Instagram Trends & Predictions | Social Media Must Reads

Instagram Predictions - Must Reads

Instagram is one of the fastest growing social platforms and will probably hit 1 billion users this year! If you’re thinking of starting (or investing more resources into) an Instagram strategy, then it’s important to understand what some of the biggest trends are right now.

Learn more in the Resource of the Week below.


Each week, I share helpful resources across my social profiles to help small business owners and solopreneurs keep up with social media marketing, and optimize it for their business. What you’ll find in this weekly blog post:

  • Resource of the Week
  • Other Must Read Articles from the Week
  • Tips & Updates on all-things Social Media

Resource of the Week

Instagram Predictions for 2018 and Beyond | Hootsuite Social Media Management

Here are 4 of the 8 predictions shared in the article:

  • More users of all ages will join Instagram
  • Your hashtag strategy will be more important than ever
  • Live video will be king
  • Instagram will transform how your customers shop

So what do you need to do to optimize this platform?

Here are few steps to get started:

  1.  Create a business account
  2.  Optimize your Bio
  3.  Research hashtags to determine the top ones for your posts
  4.  Spend time creating an effective content plan for: Photos, Video, Stories, and your Feed
  5.  Keep up with the latest updates and announcements from Instagram, as the platform is constantly changing
  6. Spend time engaging with your community

Other Must Read Articles from the Week

Get tips, strategies, and insight to help your digital marketing strategy with some “must-read” resources!

Click on each article title to read more:

Nuzzel unveils NuzzelRank, which scores news sources on ‘authority’ | TechCrunch

Introducing LinkedIn Kudos: Say Thanks and Show Your Appreciation | LinkedIn

Entertainment fans turn to Pinterest to figure out what to watch next |Pinterest for Business 

How to Get Started With YouTube Messages | Social Media Examiner 

Social Media Marketing Talk: Should Your Brand Start a Facebook Group? | Top Rank

Tips & Updates on all-things Social Media

Stats on Messenger and other similar platforms:

Messenger Stats - June 2018

A new report from Facebook IQ shares some interesting statistics on the use of “messaging” in the digital world.

Do you have a plan in place for optimizing Messenger and other apps/tools like it on social platforms?

Facebook News & Updates from the week:

Facebook and its owned Apps get a completely separate post since there is always something new each week!

View the weekly Note on our company page.

Posted by League Computer Solutions, Inc. on Monday, June 18, 2018

This week’s Note includes: 

Updates for using Custom Audiences in Facebook Ads

New shopping options and a Video hub on Instagram

And more…

That’s it for this week!

What other topics are you interested in learning more about? Comment here or message me on Facebook or Instagram 

Instagram Predictions and Trends - Social Media Must Reads

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