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How to Write Instagram Captions that Grab More Likes

Updated on: June 21, 2022 by Louise Myers Leave a Comment

Want to write good Instagram captions?

Instagram has quickly become a go-to platform for many businesses.

If you want Instagram to have a strong place in your social media strategy, there’s one important thing to master:

How to write Instagram captions that increase engagement!

Because a good caption is at the heart of every post, update, reel, story, or video.

Let’s dive into what it means to create standout posts with awesome captions.

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50+ Pinterest Board Ideas Your Business Needs to Succeed

Updated on: August 25, 2021 by Louise Myers Leave a Comment

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Looking for Pinterest board ideas?

There are two main things you need to market your business on Pinterest: Pins and boards.

Pins are saved to boards, which are neatly-categorized homes for your content.

Once you know how to make Pinterest boards, you may already have set up the basic boards, like your blog or product categories.

But let’s go further, and get Pinterest board ideas that go beyond the basics too!

Ready to start brainstorming some boards?

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How to Crop in Lightroom: Free Tutorials for Perfect Photos

Updated on: August 15, 2021 by Louise Myers 6 Comments

Adobe Lightroom Free Tutorial 3: Intermediate Photo Editing

Want to know how to crop in Lightroom?

It’s rare to get perfect photos straight out of the camera. That’s where these Adobe Lightroom free tutorials come in!

Here, you’ll learn to use the intermediate photo editing tools:

  • How to Crop in Lightroom
  • How to Reduce Noise
  • How to Use Tone Curve in Lightroom
  • How to Add Grain to a Photo
  • How to Sharpen in Lightroom
  • How to Add Vignette
  • How to Use HSL in Lightroom
  • Color tab
  • B&W tab
  • Lens Corrections

Read them all, or click a link to jump to a specific section.

Let’s go!

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Social Media Aspect Ratio: Why You Need It to Succeed

Updated on: September 13, 2023 by Louise Myers 29 Comments

Wondering about social media aspect ratio?

Or why you should care?

Understanding this concept will make your image creation so much easier!

You will no longer have to stress over every pixel in your social media image sizes.

And, you’ll be able to use the same images on several social channels.

Because it’s all about the aspect ratio!

Social media image aspect ratio – huh? Understand this concept to ease your visual content creation! Learn the optimal shapes for each social network.

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37 Odd October Marketing Ideas to Optimize Your Content!

Updated on: August 19, 2025 by Louise Myers 2 Comments

Need October marketing ideas?

In the northern hemisphere, October’s all about Autumn colors, harvest themes, falling leaves, warm comfort food, and pumpkin spice everything!

And Halloween is big business just about everywhere.

Don’t miss this colorful opportunity to market your business!

It’s a great time to start gearing up before the big holiday sales season starts in earnest. Try to maintain an optimal posting frequency on your best social media channel.

It’s easy with all these ideas to choose from! You can even get them as ready-to-post content, to make your marketing easy as pie.

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