Hey Rebels!  In this episode Caroline and Kelly continue their advice about how they rock Instagram @creativebizrebellion and why they love it.  In this episode they talk text and characters, hashtags, bios, links, automated trolls, and insta-stories to help your rock your product based business using social media. Limits: Text and Character: 2,200 limit on posts Hashtags: limit is 30 (this is too many anyway) Use spaces between your hashtags What hashtags will YOUR customers be searching-Be very specific Only First 3 Lines Show in Feed: Make sure they are attention grabbing. Hashtags serve a pretty important purpose- Caroline #Jimmy fallon Hashtag bit Bio and Links: Bio Photo: Use headshots so buyers can see who you are, large teams can use branding, artwork, or product instead Character limit is 150 characters Describe your company and what you sell Call to action for your customers Links: Bitly links: Link shortener (bitly.com) Caroline also creates URL redirects to shorten links You get one link in your Bio In the comments use your bitly link and you can track how many people have clicked on the them. Robots and Trolls:  Automatic comments in your feed Short comments are fine, just make sure you are not being a robot! Caroline and Kelly talk about which ones you can keep and which ones you can report and block. Do not purchase services that allow you to do this. Kelly talks about great ways to get followers for your instagram account I love that I can just like photos now -Kelly Instagram Stories: Gives you a chance to share your business other than using photos Great for behind the scenes You can tag people in stories and they receive a direct message Start searching for insta stories to get inspiration I have a problem with video-that’s a whole nother episode -Kelly With instagram stories, I do not have to learn snapcha -Caroline   Follow us on instagram! Interact with us  and use #creativebizrebellion for a shop shout out!!! If you have a second please jump over to iTunes and leave us a review! Click on the link and then click on “view in iTunes” to leave us a review.  We give you all the virtual fist bumps.  Thank you! You can find Kelly online at: www.helloworldpaperco.comwww.kellyparkersmith.com www.helloworldstamps.etsy.com You can find Caroline online at: www.carolinecreates.comwww.carolineannhull.com www.carolinecreates.etsy.com