing, many digital marketers adhere to the one cent per follower (or $100 per 10K followers) rule, but only as a starting point for their calculation.
Do you have a media kit? I'm not in the industry but it's something i've heard people talk about. Something like this: https://later.com/blog/influencer-media-kit/
I believe you can use later.com or Facebook Creator Studio to share photos in IG on laptop/desktop. They might or might not require a business IG account, which is a free upgrade.
No. I think it's not possible. You can't edit previews if the video is horizontal.
Found this:
> You can also tap Edit Preview to adjust how your IGTV video will be previewed in feed (you’ll only have this option if your video is 9:16. If 16:9, your video will show in full).
Apparently the support for horizontal videos still have some limitations.
Before trying anything update both Instagram and IGTV apps. They changed the way horizontal videos work recently.
I run a virtual operations business for startups and entrepreneurs and for me connecting with and curating content for social media is extremely important. I use a platform called, Later, that allows users to upload content for Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, and Twitter and post automatically based on preset times. If you check it out, feel free to use my code for free posts: https://later.com/r/df6d05
Using pods is no longer effective and using hashtags that aren't relevant is a good way to get throttled, especially if you're using duplicates. More and more users are following hashtags and will report content that is not relevant. This will damage your trust score may increase your chances of being disabled.
You need to work hard, post consistently, IG rewards consistent posting, post stories, call to action in your posts, use hashtags wisely, don´t reuse the same hashtags over and over. Post great content, interact with your followers, reach to other big accounts in your niche. And study how to make the most of the platform.
It´s a long game and you need to learn new things all the time.
Suscribe to later.com blogs and also start reading the IG forum on MPsocial
This week I've been updating and changing my real estate photography website around quite a bit and I'm liking how it looks a lot more now.
The last ~month I've started to try to regularly post to my Instagram more as well to see if there is more potential. I been trying the free version of later.com to schedule posts which has been very helpful.
For the future I want to learn more on real estate videography. I've done quite a bit of drone video stuff for clients, but want to dabble in DSLR video stuff as well.
Thats a great feeling. Congrats! Automation + great communication and value to your clients and their followers next up. I've been using Later.com to help schedule instagram posts and have built landing pages + onboarding emails with www.mailchimp.com as a process to get the viewer or follower to go from IG to Email to hopefully a product page and checkout or give them such good content / products that they are willing to share the page with others.
I've done this with a side project of mine www.startwater.today
I think it just followed a precedent set on Instagram, it’s kind of the least obtrusive and easy way to mark a sponsored stream that is approved by the FTC.
Have a look at this article for a few advices on what's hot in 2019: https://www.goneon.lu/6-tips-to-rock-social-media-ads-in-2019/ A great resource to start in general is the later.com blog: https://later.com/blog/ They typically have all kinds of state-of-the-art tips.
10 times a day is way over what you should do. 1-2 a day is more than enough. Better to use a service to schedule your posts and write really good captions for each picture. If you have a business account, you can post fully automatic, if you have a personal account, you need to add an app that remind you and that receives the post so you can post it yourself. I use Later.com , but there are others as well.
If you want to tell the world more about what you are doing during the day, use the Instagram stories. It is an excellent way to engage people.
Why do you use INstagram in the first place?
The rule across the board seems to be: Post regularly. Don't fuss over much about the quality of the post. Consistency and certainty are greater than irregular, high-quality. For example, I would hem and haw over every instagram post, working on an informative, well-written "quality" captions, posting once/twice a week. When I was essentially forced to post one photo a day, there was no time for real captions.
Our following never grew so quick. Some of our more liked & shared posts came from the quantity not quality approach.
This is really about instagram, but I found it helpful in strategizing when to post:
Have you seen a regular user using one? Based on this article, it's a closed beta feature for select brands. From what I understand, you can create a custom filter through Facebook's app but you can't actually apply it unless you're accepted into their close beta.
I use later.com I think I've seen a grid builder on the app but I don't use that part. There is a free version and a paid. I haven't tried the premium services, as of yet the free works fine for me.
I'm not familiar with Social Captian but looking at their website it doesn't look like Later does that automation.
still Instagram but there are now new ways to play their new algorithm. what seems to be interesting is that insta is really trying to sell stories, so i would suggest posting more stories daily. even if you just have insta posts, post that as stories too with a short sentence. it seems to help
another thing is check your hashtags. always only hashtag relevant ones. ive gained a lot more followers using the #instagramartists and #instart / #instaart hashtag , and then following with some other relevant hastags. ensure you are writing a properly written post as well with your images. this is just insta trying to shadowban bot accounts and mitigating accounts that are too spammy.
posting multiple pics on one post also gets you more interaction. use that feature more often as insta tends to push those up more frequently.
check the time of your posting. i get a lot more interaction if i stick to times that suit my location and timezone. do some research of your target market and find out what their behaviours are. theres lots of research out there to look up.
post consistently. if you cannot do daily posts, post at least 3 times a week, on the same days. i ussually stick to weekends and 1 weekday evening.
if you are a professional within the entertainment industry, lots of artists are flocking to artstation. Be aware that this is more suited to people doing games/moves/television/comics/books/trading cards so the industry is very tight knit and niche. chances are you won't get noticed unless you are specifically working in that industry.
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twitter is also another good platform but i'm not an expert on that. i've only started using it and i'm having difficulty following the trends and stuff. :(
Nope, she'd have to migrate to the business account.
There's an interesting article that suggests that switching from a personal to a business account affects engagement.
And it looks like the Later app only supports scheduled posting for Business accounts, it otherwise reminds the user with a push notification because personal accounts can only publish via the consumer app.
So, I guess it depends on how important scheduling is. You can always migrate back to a personal account from a business one at a later date.
I have been able to steadily grow my instagram followers by posting twice a day and using the relevant hashtags with help of www.all-hashtag.com. I also use the scheduling tool "Later.com" which has made my life easy since you can save your commonly used hashtags on this tool and not have to type it out. Consistency is key when it comes to growing followers. Some days I just dont know what to post but I go out there and find some educational content that would help my followers and post it out.
Pretty much agree with the find/new artist comments...
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I like artstation's front page/GRID layout, the tabs: NEW, TRENDING, FOLLOWING and keyboard shortcut, ex. L for "like"( though I do only primarily use my Art station as a likes account. ) I find it the least frustrating to navigate.
I wish DA was more ...eh, easier to navigate, like, follow (I don't think I really understand the llama badge thing) and like tumblr can avoid certain tags (ex:incest fanart).
Strong tagging support (a word cloud even I could look at for trending?) or whatever that image tagging Instagram uses?
Tumblr was fun for a front page portfolio personal pages, not so much community.
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I use Later App and a free account that allows for up to 30 Scheduled posts which is more then enough for how I use it. If your not set up as a Instagram Business account posts will be sent to your phone to manually post.
Instagram has changed their policies over time. I believe their most recent policy is also their most lax.
If you don't want to risk this method, I've been using Later.com for a few years now and it's pretty fantastic. Lets you upload photos via your web browser, type up captions and tags, and schedule dozens of posts at a time. The app will send you reminders when to post them.
They also have a lot of useful blogs about how to improve your instagram, and news about instagrams policies.
highly recommend instagram marketing tools like https://later.com/ or https://geminate.io or https://hashtagify.me for building instagram pages;
most of the popular accounts use them; personally, creating my first instagram pages without tools like these felt like fighting with a handicap