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JFDI Podcast with The Two Lauras - Working in Partnership

Claire from Studio 5 Social and I were invited to be guests on The Two Lauras' popular JFDI podcast.

In this episode, we chat with Laura Moore and Laura Davis about all things collaboration and partnerships. We share everything from how we met and started working together on our course, the Instagram Growth Club, to our top tips on how to work with someone else on projects.

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How To Get Your Instagram Shop Approved

I recently went Live on Instagram with the lovely Kara from You Had Me At Hashtag to talk about Instagram Shopping and how to set up your Instagram Shop correctly.

Kara and I both have background in the fashion and retail and do a lot of work in the Instagram Shopping field for eCommerce businesses.

We understand that setting up your Instagram Shop sometimes isn’t as straight forward as it could be. So, we went Live to share tips on what you need to have in place before you start trying to connect your Instagram shop.

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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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Creating Easy Reels Podcast with Rosie Parsons

Claire from Studio 5 Social and I were invited to join the lovely Rosie Parsons on her brand new ‘Build a Brand’ podcast.

In our episode we chat about our top tips for creating Instagram Reels to promote your business effectively and easily. This just happens to be one of our favourite subjects so we had loads of tips and strategies to share.

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7 Places to Tag Your Products on Instagram

Did you know that there are numerous ways to tag your products on Instagram and increase your sales?

In this blog, I am going to walk you through all the placements at your disposal to increase the reach of your products. So keep reading to ensure you are maximising your Instagram Shops exposure.

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Instagram Enables ALL Users to Tag Products In Posts

Instagram has announced it will enable ALL users to tag products in posts, reels and stories. Let’s take a look at how this feature will work and what it means for businesses with an Instagram shop.

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