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Why you need to define your target audience on Instagram
Tips and thoughts on how to define your target audience

I’ve seen it and if I’m painfully honest with you, I’ve done it myself. When I launched my new business this summer, I obviously created an Instagram account for it. While I knew that I’d be able to sell my services, because I was already selling before it became a real business, setting up the Instagram account felt more like a force of habit than a coherent and thought-out strategy.
I had a rough outline of what I’d be posting and what not, but – and this is the painful part – I didn’t spend more than five minutes thinking about it. I want to help you avoid making the mistake that I did.
Whether you’re trying to create a sales funnel or raise brand awareness on Instagram, there’s one thing that you absolutely cannot skip: thoroughly defining your target audience.

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