How Creators Can Be More Open to Change and Pivoting

When your job is dependent on something as unpredictable as the internet, you have to be comfortable with changing and evolving. It’s scary to embrace change when what you’re doing seems to be working okay, but if you don’t grow and evolve, you’ll be left behind.

Not to mention that you’re not just a creator, you’re a human - you change and grow, so your content should reflect that. Stepping outside your comfort zone will help you reach new audiences, feel more inspired, and ultimately make more money.

Today I’m sharing why change is necessary to create a long, sustainable career and for you to navigate these times of transition successfully.

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🎵 You can add songs to your Instagram profile

  • Like MySpace, you’ll now be able to add a song to your profile, but it won’t autoplay.

  • The song will appear on your profile until you switch out the song

🔀 Crossposting to Threads from Facebook and Instagram is available

  • Reels and Facebook videos can’t be crossposted; only text and link posts can be seamlessly crossposted.

🏷️ You can tag an Instagram Channel on your posts

  • This is their newest effort to drive audiences to join broadcast channels.

👥 Instagram is testing profile cards for creators

  • It is a digitally flippable card that has a QR code on one side and a profile and summary on the other side.

↕️ Instagram is testing a vertical grid display

  • Your grid will show vertical images, more like Reels covers, instead of squares.

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