I got the blue tick on Instagram. Here's why it matters

That 'verified' badge matters more to some than others. Here, I discuss verification, validation, shyness, the need to be seen and heard and why my new Instagram strategy is making me buzz...

Last week, I was thinking about my Instagram account: what I like about it, what I don’t and how I’d like to use it, moving forward.

I’d read this brilliant article by Nicola Washington about the best ways to use Instagram as a writer and it had sparked some new ideas.

I liked the question about whose content you like to see and I realised that what I lo…