Reels are SO valuable when trying to grow your Instagram, but sometimes they can be overwhelming to plan & schedule. There are SO many sounds on the gram and TikTok and how do we even know where to start?
When I first started, I would just save a bunch of sounds then go back and try to remember what I wanted to put with the sound or how I was going to remake someones video that I saw.
But honestly, our time is too valuable to not plan accordingly. When I do take the time to scroll reels looking for inspo (which honestly, your original work is wayyyy better anyways, but sometimes trending sounds are fun), I decided that I needed a plan of action. Sooo I came up with this —
The way I see it, this is a great way to have all of my content plan in one place. I want the following planned before I sit down to batch my reel content:
- Topic: I try to create reels within my content pillars (if you don’t know what these are, think of what you want to be known for) so once I find the sound, I also try to think of which pillar it goes with. For example, am I chatting miscarriage, marriage, wellness or low tox living?
- Sound: I try to write down the name of the song & the person who the sound is by (either the artist or the original sound name)
- Concept: is it pointing to words, dance theme, voice over, etc. This helps me remember what I need to record when it is time
I pull this graphic up on my iPad and scroll on my phone. I use my Apple Pencil to fill this in so I have everything ready to go for my Friday Reel batch content day.
If you give it a try, tag me & let me know. It has made a HUGE time difference in my content creation!
XOXO,
Hil
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