Instagram Puts New Limits on Going Live
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Instagram Puts New Limits on Going Live

Instagram just quietly put a velvet rope around its “Live” feature. As of this week, if you have fewer than 1,000 followers or if you have a private account, you can’t go Live.

Though it seems out of the blue, it’s not hard to guess why. Meta is looking for cleaner, more watchable broadcasts. They want to free up bandwidth for creators with reach and meaningful content.

A strategic play that follows the lead of TikTok, this change leaves some in the dust. New and

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5 Ways to Capitalize on Instagram’s July 2025 Update
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5 Ways to Capitalize on Instagram’s July 2025 Update

Instagram just made a move that could be a game changer for small businesses and personal brands that are trying to grow their audience online: Instagram Reels are now being indexed by Google.

That means your content, captions, and video can now show up on Google when someone searches your name, your business, or services you offer.

If that sounds huge, that’s because it is!

Have you noticed…

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3 Reasons Why I Chose “Banana Bread Media Co.”
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3 Reasons Why I Chose “Banana Bread Media Co.”

I have dreamed of starting my own business for as long as I can remember.

For years, I assumed that a dream was the extent of what that notion would be. I was engrained in a path in the mortgage industry, literally following in my father’s footsteps, and, honestly, way too scared of taking a risk as large as going out on my own.

But slowly, steadily, that notion started eating at me.

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