COPYWRITER 022: How to use Instagram to promote your copywriting business
Oct 10, 2021
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Emily Osmond, Instagram expert and founder of the Modern Marketing Collective program, shares tips on using Instagram to gain clients, creating great content, building an authentic brand, showcasing values, and generating leads. Find the balance between sharing and selling, feature testimonials, and write a trust-building Insta bio. Learn how to use the feed, reel, and Instag 'live' effectively.
You can effectively use Instagram to attract clients for your copywriting business by building connections, providing value, showcasing credibility, and strategically promoting your services.
To succeed on Instagram, focus on the content categories of connection, value, promotion, and credibility to engage and attract potential clients.
Deep dives
Using Instagram to Promote Your Copywriting Business
Instagram is a powerful platform for promoting your copywriting business. By focusing on building connections with your audience, providing value through helpful and informative content, showcasing your credibility with accomplishments and testimonials, and strategically promoting your services, you can effectively use Instagram to attract clients. Key elements include having a clear and compelling bio, leveraging Instagram stories for candid and engaging content, and using direct messages to nurture conversations and understand your audience's needs. By keeping your approach authentic and consistent, and by incorporating email marketing to further connect with leads, you can fill your sales funnel and grow your copywriting business effectively on Instagram.
The Four Content Categories for Instagram Success
To succeed on Instagram, it is important to focus on the four content categories: connection, value, promotion, and credibility. Connection content builds relationships with your audience by sharing personal insights, values, and beliefs. Value content provides helpful and informative tips, industry updates, and insights that showcase your copywriting expertise. Promotion content explicitly promotes your services and encourages audience members to take action. Finally, credibility content highlights your accomplishments, media features, case studies, and testimonials to establish trust and authenticity. By strategically incorporating these content categories, you can engage and attract potential clients on Instagram.
Creating Engaging Instagram Posts
When posting content on Instagram, it is important to provide value and engagement. Posting a handful of high-quality, evergreen posts per week on your feed is effective in showcasing your copywriting expertise and building connections with your audience. Using captivating captions, incorporating visuals, and utilizing strategic calls to action can optimize engagement. Additionally, leveraging Instagram stories allows for more candid and in-the-moment content, providing a more personal touch and meaningful interactions. By balancing content types and consistently providing value, you can create engaging Instagram posts to attract potential clients.
Utilizing Instagram's Features for Business Growth
Maximizing Instagram's features can enhance your copywriting business growth. Aside from feed posts and stories, utilizing Instagram Live and Reels is valuable for expanding your reach and captivating your audience. Incorporating Live sessions allows you to connect with your audience in real-time, answer questions, and provide valuable insights. Reels offer an opportunity to create fun and entertaining short videos that can showcase your personality and creativity. By focusing on meaningful interactions, leveraging Instagram's various features, and consistently showcasing your expertise, you can enhance your business growth on the platform.
Instagram is a powerful tool to add to your self-promotion strategy, and in this episode you’ll learn exactly how to use Instagram to be your authentic self and find new clients.
Emily Osmond is an Instagram expert. She is the founder of the Modern Marketing Collective program and is skilled at helping small businesses use Instagram to build their following.
In this episode we talk about how to:
use Instagram to gain new clients
use a four-step process for creating great Instagram content
create an authentic brand on Instagram
understand the best types of content that builds your Instagram following
use Instagram to get people to know, like and trust you
build credibility and create value
find the balance between sharing and selling
showcase your values and beliefs to instil trust
feature testimonials and case studies in a respectful way
write your Insta bio that positions you as a person of trust
use your bio to build your email following
use the feed, the reel, and Instag ‘live’ to generate leads