Notifications, Direct Messages and Tagging Someone on Instagram

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A resource for the lesson How to Get More Likes and Comments on Instagram
A worksheet for the video Engaging Your Team

How to set up push notifications on Instagram

To make replying to comments on Instagram quick and easy, you can set up push notifications. Instagram will
then notify you as soon as someone interacts with your Instagram account.

Usually this is set up already, but you can customize your notification settings by opening up the Instagram app

on your phone and going to your settings. Go to your profile (by tapping ) and then tap the icon.

Scroll down and under Settings tap Push notifications

You will see a screen with several settings you can switch on and off. The most important ones you want to have

switched to From Everyone are: Comments, New Followers and Photos of You.

You will now receive a notification on your phone every time someone follows you, comments on your photos or
tags you in a picture.

Tip: Instagram won’t notify you when people use your hashtag. To find out if people are posting
using your hashtag, you can use the Instagram search function or use Iconosquare for an over-
view of images with your hashtag. You can then comment on these pictures manually. Alterna-
tively, you can use Socialphotosapp to email you every time someone posts with your hashtag.

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How to send a direct message

To send a direct message, tap the icon in the top right corner on your home screen in Instagram. This is your
inbox. Here you can view direct messages you’ve sent and received. From there, tap the icon to create a new
direct message. Upload and edit your photo like any normal Instagram upload.

Insert a message and select the person you want to send your message to next to the To section.

When you’re ready, tap to send.

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How to tag someone on Instagram

There are two ways of tagging someone. You can tag someone in the text below your image, or you can tag
someone in the image itself.

To tag someone in the text of the image, simply type in @ followed by their Instagram handle (for example @
asktypsy). Once you start typing, Instagram will give suggestions on the correct person. After you’ve posted the
image, the @name will show up as a tag.

To tag someone in the image, tap Tag People in Instagram.

A new screen with your image appears. Tap the section of the image you want the tag to appear and type in their
Instagram handle. Once your image is posted, the tag will show up in the image.

Notifications, Direct Messages and Tagging Someone on Instagram

A resource for the lesson How to Get More Likes and Comments on Instagram

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