Instagram and your business: why and how to have a great feed
Besides the importance of the profile with the fact of having to take care of the description and the photo, to insert links to a website or to another social network, it is essential to take care of your feed on Instagram. techwadia
First of all, what is a feed ? It is simply your portfolio
(your set of photographs) on Instagram. The key is knowing how to harmonize and
organize it in order to attract the attention of your target and make them want
to read your description and interact with you .

Contrary to what one might think, the feed is not only
reserved for personal or influencer accounts and is therefore an integral part
of your company's digital strategy . "A picture is worth a thousand words"
reminds us of Confucius. Instagram is above all the visual social network. In
this article, we give you the tips to get a great feed.
Why have a great feed: the advantages
1. A good feed brings consistency
It is important there is consistency between your usual
content strategy and your feed, which must also reflect your graphic charter .
This consistency therefore takes place both at the level of the published
content and at the level of the colors used.
For example, and as you can see in the image below, the Coca
Cola feed features a predominance of red, white and black. This is totally
consistent with the visual identity of the brand .
2. It allows you to differentiate yourself
According to a CNIL survey, more than 300 million images are
published on Instagram every day. Your publications can therefore be drowned in
the mass of content present on this social network.
We therefore advise you to personalize your feed by deciding
beforehand on the theme you intend to give it: choice of colors, choice of image
formats and choice of content.
3. It will generate commitment from your target
A well thought out and quality feed (content creation,
organization and planning ...) is created to attract your target . If you
succeed, they will have a better image of your business and will be more
inclined to interact with you.
Instagram is the social network that generate the most
engagement , and the visual has a lot to do with it!
There are advantages to taking care of your feed, but we
would like to draw your attention to three major disadvantages :
• it takes
time (creating a harmonious feed, creating content, organizing and planning)
• you have
to be rigorous (frequency and times of publications)
• the
consistency is also required as for any other actions on your digital strategy
Before wanting commitment from your target, you will
therefore first have to commit to it and remain rigorous.
How to have a harmonious feed?
Tip 1: Take beautiful, well-composed photos
Sharing photographs is the basis of Instagram and the golden
rules of photography naturally apply here (light, subject / composition and
framing ...):
• The
brightness : For a beautiful light is preferable to favor natural light. Light
and contrasts convey emotion, so it should not be overlooked. Excellent framing
and a very beautiful subject will not be to their advantage in poor light.
• The
composition : Choosing what you will put in your photography to highlight your
subject / product / service.
• Use the
rule of thirds : fictitiously (or actually using your camera settings) divide
your camera screen with two horizontal line and two vertical lines to get 9
squares. The trick is to place your subject either on one of these lines or on
one of the points of intersection in order to avoid centering the subject in
the frame and thus bring more dynamism to your photograph.
If you have the time and the skills, you can also create
beautiful infographics yourself.
Tip 2: Be consistent (in the theme) and rigorous
A beautiful feed is produced through the creation of a
coherent and harmonious universe obtained through the use of specific formats
and / or a color code or even the use of a specific filter. We saw it above
with the example of Coca Cola.
2.1. Different image formats can be used:
• The
classic square format (1080x1080 px
• Vertical
(1080x1350px) and / or horizontal (1080x566px) format
You can choose an image format or alternate them logically
as in the following example:
2.2. The type of image / video
You can decide to post photographs, images, infographics, or
even videos (which generate more comments than posting images). You can also
alternate them consistently.
2.3. Color coding or using a filter or two
Your feed must be attractive, match your visual identity and
your brand image . This will allow your customers and your target to recognize
you directly and it will generate more engagement from them.
You can therefore follow the same color code (pastel colors,
sparkling colors, use the same tones, publish desaturated or even decontrasted
images).
Example 1 : Dominance of pink, girly theme and very
“Instagrammable”
Example 2 : Same tone and use of a specific filter
Tip 3: Use software that can help you create or improve
your feed
3.1. To edit your images:
On computer :
• Photoshop
• Lightroom
CC (image correction)
On mobile:
• Photoshop
Fix (image correction)
• PS
Express (image editing and collages)
• Facetune
2 (image correction, adding effects)
• Snapseed
(image correction, cropping, adding text and filters)
• Vesco (add
effects and text)
• Picsart
(collages, adding frames, creating designs and correcting images)
• Instasize
(format an image)
• Lightroom
CC (image correction
3.2. To organize your feed:
On computer :
• UNUM
On mobile:
• UNUM
• Preview
(reposts, search for better hasstags, breadmaking ...)
• Giantsquare
(to get a big picture on Instagram)
• Planoly
(much more complete than UNUM).
3.3. To create and / or use filters
On computer :
• Lightroom
CC
On mobile:
• Litghroom
CC
• Afterlight
• VSCO