27 Instagram Hacks, Tips, & Features Everyone Should Know About

29/3/2019 27 Instagram Hacks, Tips, & Features Everyone Should Know About
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27 Instagram Hacks, Tips, & Features

Everyone Should Know About
Written by Braden Becker

@BradenBecker
Instagram has become the favorite social network of many -- and not just for
teens and Millennials. In fact, according to the Pew Research Center, 35% of
online adults use Instagram -- up 3% from 2016. Compare that, for example, to
24% on Twitter.
Plus, folks don't just use Instagram casually, as 38% of them use it several times
each day.
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But for those who have never used the platform before, or those who just want
to take their usage to the next level, Instagram has some lesser-known tricks,
settings, hacks, search options, and comment features you should know about.
That's why we set out to find them and list them all in one place.
Whether you're a recruiter looking to showcase your company's culture, a

marketer in the ecommerce industry, or an individual who's just looking to use
Instagram in the best ways possible, there are tips and features here for you.
And for a quick overview of these hacks, check out this rundown from HubSpot
Content Marketing Strategist Megan Conley.
Little-Known Instagram Hacks for Marketers
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iOS and 83.0 on Android. Please also note that although this article might
demonstrate each tip below using an iPhone or Android device, all items on

this list are available for both operating systems and can be enjoyed using the
same step-by-step instructions.
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1. Get notifications when your favorite people post.
Never want to miss an Instagram post from your favorite influencers again? You
can choose to get a notification every time a specific user posts a new photo.
All you have to do is turn on notifications for each user individually.
To turn on these notifications, visit a user's profile, click the three dots in the
upper right-hand corner of the post, and choose "Turn on Post Notifications"
from the menu that appears.
Want to turn post notifications off? Just follow the same steps. It's important to
note that you must enable notifications from the Instagram app in your phone's
settings -- here's how.
To allow notifications on iPhone/iPad: Go to "Settings," then "Notifications."

Choose "Instagram" and then turn on the setting to "Allow Notifications."
To allow notifications on Android: Go to "Settings," then choose "Apps,"

then "Instagram." Select the option to show notifications.

2. Add special fonts to your bio.
Here's an Instagram bio hack that can truly make your profile stand out. You
can already add emojis to the bio beneath your profile photo, but your
keyboard limits your creativity right there.
Using a couple of basic third-party websites, you can copy over some more
special fonts not often found in the Instagram community. Here's how.
To Add a Special Font to Your Bio via Mobile:
Add a new font to your Instagram bio via your mobile device using a website
like LingoJam. Open the site on your phone, type your desired bio text in the
lefthand text box, and you'll see the same bio text in different typefaces appear
on the right.
Carry your chosen font over to your Instagram bio by tapping it and selecting
"Copy." Then, open your Instagram app, navigate to your profile, select "Edit
Profile," tap the "Bio" section and paste your chosen font into the empty field.
To Add a Special Font to Your Bio on Desktop:
If you're editing your Instagram profile on your laptop or desktop, Font Space
has a library of fonts you can download and copy into your bio in seconds. To
do so, Find a font you like and select "Download" beneath the font's sample
image, as shown below.
Downloading this font will open a folder on your desktop where you can pull a
".ttf" file that carries the various versions of this font. The file will look something
like the screenshot below.
Once you have this font copied to your computer's clipboard, open your
internet browser and log onto Instagram.com. Select "Edit Profile" and paste
your downloaded font into your bio field. You can then edit the sample text that
came with your font to write your new bio as you see fit.
3. Add special characters to your bio.

Not only can you customize your bio with a special font, but you can also add
atypical characters that distinguish you or your brand -- but that you wouldn't
find on your smartphone's normal keyboard. These include §, †, or even ™ if
your Instagram name features a trademarked product name.
To Add Special Characters From Mobile
Using your mobile device, install a free mobile app like Character Pad, which
catalogs nearly every character and symbol you might need but won't find in
the 26-letter English alphabet.
Open the app and find the character you want to add to your Instagram bio. In
Character Pad, you'll simply double-tap the picture of your chosen symbol to
paste it into a text box, as shown below. Then, copy this character to your
phone's clipboard.
Once you have your symbol copied to your clipboard, open Instagram,
navigate to your bio, and tap "Edit Profile."
Hold down your finger on the field of your bio you want to insert your special
character until "Paste" appears as an option, as shown below. Tap "Paste" and
you'll be all set.
To Add Special Characters From a PC
You can also insert special characters and symbols through Instagram's web
client on a desktop or laptop computer. The easiest way is to use Microsoft
Word's "Symbol" insertion icon, as shown below.
Select your desired symbol or character and copy it to your computer's

clipboard. Then, navigate to Instagram.com and follow the steps above to
paste your character into a particular part of your bio.
You might be tempted to simply Google search the special character you want,
and at times it might work just as well as the steps above. But keep in mind not
all special characters you copy from the internet are "clean" when you paste
them into Instagram -- some of them might become corrupted or not show up
correctly.
4. Search Instagram users without an account.

As much as Instagram would like to see you ultimately create an account for
yourself or your business, you can peruse the beautiful brands, people, and
dogs that are waiting for you without an account to see if it's worth signing up.
There are two ways to search for people on Instagram without logging in:
Entering a Username at the End of the Instagram URL
The first way to search users without an account is by using an Instagram

username you already know, and adding it to the end of
"www.instagram.com/."
For example, if you were to start with our Instagram username -- which is simply
"HubSpot" -- you can enter the following into your browser's address bar:
www.instagram.com/hubspot. This will bring you to our Instagram profile as
well as the elusive search bar at the top of the page:
Once you've reached this page, you can use the search bar to the left of the
"Sign Up" button to browse users who are already active on the platform.
Googling Them in an Instagram Site Search
A slightly "hackier" way of looking up users without an Instagram account of

your own is to simply search their name in a Google site search. This means
telling Google to only look up search terms on a website of your choice (in this
case, Instagram).
To site search a user, open a Google search and type the following:
"site:instagram.com [name of user]."
By keeping all the text prior to the brackets in your search bar, you can shuffle
through names of people and businesses and Google will produce results that
live only on Instagram. Here's what a site search looks like for HubSpot, below.
As you can see, Google produces our main profile, our culture-focused
HubSpot Life profile, Instagram posts that include the #hubspot hashtag, and
our HubSpot Academy Page.
5. See all the posts you've liked.

Ever wanted to see the posts you've Liked, all in one place? All you have to do
is go to your own profile and click the "Options" button -- a gear icon on
iPhone/iPad, and three dots on Android -- then, click "Posts You've Liked."
To un-Like any of the posts you've Liked, simply go to the post and deselect the
"heart" icon below it. Don't worry -- the user won't be notified that you've un-
Liked the post.
6. Add and manage multiple accounts from the same

device.
Have a separate account for your dog? Don't be embarrassed; stand by your
puppy profile. In fact, whether it's a pet account or a business account, you can

add and manage this one right alongside your personal account. Here's how:
1. From your profile, tap the gear icon. To find this icon on an Android device,
you'll first need to tap the three horizontal lines to the top right of your
screen.
2. Scroll to the very bottom and tap "Add Account."
3. Add your other account by username and password, and you're all set.
To toggle between both profiles, hold down your profile picture in the
navigation bar to view all connected accounts. You can also switch to a different
account through the Settings page mentioned earlier. See what this screen
looks like in the next Instagram feature, below.
7. Schedule posts in advance.

Instagram being a mobile app, you're probably in a routine of taking photos
and posting them to your Instagram Story on the fly. But, you can also pre-post
them from your computer for a set day and time in the future.
This feature is available with a social media scheduling tool, as well as HubSpot
if you have an Instagram business account. If you have this business profile,
switch to it via the Instagram mobile app and follow the prompts to connect it
to Facebook.
Depending on the social scheduling tool you use, you might not include this
step. Once you've toggled to the right account, however, you'll launch your
scheduling tool, navigate to your current connected profiles, and see Instagram
as an available integration.
8. Optimize your Instagram bio to appear in the Explore

tab.
Your friends, family, and coworkers might be your first group of Instagram
followers, but growing your audience takes more than the people who already
know you. One key way to do this is to get your profile to appear in Instagram's
Explore page.
The Explore page, accessible using the magnifying glass icon shown above, is a
browsing page that sorts the entire Instagram community by topic and
keyword. These include "Fitness," "Style," "Science," and more.
Hashtagging your posts with these words can expose your content to the
people browsing these topics, but you can also use them in your Instagram
name and bio to promote your profile. If Jane Doe is a marketing consultant,
for example, she might want to make her Instagram name "Jane Doe
Marketing," rather than simply "Jane Doe." Then, in her bio, she can include all
of her specialties, such as "SEO," "blogging," "email marketing," etc.
9. Create a collection of saved posts.

In addition to being able to view all of the posts you've liked, Instagram also
has an option to save or bookmark certain posts in collections that you create.
Start by going to your profile, and tapping the bookmark icon on the top-right
menu above your photos.
Select the "Collections" tab, and tap "Create Collection." Below, I've created
one for food-related posts I particularly like.

Hit "done," and you can start adding photos to your collection. To do so, tap
the bookmark icon below the post you want to add.
Then, go back to your saved photos by following the previous steps. You'll see
the photos you've saved -- to add them to your collection, select the collection
you want to add to, and tap "Add to Collection." From there, you can add any
of your saved photos.
10. Use 'Type Mode' to enhance your Instagram Stories.

Instagram Stories is a feature of Instagram that allows you to post ephemeral
photos that show up separately from your profile and only last 24 hours. It's a

great function for helping like-minded users discover your profile on
Instagram's homepage.
But since its beginning, Stories have become quite creative, and it takes more
than a pretty filter to stand out to your audience. Enter "Type Mode," an option
similar to Snapchat that gives you the power to caption Stories that need extra
context to resonate with someone. Here's how to use it:
Open Instagram Stories by swiping right from your Instagram feed. This will
launch your smartphone camera. Then, take a photo or video and press the "A"
icon to the top-right of your screen, as shown below:
This "A" icon will open Type Mode, where you have five fonts to choose from:
Modern, Neon, Typewriter, Strong, and Classic. Here's what a sample Story
looks like with Modern font:
11. Create Stories Highlights to show Stories for longer

than a day.
Like in Snapchat, posts to your story only stick around for your followers to see
for 24 hours. But sometimes, you have a story that deserves more daylight to be
told.
That's where Stories Highlights comes in, a feature by Instagram that allows you
to save stories together in the same space on your profile page. If you ever

wondered what that "New" button with the "+" icon was below your profile
image, this explains it.
To make a Stories Highlight, tap this New option and select any number of past
stories in your album:
Image via Instagram
Then, give it a cover photo and a name to display as its own Instagram Story on
your profile page. You can remove Stories Highlights at any time by tapping
and holding down this story.
12. Post content from other users to your Instagram Story.

Although Instagram Stories are a great way to give your content exposure on
your followers' homepages, you might not always have something Story-

worthy. In those times, you can share an inspiring post from someone else
through your Instagram Stories. Here's how:
Find a post you want to share in your Instagram Stories and tap the paper
airplane icon, as shown below.
This icon will open a screen allowing you to send this post to specific followers,
or add to your Story. Tap the latter option, as shown below.
Tapping this option will automatically turn the post into an Instagram Story,
which you can edit and design to your liking the same way you would any other
Instagram Story.
13. Upload and browse video content on IGTV.

IGTV is one of the biggest new features by Instagram to date. This acronym, as
you might assume, stands for "Instagram TV," and it's basically an Explore page
just for users' video content. The main benefits of IGTV? You can upload videos
more than 60 seconds long, and you can create your own channel with,
perhaps, a video series that can be broadcast across other video platforms like
YouTube.
Navigate to IGTV by tapping the icon shown above. A page will appear
featuring topics and videos by some of the most prolific IGTV video creators on
the platform today. As you view more videos, the topics you see on the IGTV
homepage will begin to adapt to your interests and serve you more content
around those interests. And, naturally, the same goes for your target audience.
Create an IGTV channel by tapping the circular icon to the right of your screen,
as shown below.
With an IGTV channel created, you can then upload videos directly from your
smartphone's camera roll to your channel.
14. See the posts your friends recently liked or commented

on.
When you're looking to discover new people to follow on Instagram, there's
nothing like asking your friends. There's a quick way to do that -- by viewing the
recent liking and commenting activity of the people you follow.
To do that, click the heart icon at the bottom of the home screen -- the first
thing that should appear is a list of likes and comments on your photos. Choose
the tab near the top that says "Following," and you can see the activity of users
you follow.
15. Look through pictures without accidentally liking them.

It's pretty easy to learn how to like something on Instagram -- so easy, in fact,
that people do it accidentally: It's just a quick double tap of the photo once
you've entered its full view.
The thing is, it's so easy to do quickly by mistake. So, here's a quick Instagram
cheat for you: To look through someone's photos without "double-tap
paranoia," scroll through Instagram feeds with your phone set to airplane

mode. Without internet access, you won't be able to Like a photo, even if you
accidentally double-tap it.
The pictures won't load in the first place if you start on airplane mode, though.
You'll have to go to the feed first to load the posts, then turn on airplane mode,
then start scrolling. When you reach the end of the first rows of posts and want
to load more, simply turn airplane mode off, let more load, and then turn it on
again. Cumbersome? Maybe a little, but it could be worth the paranoia
mitigation.
To turn on airplane mode on an iPhone/iPad: Swipe up from the bottom of

the screen and click the airplane icon. Or, go to "Settings" and then "Wi-Fi,"
and switch "Airplane Mode" on.
To turn on airplane mode on an Android device: Swipe down from the top
of the screen. Then, swipe from right to left until you see "Settings," and
then touch it. Touch "Airplane Mode" to turn it on.
16. Hide, delete, or disable comments on your posts.

Twitter may carry a more "anything goes" culture of commentary, but your
Instagram is your domain -- and it's much easier to control who says what on
your content. This is especially important if you manage a business account.
To Filter Comments by Keyword:
In the Instagram mobile app, navigate to "Options" and select "Comments."

From here, you can toggle on "Hide Inappropriate Comments" and even enter
specific keywords you'd like the app to police within each comment.
To Delete Comments:
Tap the speech bubble icon below the comment you'd like to delete, and
swipe lightly to the left over this text. Select the garbage can icon that appears
to delete this post. You can also do this to your own comments.
To Disable Comments Entirely:
To clarify, you can't turn off comments across your entire profile; you can only
disable them for individual posts.
To do so, start posting an image on which you'd like nobody to comment.

When you reach the page to add a caption, tags, and location, tap "Advanced
Settings" at the very bottom. This will open a screen where you can easily switch
on an option labeled "Turn Off Commenting."
17. Clear your Instagram search history.

We swear -- this blog post isn't all about how to convince people you're not an
Instagram creeper. But many of us can relate to the desire to clear our online
search history everywhere, including on this particular social channel. Luckily,

you can.
To clear your Instagram search history, go to your own profile and click the
"Options" button (a gear icon on iPhone/iPad and three dots on Android).
Scroll down and click "Clear Search History." When prompted, click "Yes, I'm
sure."
18. Reorder filters and hide the ones you don't use.

If you use Instagram a lot, chances are, you have a few favorite go-to filters, and
others you never touch. To make editing photos easier, you can reorder the
filters in your editing window, and hide the ones you never use.
To reorder or hide filters, add a new post and begin editing it. When you get to
the filters page, scroll to the very far right of your filters options and click
"Manage."
To reorder filters, hold your finger down on the three grey lines on the far right
of the filter you'd like to move, and drag it to reorder. To hide them, deselect
the checkmark to the right.
19. Use Instagram as a photo editor (without having to post

anything).
Perhaps you love Instagram's filters and editing capabilities, but aren't quite
ready to post the photo to your account -- right now, or ever. To use Instagram
as a photo editor without posting anything, all you need to do is publish a
picture while your phone is on airplane mode.
First, be sure you have "Save Original Photo" turned on in your Instagram

settings.
Then, turn on airplane mode -- see instructions in #5.
Next, follow the normal steps to post a photo to Instagram: Upload the photo,
edit it, and press "Share." An error message will appear saying the upload
failed, but you'll be able to find the edited image in your phone's photo gallery.
20. Insert line breaks into your bio and captions.

When you write a caption in Instagram, you'll see the keyboard doesn't give
you an option to press "Enter" or "Return." The same is true for your bio. So
how do all those people put line breaks in there?
It turns out that all you have to do is press the "123" key in the bottom lefthand
corner of the keyboard, and the "Return" key will appear on the bottom right.
I know this tip sounds simple, but a lot of people miss it -- myself included, until
a colleague clued me in. We've seen some elaborate solutions out there for
hacking through this problem, like writing the caption copy in another app,
then copying and pasting it into Instagram. Thankfully, it's much simpler than
that.
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21. Hide Photos You've Been Tagged In

When someone tags you in a photo or video on Instagram, it's automatically
added to your profile under "Photos of You," unless you opt to add tagged
photos manually (see the next tip).
To see the posts you've been tagged in, go to your own profile and click the
person icon below your bio.
Then, to hide the posts you've been tagged in from other users, click the three
dots in the top right of your screen and choose "Hide Photos." Select the posts
you'd like to remove from your profile, and when you're done, tap "Hide
Photos" at the bottom of your screen. When prompted, tap "Hide From Profile."
This won't remove the posts themselves from Instagram, but it will remove
them from your profile, so you and others can't access them.
22. Adjust your settings to approve tagged photos before

they show up in your profile.
As we mentioned in the previous step, when someone tags a photo or video of
you on Instagram, it's usually added to your profile automatically. But, you can
change your Instagram settings to enable manually selecting which photos
you're tagged in that show up on your profile.
To add tags manually, follow the same steps above to get to the photos in
which you've been tagged, and click the three dots in the top right of your
screen. Tap "Tagging Options," and select "Add Manually."
You'll still be notified when someone tags you in a photo. Once that happens,
to manually add a tagged photo to your profile, tap the photo you were tagged
in, then tap your username and select "Show on My Profile." And if you'd rather
it not be visible, choose "Hide from My Profile" instead.
23. Browse posts from certain locations.

One fun thing you can do on Instagram is browse photos and videos from a
specific location, or taken near your current location. I like to do that when I'm
planning a trip somewhere, or want to check out a new restaurant and scroll
through the pictures taken there.
Here's how to do both of these things.
To Browse Posts From at a Specific Location:
You can either search for a specific place, or you can click into a geotag on an
existing photo.
To search for a specific place: Tap the magnifying glass icon at the bottom of
your home screen, which will bring you to the general search page. When you
click into the search bar at the top, four tabs will appear. Choose "Places," and
type in the name of a place. When you press "Search," it'll show you all the top
and recent posts that were geotagged with that location.
To look at posts with a certain geotag: Go to the photo that's geotagged with
that location, and click the geotag. It'll show you all the top and recent posts
that were geotagged with that location.
Browse Posts Near Your Current Location:
Follow the same instructions above to get to "Places." Tap the search bar, and
select "Near Current Location."
Choose which geotag you'd like to browse from the options that appear. Let's
say I chose to browse posts with the Museum of Science geotag. When I click
"Museum of Science, Boston" on the menu, I'll see the top and recent posts that
were geotagged at that location.
24. Drive traffic to an external website.

One of the biggest frustrations people have with marketing on Instagram is that
clickable URLs aren't allowed anywhere except the single "website" box in your
bio. If you put a URL in a photo caption it'll appear as plain text, meaning users
would have to painstakingly copy the URL, open a web browser, and paste or
type it in there.
One sneaky way to get people to visit your Instagram profile, which is where

that one clickable URL is allowed, is to use your photo captions to encourage
people to visit your profile for a link. Then, update that URL frequently to point
to your latest blog content, YouTube video, product, or offer.
Check out the example from food magazine Bon Appétit below. This photo's
caption provides a text call-to-action to visit the user's profile so you can click
the link related to the post.
bonappetitmag
Visualizza il profilo
Follower: 2.7 mln
Visualizza altri contenuti su Instagram
Mi piace: 12,268
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Comfort food gone green 🌱. Brandon Jew, chef at @misterjius, put a spring spin on his mom's
congee for @healthy_ish. Head to the link in our profile for the recipe. 📷: @laurashoots
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Then, in Bon Appétit's profile, you'll see the link itself. Update this link
frequently to point to your latest content or offer.
Plus, if you have a verified Instagram account, you can also add links to your
Story. Read more about this feature here.
25. Sell products from Instagram using Shoppable Posts.

You might already know you can tag people in your Instagram posts as (or
after) you post new content. Now, you can tag products -- and direct your
viewers to a product page to buy what they saw.
To Add an Instagram Business Account
You'll need an Instagram Business account to publish shoppable posts. You can

get one by selecting "Edit Profile" on your Instagram profile and tapping "Try
Instagram Business Tools," as shown below.
To Tag a Post With Products
Once you've launched an Instagram Business account, you'll need

to enable product tags to use them on a post that depicts a product. Navigate
to your settings using the gear icon from your profile page, and select
"Products." Tap "Continue" and follow the prompts to connect a "product
catalog" to your business profile.
With product tags enabled on your Instagram Business account, you can now
upload new posts and tag your photo with products you find from your product
catalog. Here's what a shoppable post can look like:
Image via Instagram
26. Pin your Instagram post to Pinterest.

Instagram doesn't have a natural integration with many social networks (except
Facebook, its parent company) for publishing Instagram posts to other social

accounts.
But with respect to Pinterest, image-loving platforms stick together. Here's a

backdoor way to Pin your latest Instagram Story to Pinterest:
On the Instagram mobile app, tap a post to view it in full, then tap the three
dots to the top-right of the image. Select "Copy Share URL" to attach the
picture's link to your clipboard.
Image via Boleh.com
Open the Pinterest mobile app -- or download it; you'll need it for this step --
and navigate to your profile page. If you have the latest version of Pinterest
downloaded, it might ask you as soon as you open the app if you'd like to
produce the image from your clipboard.
If not, select the "+" icon to the top right to add a new pin, and you'll see a
menu of options where you can add your "Copied Link" to a new Pin or board
on your profile.
27. Hide ads you don't find relevant.

Instagram tries to show you ads that are interesting and relevant to you. You
might see ads based on people you follow and things you Like on Instagram, or
the third-party websites and apps you visit.
If you see sponsored posts you don't find relevant, though, you can let
Instagram know and slowly teach its algorithm what you like and don't like to
see.
To hide ads on Instagram, tap on the three dots to the right of a post labeled
"Sponsored," and choose "Hide This."
From there, it'll ask you to share why you don't want to see the ad anymore.
You can also opt out of seeing ads based on sites and apps off of Instagram
and Facebook from your device's settings. Note that even if you choose to opt
out of seeing these types of ads, you'll still see ads based on your Instagram
and Facebook activity.
To limit ad tracking on an iPhone/iPad: Go to "Settings" and choose

"Privacy," then "Advertising." From there, choose the option to "Limit Ad
Tracking"
To turn off interest-based ads on Android: Go to "Google Settings," then

"Ads." From there, choose the option to "Turn off interest-based ads."
28. Send photos privately to your friends.

Posting photos with all of your followers or with the public isn't the only way to
share content on Instagram. You can also share them with individual or multiple
users, kind of like a Facebook message or group text message.
You can either send a new photo to friends, or send a photo that you or
someone else has already posted.
To send a new photo privately, upload a photo and begin editing it, as you
would when editing a new post. When you get to the "Share" page, tap the top
where it automatically says "New Post," but when prompted, select "Direct
Message." From there, you can pick and choose whom you'd like to send the
photo to.
You can access your direct messages at any time by clicking the mailbox icon at
the top right of your homepage.
To send an existing photo privately, start by opening the post you want to share
-- it can be your own or someone else's, as long as the latter has a public
account. Next, click the paper-airplane-like icon below the post, then select
who you want to receive it when the "Send to" box appears.
Insta-Hacks
I might be biased, but Instagram is one of the most fun (and visually appealing)
social apps around. And now, with these tricks, you can use it to an even fuller
extent.
Plus, many of these features can help to enhance your brand's presence on
Instagram. Now, you know how to use the app more efficiently, to make sure
you're only tagged in photos you want to appear on your profile, and have
even more ways to engage with the people by whom you'd like to be
discovered.
Originally published Mar 12, 2019 11:46:00 PM, updated March 21 2019
Topics: Instagram Marketing
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27 Instagram Hacks, Tips, & Features

Written by Braden Becker

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Whether you're a recruiter looking to showcase your company's culture, a

Little-Known Instagram Hacks for Marketers

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27 Hidden Instagram Hacks, Tips, and

To allow notifications on iPhone/iPad: Go to "Settings," then "Notifications."

To allow notifications on Android: Go to "Settings," then choose "Apps,"

To Add a Special Font to Your Bio via Mobile:

To Add a Special Font to Your Bio on Desktop:

3. Add special characters to your bio.

To Add Special Characters From Mobile

To Add Special Characters From a PC

Word's "Symbol" insertion icon, as shown below.

Select your desired symbol or character and copy it to your computer's

4. Search Instagram users without an account.

Entering a Username at the End of the Instagram URL

The first way to search users without an account is by using an Instagram

Googling Them in an Instagram Site Search

A slightly "hackier" way of looking up users without an Instagram account of

5. See all the posts you've liked.

6. Add and manage multiple accounts from the same

2. Scroll to the very bottom and tap "Add Account."

7. Schedule posts in advance.

8. Optimize your Instagram bio to appear in the Explore

9. Create a collection of saved posts.

10. Use 'Type Mode' to enhance your Instagram Stories.

11. Create Stories Highlights to show Stories for longer

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12. Post content from other users to your Instagram Story.

13. Upload and browse video content on IGTV.

14. See the posts your friends recently liked or commented

15. Look through pictures without accidentally liking them.

To turn on airplane mode on an iPhone/iPad: Swipe up from the bottom of

16. Hide, delete, or disable comments on your posts.

To Filter Comments by Keyword:

In the Instagram mobile app, navigate to "Options" and select "Comments."

To Disable Comments Entirely:

To do so, start posting an image on which you'd like nobody to comment.

17. Clear your Instagram search history.

search history everywhere, including on this particular social channel. Luckily,

19. Use Instagram as a photo editor (without having to post

Then, turn on airplane mode -- see instructions in #5.

20. Insert line breaks into your bio and captions.

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21. Hide Photos You've Been Tagged In

22. Adjust your settings to approve tagged photos before

23. Browse posts from certain locations.

Here's how to do both of these things.

To Browse Posts From at a Specific Location:

Browse Posts Near Your Current Location:

24. Drive traffic to an external website.

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25. Sell products from Instagram using Shoppable Posts.

To Add an Instagram Business Account

You'll need an Instagram Business account to publish shoppable posts. You can

To Tag a Post With Products

Once you've launched an Instagram Business account, you'll need

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27 Instagram Hacks, Tips, & Features Everyone Should Know About

27 Instagram Hacks, Tips, & Features Everyone Should Know About

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