Instagram and Me: 5 tips to a happy post by Jina Bacarr

December 11, 2018 by marianne h donley in category Jina’s Book Chat tagged as Confessions of a Podcast Goddess, podcast, Social Media with 0 and 0

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Don't forget that Once upon a time can have any ending you desire if you just keep your butt in that chair and don't give up! I'm working hard on a new proposal and yes, it's late at night . . . thank the writing gods for coffee and chocolate!! #amediting #amwriting #amwritingromance #authorsofinstagram #bookishgirl #bookfriends #fortheloveofreading #bookstagram #booklove #authorlife #bookshelf #amreading#bookchat #bookworld #booknerd #Readersofinsta #ReadersofInstagram #bookish

A post shared by Jina Bacarr (@jinabacarr) on Nov 6, 2018 at 12:34am PST

To Instagram or not to Instagram . . . that is the question these days.

It doesn’t have to be fancy, but it can be fun. I post photos, but I love making Instagram videos with graphics I have . . . or when I’m someplace that’s fun to record.

My IG tips:

1 — practice taking pictures, find an interesting angle, make the shot tight rather than too far away so you can capture a “moment.”

2 — type at least one or two hashtags before you Share.

Then once you’ve shared, you can go back and “Comment” with additional hashtags on your PC. It’s easier to type a bunch on your keyboard. Hashtags are super important. Check out other Instagrammers who post similar topics and see what tags they use.

3 — Share across all platforms. Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr or whichever you have for maximum exposure.

4 — Post photos from your PC — yes, it can be done. I use Chrome. I go to my Instagram account, then to the upper right corner three dots … and click on More Tools; next click on Developer Tools. You’ll see coding on the left side of the screen. Refresh the page and you’ll see the PLUS sign + at the bottom of the screen. Left click on that and you can upload a photo from your computer.

5 — if you love to shoot videos like I do, when you start to Record, count at least 2-3 seconds before you start speaking or you might lose the beginning of what you say. Try to keep background noise down. You have a maximum of 60 seconds to record. I try to find a “core” message in what I want to say before I record and I have a sign-off I’ve used for years.

So, that’s it! Time for some Instagram goodies, so here are some examples of what I’ve posted.

Follow me on my Instagram page and I’ll follow back: https://www.instagram.com/jinabacarr/

Questions? Please ask!

Jina

PS — I’m hoping Santa will give me a tip re: holding my phone. I’m looking into mini-tripods. Here’s an Update: Meet Kandie the Elf!

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Meet Kandie the Elf answering the phone at Santa's workshop Find out what's popular on Santa's list #santaworkshop #elf #christmas

A post shared by Jina Bacarr (@jinabacarr) on Dec 17, 2018 at 11:41pm PST

Here’s a graphic I made for Pastry Day:

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Paris and #pastryday

A post shared by Jina Bacarr (@jinabacarr) on Dec 9, 2018 at 3:00pm PST

I was at my favorite market at the bakery counter — I love this princess cake!

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Love this princess cake #princess👑 #cakedecorating

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I couldn’t resist these Cinderella shoes when I was at the Spectrum. (I’m waiting to hear back on the m/s I talk about in the video).

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I love these Cinderella slippers Just like my heroine would wear in my book #Cinderella #romance #writer

A post shared by Jina Bacarr (@jinabacarr) on Oct 1, 2018 at 6:50pm PDT

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Here's a new graphic I put together using a lot of different RF stock — I wanted to give a "time travel" feel and suggest my heroine is a re-enactor with the Rebel uniform. My Civil War #TIMETRAVEL Love Me Forever on sale this week! #99cents http://amzn.com/B00YI8SX68 #reenactor #reenacting #reenactors #reenactment

A post shared by Jina Bacarr (@jinabacarr) on Sep 4, 2018 at 8:22pm PDT

Check out my Civil War time travel romance LOVE ME FOREVER

Also, my holiday stories:

A Naughty Christmas Carol — erotic romance

A Soldier’s Italian Christmas — sweet WW2 romance

Come Fly with Me — a New Year’s Eve sexy romance at 30,000 feet:

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Jina Bacarr

Once Upon A Story

Author Details

I discovered early on that I inherited the gift of the gab from my large Irish family when I penned a story about a princess who ran away to Paris with her pet turtle Lulu. I was twelve. I grew up listening to their wild, outlandish tales and it was those early years of storytelling that led to my love of history and traveling. I enjoy writing to classical music with a hot cup of java by my side. I adore dark chocolate truffles, vintage anything, the smell of bread baking and rainy days in museums. I’ve always loved walking through history—from Pompeii to Verdun to Old Paris. The voices of the past speak to me through carriages with cracked leather seats, stiff ivory-colored crinolines, and worn satin slippers. I’ve always wondered what it was like to walk in those slippers when they were new.

http://jinabacarr.wordpress.com

Jina Bacarr

Once Upon A Story

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