Hey guys 🙋‍♀️ In my previous posts you were asking me to share the apps I have been using to edit my social media content. ⠀ Here you go... Don't forget to hit ❤️ for my efforts ⠀ 🎬 VIDEO EDITING ⠀ ▪️ InShot. You can make transitions, add text, music, adjust the format. If you get a PRO version, you can add different stickers and elements. ⠀ ▪️ Movavi For Business. You can add you own logo, apply animation, add text, free music and creade slideshow. ⠀ 🖼 PHOTO & VIDEO TEMPLATES ⠀ The most popular apps: ⠀ ▪️Unfold, Mojo, StoryArt, MoStory: they have story templates, animated templates, highlight covers. These apps are quite oversued, but you can use your creativity and imagination to create something different. ⠀ 📸 PHOTO EDITOR ⠀ ▪️I discovered this app a couple of weeks ago and it's amazing: AppForType - you can create incredible templates, collages without hiring a designer. ▪️Lightroom - I edit my images in this app. ▪️VSCO - well-know photo editor. ▪️StoryLight - create your Instagram Highlight Covers. ▪️Indie - add glitch & vintage film effects to your video or photo. ⠀ 🎵 MUSIC ⠀ ▪️InShot - you can add your own songs or download from the library. ▪️Storybeat - they have a massive library of songs and you can add them to your photos or videos. ⠀ Save the list and start using these apps to produce creative content. ⠀ What apps do you use for Instagram? Share them with us in the comments below 👇

👀 How to find out what Instagram thinks you like and why you get some weird ads. ⠀ Let's play 🌪 ⠀ The ability to see your Instagram ad interests is not a new thing. But if you don't know how to check your ad interests follow the steps below: 1️⃣ On your @instagram, click Settings > Security > Access Data > Ads. 2️⃣ Laugh at how wildly off-base the results are. 3️⃣ Share the most ridiculous results in the comments below. ⠀ I will start with my results 😄👇

You are losing money by not advertising on Instagram 💸 ⠀ Click ❤️ if you want to know why... ⠀ Here are 5 reasons: ⠀ 1️⃣ First of all it's quite easy to start using the Promote button. And there's very low barrier to entry. ⠀ 2️⃣ Facebook owns Instagram, so I advise you to figure out how to use Facebook's advertising platform to set up ad campaigns or hire a professional. This platform provides tons of targeting options compared to Promote button on Instagram. ⠀ 3️⃣ Engagement on Instagram is really higher than on other platforms. ⠀ 4️⃣ Instagram ads look like organic content, so it's easier to catch attention of your audience. ⠀ 5️⃣ Instagram is already a big shopping destination, so your audience is ready to be sold to. ⠀ 📌 Would you like to know more about advertising on Instagram? Write your question in the comments below and I will answer you in my next posts 👍

📌 Save these 5 tips on how to create Instagram ads that people will want to share. ⠀ People don't like when you try to sell them something, but they like valuable content. Keep it in mind when you create your ads. ⠀ How to create an ad that your followers will want to share: ⠀ ◾️ Follow the latest trends and creative ads that other companies make. But you should not just copy them blindly. ⠀ ◾️ Put yourself in your customers' shoes and analyze what you would like to see in your feed. ⠀ ◾️ Choose the content you are going to give: motivational, interactive, funny, educational. ⠀ ◾️ Choose the most suitable format: image, video or gif. ⠀ ◾️ Create an attractive piece of content and intergrade your Call-To-Action. But do it gently, don't push your product. ⠀ First of all, your content should be useful and engaging for your audience. It's much more effective if you are going to play a long-term game on social media. ⠀ Was it useful for you? Let me know your opinion in the comments below 👍

HOW TO INCREASE YOUR SALES RIGHT NOW 🚀 ⠀ Hey everyone, @oksydubai here… If you want to be the first one to see my posts and you don’t want to miss anything, hit ❤️ button. ⠀ 📌 Send welcome DM to new followers. It shouldn’t be a standard message such as "Hi there, we are a great company, read our posts", because people consider these messages as spam. You can offer a discount, free service or free sample to your new followers. It should be attractive enough for people so they will want to use it. There are special services that you can use to send these messages automatically, but you can do it manually as well. It’s up to you. ⠀ 📌 Collect all the inquires from DM, website, messengers into an excel sheet or your CRM system. Analyze these inquires. It will help you to segment your audience and send promotions and offers based on the interests of different groups of your audience. Also, you can define the most popular services or products and which services or products work well for upsell/downsell. ⠀ 📌 You should reply to any inquiry or message that you receive through DM, messenger, website within 5 minutes. It will increase your chances to convert your lead into a customer. ⠀ 📌 Highlight the answers to the most common questions, highlight promotions and special offers you have. People usually review your social media accounts and your website before they contact you. When they know more information about your products, your company, it’s easier to convert them into customers. ⠀ 📌 Engage with the active audience of your competitors. It can help you to increase sales. ⠀ If you want me to share more useful tips, please support me with your ❤️.

🧐 Is you account ready for advertising? ⠀ If you think that you have a good Instagram account for your business, but for some reason, you don’t grow, and you struggle to increase your revenue… ⠀ Click ♥️ and continue reading. ⠀ Let’s check if your account is ready for advertising👇 ⠀ Of course, every business should have its own strategy, but these are the basic steps: ⠀ ◾️ You know your niche and target audience. ◾️ You know exactly what you sell. ◾️ Check your profile picture. Does it match your profile? ◾️ Explain in your bio what you do and how you can help your audience. ◾️ Add your website, contact details. ◾️ You shouldn’t follow more than 300 accounts. ◾️ Take a look at your account and think if it is attractive enough. Would you follow this (your) page? ◾️ You have useful posts so people understand who you are, how you can help them. ◾️ You answer the most common questions in your posts. ◾️ You engage with your audience. ⠀ It's challenging to grow your business on Instagram without following these necessary steps. ⠀ ⬇️ Let me know in the comments below if you find my tips useful?

📲 Save these 5 Top Instagram Ads Mistakes. ⠀ 1️⃣ Having No Goal-Focused Strategy. You will struggle if you don't have a goal-driven strategy to run your campaigm. Identify your goal, what you want to achieve: raise brand awareness, generate leads, drive traffic to your website etc. ⠀ 2️⃣ You are targeting the wrong audiences. One of the biggest Instagram ads mistakes I face with my clients is that they do not know who their ideal customer is. You may have created catchy ads, but if they aren't reaching your target audience then they are worthless. Besides basic targeting options like location, interests and behaviours there are two other crucial targeting options: Custom audiences and Lookalike audiences. I highly reccommend you to start using them. ⠀ 3️⃣ Overlooking Image and Video Quality. Instagram is a visual platform, so you should use eye-catching imagery. Low-quality content can destroy your advertising campaign. ⠀ 4️⃣ Not listening to your audience. If you already have a web presence, use analytics and statistics to find out which types of content resonate the most with your audience. ⠀ 5️⃣ Your ad content isn't right When you create your ads you must ensure that they reflect your brand, they are not too promotional and sales-y. Instead provide value and inspiration. Another thing you should pay attention to is the caption. If your caption is not catchy and it doesn't back up your ad’s imagery you might not achieve your advertisimg goals. Your follower's opinions matter, and if you want to hear more from your audience you should start using Instagram polls, qustions, vote stickers. ⠀ If you advertise your business on Instragram but it's not working for you, send me a message and get a❗️FREE personalized audit❗️ of your Instagram account.

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Save these Instagram Ad tips for your E-commerce Business 🛍 ⠀ Instagram users are much more engaged than users on any other social media platform. A Facebook survey found that 54% of people purchased something after seeing it on Instagram. ⠀ Here are 5 secret techniques to improve your ads: ⠀ 1️⃣ Use high-quality, relatable visuals. Instagram is a visual platform, so your ads need to stand out and catch the user's attention. But avoid catalog-like-images and instead use visuals that look like they were posted by a user's friend or by the influencers they follow. ⠀ 2️⃣ Combine them with compelling captions. Don’t go on and on about how great your product is. Mention your customers' pain points or interests in 2-3 sentences. Then follow up with a call-to action that briefly mentions how your product solves those pain points. ⠀ 3️⃣ Test different visuals, formats and placements. An ad format or placement that delivers impressive results for one company may not necessarily be ideal for you. So it’s crucial to test your ads as much as possible if you want to get the highest returns. ⠀ 4️⃣ Analyze and Optimize. Analyze the results of your Instagram ad campaigns to learn what’s working and what isn’t, what you need to change. For instance, perhaps videos are delivering a much higher engagement rate than photo ads. So it makes sense to create more video ads for your future campaigns since you know that that’s the format your audience likes. Facebook Business Manager will show you all the metrics. ⠀ 5️⃣ Feature relevant influencers in your ads. Find the influencers within your niche and create an influencer-generated content. Then you can use this content for your marketing campaigns and maximize you ad impact. ⠀ 📥 DM me for a FREE audit of your Instagram account.

➡️ Two things you need to know before launching your business (not only on Instagram). ⠀ Let's say you came up with a great business idea and decided to set up your Instagram account. ⠀ The first thing you should do is to think about the unique features of your product. Why people should buy it and why they should buy it from you. It's not easy, but it is crucial. ⠀ Next...Who is your target audience? Who is going to buy it? What problems will you help them to solve? ⠀ Only after you answer these questions, you can think about an Instagram account, social media advertising etc. ⠀ 📝 Would you like me to create a cheat sheet for you? It will help you to understand who your target audience is and create a unique selling proposition. Write your comments below 👇

What is the difference between promoting your personal blog and promoting your products or services? ⠀ The promoting methods are the same, but there are some things you should know about. ⠀ Click ♥️ and continue reading... ⠀ 1️⃣ Products & services. ⠀ Once you create an attractive profile, share some value, you can start advertising. ⠀ It's not mandatory (but preferably) to gain followers right away, anyway, people are going to see your posts and stories when you are advertising. ⠀ For instance, if you have a beauty salon, you can build a sales funnel and set up an advertising campaign in such way, that everyone who visits your profile or see your first ad will start seeing another set of ads, such as: ▪️Clients' testimonials ▪️A short live video where a girl is going to your salon for a treatment. ▪️A short video showing the ambience in the salon that everything is clean, the staff is professional etc. ⠀ You need to have a communication strategy to build trust and credibility with your clients. It will help you to increase the conversion rate and reduce the cost per click. ⠀ 2️⃣ Personal Blog ⠀ It's essential to have an interesting blog. Your blog is like a TV series where you show your life and share useful information. ⠀ Honestly, people don't care about you. You should understand what value you can bring to your audience, how you can meet their needs and how you can stand out from the competitors. ⠀ You can use good packaging to hide a low-quality product, but you can not hide a blog, that doesn't convert. ⠀ Before you start advertising, you should have an attractive and engaging account, so people will start following you. ⠀ In the beginning, you can promote your blog with a small budget and see how people react and what you should improve. The easiest way to monetize your personal blog is to show your expertise in a particular area and then start selling your services or online courses. ⠀ 🤔 Have you advertised your blog/product/services on social media?

📢 New Instagram sticker and a great opportunity for businesses. ⠀ Click ♥️ and continue reading... ⠀ The new feature is called the #СhatSticker 💬 ⠀ You can create a group conversation about something or for making plans. Place a chat sticker on your story, friends can tap the sticker to request access to the chat. Then you can choose who you want to include in the new chat. ⠀ If you are growing your business or personal brand you should start utilizing this feature to: ▪️Build more interactive communities ▪️Start dialogues about topics that are important to your brand ▪️Connect with accounts by engaging in other account’s group chats ⠀ Remember engagement is key today. It will help you to know your audience better, increase loyalty, generate word of mouth and eventually grow your sales. ⠀ ❓Do you use Instagram stickers to engage with your audience? ⠀ #oksy_marketing