Hey, hey, hey, friends, and welcome to episode number nine on today's podcast, where we'll be answering your burning questions all about Instagram.

Welcome to the GoGetters podcast, where we talk about all the secrets to marketing your online business.

This former teacher turned GoGetter now runs a successful online business. This former teacher turned go-getter now runs a successful

online business after leaving the classroom behind and thinks you can too. Here's your host from the

blog, Teaching on Less, Casey Morris. I polled my Instagram audience and I ask for their advice.

I always want to talk about the things that you are looking for in your business. So I thought the best place to go for Instagram advice was

Instagram. If you direct message me a question, I may give you a shout out on today's podcast

and I would love to answer it. I refuse, though, to sugarcoat

anything, so what I am saying is definitely based on my experience. I am not the only Instagram

marketer on the planet, and I am sure that some of you may differ. Your opinions could differ

from what I am saying, but I want you to know what I have experienced and what I have

gone through. First things, first, if you're running a business, I need for you to convert your

Instagram account to a business account today. If you're running a personal account where you want

to share pictures of your dogs, your kids, fish, cats, sweaters, makeup,

or anything like that, then maybe you should keep your account personal.

But if you want to earn money, if you want to track data, and if you want to get a handle on

your traffic, it is vital that you own a business account.

Life is too stressful for me to own two accounts.

So I only own one, and I try to do a

good mix of all of those things. Even if you assume that switching to a business account will make

your engagement plummet, you still need to do it. Chances are it is not because you switch to a

business account. It's because you're doing things

...