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What Are The Rules For Using Hashtags On IG?

10/28/2020

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There are LOTS of things to learn about hashtags on IG but here's a post that lays out the basics.

Post correction: You are allowed to use up to 30 hashtags on a reel.


Hashtag Dos & Don'ts
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What Are Tags/Mentions And How Do I Do It?

10/28/2020

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Tags and mentions are a way to engage with people on Instagram. They're not the same as hashtags.

​A tag is usually used when someone (or their product) is in the picture/video that you're posting. But you can also use it if your post is just talking about someone/their product. You tag people when you post the picture/video. See pic below.
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Mentions can be used for the same reasons but they are added differently. You add them in the captions or to your story using the "@" before the account that you want to mention.

How Is All Of This Different From Hashtags?

Hashtags serve a completely different purpose on IG. Hashtags are for searchability. They help your posts to be found be people that don't follow you. Tags and mentions are about establishing and building relationships with people on IG. These relationships help your account to grow, especially if they're two-way relationships.
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How Do I Get The Best Shipping Rates For USPS?

10/28/2020

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Check out this tip from one of our auction alums, Grace of Sprinkle Grace.

How To Get The Best USPS Rates
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How Do I Get More IG Story Engagement From My Followers?

10/28/2020

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When it comes to engagement, there are two things that I've learned:
  • You have to ask for it
  • You have to make it easy

If you're not getting much story engagement, it's probably because you're not doing one (or both) of these. Check out this post to learn how to make engagement easy for your followers.

IG Stories Getting No Love?
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How Do I Make The Background Of My Pictures More Interesting?

10/28/2020

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Canva's background remover is an incredible tool that you can use to turn an ok picture that you took in your bedroom into an amazing picture that looks like it was taken in the jungle or even in the clouds. Check out this post for a few different ways to use this tool to upgrade your content.

Take Your Pics To The Next Level With Canva

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How Do I Make The Color In My Pictures Pop?

10/28/2020

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When you rely on a phone camera for your social media pictures and especially when lighting isn't ideal, photo editing can really give your pictures a boost. Take a look at this post for the 3 simple steps that I used to make the colors in this picture pop a bit more.

How To Make Color Pictures Pop
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How Do I Engage & "Help" Other People's Content On Instagram

10/28/2020

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Here are a few tips to help you share/promote posts on Instagram. You can use these tips to share posts that promote the auction in general or posts that promote a vendor that you think would be particularly interesting to your audience.

The Basics For IG Feed Posts

There are four main ways to engage with these types of posts on IG: like, comment, share/repost, save. Of all of these, likes are the LEAST valuable. If you really want to help a post, you should do what I call "like +". Like it and then do at least one of the other things (comment, share/repost, save).


  • Comments: Most people know how to do it, but aren't sure what to say. Remember that ideally, you want your comment to start a conversation. So share your opinion, ask a question or leave a meaningful response. If you really can't think of anything else, then just leave some friendly encouragement.
 
  • Saves: Those are pretty easy to do. Just look for the bookmark icon below the post.
 
  • Sharing/Reposting: This is a little harder because you need to use another app. There are lots of free options and it only takes a few seconds to use them to repost. I use one called "Repost". Here's the icon...
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Why Bother Using A Repost App?

Whenever you share/repost content directly from someone else's account using these apps, it helps the original post to get more exposure plus you give it more exposure by showing it to your followers! If you don't share/repost using an app but simply post your own version of the same picture/video, you give it more reach by showing it to your followers, but it doesn't help the original post to get more reach. See the difference?

The Basics For IG Stories

​​There are a few ways to engage with stories as well: sticker engagement, quick emoji response, comment, share. If you're not familiar with engaging with stories...


  • Sticker engagement: Respond to polls, quizzes, sliders, etc.
 
  • Emoji response: Swipe up for quick access to common emojis
 
  • Comment: There's always a text box at the bottom of the page. Leave a comment.
 
  • Share: Look for the airplane icon in the bottom right corner.

​Do you have more questions about how to engage on Instagram? If so, leave a comment below.
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