The Award For Best Instagram Video Goes To….YOU! 🏆

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Here's Everything You Need to Know About Creating Instagram Videos 🎬   There's no doubt about it...Instagram users love video content! In fact, when Instagram introduced the Stories feature, the average time that users spent on the platform increased by 28 minutes!  (Speaking of Stories, have you heard about our brand new Instagram Story Challenge launching on Sept. 30? We're giving away a ton of great prizes!) However, that doesn't mean making an Instagram video is easy. In fact, the top reason marketers fail at creating video content is getting started in the first place! 😢 That's why we're featuring our latest guest post from Olga Bedrina of Wave.video, to teach you everything you need to know about world-class video on Instagram! You'll learn: The perfect blueprint for short-form Instagram videos 📹 What lengths you should use for Instagram video, from IGTV to feed to Stories! ⏱ Quick tips to get started in IGTV videos 🤳 You'll be shooting award-worthy Instagram videos and attracting more followers in no time with this handy guide. Take a look! 👀 Read Now ➞

🏆Join the Challenge - Get Rewarded! 🏆 Our Instagram Stories Challenge starts September 30th! Enter for a chance to win a free year of Tailwind's Plus Plan, along with loads of other prizes and giveaways! Click here to join.

What We're Reading 📚 Instagram Testing New Battery-Saving Smartphone Feature - Forbes.com If your hours spent scrolling on Instagram drain your battery like crazy, a fix could be on the way! A feature that allows the app to automatically flip to "Dark Mode" on some Android phones will save your retinas and your battery life with power-saving black pixels! Devious New Instagram Attack Puts Millions of Users at Risk - Forbes.com A new phishing scam is making the rounds on Instagram, with popups posing as warnings about copyright infringement from the platform. Before you click, read this article on what's really going on! 11 Surefire Ways to Grow Your Instagram Followers - Melyssagriffin.com On the hunt for actionable tips to grow your Instagram following and feel like you've tried everything? Check out this roundup of 11 tips to grow your account from Melyssa Griffin - it's a mix of tried-and-true and some unexpected tricks that you'll love!

I hope to see you in the Instagram Stories Challenge on Monday! We're so excited to go on this journey with you. Happy 'gramming :) — Kristen at Tailwind

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