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One trend that seems to always be underlying within Instagram is the classic Instagram grid. Running Wholehearted Social, a Social Media Agency I have worked with a real variety of influencers and brands where we have experimented with so many different ideas based on current and forecasted trends as to ‘stay relevant’ on the gram. It is the one platform that is constantly learning to adjust to what’s trending.

If Instagram had a spirit animal, it would be a chameleon.

Here’s what Kumba Dauda, Freelance Social Media Manager, Blogger and Influencer Outreach Specialist, thinks about all this Instagram thing: Before technicalities: here are all Instagram grid examples you can nail your social media game with Oh, and before I forget, yes you can schedule your Instagram posts through Planable too. Here’s how your Instagram Grid planning can look like: I’ll just lay it out for you with 3 beautiful steps:ġ. I won’t take you through a long, boring journey. I want to put your mind at ease that Instagram layout planning can be quite easy and fast. And I don’t want your first reaction to be “ain’t nobody got time for that”. Look, you’re about to scroll through some wonderful, beautiful, Instagram grids. Via GIPHY Before the grids: yes, planning Instagram grids can be doable As it so happens, you can actually preview your grid for Instagram using social media tools * cough cough Planable* so don’t leave those amazing Instagram grid ideas of yours behind. Fortunately, it’s not so hard to mock Instagram posts anymore.Īs you’re reading this, probably a part of you is imagining how your profile would look with a new Instagram grid, what colors it’d have, image positioning, etc. TL DR: you now have to design the grid before you even think about individual pictures or posts. Don’t worry, all this effort pays off, especially whenever you need to create a social media presentation to show off your work and impress clients or leads. And so, almost everybody is publishing three posts at a time in a specific order so the design remains sleek. Now, you have to pay attention to what you’re going to post next, so you don’t break the flow. Yes, creating a grid takes a bit of effort and time at first, but if built well and with the right technology, it can be a lot simpler than you might think. Having an aesthetic Instagram grid layout boosts engagement, which leads to more profile views and followers. Actually, the only limit is your imagination. The possibilities to create Instagram grid posts are limitless. From there, it was just a matter of time until people and brands jumped on the planned Instagram grids bandwagon and created puzzles, quotes, tiles, and so on. Hats off to the one who decided you can play with the entire grid and create art. All this squareness was bound to lead to a grid format for each profile. Square logo, square pictures, square ads. The Insta almighties decided the most appealing format is square. First thing first: how Instagram grids work If a year ago we were cool just for having a planned grid, now we need to innovate to stand out.

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If you’re an Instagram grid novice, this guide will take you from how to post a grid on Instagram to how to automate your Instagram planning.

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And this is why I’m writing this.įrom colors and formats to structure, examples, ideas, and tools, here’s the full guide you can check whenever you feel like your grid needs improvement. For that, we need all the information in one single place. We got excited and transitioned from one type of grid to another, used too many colors, or simply gave up when maintaining our grid became way too complicated.Ģ021 will be about mastering our grids. Why am I still writing about grids then? 2020 was the year of experiments.

I tried to have one, my best friend tried to have one, even my personal-finance-obsessed teammate is planning to have one. OK, people, we spent most of our 2020 scrolling through G.O.R.G.E.O.U.S.