Today I wanted to share with you some of the eco friendly changes we have made in our home and in our lives. We have been on an eco friendly journey for a couple of years now, making wiser choices, swapping things out where we see we can and also building our eco friendly items up slowly and surely.
I recently filmed a comprehensive video on Youtube and IGTV, which I will link below so you can check it out, but I also wanted to share a little about our journey and why you don’t need to run out and purchase everything all in one hit.
Like I said above, our journey to being more eco friendly is still ongoing and it is a conscious effort day in and day out but the most important thing I wanted to come on and share with you is that you don’t have to jump in head first, spend a lot of money on reusable or more eco friendly items. On face value items seem a lot more expensive but when you weigh up how many times you will reuse them and how much money you will be saving not having to constantly repurchase items you will ultimately be saving money – and also the planet.
I did the same with my eco friendly journey as I did with my cloth nappy journey and that was start slow and add things a long the way. You don’t have to replace everything all in one go but instead try one thing at a time.
The video shows extensively the items that we have bought into our life and home and I’ll list below some links incase you want to try them out for yourself.
Every content creator has been there; the want to create content but each and every time coming up blank. This creativity blocks hits us all at some point and we all have to ride the rough with the smooth. Whether it be blogging, writing, Instagram, IGTV or another platform, I have spent many moments in my career battling these periods and in these moments I have always found solace in getting ideas for content creations where I can.
I wanted to come with you today with some more ideas to help you get out of your slump and inspire you to get creating again with 10 ideas for IGTV that you can use to re-ignite the fire for your personal or business brand.
Firstly, what is IGTV?
IGTV is you video channel within your Instagram app, you can use it from within your main app or from the IGTV stand alone app and is a space where you can create longer form video content for your audience. It gives you more functionality and more time than you would find within your stories and is very comparable to Youtube. One of the best things, if you’re building your brand through Instagram, is that with building an IGTV channel your audience is already on the app, they are already subscribed to you and you can continue to focus you genius on where you are already thriving. Your subcribers/followers will also be able to access a grid of your IGTV videos straight from you profile too so it makes it very accessible for people to see and view your content.
If you haven’t reached that illusive 10k followers to get the swipe up function then you can still add a swipe up to your IGTV video through your stories too. Also, every time you upload a video you have the option to upload a preview to your grid (which I definitely recommend) so people can see the beginning of your video clip with a link to easily guide them to watch the rest of the video. It is a wonderful way to branch out and continue to diversify and build your brand.
Now onto the list:
Q&A
Doing a question and answer session is a great way to let your followers learn a little more about you. It offers a deep dive into your life and lets you know what remains a mystery to your followers and what they want to know more about. The best way to kick this off is to create an Instagram story template
Tutorials & How to
If you have a skill, idea, recipe or pretty much anything you are able to teach others then why not jump on a video and teach people what you know. There is always something we can teach others and it is a great knowledge to share.
Story time
Do you have a funny story about a time something crazy happened? Or maybe you want to share your birth story. If you have a story about your life that you are happy to share and think that your viewers/followers would love to hear too then share away. People love to get glimpse into the person behind the Instagram account.
Series
If you have a certain topic that you love talking and sharing about (for me might be cloth nappies and wipes) why not do a series? IGTV gives you the option now of creating a series so you can link a number of videos together and people who are interested in that topic can view all of your videos in the one place.
Webinars/Live videos
If you have used another platform (such as Facebook) to do a live video and/or a webinar then if you have the saved copy of that live then you can upload this to your IGTV, as long as it falls within the guidelines for videos in length.
Chats
Sit down chats, maybe with a tea or coffee, and level with your audience. These are great and just like sitting down with an old friend. You can just tell your followers about something that is happening in your life, give them an update and so much more.
Day in the life
These are really easy to do and another way that people get to lift the veil on the person behind the instagram account. You can film small clips throughout your day and put them altogether in a video editor like iMovie.
Unboxings/Hauls
Whether you are getting an order through, you have just got back from shopping or you get a monthly subscription box these are great for video content. I don’t know about you but I love seeing what other people have bought.
Daily routines
We all have a routine to our day in some way, shape or form and it can be really helpful to see how other people structure their days and routines, especially if you are looking to change something up in your current routine. People love to look at how other people do things and can often find tips to incorporate into their own lives.
Bloopers
If you film a lot of videos then your bound to have a few bloopers lurking on your phone/computer so why not throw them together and make a fun video.
You will soon find your flow and find what you enjoy doing but also what your audience enjoys watching!
