Advanced Instagram Story ideas for Branding Business Sales

Watch me take an account from an idea to 40k followers in 4 months. 14 hours instruction, 8 hours of BTS videos

Created by: Evan Kimbrell
Founder of Sprintkick | Ex-VC | Ex-startup founder

What Will I Learn?

• Learn how to create a successful themed, business, or personal account on Instagram
• Be able to pick an effective name for their account
• Understand the platform specific and growth marketing jargon associated with Instagram
• Create an attractive logo and further optimize their profile bio, name, & call to actions.
• Use and operate analytics tools like Iconosquare & HypeAuditor
• Analyze and understand why content on other accounts work
• Design a cost & time effective content strategy that works for long term growth
• Research and network with other competitor accounts in their space
• Create their own first batch of high quality content optimized for attention on Instagram
• Find the best images for use on Instagram and prevent copyright complications
• Use scheduling tools like Buffer & Later to better control & manage their future posts
• Use Photoshop to create custom images
• Use Pablo to rapidly create quote & motivational images
• Use Final Cut Pro and adobe Premiere to successfully put together and export Instagram videos
• Shoot their own personal video for Instagram
• Identify strong performing posts that complement their content strategy and re-gram them
• Identify, research, and pick the best hashtags for each of their posts
• Increase engagement in their posts with effective caption and CTA strategies
• Create and deploy an effective "dummy account strategy"
• Create a high performing and low effort habit schedule for growing their account
• Find and select the best opportunities for growing their accounts through shoutouts
• Setup and monitor follow, like, & comment bots in a tasteful way that brings attention to their account
• Create a workflow and design a system for their content production
• Post an effective job ad online to find help in scaling their content production
• Trial and decide which freelancers are right for their account and their content strategy
• Make money through their account in 4 different ways
• Use mobile optimized tools like Linktree for lead generation
• Design and execute an effective Instagram Story strategy
• Design and monitor Instagram ads designed to accelerate their account growth
• Navigate the Facebook advertising platform and use it effectively for Instagram
• Design and run effective Instagram Live sessions that result in account growth & engagement
• Use advanced tools like Jarvee for coordinating multiple accounts and automating content
• Use advanced tools to automate outreach for promotional strategies, like shoutouts
• Design and run successful competitions that are legal and cost effective

Requirements

• Have access to a smartphone and a consistent internet connection
• No prior experience with Instagram required

Target audience

• Anyone interested in starting an Instagram account for theirself or their business
• Anyone with an already existing account that they want to improve and grow