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If you've ever struggled to know what to post in your Instagram Stories to
actually grow your business, I'm talking leads, clients,
actual sales and revenue to your business.
You are in the right place because today I am sharing with you 12 Instagram
Story prompt ideas that you can use today in your Stories to actually move the
needle.
The cool thing about these prompts is they're not just going to be generic.
I've categorized them to suit the season or the phase of business that you are
in. So if you're interested in this topic,
keep watching and stay tuned until the end where I'm going to share how you can
get a year's worth of Instagram Story prompts. Yes,
that's 365 Story ideas that you can use for all of next year if you want so that
you can save a ton of time and headache and wondering what the heck do I post
today? So you're going to want to stay to the end for this one.
The prompts that I'm sharing today have worked for my students in my program,
InstaGrowth Boss,
students like Chuck and LeaAda who have gotten amazing engagement on their
Instagram Stories, which have actually led to business growth.
I'm Elise Darma and I've helped thousands of entrepreneurs like yourself use
Instagram to actually grow your business. I'm talking revenue,
sales and leads all through using the world's number one most popular social
media app. Before we dive into the 12 Instagram Story ideas,
I want to give you a little bit of a disclaimer.
These are not the typical generic, fluffy, "I've heard this a million times,
Elise" kind of ideas.
What I've done is created categories for these Stories so that you can choose
the category that's best suited for the season of business that you're in right
now. So what do I mean by that? Well, the first category is lead generation.
If you need more leads in your business,
you're going to want to check out the prompts that I have for you.
The other category is engagement. If you want more engagement to your Instagram.
The third category is visibility.
If you really need to get more new eyeballs over on your Instagram and the
fourth category is launching so that you can get more sales to your business
while you are offering something live. Oh, and one other thing,
most of these prompts are designed for B to B. So if you are more B to C,
you're just going to want to amend them a little bit so that you're speaking to
your customer and not a fellow business person.
Are you excited and ready for these prompts? I know I am. So let's dive in.
The first category of Instagram Story prompts that we're going to cover is lead
generation. So if this is the phase that you're in right now,
meaning you need more emails to your list,
you need more qualified direct messages, you need more warm contacts,
meaning, people who are interested in your paid programs or offers.
Here are three Instagram Story prompts that you can use to get more leads in
your business. Instagram Story prompt idea number one,
"Did you know my genius zone is in helping people who are struggling with
[blank] so that they can feel or achieve [blank].
I do this through my [blank] offer and so far I've helped [blank] people achieve
[blank]. If you're ready to get rid of [blank] problem,
reply to this Story and I'll help you get started for free. Just comment below,
send me a private message and I'll tell you where you're at with your current
[blank] challenge. Obviously with this one,
you're gonna fill in the blanks that are most applicable to your market,
your niche, your industry. A lot of these blanks really talk about,
it's funny to keep saying blanks,
but a lot of them are really talking about who you help,
what's the problem you solve for them,
and what's the end benefit that they can get from your solution.
So you need to have the answers to those three questions to fill in all these
blanks.
You can even practice this one a couple times so that it's smooth and easy to
say.
But really this prompt idea is just to let your audience know what you do and
how you help people. 'Cause a lot of times we forget to do that.
So fill in these blanks,
rehearse this one a couple times and then go ahead and share it to your
Instagram Stories.
The second prompt idea is for you to use the poll sticker in your Instagram
Stories. Now for this prompt,
I want you to come up with two paths that your audience can choose.
So what are two things that you can teach your audience?
What are two tips that you could share with your audience? For example,
if you're a photographer, maybe you could have them choose, Hey,
do you want wedding venue tips or do you want posing tips?
Or if you're a sales coach you could say, Hey,
do you want cold call tips or do you want contract tips?
So you want to think about two helpful tips or you know,
value packed pieces of information you can give your audience and then use the
Instagram poll sticker to let your audience choose which tip they are most
interested in. Once you've let that poll run for 24 hours,
you're then going to jump on your Instagram Stories and share the information
about the winning tip. Now, where do the leads come in?
Everyone who replied to your poll is now a lead,
so no matter what they chose,
you are going to look at all the people who replied to your poll.
Send them a direct message.
Thank them for answering your poll and then ask them a question.
How can you help them more with this topic? The third Instagram Story,
prompt idea for lead generation. Here we go.
"I work with people in the [blank] industry and most people they struggle with
[blank], but more than that, as that problem continues,
it gets worse. Here's what that looks like and then go on to explain.
However, it doesn't have to look like this for you.
I know the exact path to overcoming this challenge so that you could feel or
live [blank].
I've put this path into my free lead magnet or guide.
Have you seen it yet? Let me know in the poll below,
I'll be happy to send you the link." So that's the third prompt to generate
leads.
What we're doing here is really highlighting the problem that you help people
solve. We're really showing our people what it looks like as it gets worse,
and then we're presenting the solution, AKA your lead magnet, your freebie,
your free call, whatever it might be.
You're going to offer that as the solution at the end of this Story,
and you can have people just reply to your Story or use the poll option,
whatever you feel like your audience will interact with the most.
Let's move on to the next category of Instagram Story prompt ideas.
This one is a launching, so if you've ever live launched an online product,
an offer, a service, it's usually brand new.
You're going to want to use these prompts so that you drive more sales while
you're live launching through your Instagram profile.
Here's the first Instagram Story prompt for when you're launching.
"I have something new and exciting in the works. I think you're gonna love it.
Send me a direct message in the comment box below if you want to get on the
early bird waitlist so that you're going to be the first to know about bonuses
and all the goodies that I have up my sleeve." So with this prompt,
you're really teasing something.
You're really highlighting that you're working on something secret and those who
are your biggest fans are going to come out of the woodwork here because they're
going to be curious. They're going to get themselves on the wait list.
So this is a great way for you to generate those warm direct messages and also
get new emails onto your list.
The second Instagram Story prompt for the launching category is this.
"I've gotten a lot of questions about my [blank] product that's currently open.
I'm going to answer three of them now and if your question isn't answered,
drop it in the question sticker below.
And here are a couple of questions that you can answer. Question one,
what is the [blank] offer all about? Question two,
who's it specifically designed for? Question three,
I don't have much time.
Why should I enroll in this now?" So I just gave you a couple sample,
commonly asked questions that you can answer, but again,
you're going to want to use the Instagram question stickers so that people can
ask other questions that you maybe didn't answer in that prompt.
Here's the third Story prompt idea for when you're launching.
"Worried that [blank] offer won't work for you?
Meet [insert customer name].
They came to me when they were struggling with [blank] problem after taking the
[blank] offer are now [and then share the top one to two results that your offer
got them]. Are you ready to stop struggling with [blank] challenge today too?
Reply to the Story right now and tell me what is holding you back." So this
prompt is really encouraging your people who are on the fence to take action,
you're sharing with them a result,
a case study to inspire them so that they feel like this can work for them.
You're then driving more urgency so that they know they need to act now before
this offer is gone. The third category that we're going to cover is engagement.
So use these following prompts when you're looking to generate more comments and
more replies to your Instagram Stories.
Here's the first idea to drive more engagement. "Hey,
I want to introduce myself in case you're new to my Instagram.
My name is [blank] and I help insert your niche with insert the outcome that you
help your niche get without even then insert the typical objection that your
audience has.
Now I want to know where have you struggled the most with [insert your niche]."
Then drop the question sticker. So with this prompt idea,
you are really reintroducing yourself to your audience.
Sometimes we forget to do that even though our Instagram following is growing,
so let people know who you help and how,
and then either use the question sticker or tell people to reply so that they
can personally DM you and you can help them with their challenge.
Here's the second engagement prompt.
"There is a tool that I use in my life/business that helps me save time,
save money, feel better, choose the one that's most applicable.
I love it because it [blank].
Here's a quick demo." Then at the end of this demo,
"Do you find demos like this helpful?" So the idea with this one is to really
just share pure value. So depending on your niche,
whether you help someone in their life, their business, their health,
their relationships,
choose a tool that you think your audience would find really handy,
even if it's a tool you use all the time and you think it's common knowledge.
Don't underestimate that your audience might not be aware. So choose a tool,
explain why you like it,
and then share a quick demo of how it makes your life, your business,
your health, whatever. Your niche is a lot easier.
And then don't forget to end with the question.
"Did you find this demo helpful?" Because we want to know if your audience wants
to see more content like this. The last prompt to drive engagement is this.
"I know from the outside it can look like I have it all together,
but the truth is I have been struggling with...
[and then choose a topic that your audience resonates with].
Whether that's procrastination, imposter syndrome, fear of the unknown,
fear of failure, overwhelm.
Choose something that your audience really relates to.
I want to share how I've been working through this challenge and then go ahead
and share one to three tips on how you've worked through this challenge.
Then end your Story with "Is [blank] challenge something you struggle with as
well? Send me a message, maybe I can help or just listen".
So you're ending this prompt with the message that Hey,
you might not have all the answers for them,
but you can certainly relate and by you opening up and sharing something that's
more vulnerable,
you're really going to resonate with those in your audience who also feel like
they're alone with that challenge.
So that's really building that know like trust factor with your audience.
So I highly encourage you to open up and share one of your challenges. Lastly,
here are a few prompts that you can use to get more visibility,
meaning more new eyeballs over to your Instagram profile.
Here's the first one. "I love podcasts.
Lately I've been listening to @ [blank],
@ [blank] and @ [blank] on repeat. Let me know in a comment below.
Who do you binge listen to?" The idea with this Story is by you tagging other
authority experts in your industry or in your niche,
they're going to see that notification and either make a new connection with you
or even reshare your Story to their feed.
Here's the next Story idea to get more visibility.
"Some products in my business/life just make things so much easier.
Here are three products I use almost every day to make my business or life that
much more efficient." Then go ahead and tag the three brands of the products you
use and then end your Story with what's a product that you love and use every
day. So similar to the first prompt idea,
this one is all about tagging brands that you use in your business or your life.
That would be really great to connect with so that they know you are a happy
customer,
you are sharing their name with your audience and you never know it might be an
opportunity for a partnership. Here's the last Story idea.
"I've worked with some fantastic mentors and I want to give a minute to give
them a small shout out. First of all,
thank you to @ [blank] for all the ways they've helped you.
And I also want to thank @ [blank] for dah, dah, dah.
So go through and list two, maybe three, mentors, tag them in the Story,
it makes sure you explain why they helped you or what you got from it.
And again,
this is a way for them to reconnect with you and potentially share your Story
with their followers.
So the idea with this prompt is to shout out industry people,
have them reshare your Story to their feed and just inspire your own followers
to give back and give a shout out of their own.
Now if you liked these Instagram Story prompt ideas,
if you liked my style of teaching,
the way it's very focused on revenue and lead generation and actual results to
your business, I highly recommend you check out the link below this video.
I've got a brand new fresh off the press product to basically give you a year's
worth of Instagram Story prompt ideas just like the ones I've shared in today's
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To ease and revenue. I'll see you in the next video.
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