Good Content with Shannon McKinstrie Shannon McKinstrie
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Open a bottle of pinot grigio or whip up an oat milk latte and relax with your host, Shannon McKinstrie, as she cuts through the obnoxious social media noise, answers all your burning questions, and shares exactly what’s working right now in real time. No more second-guessing, it’s time to level up your social media game the tried and true way…with good content.
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Create Content So Good it Works on Your Days Off
Consider this the official summer episode. With summer in full swing, this episode is all about creating content that works for you, even on your days off. We’re talking about posting less this summer, how I prepare my own Instagram account for time away, and having fun with your content this summer.In this episode we’ll be covering:Strategically using pinned posts and reels on your accountCreating the summer content everyone wants to see right nowUtilizing insights and creating content that ...
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Why Creating Specific Content Leads to Higher Engagement
In a recent Reels Lab Q&A, I walked my students through several reels that are going viral right now. They left with so many new ideas, I thought I'd share some of those reels with you. I’m also going to address the misleading reels that “Instagram Coaches” are sharing right now. We’ll discuss the pitfalls of clickbait tactics and why ethical, specific, and engaging content is always your best bet for success. This ten minute episode is full of actionable tips to help you create genuinely...
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What You Really Need to Know About Writing Instagram Captions
If you’ve been stressing about your Instagram captions, you need to hear this episode! No more wondering how long a caption should be, I’m sharing an easy to remember formula with all the essentials. We’re discussing hooks and how to use them, the importance of your call to action (especially if your goal is to grow and sell!) with helpful examples to start writing your ideal caption.In this episode we’ll be covering:The Instagram Creators account and "engagement bait"The essentials of writin...
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Ditching the Toxic Advice on Instagram
If you're feeling overwhelmed on Instagram, just know you're not the only one. It’s time to cut through the noise and bust some major social media myths that everyone is asking about. I’m calling out the biggest lies on Instagram right now (copy and pasting, editing and deleting, hashtags, and engaging with content outside your niche) and sharing the no-fluff advice you need to hear. I’ll talk about how instrumental Instagram stories have been to my business, how I use the “story test” and wh...
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Breaking the Rules of Instagram Marketing
How well do you know your audience? When you're creating good content, you have to know your audience. You have to know what they'll find funny. You have to know what their worries are. What are they searching for on the Internet? You have to know them that well. You may have seen these gurus saying, you have to do this, you have to stop doing this, you have to…I’m reminding you that you know your people best. There are no absolutes and what works for one person, doesn’t necessarily work for ...
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Turning Testimonials into Engaging Content for More Sales
If you have been wanting to throw out Instagram, please don’t! I know we have seen some crazy shifts on Instagram lately, which means it’s more important than ever to create good content. So let's talk about creating the type of content that gets you sales, because I know you guys are here to make money. Creating testimonial content has nothing to do with another Canva graphic, instead we're turning client success stories into engaging content that actually makes sales, even if you haven’t ma...