IG STORY HACK STILL WORKS

@thestevenmellor

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Why it worked

The video provides a clear, actionable 'hack' for Instagram story growth, presented in an easy-to-understand visual format. The use of engagement stickers is a proven method to boost visibility.

Summary

This video explains an Instagram story hack to increase views and engagement. It involves waiting 24 hours after posting stories, then posting a series of question and poll stickers the next morning to boost engagement and get algorithmic priority.

Structure

1Wait 24 hours for stories to expire.
2Post question and poll stickers the next morning.
3Engagement increases views.
4Algorithm prioritizes content with engagement.

Product placement

The video promotes an Instagram story hack, likely part of a course or program called 'Instagram Income Lab' based on the creator's bio link.

On-screen text

IG STORY HACK STILL WORKS Instagram STORY HACKS @thestevenmellor FOLLOW LIKE SHARE 1 WAIT 24hr DON'T DELETE THEM Let your Stories fully expire! + 9am LOCAL TIME QUESTION POLL PART 2: WHY THIS WORKS Clean Slate POST A SERIES of Question, Poll, and Engagement stickers first thing in the morning because engagement on all Slides increased due to poll responses MUST BE INTERESTING CONTENT 4 STORIES CHANNEL YOUR STORIES GET PRIORITY YOU

Original caption

Story Hack you need to try #marketingtips #storyhack #contentstrategy #growthtiktok #marketingdigital

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Transcript

First thing you're gonna want to do is wait the 24 hours to post to Stories again... DON'T DELETE THEM. Let your Stories fully expire! Then you're gonna wait 24 hours until you get the blue circle plus button. Then the next morning, you're gonna post a series of Question Stickers to get engagement! Ideally, these would be no-brainer question stickers and easy to reply to. When you have a clean slate and you start posting a series of Question, Poll, and Engagement stickers first thing in the morning, it's gonna increase your views because engagement on all these stories increased due to poll responses. The algorithm is gonna think you have interesting content. Stories channel. Your stories get priority.