Four years later and here we are again: election season. With political messaging flooding our feeds, it’s hard to know how to stay connected with your followers amidst all of the election chaos. Do we join in? Stay out of it? Read on for our top three tips for navigating your client’s social media during election week!

There’s no better way to welcome the most wonderful time of the year than with a good ol’ Instagram giveaway. Giveaways are a great way to gain recognition, followers, and business on social media platforms. Plus, they provide an opportunity to give back to your followers during the season of giving! Click to learn more about how to plan an effective giveaway for the holidays and beyond.

Looking for the secret sauce to maximize your reach organically? Hashtags are a simple yet effective tool that allow you to build your brand, boost a marketing campaign, and keep in touch with your current audience. Forming a hashtag strategy can take some time, but once the research is done, it’s smooth sailing from there! Click for some of our top tips for conducting hashtag research.

We’ve all heard it before: a picture is worth a thousand words. What story are you telling through your brand photography? If you’re looking for guidance on this question and aren’t sure where to start, read on to learn more about how you can prep and plan for a successful brand photoshoot!

In the real world, they say you have seven seconds to make a good first impression. But, like all things with technology being sped up, first impressions on Instagram take only THREE. So make. it. count. How so, you might ask? Keep on reading to find out!

Let us guess… you’ve been trying to entice your audience to listen to your content on social media for a while now, but the content is just not resonating with or converting your followers into listeners. What gives? Read on to learn more about a newer form of content that will leave your followers begging to hear more!

Amidst all the change that 2020 has brought, the social media industry has continued to evolve right along with it. That’s why we’re here to bring you a breakdown of Instagram’s newest features and trends all in one place. Keep on reading to learn more about how you can incorporate these new additions into your social media strategy!

Stories allow your business to stay top of mind and open the door for conversation. Whether you are a business/brand/influencer or even just enjoy using Instagram for yourself, stories allow for you to be easily recognized and remembered.

Newsletters are loved by many but also can be wildly underrated. As a social media agency, we personally have a great appreciation for newsletters and love using them to stay up to date on marketing and social media news. Read about our favorite marketing-related newsletters in 2020!

You’ve been trying to grow your brand audience and clientele via social media but something feels as though it’s just not clicking...right? Well, there are a few reasons why you may be having a hard time connecting with your audience and ultimately growing your brand organically.

Social media is a great place to speak your voice and fight for change. This can’t be just a ‘trending’ topic that is going to blow over, it must continue until there is justice. With the majority of our audience being very active on social media, here is what you can do on YOUR social media to support

Instagram is hands-down many people’s favorite social media platform because it’s great for discovering new things, getting inspired, and connecting with friends. However, it’s also notorious for creating “monsters” of accounts that are just on the platform to get followers and likes.

At Homemade Social, we love nothing more than efficiently being able to elevate our client brands by implementing social media into their business model. In order to be efficient, we’ve spent time researching and putting many platforms to use that help keep us afloat and save times by being able to batch work & systemize.

Thinking about hiring a social media agency? Congrats!! Outsourcing your social media to a professional is a big step in growing your business long-term.

There are SO many social media freelancers/agencies out there - so how do you choose the right one for your business? Here are some of our tips and questions to ask when considering working with a social media agency.