It’s no secret that I have not been a fan of Instagram and all the things they have tried to pull over our eyes. I left them for quite a while. Lately I have returned because I see the merit in being there. And now that they have video build in, I can really see how Instagram can be used to tell your business story.

I have been trying to see how many ways I can get Instagram video working for me. We know we can share an Instagram video to a Facebook Profile and to Twitter. But what else can we do with that video?

Here are a couple of thoughts that I really like:

  1. Instagram leaves the video file on your smart phone. You can upload your video file to YouTube where it can be promoted. This will help support your YouTube channel.
  2. You can also put that Instagram video file up on a Facebook page using the Facebook Pages app. Once on your Facebook Page, just image all the sharing that could happen.

I think that the last one will work the best for me for getting really good posts to my Facebook Page. These videos will be short – 15 seconds in length. This will give me just enough time to share one great idea and a quick example maybe to reinforce the idea. Here’s what it looks like on a Facebook Page:

Instagram video on the Alpha Social Media Inc Facebook Page

Here’s the video I uploaded from my smart phone to YouTube that was made with Instagram:

You can really say a lot in 15 seconds if you can focus your idea. Make sure you give it some thought before you make your video. Also make sure you save the video with your keywords in it as well as give it a great name that includes your keywords that you want to show up for.
So here’s to a great day of business for you this Monday. Go hard today and start your week off in the right direction. If you have a chance please say “Hi”. All the best, Jeff 🙂