11 - A-Z of Instagram Part 1 - A-H

In this episode, part one of a three part series, Jake covers A-H in the A-Z of Instagram. The 26 most important things for you to know about how to succeed with Instagram – alphabetised and easy to follow. Here’s a few highlights that we cover in this episode: - Authority – Position yourself as the go to expert. Online you control the message. High quality content, large following, good engagement, value and authenticity all contribute to having authority in your niche. - Business Profile - Switch to a business profile. Get access to your stats, measure your numbers, link to a FB page, set yourself up for running ads and add additional contact info about your business. - Call to Action - Don't assume. Ask, guide, tell. Get creative... "Tag a friend" / "Tag someone who..." / "Comment below your favourite..." / Would you A or B? - Direct Message - "It goes down in the DM". Contact anyone through Instagram Direct Message. Insider Tip: Lead with Video - Engagement Groups – The main player in how we got 21K followers in one month. Engagement groups allow you to hack the algorithm and get onto the home feed. Of course more followers = more Social Proof. - Followers – Having a big following is the best form of Social Proof, shows you have a credible brand and business is booming. Remember it’s magnetic – as like attracts like. - Gifs, Polls, Questions - Best features from Instagram stories. Engage, listen, communicate, get feedback, learn from your followers. - Hashtags - 750+ followers from one post when using Hashtags effectively. You can add 30 hashtags to each post and 11 in Stories. Also have the option to add hashtags in the first comment. Insider Tip: Stories, hide your hashtags in Stories. Resources mentioned in this episode: - Instagram Growth & Monetisation Training: https://jakeadamdavey.com/instagalactic - Hashtag Playbook: https://jakeadamdavey.com/hashtagplaybook - Find out about our Engagement Groups: IG Featured Stories - Our Engagement Group: http://tiny.cc/executivegroup - PP Network - Engagement Group: http://tiny.cc/growthnetwork Find out more: - Website: JakeAdamDavey.com - Instagram: instagram.com/jakeadamdavey - Facebook: facebook.com/jakedaveypage/ Don’t Forget: If you’re enjoying the podcast please do leave us a review and sharing is caring - if you know someone who would enjoy or benefit from today’s topic, do hit the share button and pass it on. Thank you so much and until next time, stay on mission and do something extraordinary for others keep inspiring, keep growing your circle of influence! Best, Jake Music references: Island by MBB https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/Island-MBB Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/6by8zhaG04Y