Taking photos, editing, curating your gallery, post and then THE back and forth interacting… in a way that lets be honest, not all of it is as meaningful as we wish it were {hello “this is pretty” and heart emojis *covers eyes*}; it takes so much of us that we could actually be using to be more present with our loved ones, to gather new ideas, to work on something that’ll bring more direct results to our goals/businesses.
Due to the more private, one-on-one Stories nature, by putting out more of them and exchanging DM’s …
We are removing the noise and pouring ourselves into the connections that matter the most, educating the algorithm to not only bump up our content to the people that actually wants to hear from us but also by pushing it to more people like them {thanks algorithm!}; saving us from feeling drained at the end of it all. Offering a relief.
Plus, think of the ways we could repurpose the content to IGTV {a medium that not many are taking advantage of!} and populate your Highlights with easier to digest content.
And I’ve been practicing the art of Attracting & Enchanting my people with every piece of visual communication design I’ve created since the 6th grade. *smiles*
In case that wasn’t good enough of a reason for you to believe my quirky ideas; my “magic bag of Pixie Dust” is carrying around: a Bachelor’s in Advertising with e speciality in Graphic Design, a Masters Degree in Digital Design and 15+ years of experience working as a Web & Interactive Graphic Designer.
By what I can only explain as destiny, I managed to become an ‘accidental’ Influencer {*laughs*}, with an on-growing Instagram account of 30K+ Kindred Spirits {even after taking the longest breaks! }.
And I’ve had the unbelievable honor of being two times, hand-picked and featured by Instagram.
So if there is one thing I’ve proven over and over again everytime I ask myself:
EASY PEASY LEMON SQUEEZY!
Don’t forget to tag @by.susan.mar
Can’t wait to see what you create!
I know this is something I’ve been instinctively putting into practice since I was in the 6th grade when I figured I could make tiny handmade “box-cards” with gifts hiding inside for my friends to make them happy— before my 12 yr old self could even understand, what I was actually doing…
I believe we all have a natural born storyteller inside of us waiting to be awoken, we sometimes just need *that* right outlet or idea to make sense to us to ‘spark’ it.
So you, my Leading Lady, definitely can create Insta-Stories that Attract & Enchant your people using “The Spellbinding Potion”.
All you need is…
I’m putting on my Graphic-Designer’s-hat and years of experience to highlight this: defining key elements to create aesthetically pleasing and balanced Instagram Stories will go a long way to attract viewers. Something you can build upon once you get the hang of it and apply it not only to Instagram Stories but to photography and every visual communication/graphic composition you need to create.
“The Spellbinding Potion” essence is a very basic understanding on how the human eye receives and process information in a more relaxed and pleasing way. Basically, so your content is more liked. As simple as that.