Take the Anxiety Out of Instagram: How to Create Authentic & Beautiful Social Media for Your Brand Part I

Raw Milk - The Creative Business Podcast about social media, marketing, branding, blogging

English - May 07, 2018 21:42 - 28 minutes - 27.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 404 ratings
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Next Episode: The Secrets to Organic Growth on Instagram: How to Create Authentic & Beautiful Social Media for Your Brand Part II

Instagram is an incredibly useful social media marketing tool: I have used it to grow a following of more than 780,000 and build a thriving six-figure business.

But social channels are not all rainbow emojis and kitten videos. The danger in a platform like Instagram lies in forgetting that other’s feeds are a highlight reel, not real life. And if we fall down the rabbit hole of comparing ourselves to the curated personas other people are posting, it can squelch our creativity pretty fast. So, how do we set healthy boundaries around social media? Are there strategies we can use to stay mindful and focused? How can we best use Instagram to connect with our customer-base—without getting caught up in the perpetual scroll of self-loathing?

Today, I’m sharing my three best tactics for the intentional use of Instagram. I explain the importance of distinguishing yourself from your brand, focusing on the service of your tribe, and avoiding the use of social media as a substitute for face-to-face interaction. Listen in for insight around creating rather than consuming on social platforms and learn to separate self-worth from followers and likes!

What You Will Learn

The impetus for the Raw Milk podcast

How Beth came to start her food blog, Local Milk

How social media connects you with colleagues and clients

The danger in comparing yourself to others on social media

Beth’s three strategies for focus and confidence on social

Intentional detachment between self and brand Focus on serving tribe Use platform mindfully

The difference between diagnosis and self-loathing mode

How to navigate a dip in engagement after a pivot

Why social media is not a substitute for real life interaction

Beth’s preference to create over consume on social

Beth’s insight that you are not obligated to follow anyone