How to become a better Instagram content creator in 2020

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• "If you feel like making random pretty pictures and earning tens of thousands of dollars while doing it sounds good, read along ;) Last year around this time, I wrote an article about building an audience of 1000 followers in 6 months on Dribbble."
• "These few requests and questions over time actually supported my idea to build a Blender (free 3d software) course for the designers like me, who want to start using 3D in their workflow."
• "I was able to do this, while the channel was still getting much love from the YouTube algorithm, so I ended up with several thousands of users on Teachable (to watch free course, you need to create account)."
• "The channels were growing rapidly, people actually liked my content and I had steady flow of emails from the free episode."
• "All the while still working my day job, producing the 3d content for social media and YouTube and adding a weekly newsletters to the mix to keep the free episode students engaged and informed about the course progress."

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• "Moreover, you can research something based on the hashtag, use it to promote your product, brand, or too simply reach out to people all over Instagram."
• "The best Instagram profiles have a couple of things in common, including effectively identifiable usernames, a recognizable profile picture, a constant flow of Instagram stories and photos, an informative bio, a link to a relevant page or campaign, etc."
• "Over two million businesses use Instagram to promote products and services, reach larger audiences and engage their followers."
• "Depending on your unique brand of Instagram content, your followers, and your level of commitment, you can make money on Instagram in the following ways: Doing sponsored posts for brands that need to get in front of your audience Becoming an affiliate Making and offering a physical or digital product or offering a paid service Selling your photography The beauty here is that pursuing one income stream doesn’t necessarily rule out the other."

Transcript: What's up everyone. Welcome back to my channelthe number one place for new coaches, content creators and entrepreneurs. Now often on myInstagram account I'm always pulling you guys asking what type of content you want to seehere on my channel. Specifically, a common request that I always get is for me to talkabout brand deals and sponsorships and as someone who has been on both sides of thetable, meaning I've been the influencer who's worked with brands and who has been contactedby brands and also as someone who's worked in corporate, having PR experience and workingwith influencers and choosing which influencers to partner with myself, I know a thing ortwo when it comes to landing brand deals. That's why if you want to learn the five tipsand pieces of advice that I have for you, especially if you're a smaller influencerwanting to work with bigger brands and getting paid for it, then keep on watching. Now, the first piece of advice that I havefor you is going to sound a little bit elementary, but bear with me because it's so importantand that is focus on building a real audience first. Now, I hate to start the video withsome tough love... See more →

Transcript: I want to make sure that when people go onmy profile it's like boom, the Vanessa Lau and if that ever gets shared, other peopleare like, ah, that's a Vanessa Lau content piece. [inaudible] what is up everyone welcome back to my channel,the best place for new coaches, content creators and entrepreneurs. Now first things first,I am so happy to be back in my home base, Vancouver, Canada and as you can see the backdropis finally in my new office and if you've been following me for a while, you know thatthis has been a long time coming and I cannot wait to eventually share at my office withyou, but that will be another video. Anyways, I'm super excited for today's video. The reasonwhy is because lately I've been thinking a lot about 2020 and I have a feeling a lotof you guys are as well, but for me specifically, I'm thinking about my social media strategyand again, even more specifically on Instagram because you guys know I'm the Instagram girl.That's why as I was thinking and brainstorming ways that I wanted to grow next year and thingsthat I want to do differently so I could stand out and get... See more →

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• "Written by Maxim Sherbakov, CEO & Co-founder, Ench.me Whether you’re just starting out on Instagram or would like to improve your social media marketing efforts, we’ve selected the top 120+ Instagram apps & tools to help you grow and manage your Instagram account more effectively."
• "The app allows you to use beautiful filters for any type of photo and all the tools you need to create vintage style photos."
• "There are lots of story templates available, so with this app you can put photos together or connect photos with video, add title and do all kind of things that makes your Instagram story look super stylish."
• "Adobe Spark is super powerful graphics creation app that you can use not just for Instagram posts or stories, but really for any sort of graphic design or graphic layout work that you can do."
• "If you are seeking for apps for Instagram story editor that provide preset story templates, photo collage, hype type fonts, amazing effects and filters for picture like VSCO, StoryChic is your best choice."

Transcript: What is up, everyone, and welcome back tomy channel. Now I've had an insane week after being incomplete shock seeing this video go viral on YouTube. So, to give you guys exactly what you wantin this video today, I'm actually going to share my tips and tricks on how to stay consistentin creating content on Instagram. Now a question that I always get from my coachingclients is "Vanessa. How do I have enough photos for the Gram?" Now I know it sounds like a really silly question,but regardless if you use youtube, Facebook, Linkedin, Instagram, Twitter. If you are using social media for your personalbrand, in order to grow your business, staying consistent on these platforms is more importantthan ever. That's why, to give you guys the best advicepossible, I actually brought on a special guest for this video. My friend Swana. Hi guys. My friend Swana just so happens to also bea photographer. And in today's video we're going to show youhow to plan and shoot for an entire month of content for your Instagram feed in oneday. Yes, you guys heard that right. We're going to teach you, step by step, howto plan everything out for your Instagram... See more →

Transcript: Micro content written know your audiences you got your prospectus 25 minutes TV shows killing it good thing on the entrepreneur OTT yeah what did you what's the 200,000 let me see it real quick I mean it's super fun for me to look at this because it's so like the model yeah like it feels so first and foremost you're not putting up enough content like like there's silver that we don't put out yeah no it's I don't like first and foremost this is one day ago the next piece is four days ago in three days without posting like I'm posting board now actually I'm a little down and I'm upset about and we're like truck like we're like I've like eight step for the last 45 days I've gone away from my four times a day five times a day to two or three a day you're posting once every three days in that example I think you aren't posting enough let me tell you something that's super important that we've come to realize the micro contents more important in the macro content you're producing are you producing a blog right don't put the vlog on... See more →

Transcript: What is up everyone. Welcome back to my channel, the number oneplace for new coaches, content creators and entrepreneurs. In today's video, I want to dive right intoInstagram bios and the reason for this is because Instagram bios is so important, notis it only your Instagram feed that gives the first impression when someone goes onyour profile, but the Instagram bio is the first thing that someone sees and reads beforethey even scroll down to your feed. That's why in today's video specifically,I'm going to go over the five most important components of your Instagram bio and how youcan optimize it so that you can attract more leads into your business. With that being said, let's just get rightinto the video now. Before I dive into the five tips that I havefor you today, let's just first talk about why having a solid Instagram bio is so important. Number one, it's going to be a really greatfirst impression when someone goes onto your feet, meaning you need to give people a reasonwhy they should follow you, whether your account is a perfect fit for them or whether or notyou have the solution to their problems. At the end of the... See more →

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• "And come influencers do charge large amounts of money if they have a substantial follower base and an engaged audience."
• "However, it is not easy to become an Instagram influencer with a substantial follower base."
• "In this post, I have provided a detailed list of things that you need to do to become an Instagram influencer and start earning money."
• "And brands attach much greater importance to engagement rate than the number of followers when they collaborate with influencers."
• "HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: This is one of the pre-requisites if you’re trying to become an Instagram influencer."
• "Many Instagram influencers follow a particular style of editing their photos so that the color or composition is uniform."

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• "As for trends in 2019, those were AR, online shopping, change in the Instagram algorithm, video content, focus on Stories, and UGC."
• "What you need to look at is the way the influencer talks to the audience, their engagement rate, overall quality of followers (make sure the audience is not bots or Instagram shops), and their ER by reach."
• "Bloggers who know that their audience is genuine and engaged, try to become friends with the followers, and friendship means communication."
• "Still, if your account is associated with you as an individual, then you should try to use captions as an advantage — inspirational quotes, tips, advice, infographics, life stories, random thoughts, etc."
• "Moreover, TikTok sets lots of trending challenges and memes, which later go viral on Instagram."
• "If you are on the market list where Instagram shopping is available, you can use its full potential — create a Facebook catalogue, add all items, and start selling."