Instagram and SEO in 2026 (and whether hashtags are still worth it)

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This episode explores Instagram SEO in 2026 and the relevance of hashtags in light of recent algorithm changes.

Instagram posts show up in Google search now! Does that mean hashtags still matter? Let’s dig in! This bite-sized episode is your guide to Instagram SEO in 2026. Instagram’s algorithm is smarter than ever and your content is being indexed, analyzed, and ranked in ways that simply didn’t exist a year ago. The rules have changed. Has your strategy? In This Episode: How to improve the Instagram SEO for your small business (and the big bio SEO mistake clever copywriters are making)The most import...

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Host: Jenna Harding

Topics covered

• Instagram SEO
• hashtags
• social media marketing
• small business strategy
• algorithm changes

Keywords

• Instagram
• SEO
• hashtags
• small business
• algorithm
• content indexing
• marketing strategy

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Organizations: Instagram, Google

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