Social Media Post Ideas that get more engagement
Get past social media algorithms with these 14 ideas to improve your social media posts, build your brand and encourage engagement. If you are looking for ways to improve your social media strategy, take a look at this tip list. This has really helped me improve engagement and build a more recognizable brand that’s become both trusted and recognized.
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Using Hashtags as a Content Distribution Strategy for Instagram
Instagram is one of the social media networks you can no longer ignore. Yes it's picture based but there's no doubt in my mind after pouring through the network that it can be used to build a stronger connection with your audience with free reach that's easy to access.
Here are some ways that you can boost your marketing efforts with Instagram.
Note:
If you have a ton of content that you really want to post, think about starting 2-3 niche accounts that you can build together and tag new people in as you progress. The long game strategy is to be building niche accounts so your content has a structure. Think about the kind of brand you want to build and cover your interests with niche accounts to control your instagram message in a more meaningful way.
Ideas for possible Niche Accounts:
Music brand account: Music Videos & performance video, music related and studio content.
New Album Account: If you are going BIG on a new Album. You can create an instagram account just for that Album, the related merchandise and to celebrate fans of your album.
Inspirational account that helps people stay focused or inspired on a topic or concept.
Educational account: Teach people how to play an instrument or share how you perfect your craft. This is terrific if you want to sell local or online lessons.
Strategy
Clickable link to drive :
Share a post on Instagram that tells your followers to click the link in your bio which happens to be a link to your content posted on your website or a signup to get something from you.Create a photo series:
This is all about building up anticipation. Consistency is a key factor in making that happen so first introduce the series, then stay focused on delivering in a big way each time. Try to top yourself and make it fun. Also you should create a custom hashtag # for the series so people can look at the timeline for it and see everything involved. This is especially great if you have an ongoing series with extended content.Fan Photos:
Encourage fans to take photos are gigs and events to share on there instagram pages using your hashtag. Offer a prize as motivation and pick a winner quickly. The more contests you can create the more fun and engaging they will be. This can capture the power of an insta-army to help grow your account quickly. Don't forget to post a picture of your winner. Maybe they'll be wearing a tee-shirt you gave them.Complete your profile:
Make sure there's a quick summary that introduces your most current message or sums up your brand effectively, You don't have a ton of room so make an impact with the less is more plan.Hire influencers on Instagram: Collaborations are so easy.
Find people who have an audience that lines up with your target audience. Of coarse musicians and dancers pair great together. If your hiring then make sure you require them to change the clickable link in their bio for set amount of time that they will be posting about you. A post has the most potential for about 24 hours before needed fresh content unless your out there driving traffic to it so keep that in mind during planning. (many people will use your music free of charge if they link it, so try to match up the right song to the right dancer and you'll be able to set up free advertising and a great partnership over time.Find people:
Look for people that are using hashtags that are relevant to you and comment on their content. For example, if you’ve created a post that's playing your new song – search the hashtag closely associated with the genre or content in your song. Do this daily and comment with a compliment and call to action to come listen for some inspiration.Cross post:
Cross post your content to facebook automatically by setting it up in your account settings. Then once a week take a screen shot of your instagram page and share it on other social media networks to alert people of the content your publishing there.Add Instagram, to your website links and other social media links:
Also add all your top social media links to other profiles and have them readily available on your website. I also recommend adding easy links at the end of every blog post. The easier you make it for people to find your pages, the more likely they will be to connect with you on them. You want people moving from one part of your network to another to keep them engaged in the different kinds of content. In addition, try to move them first to become a subscriber and then from there to the social media pages. This way you have a direct way to stay in touch.HASHTAGS:
Don't forget to use the right amount of hashtags to promote your posts. Studies show that by adding hashtags to the 1st comment of your post it improves your engagement and reach. You are allowed up to 20 hashtags so i recommend doing some research each week to gather a list of tags that specifically align your brand with your audience. Think of tags that will insert your content into a valid stream of content being searched for. For instance if you have an inspirational song. Don't just place it under #Singersongwriter also look at the #Inspirational and #Motivational tags suggested in that category. Associated content and being in more micro-niche categories could help you gain traction for longer periods of time. Try not to compete in the most exhausted spaces. Try to aim your content at being the Top Post in a smaller niche so you'll get more play on that post. (More specific hashtags strategies below)Balance your strategy:
Look at your strategy and pick one for the week. Either post more unique photo's and play on hashtags and exploration or... Post less and interact more on the hashtags your posting to.
Secrets to Improving your Instagram Engagement:
1. Ask a question in your caption
Request information from your audience and interact with people in the comments. Even if your post is older, don't forget to scroll through all the comments and interact with each person. Instagram notices comments that are more than 3 words so do yourself a favor and encourage quality conversations on each of your posts. Quality conversation improves the visibility of the individual post according to recent changes to the algorithm so use at least 5 words in every reply and ask questions that encourage people to get involved.
2. Respond in the first hour
When you plan to post something on instagram stick around for the comments so you can interact with people in the comments within the first hour of publishing any post. It will help instagram to realize that your post is important due to all the activity.
3. Engage with current and new followers
If you don't engage with your current followers, your posts won't show up in their feed. I recommend swinging by your current followers accounts directly after every new post while your waiting for comments to start. Then when you have extra time, check out the new posts on popular hashtags that interest you so you can discover new people and bring in some fresh eyes and ears.
4. Comment Pods
A comment pod is a group of Instagram users who agree to like and comment on any of the user's new posts as soon as they see them. Comment pods are helpful because with them, they help encourage other users (outside the pod) to leave comments of their own if they see that other people are already interacting. Think of our group as a comment pod. We support each other in this way all the time. And for those of you who don't know my accounts yet, let's get connected. Here are a couple of my favorites:
www.instagram.com/JacquelineJax
www.instagram.com/AvALiveradio
www.instagram.com/MusicMarketingInsider
You can also think about starting a pod by direct messaging other account owners that post content related to yours and asking if they would like to join your comment/engagement pod. Keep in mind that if you host your engagement pod on Instagram, it will only allow you to add 15 pod members. If you would like to host a bigger pod, your other options are to create a Facebook group and notify people of new posts in the group with links and a call to action.
Our groups that have pod posts where you can comment are at :
https://www.facebook.com/groups/avaliveradio/
INSTAGRAM HASHTAG STRATEGY:
The right mix of hashtags for you should ideally be:
A mix of various hashtags depending on what you want to highlight in your post. For example, a few category and location hashtags often make a good mix.
At least 2-3 hashtags that include community accounts for the chance to get featured and get free advertising.
Experiment with the number that works best for your account. This can be anything from 3-30. Everyone has a unique experience, so keep mixing and matching, and find what is an ideal number for you!
# Popular Hashtags List / CheatSheet
Use these to explore content styles that are performing well.
Look at the hashtags they are using and compare them to the post to identify how they release.
Don’t lock yourself in to only using music tags or you will box in your ability to attract a diverse audience. Using only music tags will attract : more musicians, more music promotion spam and limit your reach possibilities.
Consider elements of your post that may fit like: Art, photography, equipment used, filters, travel, location, food, adventure, beauty, life style, fashion or inspiration. Start by exploring these more competitive tags for ideas: You are Not going to use these tags, you are going to look for more specific tags that popular posts of these tags are using to attract a wider audience.
#music #fit #instafood #iphonesia #design #webstagram #christmas #work #blue #instacool #blue #pink #black #gym #motivation #yummy #healthy #instacool #hot #iphoneonly #instapic #funny #instagram #night #ootd #cat #party #foodporn #photography #sunset #vsco #dog #travel #sky #nature #photooftheday #iamatraveller #traveleurope #wandergram #traveladdict #wanderlusters #selfieDon’t forget to use micro-genre specific tags are well to help you attract a niche music audience:
like: #jazzfusion#classicalmusic#jazzlovers#jazzstandard#jazzlegend#trumpet #fingerstyleguitar #guitartapping #tapping #guitarsolos #guitarlicks #guitaramps #guitarplayers #electricguitars #guitargirl #femaleguitarist #guitarchix #knowyourtone #guitartone #guitarlife #guitardaily #guitarsofinstagram #guitarriff #instaguitars #guitarmusic #punkrock #90s #90sgrunge #1990s #grunge #grungeband #seattlesound #rockmusic #alternativerock #nineties
General Tips:
Use a business account and track the best time for posting content to post new photos.
Use Instagram stories to post in the moment content and add location hashtags to get discovered by new people.
Go live at least once a week
Use a consistent theme, layout and niche for your Instagram account. After all, it is a visual discovery platform for a reason.
Add video to IGTV for your music and push them to stories and the front face of your instagram page.
Add hashtags and descriptions to your IGTV video when you post them.
Don’t be afraid to experiment with the number of hashtags, number of times to post and different themes.
Make sure to update your specific hashtags list once every month so you are at the top of what’s trending!
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