How can I make my social media posts more creative and engaging today without changing my entire body of work?

Create carousel posts on Instagram that combine a scroll-stopping hook, your artwork, and a seriously creative AI-generated caption. Instead of just posting your art with a basic description, design a multi-slide experience. Carousel posts get more reach because most people don’t use them, and the platform shows different slides to different people for testing. The key is maximizing time spent on your post, which signals to the algorithm that it’s quality content worth showing to more people.

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Asked by artist seeking quick wins · Answered by Patrick Shanahan · art-marketing-podcast · 2025-01-31