There was a time when losing Instagram followers was a pretty unusual occurrence. Everyone was on this nice gradual upward trajectory, and growth was simply a matter of how quickly, and how relevent those followers were to our eventual goals. Then everything changed. These days I receive dozens of messages a day from people asking
What’s in a like? Do you hit ‘like’ on every post you see, or does a like = LOVE to you, to be saved for the really special posts on your feed? Or are you more of a passive Instagrammer, preferring to browse and read unseen?There’s no right or wrong way to do it –
Finally, an Instagram update we can get really excited about! The new ‘questions’ sticker for Instagram Stories is a clever little bit of functionality that is simple, easy to use and garners quick and useful engagement. It feels like a tentative foray into a more Twitter-like sphere for Instagram, encouraging conversation and sharing of other
It’s been six months since I first wrote about wrote Instagram shadowban function. For the uninitiated, that’s the term colloquially applied to a setting Instagram can apply to your account that makes you invisible to new followers, massively reducing engagement and growth. Understandably it’s caused a stir in the instagram-addiction circles, and there’s been a
“If you’ve got an intention, it’s so much easier” Bronte’s instagram | website (her instagram advice is awesome!) | book photography business | Twitter Do you ever feel like you’ve missed the boat on Instagram? 21-year-old Bronte Huskinson has grown her account from 0 to over 30k since early 2017, leading to a book photography business,
Unless you’re been living under a digital rock, you’ve probably noticed that social media is getting up in your face a lot lately. With Instagram stories, Snapchat, Live broadcasting on Facebook and Instagram and now even requests to present at conferences via Skype, we’re starting to see more and more use out of our front-facing
It’s a solo episode this week, and a pretty technical one too, looking at some of the big changes we’ve seen on Instagram over the past year. In this episode I’ll cover a bit of an algorithm update, shoppable photos, what’s going on with the ‘top 9‘ hashtag grid, the new features for Stories and
“If your content isn’t good, it doesn’t matter what you do online – you’re not going to get the engagement and audience you’re seeking.” Nik’s website | Instagram | Twitter | Linked In | Tumblr Nik and I met when we were both presenting on a panel in London a few months back, and I loved what he had
If there’s one plea I hear more than any others right now, it is from people saying ‘help! I’ve been shadowbanned on Instagram‘, and asking what to do. Unlike the incident earlier this year, where it was only a handful affected, now it seems to be much more widespread – and affecting a greater range