The coronavirus crisis is a difficult time for all of us and normal life has been hugely disrupted. The lockdown measures may mean you’re unable to run your business at all, you may be limited by the products or services you can offer or you might be struggling with anxiety or having to home school your kids.

Whatever you’re going through, you can take some comfort from the fact that we’re all in this together and social media can help bring us together at a time when we can’t do that in real life.

But we know that many small businesses are struggling with what to post to their social media platforms right now, so we have 8 tips to help you with content ideas at this sensitive time.

Scheduling posts and posting from a desktop computer has been possible for a little while using one of the Instagram partner third-party tools, such as Planoly or Later.

But the exciting news is you can now publish and schedule posts to your Instagram feed and IGTV from Facebook Creator Studio. You also get access to Insights and for anyone that struggles to keep up with Instagram direct messages you can see and respond to these too. Continue reading →

We’re excited to announce we’re going to be running a free 5 day challenge from Monday 24th June that will teach you how to use Facebook Live for your business.

We know how nerve racking it can be going Live, so we want to teach you how to use this useful way of reaching your audience effectively. Plus, we’ll give you a safe and supportive place to practice your Lives in a closed Facebook group. Continue reading →

This week is National Storytelling Week and Instagram is the perfect platform for telling your business story. Whether it’s taking people back to where it all began or sharing the inspiration behind a new product or service, there are lots of ways to share a story.

Here are 6 we think you should try; Continue reading →