Instagram Community: Build and Engage

Nina Ottaviano distinguishes proactive community work from responding to comments and messages already received. Hashtags and discoverability sit alongside the quality of interactions. It suits learners who want to establish a purposeful response routine and understand what participation contributes to an account beyond a visible engagement total.

What you will learn

• Compare proactive and reactive engagement.
• Plan responses to comments and direct messages.
• Connect hashtag choices with discoverability and relevance.

Who this suits

Beginners managing an audience or preparing a community routine. This is a short course with a guide and an applied engagement activity.

Before you enroll

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Put it into practice

Write responses to three invented comments: a question, a useful suggestion and a complaint. Explain the goal of each response and identify a situation that should move to a private support process.

Source and review

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