Okay, okay. I wouldn’t say I was lazy in general. But when it comes to making time to take perfect pictures for my instagram? Not so innocent.
See, Bookstagram isn’t just a “thing”, you know. It’s a way of life (okay, I’m trying to be serious here), almost, the way we try to perfect this small picture for such a big following of avid readers. It’s also a community of friendly book readers and in a technological era made of more iPhones and smart-thingys-galore, we should be amazed that books are still a loved thing among so many young and old people on this platform.
So, I’ll be the first to admit it’s totally not the easiest thing to navigate how to use Bookstagram to get yourself some likes. It can be really difficult to try to find your groove and your audience, but with my little guide, I’m hoping this might help you! This is a sort-of follow up to a post I did a while back, called Bookstagram Hacks, where I talked about what hashtags I used and how I edited my pictures.
Picking a colour scheme and aesthetic
- Colourful or colour block
- Minimalist
- Monochrome
- Flat-lays
- Blacks, greys, whites
- Colour pop
- Filters
- Borders
- Pastels
- Puzzle board style
- Alt-quote-picture
- more
Remember to tag the authors/owners of the props used
Who needs a schedule?
Bio or to not bio?
- ABOUT (who are you? where are you from?)
- LINKS (where can we read your blog? where can I follow you? Linktree is AMAZING for this)
- EMOJIS (I like to keep it minimal and space them out, but pick ones that suit you)
- READING (what are you reading? how many books have you read this year?)
- TAGS (are you a brand rep? what hashtag do you own?)
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Suggested accounts
You don’t need to go all fancy with story covers
Throw that camera away, get your phone out
You didn’t really need a guide, did you?
What’s your instagram name?
Let me know in the comments! I’ll be checking out all your feeds.
happy reading!
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