Borrow my method for coming back from an Instagram break
WAKE UP INSTAGRAM, day one
This is DAY ONE of the WAKE UP INSTAGRAM challenge that is free for all readers of Too Much by Nicola Washington.
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Welcome to Day One of the WAKE UP INSTAGRAM Challenge - a week-long series of 10 min daily tasks to ‘wake up’ your Instagram account and get you back in front of your favourite people after you’ve been on a break.
TASK ONE
Today’s 10 minute task asks you to visit one of the most-neglected parts of the Instagram eco-system: Stories.
Follow the instructions below, to join in!
Go to Stories at the top of your home feed.
Set a timer for 10 mins and watch Stories. Your Stories feed will only show you accounts you follow so if you come across accounts and you can’t remember why you’re following them, it’s a good time to do some housekeeping and unfollow if you’re no longer interested in their content.
Interact GENEROUSLY with the Stories you watch. Hit the heart button, send emojis, respond to polls, fill in Q&A boxes, DM people if you feel compelled. Don’t hold back, get involved. If you even think about sending someone a comment, DO IT.
How does it work?
Many of this week’s tasks work on the assumption that Instagram ‘likes’ accounts that are active. By engaging with Stories you’re being a good Instagram ‘citizen’, but this task isn’t really about the algorithm at all - it’s about the people in your online eco-system.
Think of it as the digital equivalent of walking down your local high street or anywhere else where you might see people you know but haven’t seen for a while. You might not stop for a chat, but you raise a hand in greeting and say hi, letting them know you’re back from wherever you have been.
By actively participating in your online community you’re reminding people that you’re around, which in turn makes them much more likely to take an interest in what you are doing too, and taking the time to check in with the people you’re already interested in is a great way to simply make Instagram feel a bit better 😊
Ok - that’s it! Once your 10 minute timer goes off, you’re free to go and enjoy the rest of your day knowing that you’re back on the road to reconnecting with your favourite people on Instagram!
I’ll see you tomorrow with another 10 minute task, and together we’ll wake up Instagram!
See you then,
Nic x
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