4 Hidden Hacks To Skyrocket Your Instagram Stories’ Reach

Let’s admit, the Instagram Stories feature is all about fun, especially with the recent addition of  Emoji stickers. However, the million-dollar question is – how do make the most out of your Instagram Stories? For some businesses, no matter how hard they try, the results of employing this marketing strategy are not so pleasing. That said, Instagram Stories is used by more than 300 million people every day. This is a whopping number, and therefore, it would not be wrong to say that it provides a huge potential for big and small businesses alike to attract more audiences. However, the question still remains – HOW? Well, we are here to your rescue.

#1. Add A Splash Of Color To Your Stories

Instagram Stories is a great way to establish and show off your brand’s personality. However, it is highly recommended to keep things in line with your brand’s style and voice. So, how to do it?

• Head on the right to the upper-right corner of your screen and look for an ‘Aa’ or pen icon to open a text or brush tool
• Tap and hold any color option available there for a bit. This will open the color slider at the bottom of the screen
• Simply swipe across the color slider and choose an appropriate color.

#2. Create A Drop Shadow Effect On Text

Stand out by using custom texts. Flaunting a drop shadow effect could actually do wonders. Here is how you can do it:

• Tap on the ‘Aa’ icon in the upper-right corner of the screen and type your message
• Again, tap the ‘Aa’ icon and write the same text you wrote previously, but in a different color
• Next, arrange the top layer of the text so that it is slightly aligned differently than the bottom layer, and you are done.

#3. Use Stickers And Location

Using stickers and locations in your Instagram Stories not only looks attractive but can also help you in creating a better impact. It could evidently boost the reach of your Stories. This might come as a surprise to you but a lot of people use Instagram as a local directory to search for local businesses, just like Yelp. This is especially common for small brick-and-mortar businesses, restaurants, salons, and the like. For instance, they open Instagram and search ‘Pizza New York’. Instagram, in such a case, would populate the searches based on the location set by the pages. However, many a time, various Instagram stories with location hashtags also make it to the top. This is how Instagram stories not only help you in connecting with the users of the nearby location but would also help you in reaching to the customers who are already looking for businesses like you.

#4. Create Amazing Custom Highlight Covers

Extract the goodness of Instagram Stories all the more by using them to create custom Highlight covers. Analyze Stories that worked fine and provided great results and highlight them on your profile. Play and experiment and use a hashtag generator to find the right hashtags to skyrocket your Instagram reach. Furthermore, beware of Instagram bots and keep a close eye on what your competitors are doing to help you stay ahead of the competition. To get more ideas, check out the infographic below:

Graphic courtesy of 99firms.com

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