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We turn FIVE today! Wow - where did the time go? I started this agency with the goal to gain full creative freedom in my work. I had no idea what a rollercoaster ride it would take me on... and yet, i'm still here riding out another storm and finding new ways to thrive.

It may take time until this prototype transitions into beta testing, however this is another reason for you to keep track of YOUR brand’s best times to post. If this feature becomes mainstream, posting when your followers are most engaged and using the app would be important.

The popup screen will have two options: “See posts,” which would show the recent posts you’ve missed, and “Not Now” which takes you to the standard feed. While this possible new function is not exactly the same as the OG chronological feed, it does offer users control.

Last week we hinted that chronological feed may be making a comeback on Instagram and Facebook.⏰ Instagram is secretly testing a new chronological feed prototype with the “Latest Posts” feature which would act as a pop-up and allow people to see the most recent content.

After all the hustle of getting your business off the ground and running, sometimes we burn through all of our fuel and try to run on an empty tank. 🔥 We get stuck in the grind,forget to dream bigger, platou in our forward momentum to evolve our brand, and lose the big picture.

Don’t let the hustle stop just because you’re off the ground. Remind yourself of the passion that started your journey. Break the glass ceiling you’ve made for yourself.

Here are some ideas on how to realign your mindset and get you back to dreaming B I G ✨Find your personal alignment ✨Update your portfolio and brand copy ✨Amp of your marketing strategy ✨Freshen up imagery with a photo shoot. ✨Get new testimonials or share client stories

Here’s to all the women out there ✊✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 This weekend, we celebrate all that you have done despite the many challenges. To the brave mothers and wifes who sacrifice daily for their loved ones. To the strong women building each other up in a world of competition.

To all women who fought so hard for all the privileges they have in life and know that battle still continues. Happy International Women’s Day! We wouldn’t be here without ALL of you! 💛

We all have heard how important it is to use hashtags to create more engagement, reach and impressions on our posts. Here are the latest hashtag hacks to make your content flow, while increasing engagement on your page without the hashtag overwhelm:

⚡️Add hashtags into the first comment ⚡️Make sure your hashtags are relevant ⚡️Hide your hashtags in your story so that you don’t look spammy. ⚡️Track your hashtag success ⚡️Add a few hashtags to your bio ⚡️Use at least 12 hashtags ⚡️Follow your favorite hashtags

An essential piece of brand success is creating business goals that you can follow through. You need to realize your future vision. What is that # 1 thing on your business bucket list? Once you can narrow down that vision, you can focus the right amount of energy to achieve it.

Lastly, share your goal. Why? Because this will be the many people that will hold you accountable for making your wildest dreams a reality. Truth is, you can't do this on your own, you have to bring in the reinforcements.

Next, set long-term business goals and write them down. That’s right! Write the 10, 5, or 3 key initiatives for your new brand and what you need to do to accomplish each. This will help create a timeline that you can visualize and feel less overwhelmed by.

Have you heard the rumors? Chronological feed may be making a comeback. The current Facebook / Instagram algorithm shows all “news feed” posts based on their level of engagement and interest catered to your unique activity.

✔️”Most relevant” is the current and default algorithm ✔️”Most recent” would enable you to see the latest posts from the people and pages you follow ✔️”Already seen” would enable you to go back over the posts you are already viewed

Instagram recently started a feature that will help keep better track of UGC (user-generated content) 🙌🏻 This feature tracks new mentions and finally makes it easier to stay on top of the relationships you form with your clients and followers.⠀

Go to “Stories About You” section with @mentions and a “see all” option in your likes and comments section of the app. This feature is only for the stories that you are actually tagged in using “@” and your handle, not when a post of yours is shared via someone else’s story.

Stories allow you to have more meaningful relationships with your consumers ✨ Stories give you a unique opportunity to share less polished, more real-time content and have direct communication with your followers and customers by offering many interactive elements.