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Today I wanted to share this update regarding the recent changes I made in my Instagram routine / strategy / tactics, and the impact they had on my presence on the platform.
Two Main Changes on Instagram
I changed two main things in my Instagram routine:
1. Increased post frequency
This did prove to provide faster growth, and it didn’t seem my audience “got tired” of my content (:
I basically moved from 1 post a day to 2-3.
2. Tons of stories
I used to post 1-3 stories a day, and sometimes zero. Now I’m doing as much as 15-30 stories. I’m also making sure I use hashtags there as well.
One last thing I did, though that was a little while before all of that, was changing to a business account. I wanted to get the analytics (:
The Results & Impact on my Instagram Account
I’ve been feeling the acceleration in growth in terms of followers, no doubt.
But the more important thing is the amount of messages and genuine comments I’ve been getting, which really blew me away.
The engagement went crazy too.
So we’re not talking only about quantity, but also about quality.
Future Plans
My future plans are basic – keep this new baseline, and increase / go above it as much as possible. I’ve been doing the occasional 4 or 5 posts a day too.
I will keep you updated on how it goes! (;
That’s all I wanted to share today. We can now move onto the artist corner.
Artist Corner
Today I’m featuring Ilya Ibryaev, a Russian watercolor painter.
His focus seems to be light, and I don’t mean that in the usual sense. His great talent is portraying actual light shining through trees and clouds. He focuses on simpler landscapes with more complex and interesting skies, clouds and light.
What I noticed he does is play around with edges and contrast, to create a strong illusion of light. It actually FEELS like you can see the light itself.
If you want to see what I mean, I actually found a GREAT article written on him over at Seamless Expression – a website about painting and watercolor that I LOVE: Ilya Ibryaev on Seamless Expression
And here’s where you can find me
Check out my YouTube Channel – Liron Yanconsky
Or ask me questions on Instagram – @LironYanIL or Snapchat – @LironYan3
I hope you enjoyed this one. Take care, and we’ll talk again really soon,
– Liron