Course Curriculum

Master Instagram Growth : Strategies for Success

10sections
28lectures
1h 11mtotal

What you’ll learn

  • Instagram growth strategies

  • Techniques to foster meaningful interactions with followers

  • How to nurture and maintain engagement over time

  • Best practices for scheduling posts to maximize visibility

  • Understanding peak times for audience engagement

  • Strategies to convert views into active engagement

  • Techniques to reward and encourage viewer participation

  • Guidelines to keep accounts safe from bans

  • What to do if an account gets restricted

  • The importance of hashtags and keywords for discoverability

  • SEO tricks to enhance post visibility

  • Insights into how Instagram's algorithm works

  • Strategies to optimize content for different algorithms (Reels, Explore, Search)

  • How to audit an Instagram account for effectiveness

  • Creating engaging posts, stories, and reels that drive interaction

  • Techniques for tracking growth and engagement

  • Proven strategies for crafting captivating content that resonates with followers

01

Introduction

1 lecture • 2min

  • What you will get from this Course

    Learn posting strategies, engagement techniques, and timing to transform views into engagement, optimize bios and profiles, master hashtags, SEO, and algorithm basics, and craft viral captions that build trust.

    1:54
02

Prime your posts

2 lectures • 6min

  • Strategic engagement

    Engage your own post to start momentum with likes, saves, shares, and comments. Have a trusted friend engage from your business and personal accounts within the first 15 minutes.

    3:06

  • Nurturing engagement

    Engage strategically and nurture engagement by actively responding to comments on your posts, commenting on niche accounts, and highlighting valued comments in stories to build trust and boost visibility.

    2:50
03

Timing is key

1 lecture • 3min

  • How to time your Instagram post

    Post when your audience is most active and capitalize on the first 15 minutes to 1 hour. Use insights to target optimal time zones and maintain 2–3 consistent daily posts.

    2:32
04

Call to action

4 lectures • 13min

  • Turning views into engagement

    Craft a call to action turning views into engagement. Encourage likes, shares, follows, and link clicks by prompting viewers to comment a keyword and using DMs for lead magnet.

    3:59

  • Reward viewer engagement

    Reward engagement by offering exclusive discounts, freebies, and bonus content to incite action. Prompt quick comments with calls to action to boost Instagram algorithm reach and future engagement.

    2:55

  • ManyChat and automated responses

    Discover how ManyChat automates personalized responses to keyword comments, delivers product links via DMs, and increases engagement without manual comment replies.

    3:11

  • How to set-up ManyChat

    Learn how to set up ManyChat for Instagram automation, including converting comments to sales and using stories to generate leads, with personalized auto responses and testing before going live.

    2:49
05

Avoid Instagram account restricton

3 lectures • 9min

  • How to avoid Instagram account restricton

    Learn to avoid Instagram jail by understanding triggers, pausing for 24 hours, and gradually resuming commenting, posting, and captions, while leveraging Manychat automation to stay engaged.

    2:52

  • New Instagram account no-no’s

    Identify new account no-nos on Instagram that trigger spam signals, like editing profile picture and bio repeatedly and excessive engagement; limit cross-account interaction and keep engagement under 15 minutes.

    4:31

  • What to do if your Instagram account is restricted

    Navigate Instagram jail by staying active in stories and replying via direct messages. Explain the restriction to followers and engage via stories and direct messages during the 24–48 hour window.

    2:03
06

Maximise your visibility

3 lectures • 9min

  • What are hashtags, keywords and SEO

    Master hashtags and SEO keywords on Instagram to optimize posts and reach your target audience. Balance popular, niche, and location tags, and analyze results to grow engagement.

    2:59

  • Maximize your visibility in Instagram

    Boost your Instagram visibility by improving search discoverability in the Instagram search bar and crafting a concise, niche-aligned handle; include location when relevant and optimize with keywords and hashtags.

    2:35

  • Power of SEO

    Craft keyword-rich captions and include hashtags to boost Instagram discoverability, tell the algorithm what your post is about, and target the right audience with branded and trending tags.

    3:47
07

SEO tricks

4 lectures • 7min

  • Hiding your keywords

    Apply keyword strategies, including hashtags, across reels, captions, bio, and cover photos, building a 10–30 word list to signal your ideal audience to the algorithm.

    3:22

  • How to find relevant keywords

    Leverage ChatGPT and AI to generate SEO-friendly keywords and hashtag ideas, then integrate them into your caption, reel, hook, and title to monetize your passion as a social media influencer.

    1:14

  • Alt text for photos

    Enhance accessibility and discoverability by adding alt text to images and carousels on Instagram, and write keyword-rich alt descriptions in advanced settings to boost SEO.

    1:41

  • Description category in Instagram

    Select a description category in edit profile to help Instagram understand your creator type for SEO. Keep display on profile off so the link isn't clickable.

    1:09
08

Keyword placement

3 lectures • 4min

  • Hiding keywords

    Hide keywords in your reel by sliding them to the top as hidden hashtags, shrinking them with the big A and small A.

    1:41

  • Keywords in stories and comments

    Place keywords in stories, on-screen text, and photos to signal topics. Post ten keywords in the comments an hour after posting to boost reach, ensuring they differ from the caption keywords.

    1:20

  • Keywords in responses

    Identify keywords from follower comments and responses, reflect their language and trends, and weave those keywords into replies and content to boost Instagram SEO and visibility.

    1:28
09

Hashtags tips

5 lectures • 10min

  • Hashtags shortcuts

    Learn to accelerate hashtag usage by creating reusable hashtag groupings and storing them in your phone's text replacement, so typing hashtag one auto-fills a batch in Instagram captions.

    1:50

  • Hashtag research

    Discover current, relevant hashtags by studying large accounts with viral videos, then search your niche terms, copy hashtags from captions, and build a hashtag bank to test and refine.

    1:38

  • Avoid banned hashtags in Instagram

    Identify banned hashtags and trigger words that can limit reach and trigger spam flags, then use meta hashtags to check them before posting.

    1:33

  • Hashtag rule

    Explore the Instagram 30 hashtag rule, starting with many hashtags and pruning to three to ten as you define your ideal follower and boost discovery.

    2:15

  • Niche specific hashtags

    Choose niche-specific hashtags that avoid broad tags and accurately reflect your content to attract the right audience and boost engagement on Instagram, diversifying up to 30 tags (10k–100k uses).

    2:16
10

Understanding the algorithm

2 lectures • 7min

  • What is Instagram algorithm

    discover how instagram's algorithm prioritizes engagement to keep users scrolling and maximize ad revenue by tailoring the feed to past behavior and interactions.

    3:43

  • Watch time and audience retention

    Master watch time and audience retention to boost Instagram reels reach. Create looping reels, monitor insights, and tailor content to engage your ideal audience.

    3:18