Make Your Instagram Bio Pop!

Heidi Dean March 5, 2016 3:16 Social Media Marketing Resources

How to write an Instagram bio that says what you do, shows your personality and formats with line breaks and emojis.

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6 Things Actors Should Know About Writing an Instagram Bio

Drawn from what is actually said on camera, so you can decide whether to spend the 3:16 watching it.

You get less than a second online

In person you have about seven seconds to make a first impression. Online it is under a second. Your bio is one of the first things a person sees when they click into your account, so it has to pull them in and give them a reason to follow.

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Use career keywords even though they are not searchable

Say plainly whether you are an actor, dancer or singer. Instagram does not make bio keywords searchable, but people are trained by other platforms to scan for them, so the words still help visitors key in on what you do.

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Name what makes you unique or what you love

Beyond the job title, tell people something that sets you apart or something you are passionate about. That passion does not have to be industry related. Your bio does not need to be all about acting.

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Pull your Instagram bio from your Twitter bio

Start with the bio you already have on Twitter and carry the keywords, passions and points of difference across. Consistent language across platforms builds brand recognition so people recognize you wherever they find you.

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Write it in Notes to get line breaks

On an Apple device there is no return key inside the Instagram bio field. Write the bio in your Notes app instead, where you can hit return, add spacing and drop in emojis, then select it, copy it and paste it into Instagram.

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Emojis are fine if they stay on brand

Emojis are the language of the platform and are fully acceptable in an actor's bio. Just keep the ones you pick consistent with the career and brand you are presenting.

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Full transcript (539 words)

in person you have about seven seconds to make a first impression online less than a second your Instagram bio is one of the first things people see when they click over to your account it should draw people in and encourage them to follow you what first impression does yours make let's head on over to Instagram and make your bio pop as you can see the first thing you see when you click into my account is my bio that's the thing that really pops out and makes me want to find out more about somebody so there are certain things that should be in your bio number one try to include some sort of keywords for your career are you an actor a dancer a singer keywords are actually not searchable on Instagram for your bio however people are used to seeing keywords across social media so they'll help people key in on what you do next you want to tell us something that makes you unique or what you're passionate about and what you're passionate about can be something in this business or something outside the business you don't have to make your bio all about acting you want to have some brand recognition across your social media platforms so while you're writing this Instagram bio I urge you to look at your other platforms look at your Twitter bio and pull some keywords from it pull your passions what makes you unique from your Twitter bio now if your Twitter bio needs work I have a great article that will help you write a fantastic Twitter bio for your career and the link is in the description below this video so start with your Twitter bio and bring that over to Instagram consistency can be key to helping people recognize you on multiple platforms and sites alright let's go in and edit my profile so you can see how to add spaces and fun emojis now you can see my bio right there in the middle if you're on an Apple device there's no place where I can get to the return button so I can't push something to the next line the way I do that is I actually go into my notes when I'm in my notes I can hit return I can go to the next line I can add spaces I can add any kind of emojis and emojis are fun on Instagram they're definitely okay to use it's the language of the platform just make sure that you keep them on brand for your career then what you're going to do is you're going to select this copy it and we're going to go back into Instagram and then you're going to copy and paste it right here hit done and your Instagram bio will be nicely spaced out it will include your fun emojis and it will show us who you are and make us want to follow you while you're on Instagram visit me at marketing for actors for daily actor inspiration and if you like this video don't forget to give it a like And subscribe to my channel for more short and sweet actor tips