5 Ways to Maximize the DM's on Instagram
EP - 109 - Five Ways to Maximize your DM’s on InstagramWhere is the best place to connect with your audience? We get it, Reels are popular and commenting and engaging is important. But one of the best ways to truly connect with your audience is in the DM’s… So here are five ways to make the most out of your direct messages!To start, the dm’s are a great tool to welcome new audiences. When you have someone follow you, it is a great opportunity to reach out and say thank you! We try to do this for every new follower. Sometimes it is just a quick hello or thank you. Other times we share a freebie with them. In any case, it is a great touch point to have a more 1:1 connection with new followers.Secondly, using stories to get into other accounts dm’s are also a great strategy. When you are viewing stories and respond to them, you automatically end up in that account’s dm’s. This is wonderful when trying to connect with your current audience but also an entirely new audience. Of course, always keeping your ideal avatar in mind when connecting with a new audience. Our next suggestion is crafting contents that encourages your audience to start a conversation in the dm’s with you. How do you do this? Utilizing Instagram Stories and the question box! Ask a question, do a survey, ask for feedback… once your audience participates it opens up a dm conversation that you can take further!Looking to save time or do you find you’re getting asked the same questions over and over again? It’s time for you to take advantage of Saved Replies. You can create multiple save replies and simply drop them in whenever you are asked those frequently asked questions. For example, if you are being asked your hours of operation or your location; create a saved reply that you can simply add in your keyword and drop it in to the response. Not sure how to create a saved reply? Send us a DM and we’ll show you!And finally, a strong call to action to encourage your audience to meet up with you in the dm’s! In fact, if you look back to that last paragraph, we snuck it in there! You can include that in your static posts, or on your reels as well as in stories. For example, “looking for more details? Send me a dm!”OK, so that wraps up our five ways to maximize the dm’s… BUT wait! There’s more. Here are two bonus ways to maximize your dm practice!Voice Notes! For one thing, they are super convenient to send a quick voice note BUT they are also WAY more personal! We do this all the time and 9 times out of 10, our audience tells us how much they appreciated the voice note. Currently, when someone comments on your post, you can respond via a comment replay but now, you can also respond directly with a dm! Check us out on Instagram @thesocial.focus @angela.s.doyon and @natcaronphoto JOIN INSTAGRAM FOR BUSINESS NOW! (the online course and community where you learn to scroll less and sell more!)We love and use Buzzsprout to host Instagram for Business Podcast and they have made it easy and seamless (plus their customer service is by far one of the best!)This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.