# Instagram Marketing Course Online

100% online training with expert live support

Canonical URL: <https://vdci.edu/courses/instagram-marketing-course-online>

## Overview

Social media marketing plays a critical role in shaping a strong online presence and supporting business growth. In this self-paced course, you'll focus on Instagram as a leading platform and learn how to use it effectively for both content development and paid promotion. You'll gain insight into the broader social media ecosystem, examine current and emerging trends, and build a customized strategy designed to increase engagement and position your brand more competitively in the digital space.

## What you'll learn

- Explore how Instagram functions and its influence on social culture
- Build an effective social media plan aligned with clear goals
- Produce eye-catching visuals that encourage engagement and support sales
- Grow an audience and extend reach through proven growth techniques

## Curriculum

### Section 1

#### Introduction to Instagram

- Introduction to Instagram
- History of Instagram
- What’s New
- Trend Report
- Creating a New Account
- Following Accounts
- Navigation
- Profile Page Overview

#### Hashtag 101

- What is a hashtag
- Hashtag do’s and don’ts
- Types of Hashtags
- High- and low-density hashtags
- Creating a Branded Hashtag
- Hashtag Research

### Section 2

#### Creating a Content Theme

- What is a big idea
- What is a content theme
- Determining your theme
- How to branch into sub-themes

#### Strategies for Capturing Content

- Establishing visual consistency
- Recording your content

#### Developing a Community

- Interacting with your target audience
- Understanding your audience’s needs
- How to leverage your audience

#### Creating a Post Cadence

- Establishing your availability
- Scheduling consistent content
- Adapting your cadence

### Section 3

#### Types of Posts

- Posts, Stories, and Reels
- Types of Interactions
- Audience Engagement
- Benefits of each content type

#### Editing Posts and Reels

- Choosing Filters
- Using Instagram Photo Editing
- Creating stories
- Editing stories and adding stickers
- Recording Reels
- Editing Reels
- Creating a mock-up post

#### Captions and Additional Post Features

- Establish your audience’s needs
- Incorporating gamification and/or call-to-action
- Being ADA-compliant with photo descriptions
- Tagging and Collaboration

### Section 4

#### Creating a Business Page on Instagram

- Starting a business page
- Creating a business post
- Managing page on Instagram
- Creating reels and stories

#### Paid Advertising with Instagram

- Choosing the right advertising
- Ad creation best practices
- Ad optimization
- Job post advertising
- Ad analytics

#### Using Shopify with Instagram

- Reasons to use Shopify (even if you have your own website)
- Introduction to Shopify
- Create collections
- Manage shop across platforms
- Showcase brand and products

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $650