Happy Friday, friends! It’s been a light week here at TBM as we are totally swamped, but hopefully you got to see this super fun roundup and some of our fave plugins. By now we’ll assume all you bloggers on Instagram have at least viewed your friends’ Instagram stories if not tried them yourselves. When news broke out of this very Snapchat-ty feature (this article is worth a read if you haven’t), I think we were all a little like, whaaat? But it seems to have quickly grown on people, and the reason is that it’s yet another way for brands + bloggers to engage with, and ultimately grow, their audience.
Rather than posting a review ourselves, we thought it would be nice to get 4 different bloggers’ take on the new feature.
1. Totally agree with Bold & Pop that this likely does not mean the end of Snapchat, and that there are definitely some ways you can integrate Instagram stories into your social media strategy.
2. For all you shop owners, these ideas from The Shop Files are all about how to use this feature to connect with your customers.
3. Branded by Britt shared a few of the features Instagram stories comes with, along with how you can use other updates like draft posts and planning. Always good to know how this platform is growing!
4. Ready to give it ago? Alex Tooby has an incredibly detailed guide for those who are focused on building their Instagram following, as well as a few what not to dos that you might want to be aware of.
Very interesting stuff! What do you guys think? Should we try it out on @theblogmarket?
kate || the shop files says
love this roundup of the new Instagram features! I somehow missed being able to save edits now so Britt’s article was a great read. and a big thanks for featuring my post Angela! have a fun weekend,
kate