DIGITAL MARKETING: 5 Great Small Business Growth Tips

5 Affordable Digital Marketing Tips to Grow Your Small Business

Growing a small business can feel like an uphill battle, especially when your budget is tight. But with the right strategies, you don’t need a huge marketing budget to see great results. Here’s a breakdown of five powerful (and affordable!) tactics you can start using today to boost your visibility and attract more customers.

1. Affordable SEO Services for Small Businesses

SEO doesn’t have to be expensive to be effective. Small businesses can start by focusing on local SEO, optimise your site for local search terms, claim your Google Business Profile, and build backlinks from local directories. You can also use free SEO tools like Google Search Console or Semrush to help find keywords and fix any site issues that might be holding back your rankings.

Quick Tip: Write blog posts that answer common customer questions – Google loves content that solves problems.

2. How to Improve Social Media Engagement for Business

Getting likes and shares is great, but the real gold in social media is engagement. To build a loyal audience, you need to post content that sparks a conversation. Use interactive posts like polls, Q&A sessions, and live videos. Share behind-the-scenes moments, success stories, and most importantly, respond to comments. The more personal you get, the more people will engage.

Quick Tip: Ask open-ended questions to encourage followers to share their thoughts- it’s an easy way to get the conversation started.

3. Lead Generation Strategies for Local Businesses

For local businesses, lead generation is all about getting noticed by people in your area. Start by partnering with local influencers or complementary businesses to cross-promote. You can also create location-based offers, like exclusive discounts for nearby residents. Don’t forget about paid search ads on Google or Facebook targeting your local area—these are a cost-effective way to put your business in front of the right people.

Quick Tip: Offer a special promotion tied to local events or holidays to attract more foot traffic and leads.

4. Low-Cost Google Business Page Setup

One of the most effective ways to get more local traffic is by setting up and optimising your Google Business Profile (GBP). It’s free and helps your business show up in local search results. Fill out every section of your profile, including hours of operation, business description, and photos. Encourage happy customers to leave reviews—more reviews mean higher rankings in local search results.

Quick Tip: Add posts and updates to your Google Business Profile regularly to keep your listing active and engaging.

5. How to Boost Online Visibility for SMEs

If you want to be seen, you need to be everywhere your audience is. Combine SEO, social media marketing, and content marketing for a comprehensive visibility strategy. Focus on creating valuable content that your audience cares about, whether it’s blog posts, videos, or infographics. Use paid ads to reach new customers, but balance it with a strong organic presence to build long-term trust.

Quick Tip: Use data from tools like Google Analytics to track what’s working and tweak your approach based on real insights.

Conclusion: Ready to Grow Your Business Without Breaking the Bank?

These strategies are affordable, effective, and easy to implement. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to scale, there’s something here for every small business. Get in touch today for a Free Consultation, and let’s create a personalised plan to help you grow your business and boost your online visibility and ultimately, profit.

DIGITAL MARKETING: 5 Top Strategies For SME Businesses

In the fast-paced world of digital marketing, staying ahead is crucial. Especially for SMEs trying to compete with larger competitors and their budgets! From SEO tactics to social media growth, here’s a quick guide to five key strategies every small business owner should be mastering right now.

1. Digital Marketing Strategies for SME

Small businesses often have limited budgets, but that doesn’t mean they can’t outsmart the competition. A smart strategy blends organic and paid tactics to maximise visibility. Focus on high-ROI channels like local SEO to dominate search results in your area and social media marketing to engage directly with your audience. The key? Target the right people with the right message, and don’t be afraid to experiment with low-cost PPC campaigns to supplement organic growth.

Quick Tip: Don’t stretch yourself thin. Pick 2-3 digital marketing channels that align with your audience and double down.

2. SEO Tips for Small Businesses

SEO can seem like a puzzle, but with the right pieces it’s a great way to boost traffic. Start by optimising your website for local search with Google Business Profile, ensuring you’re visible in local searches. Then focus on on-page SEO—ensure your site is fast, mobile-friendly, and packed with high-quality content that answers your customers’ questions. Don’t forget to build backlinks from relevant sites; they’re SEO gold.

Quick Tip: Consistently publish valuable, keyword-optimised content. Google loves fresh material.

3. Social Media Marketing for Business Growth

Whether you’re a B2B or B2C business, social media is your direct line to customers. But simply posting isn’t enough—you need to create content that resonates. Tap into user-generated content, behind-the-scenes stories, and interactive polls to get your audience involved. Additionally, running paid ads on platforms like Facebook or Instagram can give your brand an immediate visibility boost.

Quick Tip: Video content is king. Short, engaging clips grab attention and drive engagement more than any other format. Which video platform is best for you? Think about Instagram Reels, YouTube or TikTok?

4. Content Marketing Strategies for B2B

B2B content marketing isn’t about volume; it’s about delivering the right information to the right decision-makers. Educational blog posts, white-papers, and case studies are your bread and butter here. Focus on thought leadership to position your brand as the expert in your field. And don’t forget to promote your content across LinkedIn and industry-specific forums to extend your reach.

Quick Tip: Repurpose your content—turn a blog post into a webinar, infographic, or video to maximise its impact.

5. Digital Marketing Trends for 2024

Looking ahead, AI tools are helping businesses automate and optimise everything from content creation to customer segmentation, while hyper-personalisation tactics are becoming more advanced.

Quick Tip: Stay agile—2024 will reward businesses that quickly adapt to new technologies and trends.

Conclusion: Ready to Take Your Marketing to the Next Level?

Don’t just read about it—take action! Implement these strategies and watch your business grow. Want more tailored advice on how to boost your digital marketing? Just Call for a free consultation, and let’s get started on transforming your marketing strategy into a powerful profit and business growth engine.

BUSINESS: Core Values

I have been thinking about core values. It seems contradictory that as values in public life have declined, hopefully now on the rebound, organisations such as the Financial Conduct Authority in the U.K. who are regulated by the government, have pushed forward with legislation to include fairness and good outcomes into members’ processes when dealing with customers. As well as widening the net as to who should be regulated. With good leadership it is not difficult to establish these into any business.

Here are some of the lifetime values embedded in my personal and business philosophy.

Equitable (fair and reasonable)
Aim for Great Outcomes
Transparent
Enthusiastic
Committed

A few more…
Non-negotiables e.g. Ethics & Honesty
Adaptable
Creative
Encouraging
Innovative
Collaborative
Motivated
Inquisitive & Learning

Do they align with yours? Feel free to message me with your thoughts and a few of your own.

Please take a look at my profile and get in touch if I can help you unlock the potential in your business. I specialise in Small & Medium Sized (SME) business improvement with nearly four decades experience in sales and marketing including e-commerce and finance brokerage.

DIGITAL MARKETING: Unlock Your Business Potential

Unlock your business potential with highly effective Digital Marketing.

I can help your business marketing by providing services like;

Content Creation -Blog posts, website copy, social media posts and product campaigns.
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) – is employing educational, authentic and trusted content with specific keywords. It is the key to great low cost Organic Growth.
Social Media Management – Content ideas, scheduling strategies and engagement.
Brand Messaging – Taglines, value propositions, and mission statements.
Local Business – Repeat and referral business is the life blood. Maximise your business locally with an optimised Google Business Profile (GBP) I have great experience with this model of customer acquisition and retention.

I have nearly four decades experience in Sales & Marketing SME (Small & Medium Size) businesses. Please call me today to discuss how I may help you.

The cost? Always fair.

m: U.K. 07407 038877
m: International. +44 7407 038877
e-mail: steve@stevecoulter.co.uk 

ROCKET SCIENCE: Wanted I.T. Graduate For Projects

Due to increased demand I’m seeking an enthusiastic local Computer Science, Website / Digital Design Graduate to collaborate with on misc. Internet, Website and Social Media Development projects.Must be highly competent with Domain Purchase & Transfer, Website Hosting, WordPress Style Website Development & e-Commerce Plug-ins.

In the first instance I’m hoping to find a local partner rather than further afield and relentless Facetime / Zoom meetings. This is a collaborative partnership not an employed position.

If you speak the same language please e-mail steve@stevecoulter.co.uk or text / WhatsApp 07407 038877.

Thanks, Steve.

DIGITAL MARKETING: Money Matters.

We are all motivated or many people would remain in bed all day. The essentials of life have to be accounted for with whatever we can earn. But to achieve more than basic needs we need a driver. A great example is a mortgage. We all want to pay off our mortgage, but actually, having that ball and chain is a driver to earn more to pay what can be an amount that wildly fluctuates as a percentage of our income in our lifetimes. Somewhere you find the money for the home you thought you could not afford. After conducting an autopsy of my own working life and expenditure I believe having a permanent mortgage would have been beneficial. Obviously age and health are pertinent. Where am I going with this?

If you don’t have a budget to start a business you don’t have a business. Don’t start a business if you don’t have six months income set aside too. Investing £x 000 in the start up essentials of a modern enterprise like a sophisticated website not only gives your business an anchor, but somewhere to market to and from and capture prospect data. Repaying initial costs is part of your driver to establish a thriving business and go the extra mile to secure sales. You can also offset against taxable income so it’s less than its actual invoice price. It’s only the modern world where clicks have replaced bricks that not having any premises to trade from could even be contemplated. Before Y2K you couldn’t open a shop without acquiring one, rent or buy. You wouldn’t open a shop right next to another one either unless demand suggested it were viable. Social media has exacerbated the problem. Yes, Instagram, Tik Tok or Twitter is virtually free to use but it’s not as effective as paying for a targeted professional campaign aimed at a specific product or service. Or the data you can extrapolate for next time and who it turns out is your customer.

How much of your start up funds would you invest in a website and marketing to drive traffic?

SOCIAL MEDIA: Video Killed The Literary Star

The Rise Of Instagram Reels Video & TikTok over static images. The new 2021 Instagram Algortihm.

Earlier today on Clubhouse Social Audio during the 4:13 Leadership forum I was asked to compare marketing online now versus twenty years ago. Categorically I would say it’s far more sophisticated, much lower cost, far more effective and offers high quality metrics to measure your efforts and spend. As they say, you cannot manage what you cannot measure. But as far as some platforms are concerned the writing associated with posts is becoming redundant in favour of video for a generation with very short attention spans.

Where platform leaders go, others follow. So with this in mind we are all going to have to consider how we can promote our businesses within the realms of 30 second short video and longer forms of 5 to 15 minutes of content. Influenced by the success of TikTok amongst it’s key demographic, Instagram are moving towards being more of a video than photography platform and ranking Reels use far greater in the algorithm. Post Likes are being dropped in favour of Saves and Shares so it’s vital you encourage followers to support your efforts by doing this with your posts.

I don’t believe the original developers of Instagram ever envisaged that it would be so heavily used by business marketers and like everything in business we should all have a Plan B ready should Plan A be lost to us. Thus we need to develop our use of video in a market sympathetic way, and find alternatives to support the graphics and photography we use as a lead magnet presently. With this in mind, Pinterest looks like a safe harbour and I’ll be looking into this platform next.
 
Instagram is still a heavily used platform so I would continue to post as you are until your analysis shows a diminished return on your time.

DIGITAL MARKETING: Discoverability

SEO = Discoverability = Profit

The best way to make your website more discoverable, increasing engagement and interest in your products, services and SALES £$ is to keep it tuned up. Optimal tuning will ensure it’s more discoverable by the main search engines. The Domain Authority (DA) * more on this next time, is much improved along with your site being included in Search Engine Result Pages (SERP) if great ranking sites relevant to your industry link to your website and pages, but before researching and contacting them to enquire about linking it’s essential your website is in the best possible shape. But where to begin?

Checklist

Optimise your website so it loads quickly.
Check and repair any broken links.
Check that each page has consistency across, file name, title, subtitles, relevant & keyword rich content, matching tags.
Optimise image file sizes and create alt. tags – searchable and describe images when images are switched off by the user. This has got lazy since ‘my day’ 1999-2005.
Relevant meta tags on pages and images.
Name image files don’t just use file names.
Check internal links are not broken.
Optimise each product page by using techniques described above.

Once you have an impressive super-speedy loading website begin approaching targeted companies to link to you then watch your DA & SERPs climb!

Thank-you for reading. Find me on Clubhouse @ thestevecee

DIGITAL MARKETING: 2021 Q3. Sales Interrupted

Whether you sell New Cars, UHD-TV, Play Stations or White Goods, by now you’ll be aware of the ‘Worldwide Semi-Conductor Shortage’. This is having profound influence on sales, profit and achievement of manufacturer bonus related targets that prevail in many industries. Not least because these companies appear led by people stuck with a process, Sell x product in 3 months = bonus £$ and unable to be creative around incentivising dealers to market and sell what is actually available, not simply adding to an order bank already stretching five months. That’s five months to receive the cash and profit from a sale and as far as the automotive sector is concerned, a used model part-exchanged which adds to used car inventory = another sale and profit delayed. The obvious effect of the present rarity situation is the increase in asset value of used cars.

The three primary causes of the shortages are; Taiwanese Drought, yes really. In a perfect example of the Law Of Unintended Consequences, your new car has been delayed by the lack of rainwater in Taiwan where ultra pure water in large amounts is required to produce these electronic components. The global Covid 19 pandemic, obvious one this, more people were at home in 2020 and the last quarter of the year saw a 25% plus increase in electronic goods (boredom) and car sales (avoiding public transport) globally, pulling forward components impossible to manufacture quickly. Finally, the China – USA Trade War, yep, pesky Chy-Nah is preventing your new microwave pinging in the kitchen. Last year the United States Government / Trump Administration placed trade restrictions on China’s biggest silicon chip manufacturer, which made it harder for them to sell to companies with American ties. These restrictions forced companies to use other manufacturing plants like Samsung and the aforementioned Taiwanese companies. However, these companies were already producing at maximum output.

My point of describing this current handicap is to ask the question, ‘What is your business or industry doing to be CREATIVE about selling what is PHYSICALLY available to sell and not just taking orders to deliver months into the future. Reverse engineering a result? Let me know in your comments.

Thanks for reading.

Find me on Clubhouse @ thestevecee

SOCIAL MEDIA: Black Tie / White Noise

Noisy neighbours.

There are various types of learning styles. Visual, Auditory (hearing), Reading, Kinesthetic (touch, or tactile learners). What’s your preference? Over the years I’m aware my own is a combination of reading and listening. Then particularly with quotes or important dates, writing out passages and even associating dates by breaking them down and attaching to words cognitively.

Auditory learners are able to ascertain the true meaning of spoken words by listening to changes in tone and build trust from tempo, tone and timbre. They are also good at writing responses to lectures (hand up here). It’s claimed that auditory learners prefer background sound and work better while learning. I’m listening to an album on the HiFi – and louder than you might imagine with no loss of concentration. Auditory learners are great storytellers, solve problems by talking them through and respond well to sound or voice oriented information.

It’s no surprise then that I have taken to Social Audio aka Interactive Podcasting. The pioneer app in this space Clubhouse, is now a year old and new entrants, Twitter Spaces and Spotify Greenroom (aka ‘Greenhouse’​ to hardcore Clubhouse users) are capitalising on the popularity.

If so many learn by listening and a combination of the above, then it’s not that Social Audio should be a surprise but that it’s taken over a decade to arrive. Like all disruptors, why didn’t we all see it coming?

Over the past few days so much debate and comparison between Clubhouse and Greenroom. To paraphrase the great Sir Alex Ferguson, Greenroom is the ‘Noisy neighbour’​ there is nothing to be done by any platform in relation to competition except remain on the planned course and introduce upgrades to ensure an excellent and stable experience for the user. A point that I keep coming back to though is that all professionals will choose whichever app suits them and offers the greatest Return On TIME Invested, and that all competition only breeds improvement in performance and service. In other words, choose your weapon and let the provider make your experience as enjoyable as possible. I have no doubt though that people who arrive at the Greenroom app via the Spotify homepage/podcast section will learn of Clubhouse, perhaps pay a visit and stay if they prefer the greater visual appeal of white space, are an older demographic and a more sophisticated user. The more frantic, with smaller icons, reversed out (dark mode background) Greenhouse will thrive on younger, music and creative themed topics (& hopefully for them) along with the predominantly sports user base they inherited when they purchased the Locker Room app to modify and relaunch.

For me, I have invested four months on and off with Clubhouse and have 600 organic followers who have either appreciated my commentary or profile. I see no point in trying to establish myself on alt.voice platforms and will enjoy the development of the app’s features and the arrival of more like minded, creative thinkers, the like I have come to make the acquaintance of since March.

Come and find me to say hello, I am @ thestevecee on the app.

SOCIAL MEDIA: Back To The Futurism 3

Futurist Preamble Ramble Pt.3:

The Clubhouse app analogy. Like attracts like, people follow those they respect and meet more like minded, all these people invite their friends to join the app and a ripple effect of like minded & a virtuous circle. An app that existed before the pandemic but floundering, came alive when we were stuck at home and realised that interactive podcasting meant you could contribute to the discourse of your pet subjects and interests. Typically, the larger platforms are now on the bandwagon with their own offerings. Speaking and sound was the last of the senses to be properly catered for by Social Media, the effect of hearing tone in someone’s voice is more personal than text creating an unexpected hit. Unexpected seems to be a thread.

At the creator level, ideas from people across the world are disseminated and applied to individual markets. Collaboration is a natural effect.

On a buyer level, obviously influencers are embedded, but micro influencers are targeting a smaller niche audience from subsets of interests. It’s simpler to market a niche product or service than larger.

How many have dyed their own hair during the pandemic and how many have sought reviews online? Some ultra agile smaller brands have capitalised mightily in the last twelve months by creating simple to use products and receiving rave reviews. The rise of the #RavingFan !

Social Media Groups are simple to create and market to. Brands who interact at a quantum level in these forums build trust in a subscriber that they are the most qualified supplier of goods and services (Social Listening). Backed up by encouraging great feedback within these forums and the Internet in general. Your brand’s clean fingerprints have never been more vital in a world where you simply cannot erase a poor review.

SOCIAL MEDIA: Back To The Futurism 2

 

Futurist Preamble Ramble Pt.2

Creatives can use Blockchain as a method of dating and copyrighting their output – Intellectual Property is becoming critical when nation states are prepared to steal copy ideas and products. Leading creatives will create a Cryptocoin that reflects any rise in their stock. Imagine investing in designers Johnny Ive, Dieter Rams or architect Frank Lloyd Wright stock at the beginning of their careers.

The development of creator to brand exchanges where creatives will bid for work and brands can pick from the most competitive and creative talent to bring new messages to their customers.

We have only scratched the surface of the effect of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. There is nothing to prevent well known brands jumping this bandwagon, encouraging investment in their coin generating interest bearing tokens that can be exchanged for limited edition products, uniquely offered sale goods and media launches and cross brand endorsements. Brands expanding outside of the regular economy into the decentralised economy that even countries like the newly independent Great Britain*, a G7 economy are considering entering – maybe tied into Free Port policies.
*I am Remainer lol but we are stuck with Brexit so we have to make it work.

In summary, a new breed of independently funded creators will provide infinite new competitively priced content to brands wishing to personalise their offerings to a savvy consumer.

Convenience
Consumers want Ease, Speed, Reliability & Consistency.

The rise of apps. Expedited delivery. Free Returns

Tribes & Influences
People want advice from like-minded people or people they admire & respect. We all want to belong.

They want to support brands they relate to and admire too. Cont.

 

SOCIAL MEDIA: Back To The Futurism

More of the brainstorming from last week’s futurist marketing think tank.

Futurist Preamble Ramble Pt.1

The pandemic has enabled work from home and freelance culture. #WFH This was coming down the tracks with inevitable automation of industries but accelerated due to national lockdown policies. Home schooling (Child & Adult) and public service broadcasting was simply enabled to accommodate this. Surely a key to future economic prosperity would be a permanent extension of learning via television and Internet resources.

Millions of people around the world may become or are already unemployed or soon to be laid off when stimulus and furlough ends. Disruptors will radically alter industries like banking and law one by one as the dots are joined between industries to create recombination businesses like Air BnB and Uber. These were unthinkable a decade ago, but technology and the acceptance to use apps on smart phones by the general public plus price competition is fuelling this rise. The more sophisticated the apps become the more personalised and effective the offering will be to sectors of the demographic.

Already AI embedded plug-ins will track your e-commerce website journey and pigeon hole your behaviour then tailor a specific discount or offering to your buyer type. Rather like the person in a store who makes a purchase when an assistant only has to say “Have you tried the orange top with the blue skirt?” Until now sites like Etsy could only offer you a blanket discount across your range, added to their commission this was prohibitive. Imagine how profit can be increased when on an individual basis you offer only what you need to give to gain a sale? Or recognise a re-visitor who wants something no longer in a sale but would buy with a small incentive.

The New Creator Economy means self employed freelance creators will need to be ultra creative and competitive to create content and bandwidth to make an income. I’ve started using the hashtag #ultracreatives

These will be prolific, high quality content creators.

Cont.

SOCIAL MEDIA: Brainstorming The Future

Apologies for neglecting my weblog posts, reality keeps me from what I love to do. Some unfinished brainstorming for a Clubhouse friend prior to her Digital (Auto) Dealer Conference presentation ‘Digital Dopamine’ in Florida last week. Broken down into four Instagram posts there’s content in here to apply to your overall thinking. I enjoy applying my experience in retailing and retail advertising / marketing and adding in current shifts in buying trends and expectation. Of course also what is state of the art coming down the tracks at us all. If you’d like to add commentary and your own ideas as a collaborator please feel free to do so in the comments. As ever, please Like, Comment, Share & Save especially the latter which are vital to being on the correct side of the altered Instagram Algorithm. Are you aware of this? The brief was to think tank external influence on selling mid pandemic, post pandemic and through the era of disruptive businesses. Feel free to contact me if you would like to add to the discourse, it’s an ongoing project.

1.Path to sale

Tribes & Influences, Restrictions, Budget, World View, Brand Values (fairness, Green, ethical investors etc.) The Big Picture, Media, Contemporaries, Dominating Values, Funding, Research

2.Inspiration & Decision

Brand attitude to staff and customers, Socially Aware, Reaction to newly taboo methods like fast fashion, plastics etc. Personalisation, Greater Purpose, Entertainment, Engagement, Trust,

3.Buying Experience

Convenience, Feeling Appreciated & Valued.

4.The Sale & Follow Up = Path To Next Sale

Serving (Explaining & serving not selling) Simplicity, Speed, Courtesy.

5.The Future

The End Of Pandemic (Withdrawal of stimulus, furlough), The Creator Economy, Blockchain uses. More recombination industry disruptors. Social Funding / Universal Basic Income – impossible to avoid?Security & Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, 5G / Internet of Things, Sensitive to Sustainability, Protection of Employment, Reduce Consumption, Re-Use & Repair, Alt. Energy & Products Yet Unknown, Gamification, Transhumanism.

DIGITAL MARKETING: Clubhouse – Hashtag Mastermind 10/05/2021

Dan Martinez  / Briley Jo Curbey #hashitout #helpmehashtag / Social Media Hashtag Mastermind – Sunday 9th May 2.30pm EDT on Clubhouse App.

I was grateful to be asked to be Lead Educator / Social Media & Hashtag Best Practices expert on this subject. The room arranged by two of the most progressive young Car Sales Marketers in the United States, both successfully self branding on Instagram and other Social Media platforms. #DealinWithDan & #BuyFromBriley

Conversation around hashtag best practices, predominantly Instagram and Twitter and we touched upon Facebook & Tik Tok which demand a whole new forum.

There are proven strategies discussed, so if you are not applying them you could immediately increase your reach / engagement / profit even make new friends!

Apologies if I attribute a strategy to the incorrect contributor, from memory!

Hashtags are broadly the indexing equivalent of SEO and keywords on websites page name / title / subtitle / body copy / tags / categories  / alt. tags behind photographs and photo descriptions.

Instagram allow 30 hashtags

Of which 10-15 should be post relevant

Think, who is your target audience.

The remaining 15 you may be creative with local towns? Similar brands. Check out the hashtags of popular posts and ‘Social Listen’ to your ideal clients. I have a post on Social Listening on my IG and Google Gary Vee on the same subject.

Try using hashtags with 10K and 500K posts.

Go Local! Look at local hashtags with lower total posts e.g. Not (say) #hairdressers (5M posts! no chance of dominating) instead try #[insertyourtown]hairdressers which may have 100 or 500 or 10000 posts, you still have greater chance of engagement.

Use all hashtags you can, if you think it’s spoiling the aesthetic, or not compatible with your age group, use dots as line breaks and list your hashtags at bottom of page.

Banned hashtags – Google this and keep a not of the list. Better still check the hashtags by searching and see if they’re noted as banned ‘May contravene the Terms of Service of the platform’.

Shadowbans – If you inadvertently use banned hashtags in your posts too many times you could find your posts receiving low engagement because you are Shadowbanned, this is when the post will only appear with a specific hashtag search or a user seeing posts on your evergreen grid.

Set your account to Pro on Instagram to analyse your posts and ROI.

William – The William J Way #thewilliamjway (my old school Jim Alexander Ad Guru analogy Trust Cuff Miller would now be #trustcuffmiller and also sign write company vehicle rear screens with the branding hashtag.

Briley – We live checked some local Jackson, Tn hashtags and found #jacksoncarsales is dominated by one local dealer!

Kim – Reels engagement many times improved by optimising hashtags

Kim – Followers App gives you intel on who follows you and who leaves.

Steve – Hashtag Expert

Steve – Cleanse followers of those who do not contribute to Likes / Shares / Saves / Comments. Go organic, do not chase the follower count for so called Social Proof.

Carson – Save hashtags to Notes to cut and paste in future.

William – * Go Hyper Local * * Ultra Niches * check out hashtags of significant local businesses either Bricks or Clicks and piggy back them. E.g. a local holiday complex or A. N . Other Industry may have hundreds of thousands of searches, check out the hashtags they use and see if some are compatible.

Thank-you for your contributions. Anything I’ve missed please reply.