Instagram Time-Saving Hacks: My 3 Favourite Time-Saving Hacks for Instagram

Honest truth: unless you already have a large established audience or you're investing a tonne in Ads, posting 3 x per week is not enough and... as much as I know you want permission to be inconsistent, only post a few times per week and ghost your stories for weeks at a time - if you want to create a six+ figure business, I'm sorry but you have to make time to market your business every. single. day.

So what about if you're busy AF and feel like all you do on Instagram is get lost in a black hole and you're in the thick of client delivery?

I've got you.

You don’t need more time to post on Instagram—you just need a smarter system.

In this short and super actionable episode, I’m sharing 3 of my go-to hacks for saving time (and brainpower) on Instagram content. Whether you’re batch-creating posts for the month or trying to write a caption in the 4 minutes between client calls, these tips will help you move faster without sacrificing strategy.

Listen to the full episode

You’ll learn:

  • The time-saving trick inside Reels that most people still aren’t using
  • Why I treat Canva like a copy-paste playground (and how you should too)
  • The productivity tool I use to run everything from captions to shopping lists (hint: it’s not Notion, and it actually works)
  • How short, punchy captions can actually convert better than the long-winded ones

If you’ve ever found yourself 90 minutes deep into “batching content” with one half-finished carousel to show for it—this one’s for you.

And if you want the full system I use to create weeks of content in one go without burnout, you’ve gotta grab Batched - probably one of my most favourite offers ever - and it will show you exactly how to create months of content in just one afternoon every quarter - as well as walk you through - step by step exactly how to create content that is catnip for your Cloud 9 Clients.

Remember: it’s not about being on Instagram more - it’s about being on it better. With a few intentional tweaks, you can reclaim your time, show up with clarity, and still grow your business. The smartest marketers aren’t hustling harder, they’re simplifying their systems and now, so can you.

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Meet your host, Robyn Birkin

I'm the go-to consultant for women who believe it's possible to earn more, while doing less.

My superpower? Helping women in business create, launch and grow strategic and sophisticated funnels and digital programs that allow them to reclaim their time and step away from the 1:1 income ceiling and burnout. 

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