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I struggle so much with consistency but feeling really inspired! Later looks like a great option that I can try, thanks for always providing us with so much value!
Our pleasure, happy to help! And you'll definitely notice the difference with Later, it truly makes everything so much simpler. You'll be consistent in no time. Appreciate you! - C
this is exactly what I needed to start figuring out my content categories and how important batching is after watching a few of your videos. thanks for sharing!
This is a bit trickier for me albeit super useful as I've started a skincare IG channel. I post a mix of video and posts but my videos are my main content bucket. I shoot them once a week in the moment so it feels and is more natural and less produced. So uploading a month in advance doesn't work for me at the moment. I'm just over a month in so still learning everything lols. So happy to have discovered your channel this week. Thank you from TBO!
That's fine, you'll find a process that works for you as you go. As you get busier, you'll find it might become a little tougher to fit in the videos on a whim, and you'll also find you'll grow to be able to produce a natural performance even if you schedule the shoot. You're only a month in so it's super early days. :) So happy they've been helpful! - C
Love you guys and Later! Since one of my Instagram accounts are a puzzle grid it’s so important to see what my profile will look like. Love that feature on the Later mobile app.
Awesome video, High Season! We just found your channel and love it already. You have a new sub! It is so refreshing to hear from others in the industry sharing their knowledge and we love to find teams like you on this platform. 😊 We are a digital marketing agency out of Corbin, Kentucky. We post a weekly vlog every Friday. We love how much you emphasize the value of consistency in social media management. That’s something that our agency endeavors to focus on too- from scheduling posts on Instagram in advance to truly thinking through creating and implementing thoughtful content. We hope you're doing well and staying safe! We can't wait to see more videos from you!
Thank you so much for the kind words! That's awesome, consistency is everything, even moreso for an agency with multiple clients. Hope you guys are doing well through these troubling times, and staying safe out there. More videos coming every week. Thanks again for tuning in :) - C
But it takes me forever to edit photos make reels, and then write the captions like way to long I’m drowning as a small business owner I do beauty services and work on clients in person
I totally get it. Sounds like you need a freelancer to take some work off your shoulders. Perhaps consider investing in an editor to edit your images and videos, so you can focus on captions and posting. Upwork or Fiverr are great options - C
Can you make some tips for beginners videographer with minimal equipment , and wants to make shorts videos for local businesses , can you help with some advice to grow up and market them self
Hi Omar, that's not really something we've ever done. We focus on the social side as opposed to the video tips side. However, we do have a ton of Instagram growth strategies that sound like would be helpful: ruclips.net/p/PLr0cAjaVapOPKf0fwNCKf437C1gtl8KJB - C
Hi! Yes, I believe you can use Creator Studio, the native tools are typically not as robust as the third-party ones, but it'll work. I'd have to check the date of the video but perhaps CS wasn't even built out when we launched this one. Thanks for watching! - C
Kia ora hello from Aotearoa New Zealand. Have loved your channel since discovering a few weeks ago, as we are also a couple running a social impact agency, and do really similar work (though in a different niche). I find it really cool seeing we have a lot of similar systems and practices in place - I keep telling my partner "Oh my goodness, look they do it this way too!" even down to some of the content we've been planning to produce for clients and our community, and then I see you have a video we can link people to instead! I noticed you mention that you use SproutSocial on one of your earlier videos. I have also been using Sprout for years (albeit mostly for clients as we've been terrible with our own content) & I have also tried out Later before, as well as other apps like Planoly & UNUM to plan my grid. I was just wondering if you now use Later in combination with SproutSocial or how you think Later compares to SproutSocial's Instagram options? I found Later quite cool when I first tried it out, but as a fellow busy social entrepreneur I find it hard to keep track of things on too many different apps so I'd be really interested to hear how you use Later in conjunction with your other tools or if you have a preferred combo too. Cheers! - Kera :D
Kia Ora! So great to hear from someone from my (Craig) side of the planet. That is so cool, I love that you're seeing so many similarities in how we both work. I've found there isn't much of a Social Media community as such where information like this is shared super openly, so that's great to know; we just figured things out ourselves over the years. Re Sprout and how we decide to operate, that's a great question. Primarily, we use Sprout for the High Season accounts and all client accounts, partially to keep them all in one place and also for reporting, as it's by far the most robust. We always write captions and schedule in Sprout, however we use a mix of Later and Planoly for grid planning as I don't believe Sprout even has it (or if they do, it isn't anywhere as good as the others). That way, we have one login for each client for Later or Planoly, map out the grid and then follow that outline for scheduling in Sprout. We have other accounts of our own that we manage and for those we keep in Later as we don't need reporting at all, and as you mentioned, it's easier to keep them in one place as much as possible. Sprout, as you know, is more of an enterprise software that the average business wouldn't require, but if you're a fellow agency and need reporting, it could be a good fit alongside Later for the grid planning. I hope that helps! Cheers! - Craig
@@Highseasonco Gidday! Yes, totally agreed around the community thing, we've been in much the same boat figuring things out by trial and error over the years. Oh nice, we do pretty similar as find Sprout is really good for managing client content and for beautiful and useful reporting, but we haven't really had to do any grid planning for clients so far as the clients we have done instagram content for had their own social media managers we were able to just give the assets to. Might have to make a shift for our own instagram content to Later then as well, as so far I've been finding UNUM a bit clunky and it's a pain lining up in UNUM and then having to export and shift platform. Definitely a shame Sprout doesn't have a good grid planner though, as it would be so helpful to be able to do everything from just the one dashboard. Thanks for the chat, and keep up the content! - Kera
Argh, Later can't actually publish my posts for me, do you have a recommendation for another one? Are they all dependent on it being a business account?
Hey Beth! Yeah typically with any scheduler Instagram has recently pushed that the API has to be through a business account. You're not currently using a business or creator account for your brand?
@@Highseasonco I was using a creator account but it still wouldn't sync, for now I've changed to a business account but I don't like what that has done for my reach. . .I'm gonna try it for a month any way :)
Hey Valeriia, that's strange. This is the link, I just checked and signed up and I received the guide: bit.ly/HSInstaChecklist. Let us know if it still doesn't work, and perhaps check your Spam folder if you didn't already. - C
Hi, I have had a hug improvement in my Instagram account by watching your video of the hashtag. Actually, I wanted to ask why some of my posts are getting some 100 likes and 0 comments, but some posts asre getting 300+likes and some comments too. Please help me with this.
Hi Samiksha, that's so great to hear, I'm glad it could help. Comments + likes usually come when your followers are engaged with the content, so if you're not seeing many comments that could mean that your followers (or people who found your post through hashtags) aren't engaged enough to comment, only like. Keep testing different content types (take a look at our videos on Content Categories) and see which resonate the best with your audience, and do more of that. - C
That's true, however we've found that third party apps that automate don't set off Instagram's API concerns like follow/unfollow/bot comment apps. Later are part of the Instagram Partner Program (later.com/blog/later-instagram-partner-program/ - Later's blog seems to be down right now though), so you're safe. - C
Don't forget to take advantage of your first FREE month of Later's premium membership by clicking here: lat.gr/2WMyM4q and using our code HSCO2020 at checkout (*for new users only*, case sensitive). Happy scheduling! 👋
You two are legit! Thanks for the video!
Thanks Randall, appreciate you! - C
I struggle so much with consistency but feeling really inspired! Later looks like a great option that I can try, thanks for always providing us with so much value!
Our pleasure, happy to help! And you'll definitely notice the difference with Later, it truly makes everything so much simpler. You'll be consistent in no time. Appreciate you! - C
Encore ne vidéo inspirant! J'ADORE Merci :)
Bienvenue!! Merci d'avoir regardé! :) - C
this is exactly what I needed to start figuring out my content categories and how important batching is after watching a few of your videos. thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much for the kind words, Sarah! Best of luck with your batching, we're always here for questions :) - C
This is a bit trickier for me albeit super useful as I've started a skincare IG channel. I post a mix of video and posts but my videos are my main content bucket. I shoot them once a week in the moment so it feels and is more natural and less produced. So uploading a month in advance doesn't work for me at the moment. I'm just over a month in so still learning everything lols. So happy to have discovered your channel this week. Thank you from TBO!
That's fine, you'll find a process that works for you as you go. As you get busier, you'll find it might become a little tougher to fit in the videos on a whim, and you'll also find you'll grow to be able to produce a natural performance even if you schedule the shoot. You're only a month in so it's super early days. :) So happy they've been helpful! - C
@@Highseasonco Yes ok understood and noted. Thanks again to you both 🙌🏾
Love you guys and Later! Since one of my Instagram accounts are a puzzle grid it’s so important to see what my profile will look like. Love that feature on the Later mobile app.
Thank you! That's awesome, that's exactly why Later is so great. The grid is our fave feature too. Thanks for sharing! :) - C
That was really impressive. I will get started on my batch & tag u in guys but for now.. 'later' guys. ...😍👍 Thank you for doing this.
Hahahaha love what you did there! 😉 Glad you enjoyed the video!
Awesome video, High Season! We just found your channel and love it already. You have a
new sub! It is so refreshing to hear from others in the industry sharing their
knowledge and we love to find teams like you on this platform. 😊 We
are a digital marketing agency out of Corbin, Kentucky. We post a weekly vlog
every Friday. We love how much you emphasize the value of consistency in social
media management. That’s something that our agency endeavors to focus on too-
from scheduling posts on Instagram in advance to truly thinking through
creating and implementing thoughtful content. We hope you're doing well and
staying safe! We can't wait to see more videos from you!
Thank you so much for the kind words! That's awesome, consistency is everything, even moreso for an agency with multiple clients. Hope you guys are doing well through these troubling times, and staying safe out there. More videos coming every week. Thanks again for tuning in :) - C
You guys are awesome!!! Love the authenticity. 🤗
Thank you so much, Teresa! We try to be as open and honest as possible, so I'm glad that's coming across :) - C
Your tips are so helpful!! 💛
Thank you Bevy, so happy you find the tips helpful! ♥️ - T
But it takes me forever to edit photos make reels, and then write the captions like way to long I’m drowning as a small business owner
I do beauty services and work on clients in person
I totally get it. Sounds like you need a freelancer to take some work off your shoulders. Perhaps consider investing in an editor to edit your images and videos, so you can focus on captions and posting. Upwork or Fiverr are great options - C
This is unbelievable helpful! I’ve been struggling with scheduling so thank you!!
You're so welcome, Arianna! So happy it's valuable, thanks for watching! - C
@@Highseasonco I’ll definitely be using your code for Later! I’ve been binge watching your videos & taking notes☺️
@@ariannaflores-moya584 You'll love Later! Let us know what you think. So cool, love love to hear this :) - C
Quick Q to do with Later.. are there options for the carousel posts?
Absolutely! Here's how it's done: later.com/blog/schedule-carousel-instagram/ - C
Many thanks!!
@@amanda.strutt So welcome!
Can you make some tips for beginners videographer with minimal equipment , and wants to make shorts videos for local businesses , can you help with some advice to grow up and market them self
Hi Omar, that's not really something we've ever done. We focus on the social side as opposed to the video tips side. However, we do have a ton of Instagram growth strategies that sound like would be helpful: ruclips.net/p/PLr0cAjaVapOPKf0fwNCKf437C1gtl8KJB - C
Hi, could you not do this with creator studio instead? Which is made by Instagram itself? Later is still a great platform, just a question
Hi! Yes, I believe you can use Creator Studio, the native tools are typically not as robust as the third-party ones, but it'll work. I'd have to check the date of the video but perhaps CS wasn't even built out when we launched this one. Thanks for watching! - C
@@Highseasonco thank you for validating, appreciate it
can you use later app as a digital creator? thanks for the info!
Hi Juju, I found this that breaks down what Creator accounts can access on Later: later.com/blog/instagram-creator-profiles-features/ - C
Kia ora hello from Aotearoa New Zealand. Have loved your channel since discovering a few weeks ago, as we are also a couple running a social impact agency, and do really similar work (though in a different niche). I find it really cool seeing we have a lot of similar systems and practices in place - I keep telling my partner "Oh my goodness, look they do it this way too!" even down to some of the content we've been planning to produce for clients and our community, and then I see you have a video we can link people to instead! I noticed you mention that you use SproutSocial on one of your earlier videos. I have also been using Sprout for years (albeit mostly for clients as we've been terrible with our own content) & I have also tried out Later before, as well as other apps like Planoly & UNUM to plan my grid. I was just wondering if you now use Later in combination with SproutSocial or how you think Later compares to SproutSocial's Instagram options? I found Later quite cool when I first tried it out, but as a fellow busy social entrepreneur I find it hard to keep track of things on too many different apps so I'd be really interested to hear how you use Later in conjunction with your other tools or if you have a preferred combo too. Cheers! - Kera :D
Kia Ora! So great to hear from someone from my (Craig) side of the planet. That is so cool, I love that you're seeing so many similarities in how we both work. I've found there isn't much of a Social Media community as such where information like this is shared super openly, so that's great to know; we just figured things out ourselves over the years. Re Sprout and how we decide to operate, that's a great question. Primarily, we use Sprout for the High Season accounts and all client accounts, partially to keep them all in one place and also for reporting, as it's by far the most robust. We always write captions and schedule in Sprout, however we use a mix of Later and Planoly for grid planning as I don't believe Sprout even has it (or if they do, it isn't anywhere as good as the others). That way, we have one login for each client for Later or Planoly, map out the grid and then follow that outline for scheduling in Sprout. We have other accounts of our own that we manage and for those we keep in Later as we don't need reporting at all, and as you mentioned, it's easier to keep them in one place as much as possible. Sprout, as you know, is more of an enterprise software that the average business wouldn't require, but if you're a fellow agency and need reporting, it could be a good fit alongside Later for the grid planning. I hope that helps! Cheers! - Craig
@@Highseasonco Gidday! Yes, totally agreed around the community thing, we've been in much the same boat figuring things out by trial and error over the years. Oh nice, we do pretty similar as find Sprout is really good for managing client content and for beautiful and useful reporting, but we haven't really had to do any grid planning for clients so far as the clients we have done instagram content for had their own social media managers we were able to just give the assets to. Might have to make a shift for our own instagram content to Later then as well, as so far I've been finding UNUM a bit clunky and it's a pain lining up in UNUM and then having to export and shift platform. Definitely a shame Sprout doesn't have a good grid planner though, as it would be so helpful to be able to do everything from just the one dashboard. Thanks for the chat, and keep up the content! - Kera
You resemble Da Brat so much :). New subscriber. God bless you two 👑🙏🏾👑
LOL that's a first for me. Respect. - T
Argh, Later can't actually publish my posts for me, do you have a recommendation for another one? Are they all dependent on it being a business account?
Hey Beth! Yeah typically with any scheduler Instagram has recently pushed that the API has to be through a business account. You're not currently using a business or creator account for your brand?
@@Highseasonco I was using a creator account but it still wouldn't sync, for now I've changed to a business account but I don't like what that has done for my reach. . .I'm gonna try it for a month any way :)
Tried to download a free guide 3 times, still haven’t received it....
Hey Valeriia, that's strange. This is the link, I just checked and signed up and I received the guide: bit.ly/HSInstaChecklist. Let us know if it still doesn't work, and perhaps check your Spam folder if you didn't already. - C
Does layer also help with auto scheduling if reels and stories?
Hi there, Later allows you to schedule Stories, I don't believe any third-party softwarre can schedule Reels, however. At least not yet. - C
@@Highseasonco Thanks
❤️
...I have a feeling you made this video after talking to me :(
Hahaha! It was certainly not personal, but if the shoe fits... then it's time to get started. 🤷♀️ - T
Hi, I have had a hug improvement in my Instagram account by watching your video of the hashtag. Actually, I wanted to ask why some of my posts are getting some 100 likes and 0 comments, but some posts asre getting 300+likes and some comments too. Please help me with this.
Hi Samiksha, that's so great to hear, I'm glad it could help. Comments + likes usually come when your followers are engaged with the content, so if you're not seeing many comments that could mean that your followers (or people who found your post through hashtags) aren't engaged enough to comment, only like. Keep testing different content types (take a look at our videos on Content Categories) and see which resonate the best with your audience, and do more of that. - C
@@Highseasonco okk I will. Thank you.
@@Highseasonco Sorry I can't find the video you're talking about. Can I get a link of that video?
The problem with Later is it is automation. Instagram doesn't like automation. Instagram basically hates any 3rd party software.
That's true, however we've found that third party apps that automate don't set off Instagram's API concerns like follow/unfollow/bot comment apps. Later are part of the Instagram Partner Program (later.com/blog/later-instagram-partner-program/ - Later's blog seems to be down right now though), so you're safe. - C