26 - Instagram Stories: An Introduction - The 6 best Story features to build authority, engage your audience and attract more followers

In this episode, Jake shares an introduction the essential features of Instagram Stories - and how you can best use them to succeed with your business and brand building.  With over 500Million people using Instagram Stories EVERY DAY, if you're not using Stories to reach your followers, chances are you're leaving so much business on the table! But let's be honest, there are SO MANY FEATURES on Instagram Stories that it's easy to lose sight of what is essential and what is just a waste of time. If you want to make the best from your Social Media game with Stories, this is how... Here’s a few highlights that we cover in this episode: 1 - Poll: Yes / No - keep simple, best used as a tool to engage your audience.  2 - Questions: "Ask me anything" - "Whats the number one thing you'd like to know about X" 3 - Swipe Up: 10K followers - Direct to website, online store, opt-in page etc. Best used after telling a story or giving incomplete info. 4 - Gifs: Lighten the mood - brighten up your stories and show your personality. 5 - Location: Increase your visibility, attract businesses nearby (as an influencer) or as business owner attract clients/customers near by too. Local biz great target is to dominate posts in your local area. Zero in more focused if needed. 6 - Hashtags: 11 in stories, invisible hashtag trick. 2 ways to add tags.  7 - @Mention other accounts appears in their DM - they can then add to their own story- very powerful to increase you own exposure. Great for books you are reading, training, courses, biz, restaurants etc. Resources mentioned in this episode: - Instagram Growth & Monetisation Training: https://jakeadamdavey.com/instagalactic Find out more: - Website: JakeAdamDavey.com - Instagram: instagram.com/jakeadamdavey - Facebook: facebook.com/jakedaveypage/ Don’t Forget: If you’re enjoying the podcast please do leave us a review and sharing is caring - if you know someone who would enjoy or benefit from today’s topic, do hit the share button and pass it on. Thank you so much and until next time, stay on mission and do something extraordinary for others keep inspiring, keep growing your circle of influence! Best, Jake Music references: Island by MBB https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/Island-MBB Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/6by8zhaG04Y