Instagram Lead Generation in Direct, Within the Rules That Actually Apply
You cannot message people who have not contacted you, and you cannot follow up after 24 hours. Here is the lead funnel that works inside those two facts.
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Playbooks by industry — Chatonaut Blog
What Instagram automation looks like in a specific business — shops, salons, restaurants, agencies, course creators — with the flows written out.
Several Instagram Accounts, One Operation: What Breaks and What Helps
Multiple brands, locations or clients on Instagram means multiple connections, multiple inboxes and one recurring accident. How to structure it.
Instagram Automation for a Salon: Booking, Prices and Not Losing the 21:00 Enquiry
Salons lose bookings in the gap between a question and an answer, because the person who answers is holding scissors. Four automations that close the gap.
Instagram Automation for a Restaurant: Bookings, Menus and the 22:40 Problem
Restaurants get asked the same six things and get asked them when the kitchen is busiest. Four automations that answer without taking anyone off the floor.
Instagram Automation for Property: Qualifying Before the Viewing
Property enquiries arrive in Direct with no budget, no timeline and no location. Automation that asks the three questions before an agent spends an afternoon.
Instagram Automation for an Online Shop, With the Flows Written Out
Size, stock, shipping and “is this still available” are most of a shop’s Direct inbox. Here are the four automations that handle them, and the one that should not be automated.
White-Label Instagram Automation for Agencies and Freelancers
What agencies can actually white-label on Instagram, what Meta always shows the client, and why the billable unit decides if you can quote a fixed retainer.
Instagram DM Automation for Local Businesses: Answer Faster, Book More
In the UK and Australia the order is a booking, not a payment in chat. What Instagram DM automation can really do, and the window that kills weekend enquiries.
Instagram DM Automation for Coaches and Course Creators
Instagram DM automation for coaches is inbound only. The two clocks that govern it, why the day-two reply is where the funnel leaks, and how calls get booked.