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Instagram’s New Edits App: The Only Starter Guide You’ll Need

Instagram just dropped the brand-new Edits app this week as a little post-Easter treat for us all. 

This shiny new video editing app is set to make Reels creation smoother, slicker, and way more creative 🙌..

In this blog, I’ll introduce you to the app with my easy-to-follow Edits Starter Kit. This guide will reduce any overwhelm and will ease you in gently to the new app interface.

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You Can Now Add Text to Posts Within Instagram

Instagram now allows you to add text overlays on image & carousel posts within the app!

This is a fabulous update that will save users a lot of time. Ultimately you can now add text overlays onto your images within the app rather than doing this step in Canva 🙌! Read onto learn how to do it.

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How to Avoid the ‘Instagram Jail’ Glitch

Here are my findings and tips on how to avoid the ‘Instagram Jail’ glitch that’s locking up small business owners currently.

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Brighton Etsy Instagram Shopping Masterclass

I recently had the pleasure of delivering an in-person Instagram Shopping Masterclass to the wonderful Brighton Etsy Team at Sea Lane’s beautiful new event space. We had a full house of 35 Etsy Sellers in attendance and the masterclass was brilliantly received!

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How To Turn On Instagram Two-Factor Authentication

If I could give you ONE piece of Instagram advice it would be this…Turn on your two-factor authentication! Why Should You Turn On Two-Factor Authentication? Because it is SO important.

Instagram account hacking is still rife. In 2020, cyber crimes and hacking were responsible for $3.25 billion in revenue for cybercriminals.

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Group Reels Training

I love offering Instagram training as a service. So I was over the moon when an enquiry came in to deliver the Find Your Reels Confidence Masterclass to Kelly Mortimer’s wedding industry membership, The Next Level.

It was a fab session with loads of wedding business owners joining us live from around the world!

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What are Instagram Notes?

Big Insta news...Instagram has launched its first big feature of the year....Notes. The feature arrived last week (Feb 2023) and it’s already been adopted by in a big way so far.

However, I also saw many users very confused by the new feature so I thought I'd write a quick blog to explain what Notes are and how you can use them to benefit your business.

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