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Pinterest is one of my favorite social media apps because there’s no pressure to create your own posts. You can if you’re feeling creative, but there’s already a plethora of pictures on the app to look at. For those of you that don’t use Pinterest, you can “pin” pictures you find interesting to “boards”. All the pictures you “pin” will be saved to your home page and to organize them, you can rename the “boards” and save pictures that you find in the future to them. The Pinterest algorithm relies on what you’ve previously pinned and shows recommendations based on what it thinks you would like to look at and what’s popular with similar users on the app. What’s nice about Pinterest is that if you find a recipe or activity you’d like to learn how to do, there’s almost always a link to the website in the post information. As of right now, my Pinterest feed is full of collages and pretty scenery. What I like about Pinterest is that you can search up almost anything and find so many picture...

Instagram is widely used and known by the younger generation (13-29 year olds). It’s a way to share pictures with your friends and families, document life events (like graduations or baptisms) and stay updated on loved ones lives, even if they are very far away. A fun fact (from Instagram) is that 90% of Instagram users follow a business. That’s why it’s so important to craft an Instagram post for your business that includes all the essential components and conveys a message that makes them want to purchase your product/service. As usual, I will be pulling my information from my class textbook, Essentials of Social Media Marketing. Instagram is mostly visual content. People share pictures on their main page and stories. Therefore, the most important component of your post is the picture. You want to show a picture of your product/service that conveys your brand message and what you’re trying to sell. For example, if you’re trying to sell a new refreshing drink, you’d want to post “aest...