Liz on the Web: Digital Strategy from Start to Scale: Instagram Growth

6 AI Image Prompts That Make People Stop, Save, and Trust You

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:34:50 GMT

Most people get bad AI images because they ask for a finished result too fast. They upload a photo, type one vague sentence, and hope the tool understands the style, layout, text, use case, and mood. That is how you get a pretty image that does not help people trust you.

The better way is to give the tool a smaller job. Pick one image style. Tell it what…

I Asked META AI to Spill Instagram’s ALGORITHM SECRETS. It Did.

Liz Elliott 🕸️ — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 02:06:48 GMT

I asked Meta's own AI to tell me how Instagram's algorithm works. Not the recycled advice you see in every Reel. The real thing. The scoring system. The numbers. The internal logic.

And it told me everything.

This is not a theory post. This is a direct conversation with an AI built by Meta, trained on the same foundational principles their algorithms use.…

Instagram Publishes Breakdown of ALL the Algorithms

Liz Elliott 🕸️ — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:02:47 GMT

The first time I saw this, I thought it was fake:

Here is the direct link: https://transparency.meta.com/features/explaining-ranking/

I am analyzing and digesting all of this and will do another post with what all of this means for you - reading between the lines - if you want success on Instagram!

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Every Instagram Setting you Need to GROW in 2026 (Including the SECRET SETTINGS)

Liz Elliott 🕸️ — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 16:26:25 GMT

This is just a quick and dirty guide to every single Instagram setting you need if you want to optimize for growth. (There is a separate article that discusses initial set-up of your page.) Unless you are a brick & mortar local business (like a pizza joint), you should have a CREATOR account. Brick & mortar local businesses should usually have a BUSINES…

Instagram SECRET LOOPHOLE to add more than 5 hashtags!

Liz Elliott 🕸️ — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:41:08 GMT

If you duplicate an older draft that already has more than 5 hashtags, the limit doesn’t apply.

You can still publish with up to 30 hashtags.

What’s really happening

The rule applies to new drafts.
It does not retroactively apply to existing ones.

When you duplicate a legacy draft, you inherit its metadata instead of triggering the new constraint.

That’s the …

The EXACT Chatgpt Prompt and System I use for VIRAL CAROUSELS

Liz Elliott 🕸️ — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 21:08:48 GMT

Most people think viral carousels are about clever wording, humor, or memes. Humor and memes are great and often go viral, but they rarely serve your goals directly if you are trying to grow an actual business and they can actually skew your algorithm in ways you don’t want.

Here’s how I create valuable carousels at the very top of my content funnel.

It a…

Instagram SEO in 2026: The New Key to Instagram Growth, Reach and Engagement

Liz Elliott 🕸️ — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 20:17:21 GMT

Until late 2025, Instagram was mostly a closed app. Your posts lived inside Instagram. People found you with hashtags, shares, or the Explore page. Instagram even asked Google and Bing not to index most photos and videos, so your content almost never showed up in web search.

That world is gone.

Starting in 2025, Google and other search engines began index…

Breaking Instagram News: You Can FINALLY Automatically DM New Followers. Here’s How to Use It to Skyrocket Your Business the Smart Way

Liz Elliott 🕸️ — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 18:42:04 GMT

Instagram just quietly changed the game for small business owners, creators, and anyone running an online brand—because you can now automatically DM every new follower the second they hit “Follow.” This matters more than people realize. Instagram has openly said that users now spend the majority of their time in DMs, not the feed. That’s why they’ve bee…