Does anyone have any advice for posting on Instagram reels? And are hashtags valuable and useful or not

1. HOOKS
Not sure what a hook is? It's text on screen to catch your viewers attention and keep them watching! People are naturally curious and their attention span on this app is under 3 seconds. A good and strong hook to catch their attention will leave them curious and keep them watching!
A couple examples are:
#If you're struggling to (problem) than you need to (solution) People keep asking how I (grew followers so fast, made X amount of money, pruned my plants, made my car so fast, etc) and here's how.... Ever catch yourself doing (something popular in your niche thats frowned upon, something wrong)? here's how to fix it. 2) AUTHENTICITY You heard me taking about this one quite often and it's got a good reason!! It's so important to stand out amongst the crowd of businesses on this app. If you look like everyone else people will scroll right past. Be authentic and show your personality and people will view/follow because of YOU! 3) TRENDING AUDIOS This one may be controversial for some people, but I have found success with it myself. Trending audios are something the algorithm will reward your videos for and push them to more people. Reach usually spikes with a trending audio as well. 4) DONT BE SALESY Don't just try and make a quick buck off of people. Create valuable content and SERVE your audience. Not only try and reach new people but also create content for the audience you already have as well. 5) VALUE PACKED CAPTIONS/CONTENT Like previously said in #4, serve your audience!! Sure a flashy hook got their attention, but you need to back that hook up with valuable captions. Captions start conversation in your comments. People comment opinions and testimonials. It's also where you pitch your sale and gain customers. Most people struggle with this part. But once you KNOW it becomes so much easier! It's a skill that needs to be learned for sure.

Thoughts? Great Point from our call last night from Devin Roberts

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This is a new concept that is going to be one of our key features very very soon. Remember the old days? "Like for Like" or "Follow for Follow". Well we are bringing it back but in a different way that won't screw your algorithm. Here is how it works. Underneath post your content you want to promote..... You can only do this once per week. 1. Post content in here with a link that makes it easy to get to. 2. This is where if we work together everyone wins. Interact with as many people as possible.... Like it, Comment it, Share it.... You guys know the drill. 3. We grow together! So underneath go ahead and start posting! Please lets start by only 1 per week that way it isn't one person spamming lol.