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Ready to add some killer Instagram hacks to your social strategy? From growth tactics to design tips — these Instagram hacks will help you work smarter, not harder.
Ready to add some killer Instagram hacks to your social strategy?
From growth tactics to design tips — these Instagram hacks will help you work smarter, not harder.
Instagram Efficiency Hacks
Looking to streamline your workflow?
These hacks will help you save time and maximize your efficiency:
#1: Create Saved Replies for DM FAQs
If you’re running a business, you likely come across FAQs in your DMs like: “What time do you open?” or “when will this be back in stock?”
Providing timely answers is paramount but can become overwhelming if you’re a one-person show.
Luckily there’s an easy way to reply to FAQs quickly! Here’s how:
Open your profile and tap the three lines in the top-right corner of the screen.
Tap settings and scroll down to the Business tab.
Select “Saved Replies.”
Tap the “+” button in the top-right corner to create a new saved reply. Type in your message and include a shortcut.
Tap the “Save” button.
When you want to use a saved reply, type the shortcut you created earlier. This should cause a blue button to appear in the message box.
When you tap the button, the reply message will automatically appear.
#2: Schedule One Week of Instagram Content in 20 Minutes
Instead of brainstorming and writing captions every single day, why not batch prep all of your Instagram content ahead of time?
With Later, it’s easy to schedule one week of content all in one sitting — you can schedule feed posts, carousels, and stories.
Write all of your captions, prepare your hashtags, and keep them in a safe place with Later’s Saved Captions tool, and create content labels to keep everything organized.
And the biggest time saver? You don’t even have to be online to publish your feed posts.
With Later’s Auto Publish you can automatically publish your posts to Instagram at a scheduled time — so you’ll never have to be online after work hours again.
NOTE: Auto Publish is only available on Business profiles and for Instagram feed posts.
#3: Answer DMs from Your Desktop
As a brand or business, there’s a high chance you get a large number of DMs on a daily basis.
And, if you’re struggling to manage and reply to them from your phone, good news: you can answer them from your desktop!
To do this, log on to the web version of Instagram and tap the paper airplane in the top-right corner.
Here you’ll be able to scroll through all of your existing interactions and send new DMs – it can be quicker and easier than replying on mobile.
Instagram Stories Hacks
With over 500M people watching Instagram Stories every day, they’re a fun and effective way to engage your audience.
Here are the best Instagram Stories hacks:
#4: Add Images into Instagram Stories from Your Camera Roll
This simple Instagram hack lets you add more than one image into your stories.
To do this, go into the Instagram Stories stickers tray and tap the image circle.
Next, choose a photo from your camera roll. You’ll be able to adjust the image size and place it wherever you’d like in your story frame. And, if you tap the frame, you can change the image frame style:
TIP: If you don’t have the image sticker yet, try copying and pasting an image from your camera roll. Keep in mind that the copy and paste hack is only available for iOS users.
#5: Change Your Instagram Stories Background to a Solid Background
When you re-share a feed post onto your story, you can change the background to a solid color.
To change your Instagram Stories background to a solid color, select a color from the color tray, and hold your finger on the screen for 1-3 seconds.
After you hold the screen, your story background will fill with the selected color.
The screen will have a solid color fill if you use the marker or neon brush, and a translucent color fill if you use the chisel-tip brush.
If you upload a photo or video from your camera roll and follow the above steps, the whole screen will fill with color, creating a layer of color on top of your photo or video:
TIP: Use the eraser tool to create a “scratch card” effect to reveal part of your image or video.
#6: Use an Image as Your Instagram Story Background
When you share a feed post to your stories, not only can you change the background color but you can also add in an image from your camera roll!
If you want to add an image to your Instagram Stories background, here’s how to do it:
First, select the post you want to share to your Instagram Story and select “Add post to your story.”
Tap the sticker tray and select the Instagram image sticker. Scroll through your images and select the image you want to use as your story background.
Move the feed post to one side of your Instagram Story screen and expand the added photo using two fingers (in a pinch motion). While doing so, tap and hold the original feed post using your thumb. This will bring it to the front of the screen:
Positioning the feed post on the right-hand side of the screen will increase the likelihood of taps — as people typically tap here as they browse through stories.
TIP: If you don’t have access to the image sticker in stories yet, you can use an Instagram Stories template app like Unfold or Storyluxe to create the same effect.
#7: Add a “Swipe Up” Link to an IGTV Video (Without 10K Followers)
If you don’t have over 10K Instagram followers, this swipe-up link hack is for you.
When you share an IGTV video, you can add a clickable link in the caption. It’s actually the only place on Instagram where you have the ability to do this!
First, create an IGTV video (it must be at least one minute long). Then, in the caption, include a relevant link — think your website, a landing page, or a product page.
Once you upload your IGTV video, you can share the video on your stories! On your stories, your followers will be able to swipe up to view your video and click on the link in the caption.
#8: Storyboard Your Instagram Stories in Advance
When growing your Instagram account, consistency is key — especially on Instagram Stories.
To help you organize your content and post when your audience is online, you can schedule your stories with Later!
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