IG to me is just an extension of what my blog has to offer, it’s where I do most of my communication with my viewers and I could spend hours on it! I try to keep my feed clean and consistent with what’s on my site but it’s also a place I can share news, post updates and really push my creativity.
- Similar Tones & Sizes – I feel that if you have an over-all color palette to your feed it makes it that much more appealing to the eye. Just like it’s said if a blog is too busy people will click away, same goes for your IG. I suffer from synesthesia and I do find that it helps me when it comes to colors meshing well. I’ll scroll through my feed and if an old picture isn’t saturated enough I’ll remove it. I know its stupid (I’ll use the word stupid so that I’m not insensitive towards others feelings) but it will annoy the hell out of me and again I’m very anal about shit like that. If you use an app (like me) to make sure the entire picture fits in the screen do it for all of your photos to keep it all proportioned.
- Separate Business from Personal – When I first started my IG it was a bit of both because I wasn’t really serious about blogging but now that I’m trying to take LWSS to the next level I feel that my personal life should be its own thing. I know some people have separate accounts for friends and family but thats all too much for me, I really don’t care who sees my page nor am I trying to hide the fact that I blog. I’ll occasionally post something about my children every now and again but I try to keep them off social media as much as I can for now. Maybe in the future I’ll feature them in vlogs or something but I don’t feel it necessary to do so at this very moment. IG is a place to share my work not my #MCM! (no offense)
- Consistency – I feel that if you have a certain style or background in which you take your photos it can now be a way to recognized where the photo originated. New ways to create content is great but you also want to leave a trail so that you are known for your work.
- Tagging – If you take a picture of a flatlay make sure you tag all the brands that are in the picture, your picture might catch the eye of a particular brand and get re-posted! I can’t describe the feeling every time someone or a brand shares my work, it’s flattering and humbling.
There is no right or wrong way to do things, it’s all a matter of what you want to achieve with your account. For some bloggers it’s how they get traffic to their site or simply letting viewers know a post has gone live. These are all things I take into consideration while uploading to IG because it’s a reflection of who and what I represent. Having an abundance of followers is nice and all but the interaction is what matters most to me at least, I could only speak for myself.
