Instagram Reels
It seems everywhere you look, every coach, guru or marketing expert is saying, “You MUST do Reels to grow your visibility and growth.” That might seem true, but I’m not a big fan of pushing certain features on Instagram.
Honestly, can you still grow without doing Reels? Sure! But Reels do help boost your growth and visibility.
So today, I’m sharing 2 super simple, easy ideas that you can create right after this episode.
In this episode you will learn:
- how to use Instagram Stories to create quick, authentic, effective Reels
- how to convert an Instagram Highlight to a Reel
- a crash course on Reels
Here are some examples of my Reels created with Stories:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CcAh4cyFkAm/
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CbxFPy3FunL/
Don’t miss this week’s flash sale on the Instagram Reels Workshop for only $11.
Full Transcript Below!
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Full transcript:
How about a quick tip Tuesday!
It seems everywhere you look, every coach, guru or marketing expert is saying, “You MUST do Reels to grow your visibility and growth.” That might seem true, but I am not a big fan of pushing certain features on Instagram.
Honestly, can you still grow without doing Reels? Sure! But Reels do help boost your growth and visibility.
So today, I am sharing two super simple, easy ideas that you can create right after this episode.
In fact, you are going to think, “why didn’t I think of this earlier.”
Because I get it. It is overwhelming to keep up with all the trends, lip sync and I think most people are annoyed seeing others point to useless text.
So why not make your reels better, more authentic, and do it in an effortless way! Yes, this can be done.
Tip #1 and this is my favorite way of creating quick reels.
Open Stories, yes, your Stories. Record a video of yourself teaching something to your audience. You can bust a myth in your niche, give a couple of tips, share a quick “how-to” or a step by step process. Once you have recorded your video, click on the smile icon and choose the Captions option to add text caption to your video. Move it, resize it, and place it on your video (not too high or too low because of the Reels menu…) then look at the top menu in your stories and you will notice an arrow download button. DOWNLOAD the video you just made in Stories without publishing to Stories. Now you have a video on your phone, ready to upload to your Reels at any time! Boom! Done!
When you are ready to upload to Reels, you do not need to worry about adding text and do all the timing stuff. You could add trending background music if you want, but it is not necessary.
This is my favorite way of creating quick, valuable Reels! And I will link some examples in the show notes to give you an idea.
Tip #2
Did you know you can convert one of your Highlights (the little bubbles in your profile) to a Reel?
It is so simple! Click on any highlight, then click on the three little dots in the bottom right corner. You will see a menu and at the bottom it says, “Covert to Reel.”
I do not think a lot of people know about this option. When you convert to a Reel, it will automatically sync clips and add music, or you can skip this option and edit it the way you want! Then you follow the normal Reel prompts to add text, captions and publish or save as a draft!
There you have it! Two easy ideas for creating quick reels that are NOT following trends. Sounds authentic to me!
Give these a try, and if you need a refresher crash course on Reels, I gotchu! In the show notes, I have a Reels course for just $22, BUT this week only… I am running a flash sale and you can snag it for just $11! The sale price will be adjusted at checkout so go grab it today!
I will see you next week, and as always, stay sassy, sparkle, wear sweatpants, and don’t be like Loki!
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