5 Reel or TikTok Ideas to Showcase Your Products!
Instagram Reels & TikToks… We love em & we hate em. They can be “fun” but sometimes hard to find inspiration to show up CONSISTENTLY. But don't worry my fabulous friends, Kitty Meow has your back! To light a fire under your booty I am sharing some Reel ideas to get those creative wheels turnin’!
WHO'S READY TO GET THOSE PRODUCTS SOLD?!
Reel Idea 1: Share some best sellers that are having their “moment” right now. If you have a team, have them pick their favorite product. Don't have a team? Pick your favorite items and change your outfit so you look like a different person in each frame. (Omg, that's funny! Please do this one and tag me!)
Reel Idea 2: Use the QUIK app to take photos & turn them into a video collage (it's free!) Still photos are having their moment right now. So if you don't like videos then clip collage it up directly in IG!
Reel Idea 3: Time lapse of you packing up an order with a voice over telling a story. What the heck to tell a story on? Anything!! Write it out ahead of time if that helps you. Tell your brand story. Share a customer review. Share your why.
Reel Idea 4: Share about a dumpster fire mistake you made in your business. People love this because it's relatable. Make a bad business decision? Messed up an order? Couldn't find the right shipping box for an odd shaped product then had to run all over town to find a box that fit but didn't have any luck? Talk about it! People love to feel less alone in their own chaotic lives!
Reel Idea 5: Behind the scenes! Behind the scenes! Behind the scenes! Working on a new product? Share the process. Give a glimpse into your work space. Reorganizing your workspace? We want to see it! What you find is boring in your everyday work life is exciting to strangers on the internet. Doesn't need to be perfect. Messy & imperfect is more relatable.
Biggest takeaway here - have fun and remember it's NOT THAT SERIOUS! The important part is to show up and show up often. Reels are a great way to show your brand personality, and to give customers the opportunity to fall in love with you and your products. If you want more eyes on your products + to make more money, but you aren't doing Reels consistently THEN YOUR ACTIONS SAY YOU DON'T WANT MORE MONEY! And we don't want that, right? Best way to get inspiration is to take a hot minute to consume some content for inspo, save some audios to your favorites, and THEN GET TO WORK. Don't just save ideas for inspiration and then NEVER do anything with it. (I mean, I'm never guilty of that… hahahaha)
Hot Tip: I record all my video on my iPhone first. Then I bring those videos into IG where I piece videos together, clip, make edits, and do any voiceovers. Then I save the “almost” completed video to my phone before adding any captions or text. I bring this “almost completed video” into TikTok and post it there too (after adding captions, text, music or whatever). This way I can finish up both videos on the separate platforms and they still look like they belong on the posted platform. TikTok & IG have different vibes as far as text & captions - even audio! I want to repurpose these videos, but I still want them to look like they belong on that platform, ya know?!
Ok, Showtime!! Your homework for today is to do one Reel. Doesn't need to be God's Gift to the Instagram Reel world. Remember, it's not that serious. Just show up.
Tag me @kittymeowboutique so I can see what you come up with and share them!
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