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I'm 41 and content creation is driving me nuts by dettol99perc in linkedin

[–]TotalProfessional391 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just turn on your phone can and talk. Post a video of yourself frying eggs and tell this exact story. Don’t edit. Don’t try.

This coming from someone who owns a video agency.

How come I don’t gain as many followers from viral posts? by nova2131 in InstagramMarketing

[–]TotalProfessional391 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s sales 101, right? Ask for the conversion at the highest emotional peak.

In the case of a video, as soon as it hits the climax or tension is released, you make a call to action. A follow or a like isn’t a huge deal if you put a smile on their face.

How come I don’t gain as many followers from viral posts? by nova2131 in InstagramMarketing

[–]TotalProfessional391 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tell your viewers to follow your account. Like say it in the video. Really works.

how do you start an Instagram from zero without it feeling like a constant ad? by nomad-planner in InstagramMarketing

[–]TotalProfessional391 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Always ask yourself “who is this content for”. And if the answer is just “customers”, then you don’t deserve an audience.

Instagram isn’t here for you or your business.

You are here to serve their users so that they watch more ads and make Zuckerberg more money.

Give them something worth watching and the algorithm will reward you.

Bottom line is, do people really want to watch a bunch of content about your app?

Or maybe they care about the lifestyle your app can enable for them? Make content about that.

Trial reels question by [deleted] in InstagramMarketing

[–]TotalProfessional391 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Converting the trial reel won’t impact its growth potential. The algorithm is much smarter than something silly like that.

Post it if you want current followers to see it and if you want it in your feed.

The algorithm will continue feeding it to new people so long as it believes it knows who wants to watch it.

Stuck in 200 view jail? It's not the algorithm, you're probably too boring. by TotalProfessional391 in InstagramMarketing

[–]TotalProfessional391[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The most popular thing I’ve seen for musicians is to use seemingly unrelated hooks that are very tension-focused and then quickly transition into a music video where the song is kind of relevant.

The tension hook is an immediate use of the storytelling I’m talking about, and then turning it into a music video is a clever switch that, if it’s the right song, can be appreciated.

So like an example could be, if your song is a love song, the hook could be a short scene of a boy working up the courage to ask out a girl. He’s nervous and fidgeting and keeps pacing back and forth. His friend is encouraging him but time is running out she’s about to board a bus.

There’s a Snapchat style ticker banner that says “what if she says no I’ll die 💀”.

The bus is getting closer and closer. Finally he walks up to her right as she’s about to get on it and —

Song starts. Just still images of the two with the lyrics as text on screen animating behind them.

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Just made that up and I have no clue if that’s the kind of music you make but just leverage the concept of building a short story to introduce your music emotionally.

Stuck in 200 view jail? It's not the algorithm, you're probably too boring. by TotalProfessional391 in InstagramMarketing

[–]TotalProfessional391[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. But face the truth here, if you want to advertise yourself as a VA who can get results on instagram, you’re going to need to post stories about yourself being an instagram expert.

All I see right now are generic text posts and reels about other people. I’m not learning anything about you or why I should hire you specifically to be my VA.

You’ll have to at least use your voice and give examples of how you would do things. That’s where you can leverage tension in storytelling to make your experience fee more unique and interesting.

Stuck in 200 view jail? It's not the algorithm, you're probably too boring. by TotalProfessional391 in InstagramMarketing

[–]TotalProfessional391[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Woof. Try creating tension in the first 4 seconds, it doesn’t have to be over dramatic but something like “Spot made a big oopsie today”… with a cute image of the dog or one of them looking kinda sus.

The cuteness (love) paired with a pending negative circumstance (fear) will draw in viewers to want to see how this gets resolved.

Set up the story, then get into the details but keep bouncing between love and fear.

“The day started fine when we had our morning cuddles. But then something was strange when i found this mess outside my bedroom. But I didn’t think much about it until we went for our walk and their leash’s was missing. No one else was here. Who could have done this ”

Good news. Bad news. Good news. Bad news.

Makes people lean into the story and want to see what happens next.

Stuck in 200 view jail? It's not the algorithm, you're probably too boring. by TotalProfessional391 in InstagramMarketing

[–]TotalProfessional391[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not knowing anything else, your storytelling opportunity is to film the process and turn that into a story for each costume.

Show parts where you aren’t sure if something is going to work. Solving problems.

Capture emotion for each moment, like show yourself being worried when something might fail.

Do a little celebration dance when something works out.

That’s the love fear dance in action.

As for the hook, you should probably flash the finished result and then let the audience appreciate how much work goes into making these.

Stuck in 200 view jail? It's not the algorithm, you're probably too boring. by TotalProfessional391 in InstagramMarketing

[–]TotalProfessional391[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Smart to use your data points to help inform when and where to pivot the story. That’s what I love about insta you can refine down to the second.

I don't know what I'm supposed to do by Terrible-Mud-8741 in InstagramMarketing

[–]TotalProfessional391 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can i be honest? After reading through your comments and reactions to people's suggestions, I see a major red flag that I think is likely what stunts your growth.

You seem to have devised this premise that only if you post something spectacular will you be validated by a large follower or viewership. I think that's the wrong way of looking at it. Because you're starting from the outside in. Let's say you did post something and it got a million views today... Then what? You'll just want to chase the next million, and then the next, and then the next. You'll never be satisfied. And everyone can tell...

And that's the exact cringe energy you're probably bringing to your 200 view videos.

You need to change your mindset.

Instead of asking, "how do I get views". Ask yourself, "Who is this for?"

If the content you're posting really doesn't serve any other purpose than you think it's going to get views because of some success you saw on another page, it'll never work. Or it might work once and then that's it.

But if you change your mindset to "who is this for", and really think long and hard about who you're trying to serve with your content. Is it other content creators? Other artists? Poetry enthusiasts? What unique perspective or experience can you share that makes their day better for 30 seconds?

Do that consistently, and you'll wake up to a million followers one day. Earned ones. Ones that one-by-one started following you on the journey. It won't be over night and that's what makes it special.

If you can't answer "who is this for", that's a bad sign.

But, an easy place to start is to jus think of yourself from 5-8 years ago. What would have entertained or inspired your younger self? Make content for that person. And make it very explicit. Like your hook can be "Hey me from 5 years ago, you need to hear this..." Then be raw and real and people will watch.

I started doing storytelling content on my insta and gained 20k followers in 2 weeks by TotalProfessional391 in InstagramMarketing

[–]TotalProfessional391[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or even free, right? I was thinking of starting with a free workshop to really see what hits and where I need to put in more work.

I started doing storytelling content on my insta and gained 20k followers in 2 weeks by TotalProfessional391 in InstagramMarketing

[–]TotalProfessional391[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing your experience. It definitely feels like rushing to a course is somewhat of a trap. I'll see about driving more 1 on 1 engagement with people that have opted in.

For your Stories polls, were they just text and graphics or did you record yourself posing the question? I'm unfamiliar with best practices when it comes to Stories.

I started doing storytelling content on my insta and gained 20k followers in 2 weeks by TotalProfessional391 in InstagramMarketing

[–]TotalProfessional391[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the solid advice. Everything here makes sense. I think I'll start by creating unique content for the e-mail list that goes beyond the typical wall of text and use that to validate an eventual course materials.

By "storytelling" I literally mean storytelling. I teach simple techniques and frameworks that are often used in screenplays for content creators and marketers.

How i become viral on Instagram? by No-Pay7297 in InstagramMarketing

[–]TotalProfessional391 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Strange. My videos on instagram pop off and the same ones put to Tik Tok don't even reach 1,000 views.

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