68 Articles by Rajat Chauhan

What Makes a Social Media Post Engaging?
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What Makes a Social Media Post Engaging?

I have scheduled enough posts across enough accounts to know that “engaging” is one of the slipperie...

Niche Hashtags: The Secret to Reaching the Right Audience
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Niche Hashtags: The Secret to Reaching the Right Audience

I did not plan on spending eight months testing hashtags. It started because a pottery account I man...

Professional Username Ideas for LinkedIn, Instagram, and X
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Professional Username Ideas for LinkedIn, Instagram, and X

I have set up or repaired handles for around twenty freelancers, founders, and career switchers, and...

The Psychology Behind Powerful Opening Lines
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The Psychology Behind Powerful Opening Lines

DRAFT 1, REJECTEDIn today's digital landscape, first impressions matter more than ever before.DRAFT...

How to Balance Educational, Promotional, and Engagement Posts
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How to Balance Educational, Promotional, and Engagement Posts

For most of 2023 I ran the Instagram and LinkedIn accounts for a nine-person software company, and b...

How to Create Platform-Specific Posts From One Original Idea
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How to Create Platform-Specific Posts From One Original Idea

For about eight months I ran four accounts the lazy way. I wrote one caption, copied it, and pasted...

How To Write Curiosity-Based Hooks Without Clickbait
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How To Write Curiosity-Based Hooks Without Clickbait

I've been writing hooks for a living long enough to have been on both sides of this. Years ago I ran...

Common Username Mistakes That Hurt Your Online Presence
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Common Username Mistakes That Hurt Your Online Presence

I have renamed my main account three times, and each rename taught me something a guide like this co...

Best Call-to-Action Ideas for Your Social Media Bio
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Best Call-to-Action Ideas for Your Social Media Bio

THE SHORT VERSION→  A bio CTA is the one instruction under your name that names a visitor's sin...

Instagram Search Query Optimization, the Data First Way
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Instagram Search Query Optimization, the Data First Way

A small thought experiment before the charts and checklists. Sometime this week, a real person opene...