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How often should a local business post on Instagram?

The honest answer, plus a simple content calendar you can actually stick to.

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The honest answer

Consistency beats frequency. Three well-planned posts a week that you can actually sustain for six months will outperform a daily posting streak that burns out after three weeks.

A simple weekly rhythm that works

  • One post showing your product, service or work in action
  • One post that's genuinely useful or educational to your audience
  • One post that's personal — your team, your process, behind the scenes

What actually moves the needle

Reach and saves tend to respond more to relevance and usefulness than to posting volume. A calendar you can sustain, reviewed monthly against what performed, beats guessing at frequency.