The Brandakin Blog
Social media tips, insights and how-tos from Emily Avdem Nelson.
One of the biggest lessons I've learned as a business owner is that success doesn't come from following every piece of advice you hear online.
For a long time, I thought there was one "right" way to...
Your Instagram bio is one of the most important parts of your profile.
It helps Instagram understand what your account is about, and it helps potential clients decide whether they want to follow you...
Your Instagram bio is one of the hardest-working pieces of your profile.
Before someone watches your Reels, reads your captions, or visits your website, they're scanning your bio to answer three s...
Your bio is your storefront.
And most people are wasting it.
You can have great content, strong hooks, and solid engagement⌠but if someone lands on your profile and doesnât immediately understand...
People think stories are just extra content.
Something you post if you have time. Something that doesnât really matter compared to your feed.
But thatâs not how they function at all.
Your stories...
If your carousels arenât getting the reach you want, it might not be your content.
It might be one small thing youâre missing.
Music.
Adding music to your carousels is not just about making them ...
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If someone lands on your profile and doesnât immediately understand what you do, who you help, and what to do next, youâve already lost them.
Your content might be strong. Your Reels might be gett...
Instagram Just Shifted How We Guide Our Audience
Instagram is slowly rolling out a new feature and it is a big one.
You can now add clickable links directly to your Reels.
But there is a catch.
...
Most content falls flat for one simple reason.
It opens too soft.
It speaks too broadly.
It does not give people a reason to keep reading.
Your hook is the front door to your business. If the door i...
 Letâs talk about one of Instagramâs easiest (and most effective) features right now, text carousels.
Iâve tried them out multiple times, and the results speak for themselves: better views than som...
Let me let you in on a little secret:
đ I didnât realize how much reach I was missing out on until I started leaning into humor.
Once I began using Instagramâs humor pillar, everything changed, mo...
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