Ever wonder how to use Instagram for your Business? We provide a quick guide, with tips to get you started. Looking at ways to increase engagement, set up your business page and more!
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5. • Do you have visual
content to share?
ASK YOURSELF
• Is your target audience
on Instagram?
Is
the right
Platform for
Your
Business?
• Or happy to create
visual content?
OR
6. If the Answer is
Yes
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10. Add your logo
Use emojis in your
Business description
Add your website
Add action buttons
/integrate with
third party apps
Highlights
permanent
'stories'
11. Tip
SWITCH FROM PERSONAL
ACCOUNT TO BUSINESS
Already have a personal account?
change it to a business account in
settings!
• Go to your profile
• Click
• Tap Settings
• Tap Account.Tap
• Switch to Business
Account.
14. Create Posts
WITH YOUR
PHONE
take a photo or
video
WITH GRAPHIC
DESIGN TOOLS
lots of free and
paid for graphic
designs tools
REPOST
repost other
people's content
but give them
credit!
16. Tip
CREATE HIGH QUALITY
PICTURES AND VIDEOS
Add an Instagram widget to your
website
OR
Add an Instagram feed to your website
(so that your posts on Instagram
appear on your website)
17. Tip
CUSTOMISE STOCK PHOTOS
When starting out, may be difficult to
create your own images, use stock
images but do something different with
them
18. Tip
CREATE DIFFERNT TYPES OF
CONTENT
• A single picture
• Carousels
• Gifs
• Use different layouts
• Video
• Live stream
20. Uploading a
post USE #HASTAGS
Phrases, words that describe
your post
USE CAPTIONS
On your photos and include
this on videos too.
21. WHAT IS A…
a word or a phrase
preceded by a #
it helps your
audience find your
business
(Also used by other social networks)
Instagram uses #
to index your
content?
22. USE BROAD & NARROW # HASHTAGS
Use a combination and broad and narrow hashtags
e.g. books (broad) cookery books (narrow)
NO OF # HASHTAGS
Use 10-15
Use different tags on each posts
CREATE A HASHTAG
For your business
ALWAYS GEOTAG
Add a location e.g. a place, a
shop
PLURAL # HASHTAGS
Plural tags have less competition than singular
cookery book 10.7k posts
cookery book 1000+
31. Instagram Ads
INSTAGRAM ADS
New content created
specifically for
advertising
To run ads you will need
to log into Facebook
Ads Manager
32. There are Instagram users
with a large following who
post (promote) businesses
Influencers
They work with brands to
promote their business for
a fee
33. Instagram Stories
Add a call to action to drive
traffic to your website
Is at the top of an
Instagram page
A slide show that is live
for 24 hours
34. Numerous ways
Use TARGETING to
show them specific
groups
Posted content (including
the likes, comments etc.) is
promoted to more people
Range of Formats:
Sponsored Posts
stories, videos, photos,
carousel collection
35. IGTV
Built for videos viewed
on mobile, create you
own channel
Video length
10 seconds to 10 minutes
Video length: Verified
accounts
up to 60 minutes
36. Create live broadcasts,
maximum 60 minutes
Audience can interact with
your brand with questions,
comments
Option to restrict who can
view the webinar.
Stream Live Videos
IG Live
38. Tip
ON YOU WEBSITE
Add an Instagram icon to your website
OR
Add an Instagram feed to your website
(so that your posts on Instagram appear
on your website)
40. Tip
WITHOUT A WEBSITE
Use Instagram to grow your audience
Use landing pages or third party links to
your product/service
41. Journey
ACTION
create and post
your visual
images, be
consistent
MEASURE
look at the page
analytics, what
working well?
REFINE
your posts, content,
try new things,
improve and evolve
AT EACH STAGE
46. GET MORE FOLLOWERS THROUGH
Engagement
Getting Reactions From Your Audience
47. Increase ENGAGEMENT
BE
RESPONSIVE
respond to all DMs,
comments and
reactions to stories,
swiftly!
START A
CONVERSTION
ask questions of you
audience. Do this in
the post or captions,
go to your followers'
page and comment
or DM
POSTS
post regularly and
consistently, use
different formats
OTHER PAGES
follow and comment
on other pages in
your niche or similar
niche
49. Posts
TIMINGS
Post when your followers are online
SCHEDULE
at regular intervals. This could be one a day,
twice a week. It's up to you, three times
every other day! (more frequent the better)
THEME
Decide on a theme for your page. It can be
based on colour, type of posts
50. There is so much more
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53. Learn......
.... HOW TO MARKET
ON INSTAGRAM
Let your audience find
you! ....HOW ATTRACT
NEW LEADS
Access new marketing
avenues for your
business.
.......Step by step
....HOW TO
INCREASE SALES
Using both free and
paid methods..