Course Curriculum

How to Turn Instagram into a Business & Monetize a Following

9sections
34lectures
2h 17mtotal

What you’ll learn

  • How to turn Instagram into a Business

  • How to monetize your Instagram Page

  • What to avoid doing with the new Algorithm Updates

  • What NOT to do to avoid getting shadow banned

  • How to increase the visibility & engagement of your Instagram posts

  • How to grow on Instagram the RIGHT way

  • How to get more Instagram followers

  • How to leverage Instagram to build your Business

  • How to leverage Instagram to build a Personal Brand

  • How to get more views on Instagram stories

  • How to post proven content that will get engagement & where to find it

  • The best times to post to your page

  • And much much more!

01

How to Turn Instagram into a Business & Monetize a Following

2 lectures • 3min

  • How to Turn Instagram into a Business & Monetize a Following

    Turn Instagram into a business by growing your following with post strategies. Monetize your audience through IGTV and other revenue streams, transforming engagement into income.

    1:43

  • How to Slow a Lecture Down on Udemy

    Learn to slow a Udemy lecture with the playback speed control, using 0.5x or 0.75x to help beginners and non-native English speakers follow and retain information.

    1:22
02

Instagram Growth Tips

13 lectures • 40min

  • Instagram Growth Tips

    Explore prominent Instagram marketing growth tips you can utilize today to grow your Instagram quickly, regardless of the nation.

    0:33

  • Stop Trying to Game the System

    Grow your Instagram business ethically by avoiding gimmicks like engagement groups or follow-for-follow, and implement evergreen, quality-growth strategies that drive sustained engagement.

    3:52

  • Consistency is Key

    Post consistently on Instagram to grow your business, aiming for daily or multiple daily posts within the same niche to maximize impressions and engagement at optimal times.

    4:46

  • How to Implement the $1.80 Strategy to Grow

    Implement the $1.80 growth strategy by commenting thoughtfully on relevant posts up to 90 times daily, using hashtags and engagement to build niche brand and followers.

    6:18

  • Gary Vee's $1.80 Strategy 2.0

    Learn a method akin to Gary Vee's 1.80 strategy to boost engagement by commenting on relevant posts. Target engaged followers of competitors in online arbitrage and reselling.

    6:07

  • Rotate Hashtags

    Rotate your hashtags to boost Instagram post visibility. Build a pool of 20–30 relevant tags and cycle 5–8 per post to improve reach and avoid confusing the algorithm.

    2:08

  • The Benefits of Stories

    Leverage Instagram stories to boost organic reach beyond followers, using existing content like YouTube videos repurposed into stories, now automatically broken into clips by Instagram.

    2:35

  • Do Niche Research

    Identify top creators in your niche and reverse engineer their engagement strategies, posting patterns, and stories, then replicate or adapt with your own spin.

    1:21

  • Originality is Overrated

    Repost proven content from bigger pages to grow engagement, adding your own copy and spin. Originality is overrated; download the image or video or use a repost app to post.

    3:02

  • Descriptions and Captions

    Differentiate posts with thoughtful, value-added descriptions and captions that reflect your message, boosting engagement as followers read longer and leave comments; occasionally prompt discussion with playful mislabeling tactics.

    2:17

  • Post Timing

    Post timing drives engagement by aligning posts with when your audience is online, using Instagram data or apps like one to post to maximize the initial push and reach.

    3:23

  • Aspect Ratio

    Leverage your picture aspect ratio to maximize screen real estate; longer vertical images in a 3:4 ratio outperform square posts, and format them with a free tool like Canva.

    1:26

  • Shoutouts

    Explore how paid shoutouts can grow your Instagram following by leveraging other niche pages, negotiating prices, and treating ad spend as a potential write-off to boost your brand.

    2:40
03

How to Use Link Tree to Get Multiple Bio Links on Instagram

1 lecture • 3min

  • How to Use Link Tree to Get Multiple Bio Links on Instagram

    Show how to monetize Instagram by turning a single bio link into multiple links with a link tree service, track analytics, and drive traffic to YouTube, affiliates, and products.

    3:07
04

How to Grow on Instagram by Leveraging IGTV and Video Content

7 lectures • 23min

  • How to Grow on Instagram by Leveraging IGTV and Video Content

    Learn to monetize Instagram by leveraging IGTV and video content, build your TV strategy now to access upcoming monetization opportunities and optimize thumbnails for TV revenue.

    1:02

  • Do You Need to Create Vertical Videos

    Publish both vertical and horizontal videos for your Instagram business; horizontal uploads reformat when viewers turn their phones, while vertical formats engage on new platforms, and YouTube accepts vertical video.

    2:21

  • How to Upload a Video to IGTV

    Learn how to upload a video to IGTV from a browser, including choosing a title and description, avoiding duplicates, and handling links via bio since TV descriptions disallow links.

    5:04

  • How to Format IGTV Thumbnails

    Format IGTV thumbnails for all placements using exact 420 by 654 px dimensions, design in Canva with centered elements, and avoid stretching for clear visibility in posts and TV.

    4:49

  • Mass Uploading Drafts & Sharing to Your Story

    Mass upload content and save drafts, then publish from drafts on desktop or mobile to your feed. Share posts to your story to boost visibility and engagement.

    2:05

  • Target Following Hashtags Automatically to Gain Exposure

    Leverage relevant hashtags and automated likes to attract recent followers, grow brand exposure, and drive traffic to your landing page or YouTube channel for online arbitrage sales.

    5:01

  • How to Monetize Your IGTV Videos

    Discover how IGTV monetization works, with current eligibility for creators with audiences and a rollout to smaller creators, and why uploading now builds future ad revenue and brand awareness.

    2:13
05

Extra Tips to Grow on Instagram

6 lectures • 44min

  • Tips to Grow on Instagram [Part 1]

    Leverage Instagram screen real estate with a three-by-four aspect ratio and use stories, highlights, and targeted hashtags, and join relevant DM groups to boost visibility and follower growth.

    9:28

  • Tips to Grow on Instagram [Part 2]

    Clean up your account to boost engagement and reach, remove ghost and inactive followers, and optimize your content with niche research, influencer shoutouts, power likes, and targeted hashtags.

    15:05

  • The Key to Instagram Growth is to Have a Page that's WORTH FOLLOWING

    Grow on Instagram by making a page worth following with higher quality, valuable content, and frequent, well-produced posts and stories, focusing on giving followers more value.

    5:01

  • Engage with Related Pages

    Learn to boost Instagram engagement and growth by actively engaging with 10–50 similar profiles, commenting thoughtfully, and leveraging post notifications to build reciprocity and organic reach.

    4:15

  • PROOF Follow Unfollow STILL WORKS 6 Month Split Test Results

    Showcases a six-month split test on two identical Instagram accounts to demonstrate that follow and follow still boosts growth, engagement, and bio traffic.

    7:53

  • Use Other Social Media to Funnel Traffic to Your Instagram Page

    Grow your Instagram by leveraging other social platforms to funnel traffic across Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Instagram, building brand awareness and audience engagement.

    2:18
06

How to Monetize Your Instagram

1 lecture • 9min

  • How to Monetize Your Instagram

    Explore five ways to monetize Instagram: brand deals and sponsorships, selling products or services, affiliate and CPA offers, finding clients for your agency, and offering social media management.

    9:17
07

How to Get Verified on Instagram

1 lecture • 3min

  • How to Get Verified on Instagram

    Explore how to get verified on Instagram, including the two ways—recognition by Instagram for public figures or businesses, and applying yourself via settings; account, request verification, and monthly reapplication.

    3:08
08

Ask Bryan - Instagram Questions

1 lecture • 11min

  • Ask Bryan - Instagram Questions

    Answering top Instagram marketing questions, this lecture covers link sharing and swipe-up options, bio links via Langtry, ethical growth, cautious automation, and content-driven monetization strategies.

    10:38
09

Now it's up to You

2 lectures • 1min

  • Now it's up to You

    Turn your Instagram following into a revenue stream by monetizing your audience and applying course strategies consistently.

    0:44

  • Bonus Lecture

    0:12