How to make viral Instagram Reels - my EXACT process!

Get Dash Hudson’s Cross-Channel Benchmark Report for 2020: https://www.dashhudson.com/resources/... 📊 This year I grew from 35K followers to 100K followers - and that growth is primarily due to my Reels strategy. I seemed to find the perfect balance between original Reels content and trendy Reels content - and today I want to show you my actual step by step process for creating them - including planning ideas, filming, and editing.


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📕 TABLE OF CONTENTS 📕
00:00 the two types of Reels that helped me grow
00:41 my instagram reels growth strategy
01:50 STOP caring about hashtags so much 🙅🏼♀️
02:35 How I come up with ideas for my Reels
04:34 tldr; these are the brainstorming methods
05:14 why metrics are SO important 📊
06:39 my content calendar 📅
7:27 how I write my Reels scripts (and plan b-roll!)
09:14 how I film my Reels! 📹
11:03 my b-roll library 🎞️
12:39 how I edit my Instagram Reels
15:08 editing Reels on my phone (in the Instagram app)
16:37 how to post or schedule your Reels

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👋🏻 About Me

Hey, I'm Katie! I make videos about social media strategy and content creation. In addition to being a YouTuber, I’m also the founder of a small video editing agency called Creatorly Media! We edit videos for YouTubers and video podcasters. If you want our help or just want to learn more, check out https://www.creatorlymedia.com. Outside of my work, I love to travel (I live part-time in a self-converted camper van!) and I have a hobby YouTube channel that documents it!    / @katieanddan