{"id":276364,"date":"2017-08-06T23:00:22","date_gmt":"2017-08-06T13:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/pro-education\/instagram-stories\/"},"modified":"2017-08-06T23:00:22","modified_gmt":"2017-08-06T13:00:22","slug":"instagram-stories","status":"publish","type":"au-pro-education","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/pro-education\/instagram-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Instagram stories need to be part of your social content"},"content":{"rendered":"
So you have Instagram, and you make a few posts per week. But did you know you can post Instagram stories that show at the top of the feed and last for 24hrs? These stories will not be saved to your profile so you can use them to share a huge range of content. But what are the benefits of Instagram stories?<\/p>\n
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Previously, when you shot a live video on Instagram, it would disappear after it ended- now you can choose to share it as your story! This means there is more value in shooting live video.<\/p>\n
Share things like your face, something you’re working on or what you do on the side! Give your brand some real personality- show couples who you are and they are more likely to book you or be an avid supporter of your business.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n You might not have noticed, but you can add #hashtags to your Instagram stories now, and these will be discoverable by searching that hashtag! Instagram has introduced a bar for stories at the top of the screen when you search for a hashtag where you can view the stories.<\/p>\n If you post a story in a specific location or event, others can see that when they search that location! This gives you even more ability to be found by users.<\/p>\nYou can add #hashtags to stories now<\/h2>\n
They’re discoverable by location<\/h2>\n