Feeding the Social Media Monster Aug 16, 2019

I’ve heard many people frame the constant pressure to keep posting as “Feeding the Monster.” You can never post enough or do enough. It’s a never-ending hamster wheel.

The...

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The Importance of a Profile Photo Aug 15, 2019

People. I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to have a professional headshot photo to include in your bio!

If you are using Instagram for your business, you’re going to include your...

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Nine Squares Part 2 Aug 14, 2019

**See previous post for an explanation of the top 9 and “the grid.”**

I was curious as to your thoughts on this topic and put a survey in my Stories. You said:

  • Depends on your audience...
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Nine Squares Aug 13, 2019

Should you care about your top 9 or the Instagram grid?

I have thought about this for an obscene amount of time for something that exists nowhere in actual life. I think about my client’s...

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Friday Fun Fact👇 Aug 09, 2019

Instagram is primarily a brand-enhancing platform rather than a traffic-driving platform. It’s a place where people get to know, like and trust your brand, not necessarily where you’re...

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Faces Aug 08, 2019

The best performing posts on Instagram are faces, specifically your face, or your face with other faces.

What I’m trying to say is: People want to connect with people. 

I know....

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Paranoia Aug 07, 2019

Let me just come out and say it:

Instagram isn’t out to get you.

I hear people expressing frustration and disappointment over and over again because Instagram didn’t show their posts to...

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Remember When Aug 03, 2019

Remember when Instagram was only square photos?

Remember when Facebook updates started with “Megan is”?

Remember when your tweets were limited to 140 characters?

When you’ve...

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Best Performance Aug 02, 2019

The best performing posts on social media:

Follow me through this path of logic will you?

Social media is supposed to be social, right?

Being social requires you to interact with one...

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Permission Granted! Jul 30, 2019

In case you’ve been debating on whether or not to do these things on social media, you have full permission to:

  • Not share your political views
  • Share about your kids (or not share about your...
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Rules of the Game Jul 29, 2019

I wish someone would write the rules for this game.

I really like rules and structure. (It’s part of my Enneagram 1 make-up). I like rules because I can then point to them and say “This...

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Unfollow Friday Jul 26, 2019

It’s Unfollow Friday!!

Take this opportunity to unfollow any accounts that aren’t serving you anymore. 

Our personal enjoyment of social media heavily depends upon who we choose to...

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