Ranking the feed. Why the Instagram feed is not updated on the phone: solution. Clearing search history

For starters, don't panic. The new algorithm is not an absolute evil, as it seems at first glance, and its introduction does not mean that now account promotion will become exclusively paid. Let's figure out what caused this step, how to play by the new rules and what changes await our tapes.

Instagram in the official blog explains the introduction of ranking by taking care of users who do not see up to 70% of posts in their feed and, because of this, they can supposedly miss something important. The feed will still display all new posts, but now their order will be based on the likelihood of how much the user is interested in this or that content, relationships with other users and the time of publication. Now you like watch out for a video of your favorite musician posted from a different time zone while you were sleeping, or a photo of your new pet best friend.

Let's take a look at the current picture using my @hanna_kash account with 4000 subscribers as an example. Recently, I noticed that the ratio of likes under posts to the number of subscribers has decreased over the past six months from 8-10% to 5-7%.

This is due, firstly, to the fact that other bloggers are also fighting for the attention of my readers. The feed is growing, everyone is trying to publish the post in prime time: early in the morning, when readers just woke up and opened the morning feed like a morning newspaper, or late in the evening, when they came home from work, had dinner, put the children to bed and reopened the feed to find out what happened in the day. I made a slight mistake with the publication time - no matter how cool the post was, most of it will not see it. Secondly, puzzled by the statistics, I opened the list of my subscribers and was horrified by the number of online stores, “hair extensions”, “likes”, “bone treatments”, “magic elixirs for weight loss”, publics, services that are in my interests and geography have nothing to do like “inexpensive shugaring in Azov”, “travel company in Tyumen” and “dress rental in Ussuriisk”. Despite the fact that in the very first line of the profile it is written that I live in Buenos Aires. There were also crowds of Arab, African, Indian and Turkish suitors. Despite the fact that I am married and do not hide it at all. I had to admit that about a tenth of my subscribers are frankly "trash" who followed me by the method of carpet bombing without specific criteria. And I was so happy about the rapid growth of the audience. Having cried over my account, for the sake of interest, I went to other thousand residents and found the same sad picture.

After non-unique content, mass following is the second biggest thorn in the priests of Instagram developers. I think they were so tired that they decided, since they cannot neutralize those who use this method and create software for it, let the users do it for them. It is a mistake to believe that Instagram is interested in bloggers 'and small businesses' money with its tiny marketing budget or none at all. Instagram needs big brand budgets. Brands carefully consider ROI and KPI, it is important for them to place ads among the content that arouses the maximum interest of users. Therefore, a ranking mechanism is needed, I believe, in order for paid advertising to appear in the top posts of each user's feed.

3-5 commercial accounts, publics and candidates for groom subscribe to me per day. It used to be annoying, but I was too lazy to delete them. In addition, they did not seem to interfere and created the effect of a crowd of fans of my talent. I thought that they themselves would fall off without seeing reciprocity. But no, they did not fall off and now they threaten the positions of my account. After all, Instagram will assess how interesting the content is for the user and how close his relationship with other users is.

Now let's try to get into the heads of the Instagram developers and find out how “interestingness” and “tightness” are measured. This is how violent the reaction is caused by the posts, what is their “likeability” and “commentability”. In other words, what percentage of the total number of subscribers likes posts, how many comments they collect. The higher these indicators are, the more interesting the content from the Instagram point of view and the higher it will be displayed in the feed. Plus, it matters who likes and comments which users more often than others. Here the struggle begins not for numbers, but for love.

Thus, it is time for those interested in increasing the popularity of an Insta blogger to pay close attention to three things.

1. Content quality (photos and texts). It should be such that readers "stick" and do not want to leave. In my account, I initially relied on beautiful copyright photos and interesting copyright signatures under them, so I will just continue to develop in this direction. However, some bloggers, especially bloggers, will have a hard time. Previously, you could as much as you like as a young lady with a complex mental organization and scribble meaningless phrases or quotes under selfies with pouting lips, standard photos of feet, coffee and croissants. Now you have to stand out with the style of the photos, the content of the posts, the “trick” that others do not have.
2. Audience quality. After the unhappy discoveries described above, I began to mercilessly block publics using mass following, commercial accounts, foreign suitors and undefined characters, by hand checking and cleaning those who signed up earlier. They are easily identified by their four-digit number of subscribers. In a couple of hours, with a nasty broom, I swept out about 200 accounts and I still have a lot of work left. Let the total number be less, but now I am sure that these are people who are interested in my content.
3. Communication. Any social network is created for communication and Instagram is no exception. If you want your posts to be seen by as many people as possible - ask questions, react to answers, stimulate discussions and exchange of views. It looked impolite not to respond to comments before, but now it will even be downgraded in the SERP. Get ready to communicate with more and more people.

It is still possible to promote accounts in “white” ways through cooperation with publics and bloggers with a similar audience, as well as on the “first give, then take” principle, distributing “goodies” to your subscribers and expanding your reach by stimulating response. These can be intangible generous likes and material gifts. In my case, these are postcards that I send every month in batches and ask the recipients to upload them as soon as they arrive.

The new algorithm is a click on the nose for those who were chasing pretty numbers and looking for easy ways to increase the number of subscribers. Massfollowing by carpet bombing was not a sign of great intelligence before, but now for this you can incur the wrath of the people and fly to the ban. I didn’t practice it, but with the introduction of ranking, I would pay for not showing proper resistance. After some thought, I realized that I like the new rules, because in addition to getting rid of "goblin attacks", they will encourage account holders not to relax, polish content, gather a quality audience and be more open to communication and cooperation.

Subscribers look at photos not only in the feed, but also in their accounts. To stand out from others, some users use the big picture technique. Take a large image, which is cut into small ones. It turns out that this is such a joke, like the Micah404.

3. Links in the account description

Now I will say a banality, but in publications, even if you insert a link, it will not be clickable. And if your PR manager or requires to insert links, change your job or PR manager. These are sick people, they can think of something else wild.

Work with a webmaster to register a short domain for your site and set up a redirect to the main site through a short domain. Let's say you have a flower shop with the address cvetoteka.ru, the short domain is cvet.ok. Now on Instagram, you can place an abbreviated page on some bouquet, for example, cvet.ok / rose.

4. Your list of filters

Now there are over 40 filters on Instagram! I am using 2. To clean up the workspace, I can hide filters, or change the order of filters to be more convenient.

Hold the filter and drag it to a more convenient place or remove ...

or scroll to the bottom of the filter list and select "Change".

5. Intensity of the filter

Amazing results can be obtained by clicking on a filter and changing the intensity of the filter. In addition, in this mode, you can overlay a frame.

6. Edit your photo

If you don't like any filter, you can use fine editing. In filter selection mode, click Change.

7. Draft on Instagram

When you apply a filter to an image and want to go back, Instagram will offer to save the post to drafts. In the evening I made two drafts, and in the morning and at lunch I published them.

8. Deny comments

Before publishing, scroll down and click "Advanced Settings". Turn off the comment. Now your photo only gets likes. Convenient if you are constantly bombarded with spam comments.

9. Monitor publications of selected users

First, subscribe to the desired account, then click on the settings button, and select "Enable post notifications." If you have 2000 - 3000 subscriptions, this button will help you not to miss the really important publications. And also, this function can be used to monitor competitors or guard their comments, hijack leads.

10. Likes history

You can always find a list of those publications that you liked. This is how I check the quality of the massliking service.

Go to your account settings, swipe down to the "Posts you like" item.

11. Bookmarks

When I first learned to photograph, I took hundreds of screenshots to capture an impressive shot. Now Instagram has bookmarks, and it is not necessary to take screenshots.

12. Clear search history

By default, Instagram stores your searches. If you were looking for a gift for your wife, and you are afraid that your surprise will be revealed through the search, you can clear the search history, and no one will find anything =)

Click on your account settings, and scroll down to "Clear search history".

13. Activity of subscriptions

Since ancient times, you could find out what your subscriptions have liked, commented on or who subscribed to. But few people use this to analyze their target audience. So you can understand what the target audience likes, what is in trend now and adapt your content plan.

In the notifications tab, click on "Subscriptions" and analyze the activity of subscriptions. This is how you can find subscriptions that use mass following.

14. Multiacc

This is my favorite Instagram update for 2016. Now I can simultaneously sit and monitor notifications, comments and messages from five accounts. Unfortunately, when you have five accounts connected, the application sometimes glitches and resets the password for the account, or in one account displays private messages and notifications of the other.

In the account settings, find the item "Add account", enter the login and password for the new account, and switch between the account by clicking the avatar icon in the lower right corner of the application.

15. Share a link to an interesting publication with your friends

16. Photo preview

When you are watching someone's account, a long press on the post brings up the "preview" mode.

17. Photo enlargement

Previously, it was impossible to see small details on the screen? Spread the publication with two fingers.

18. Save photos

Sometimes you need to quickly get a photo that you recently posted on Instagram. Turn on the "Save Photos" and "Save Videos" settings in your account settings.

19. Save other people's photos

SMMs should use user generated content to enhance their brand reputation. There are three ways to use a subscriber photo.

Download the picture through the page code. Right-click on the page with the publication → select "View page code" → press "Ctrl + F" → start typing "jpg" → copy the first line that will be highlighted. This will be a direct link to the high quality image.

20. More than one filter per photo

Sometimes, you can get the desired visual effect only if you apply several filters. To do this, first apply one of the filters. Then turn on Airplane mode and post your photo. You will not be able to publish, but the desired photo will be saved in the gallery, you need to apply a new filter to it.

21. Business account

Business accounts on Instagram were introduced recently, not everyone is still used to them, but there are already different myths:

• The coverage of publications is decreasing.
• The likelihood of getting into the Top by geo and hashtag decreases.
• People are afraid of business accounts and leave them for normal accounts.

Whether to transfer a regular account to a business account or not, the smr should decide, I made my choice.

22. Clean up spam comments

The number of comments raises the ER and, hypothetically, this is good for an account in the era of algorithmic feeds. Only spammy comments with a job offer can spoil the whole impression of your account. It is better to delete such comments.

You can delete any comment on any post. I do not recommend removing the negative. A properly processed negative comment sells as 4-5 good reviews.

23. Automatically monitor comments

If you got fake accounts that are spamming in your account, or you do not allow swearing in your account, you can set up automatic verification of comments by keys.

Every time I get a stream of spam comments, I pick keywords and put them on the list of banned comments.

24. Remove or hide marks on photos

Sometimes it is necessary to remove some photos from the “photo with you”, this is especially true for large brands that are constantly featured in photos.

Go to "Photo with me" → select an unwanted photo → click on the tag → "Remove tag" you remove the tag from the photo, if you move the slider, the photo will not be displayed in the "Photo with me" but the tag will remain.

25. Paragraphs or how to make indents in texts

Anything you write on Instagram can be glued against you! Therefore, instead of readable text, you can get a sheet of letters.

To prevent this from happening, there should be no sign after the dot. Emoticons, spaces, letters, dashes, brackets are signs. Helps to compose text in notes or notebook, and then insert it into Instagram. But it is easier and faster to use our service. It doesn’t cross lines and paragraphs don’t slip.

26. Videos with different scenes

You can create real sketches and meaningful videos using only the video camera application on Instagram. It's not as professional as inviting a videographer and shooting a video in six months, but quickly.

We pressed the shooting key and filmed the desired scene and released the key. You can continue to shoot further.

27. Video without sound

By default, Instagram videos are broadcast without sound. If you were shooting in a natural environment where there was a lot of unnecessary noise, it is better to turn off the sound.

28. Change video cover

Click on the invisible "Cover" button in the filter selection mode, and choose a suitable cover for your video. In SMMplanner you can upload your own video cover.

29. Selection of hashtags

While there is a myth that hashtags help promote a brand, any tools for searching and selecting hashtags will be relevant. In the Instagram search, enter one hashtag, and Instagram itself will suggest others with which this hashtag is often used.

30. Photos from archives in Instagram stories

Instagram stories were conceived as an alternative to snapchat, so that only mobile content could be uploaded to Instagram here and now. Luckily, you can download cool photos to your phone and use them in your stories.

To do this, take an old photo and edit it in any graphics editor. After that, the photo will be updated with the creation date.

Go to stories, and swipe up from the bottom of the screen, there will be photos and videos taken in 24 hours.

31. Built-in Boomerang

Boomerang is an app that helps you create looping gifs. In a recent Instagram update, the developers have built a boomerang into stories. Now you can remove Boomerang from your phone and use Instagram.

We went into history and selected the Boomerang button.

32. Stories for the elite

Post Instagram Stories to your favorites.

33. Hide stories from favorites

You can not only show stories only to selected accounts, but also hide them from other prying eyes. To do this, go to the account settings and the stories settings, in the stories settings, select those people who do not need to show stories.

34. Complementary colors in stories

Select text or a brush. A palette appears at the bottom of the screen. By holding down one of the colors, the expanded palette panel will open.

35. As many stickers and text in Instagram stories as you like

Press the sticker or text key. Insert, resize, reposition, and press the sticker or text key again. So you can build various wonderful structures.

36. Tags in Instagram stories

Just start entering the target account login via @

37. Save stories in the gallery

If you use boomerangs, then stickers, then brushes, you can get a cool story that you want to save to your phone.

38. Skip boring and uninteresting stories

If you find yourself on a line of 25 photos of the same, feel free to skip. Double-clicking on a story will skip one scene from your account history, and swiping will take you to the next story.

Let's summarize

We examined 38 tricks of working with Instagram and the features of working with them. Let's remember all the tricks voiced in this article.

Delighted? It's early to rejoice.

On the evening of March 22, many Telegram channels about SMM and Instagram managed to write that Instagram surrendered under the pressure of user negativity and returns a chronological feed.

Everything is a little wrong, or rather NOT so AT ALL. Let's take a closer look.

The original article, which served as the beginning of micro-hysteria bordering on absurdity. I specifically cite the original article with the translation, after which I give a comment.

- Today we’re introducing changes to give you more control over your feed and ensure the posts you see are timely.

We're making changes today to give you more control over your feed and to ensure that the posts you see are up-to-date.

Instagram talks about changes to the news feed with a priority on more relevant posts. What does it mean? Nothing yet. If earlier the post collected coverage up to 2-3 days, now the dynamics of reaching coverage, and with it the likes with comments, will become higher. At the same time, the lifetime of a post in the news feed will be reduced.

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Does this affect the increase in coverage? Mmm ... Doubtful, more likely no than yes.

- We’ve heard it can feel unexpected when your feed refreshes and automatically bumps you to the top. So today we're testing a “New Posts” button that lets you choose when you want to refresh, rather than it happening automatically. Tap the button and you’ll be taken to new posts at the top of feed - don’t tap, and you’ll stay where you are. We hope this makes browsing Instagram much more enjoyable.

We've heard that it can come as a surprise when your feed is refreshed and automatically scrolled to the very top. So today we're testing a New Posts button that lets you choose when you want to update your feed, rather than automatically. Click the button and you will be taken to new messages at the top of the feed - don't click and you will stay where you are. We hope this will make your Instagram browsing experience more enjoyable.

1. This has never happened to me, maybe I was lucky.

2. Such buttons in general, everywhere has been for a long time.

3. This button does not guarantee that you will see all new posts.

4. Generally it sounds like they are fixing some kind of bug.

I was looking for a screenshot for Facebook for a long time. The button "new posts" on the screen from 2015. These are posts, not Stories. Then no one heard about them yet.

- Based on your feedback, we're also making changes to ensure that newer posts are more likely to appear first in feed. With these changes, your feed will feel more fresh, and you won’t miss the moments you care about. So if your best friend shares a selfie from her vacation in Australia, it will be waiting for you when you wake up.

Based on your feedback, we are also making changes to ensure that new posts appear in the news feed more often. With these changes, your feed will be "fresher and more relevant" so you don't miss out on the moments you're worried about. So if your best friend shares his Australian vacation selfie, the post will be waiting for you when you wake up.

1. Let this friend from Australia meet the spider there, and not "please" me with his happy photos from Australia, while February 51 is outside our window.

2. It reveals more "watery" what is said in the first paragraph. There will be more new posts, as the relevance of photos, as it turned out, is important for users.

3. Note that the conversation is about close user connections. Content from friends, content from family. This is what Facebook has been putting pressure on in conjunction with Instagram lately. After all, such content is the most interesting for the user. What do you think will happen to bloggers / businesses? :)

- Over the next few months, we’ll be sharing more about improvements we’re making to feed. Our goal is to be the best place to share and connect with the people and interests that matter most to you.

Over the next few months, we will be sharing information about the improvements we are making to the news feed. Our goal is to be the best place to exchange and connect with the people and interests that matter most to you.

Nothing new. Zuckerberg has long promised to change the news feed so that users can communicate with those who are dear to them.

Every time social networks begin to tell stories that they want to become a place for cozy communication and blah blah blah, I mentally shudder and prepare to calculate additional budgets for media promotion of content for brands.

People are not interested in business and social networks are well aware of this. Yes, they (social networks) are interested in authors, in quality content generators. But let's be honest, a good blogger makes content more relevant and “closer” to their audience than a business can. That is why everyone bows to opinion leaders for loyal reach.

So ... it's still bad. Instagram should bring in more money, business goes deeper and deeper into it, coverage will fall.

In this whole situation, I'm wildly interested in what will happen to bloggers and their reach. Leaving them reach is literally taking business and their budgets to bloggers by the handle. Take away the reach - bloggers will be depressed, raise a wave of negativity and leave for other platforms (well, suddenly), dragging the audience with them.

What are your bets?

Perhaps the tape will become a little more convenient for the average user. I still strongly doubt this, because Facebook does not know how to be convenient at all. Every time they "twist something" in their feed, it becomes impossible to read it.

Either stupid vidosiks with funny people clog the entire feed, then a couple of posts from friends hang in the top for 4 days.

P.S. The timeline will never come back to Instagram EVER. Relax.

Situations when it is impossible to update the Instagram feed do not happen too often, but each time they bring negative emotions that it would be better to avoid. Such cases are especially unpleasant in that it is not always clear why it is not possible to view photos, and it is not possible to figure out how to cope with the problems that have arisen.

But, if you approach the current situation with a cool head and do not rush to conclusions and decisions, it will not be difficult to restore the work of the social photo network, and the restoration procedure itself will take minimal time.

The only drawback of dealing with difficulties on your own is the need to consistently use all repair methods, since it is usually impossible to name the exact cause of problems with updating publications on android.

To cope with the difficulty that has arisen, it is necessary at least in general terms to know and understand the main problems of the difficulties that have arisen. Those who are lost in conjectures and are looking for an answer to the question "why can not I view recent entries" should:

• pay attention to the speed of your Internet connection;
• check if the installed version of the Instagram application is up to date;
• make sure that the latest version of the software is installed on the iPhone;
• check if work is underway in the photo network itself.

Each of the above reasons can lead to the fact that it will not be possible to update the open page, and an almost empty window will open in front of users, where the current system says "it is impossible to update".

Failed to update the Instagram feed: what to do

Having figured out the possible reasons why the Instagram feed is not updated, it is worth starting to fight the troubles:

1. the first step is to check what is the speed of connection to the network via wi-fi or mobile Internet (in the smartphone settings);
2. when there is the Internet, it is worth checking the relevance of the installed version of the Instagram mobile application and installing the latest version (through the app stores);
3. In addition, you will need to update the phone software (open the settings and go to the appropriate section).

If all of the above does not help, it remains to conclude that the matter is in a banal software glitch. In such cases, you can write a message to the support service or reinstall the photo network. In extreme cases, you will have to wait until the malfunction disappears on its own.

How to update your Instagram feed

Before looking for why I can't see new photos, you should check if you can restore the program yourself. The page may not be refreshed due to low internet speed or an outdated version of the program. In such situations, you should contact your mobile operator and update the software.

I am an advanced Instagram user or, to paraphrase a joke from the Comedy Club, an Instagramophile.

And sometimes I am surprised by people's ignorance of how to do this or that thing on Instagram. Sometimes even the most elementary.

That is why I have collected in the article all the Instagram tricks and secrets that I use myself personally, and also honestly spied on my colleagues.

At first it was just a list of 40 items, but then I remembered one question that I am constantly asked: “How can I make money on Instagram?”.

Three conditions for reading. Firstly, the list may contain “instagram life hacks and secrets” that you know.

No need to shout: "Bullshit!"

Secondly, various services are often mentioned here. And if you want to read about them in more detail, then I recommend our article

Third - all the actions that need to be performed, I wrote exclusively for the iPhone.

How to implement this or that feature on Android, I have no idea. Please treat these things with understanding. Go.

This is not trivial

Here, yes, I agree. This is not just a list, but a specific set of step-by-step actions that will allow you to get to know Instagram much better and use it by 146% (I hope many people still remember this joke).

And then many, apart from posting posts and using special programs for promotion, do not know anything.

And I deliberately did not write the usual triviality, which is on a huge number of other sites in the series: post interesting photos, let's be literate.

No! Only what you really did not know and what is really interesting. Enjoy.

Important. If you wanted to transfer the maintenance of your account to professionals, then follow the link -> maintenance of Instagram and leave a request. Experts will do everything for you. The prices are more than pleasant!

For business / promotion

Since our blog is about marketing for business, we will first of all discuss the nuances for companies.

Let's figure out how you can use Instagram to increase your reach and attract customers with small steps. And then let's move on to interesting points for personal use.

1. Setting up a business profile

If you want to be fashionable and see all the statistics, all instructions cannot be described in 2 words, so we have a special step-by-step article with pictures.

6. Placing an active link in the profile

And I, like many others, hate it when the link is not clickable. Do not allow this on your profile.

How to do:

1. Click “Edit Profile”;
2. Paste the link in the field between your account name and its description;
3. Make sure it is active.

Profile link

7. Laying out posts from the computer

If you post business publications in your account, then it is not very convenient to do this from your phone.

After all, sometimes there may not be such an opportunity. Use a computer for this and the posts will come out at a convenient time for you.

In addition, the service will help you find popular posts and promote your account at their expense.

How to do:

1. Register for a special program;
2. Connect your profile;
3. Start posting news at the right time.

Life hack. You can also upload posts using this program. Its trick is that you can edit your profile, respond to comments and messages from Direct. And all this from the computer 😉

8. Writing a message in Direct to a new user

A trick that I myself learned about quite recently. If you are engaged in mass following or advertise for a fee, then it will be very useful.

As soon as a new person subscribes to you, they automatically receive a message from you in Direct.

How to do:

1. Register for a special program;
2. Connect your profile;
3. Customize the message text;
4. Get ready to receive more orders.

9. Make a lot of likes on the photo

This is no longer an instruction, but a small secret. Instagram recently introduced a new algorithm (similar to Facebook's).

Now posts are shown not in chronological order, but by engagement rank. Therefore, here are some secrets on how to get more likes under a photo.

How to do:

1. Do not post multiple photos one after another. Either the first will be shown, or the one with the best engagement. The rest simply won't appear in the feed;
2. If you have a lot of subscribers and few likes, then your posts will be shown last.

   Therefore, it is better to get rid of bots (block them) or inject paid traffic. Or use a cheat code in the form of this program;

3. Calculate the engagement rate (number of likes / number of subscribers) and constantly work to increase it;

   For advertising accounts, a good indicator is 3-5%, for personal accounts - 5-10%. This is me now about accounts with subscribers of at least 2-3 thousand. This can be easily seen using the free app from LiveDune.

10. Filtering comments

If you are bored with not quite decent comments or frankly advertising ones, you can enable comment checking. And thanks to this, they will be deleted automatically.

How to do:

1. Home page of your profile;
2. Click on “Comments”;
3. Check the box “Hide inappropriate comments”;
4. Add words you don't want to see;
5. Click Finish.

Filtering Comments

11. Installation

I personally like to go to some accounts to see large photos, consisting of 9 small pieces.

For this, special programs and a little patience are used. In addition, we have a separate article on this topic, since this type of advertising on Instagram is one of the good methods of Internet marketing.

How to do:

1. Read the article “”.

12. Hiding hashtags

Instagram allows you to post no more than 30 per post. However, it does not look very nice, because they go “sticky” to the text. So let's mask.

How to do:

1. Add a photo / video;
2. Add a description (WITHOUT hashtags);
3. Publish;
4. Place hashtags in the first comment to the post.

13. Placing several active links in the profile

For me personally, it looks like this - in my main profile there is a beautiful link that redirects to a small profile that shows a lot of your links.

The program is in English, but extremely simple. And besides, it's completely free.

How to do:

1. Register for a special program. By the way, using the promo code "INSCALE25" you will receive a 25% discount on everything;
2. Customize the appearance of the window and the links that will be;
3. Copy the resulting link into the “Link field”.

Placing multiple links

14. Viewing comments on Facebook

We can say that this is a feature of Instagram 2017, since it has just appeared.

Now you can see new comments to posts in your Facebook group. You can reply to comments from there. Works only if you have a business profile.

How to do:

1. Connect your account to a Facebook group (more details);
2. Go to your Facebook group;
3. Press the "Messages" button;
4. Click on the Instagram icon.

15.from Instagram

If you mainly run Instagram, but at the same time you have other social networks, then you can easily import posts from Instagram to other social networks.

How to do:

1. Home page of your profile;
2. Click "Gear" (aka "Settings");
3. Click “Linked Accounts”;
4. Connect Vkontakte, Odnoklassniki and Facebook by linking your profiles in these social networks to Instagram;
5. When publishing posts, just check the boxes next to the social network to which you want to import.

16. Promotion of your profile

That is, people are simply promoting their best publications so that a larger number of other users find out about them. Naturally, coupled with mass following.

How to do:

1. Home page of your profile;
2. "Promote" button next to "Edit Profile";
3. Choose the post you want to promote;
4. Adjust all the parameters you need.

Secret. Directly from Instagram, you can promote any publication, even the old one, even the new one. From Facebook to Ads Manager, you can only promote a new post that you create immediately there.

17. Increase the signature

Instagram functionality is limited to only 150 symbols that can describe what you are doing. Sometimes this is not enough (especially for work accounts). Therefore, using a little trick, you can enlarge the signature.

How to do:

1. Create the required signature in "Notes";
2. Be sure to write with hyphenations and necessary emoticons;
3. Go to “Edit Profile”;
4. Go to "Communication methods";
5. Copy the required description into “Address”;
6. Save.

18. How to make money on your account

The most frequent question that I hear lately. There are many options, but for small cities, I think the simplest and most adequate is placing ads in your account for money (or barter).

How to do:

1. Choose a topic, if not;
2. Increase subscribers (at least up to 5-10 thousand people);
3. Start mass following (required);
4. Launch, or just advertise directly from Instagram;
5. Register on the account exchange (you can also buy ads in other accounts there);
6. Place ads in your account for money;
7. You start making money.

For yourself

Now that we are done with the business ... ugh, or rather finished, we can move on to personal actions that will make your pastime on Instagram more interesting and exciting. And, of course, your Instagram is better.

1. Photo enlargement

A standard Instagram photo is always small, and it's hard to see the details from a small phone.

Recently, it became possible to enlarge the photo in order to see it better.

How to do:

1. Point your fingers at the photo, spread them apart from the screen, see the photo in detail.

2. Nice text description

Personally, I like it when the description in the account is designed nicely and contains emoji.

It looks more attractive and “selling”. This is how it should be with you 😉

Profile description

How to do it, option 1:

1. Prepare text in Notes using spaces, Enter and emoji;
2. Copy the description into the “About me” column in “Edit profile”.

How to do it, option 2:

1. Go to Instagram from a computer;
2. Click on your profile icon;
3. Click “Edit Profile”;
4. In the “About me” column, arrange everything the way you like using Enter.

3. Editing photos without publishing

You took a beautiful photo and put a filter on it, but didn't come up with a caption?

How to do:

1. Upload a photo;
2. Edit, apply filters;
3. At the moment when you need to add a description, a left arrow will appear (“<”);
4. Press it 2 times;
5. Select “Save Draft”.

4. Viewing posts that have been liked

If you liked a beautiful girl / guy, but forgot to subscribe to it and after a while you cannot find it, do not despair.

Instagram stores the last 300 photos that you like. For example, I track in this way.

How to do:

1. Home page of your profile;
2. Click "Gear" (aka "Settings");
3. Click on “The publications you like”.

5. Clearing search history

Instagram stores the entire history of your search. To start from scratch (or excuse me for the expression, “do not get burned”), it is enough to do a few steps.

How to do:

1. Home page of your profile;
2. Click the "Gear" (aka "Settings");
3. Click “Clear search history” almost at the very end;
4. The search is now clean.

6. Setting up notifications on your favorite accounts

If you are promoting your account using mass following, but at the same time trying to keep track of the accounts you are interested in, then this secret will allow you not to miss their publications.

How to do:

1. Go to the main page of the account you need;
2. Click “…” (aka “Account Settings”);
3. Click in the pop-up window “Enable post notifications”.

Notifications

7. View the activity of your subscribers

Want to see who your followers like and follow? It is very easy.

Recently, it became clear what comments they like and what comments they leave themselves.

How to do:

1. Click on the "Heart" tab;
2. The “You” tab will open (who subscribed to you and liked you);
3. Swipe (swipe) to the right. The "Subscriptions" tab will appear;
4. Study.

8. Adding additional accounts

Do you have a personal and work account? Or maybe even a company account or several in general? In order not to "go in and out" endlessly collect them in one place.

How to do:

1. Home page of your profile;
2. Click "Gear" (aka "Settings");
3. Click “Add” almost at the very end.

WE ARE ALREADY MORE THAN 29,000 people.
TURN ON

9. "Jumping" between accounts

Previously, to see the direct of the second profile, you had to leave the first and enter the second.

Now there is an opportunity (even 2) to make it much easier.

How to do it, option 1:

1. Home page of your profile;
2. Click the name of your profile at the top center;
3. In the pop-up window, select the account you need.

Jumping between accounts

How to do it, option 2:

1. Home page of your profile;
2. Click the button for your profile in the lower right corner;
3. Keep;
4. In the pop-up window, select the account you need.

10. Deleting comments

How to do:

1. Under the photo, click the comment icon (to the right of the heart);
2. Swipe (scroll) to the left;
3. Click the trash can icon.

11. Disable comments

If you publish a photo that you don't want someone to comment on from your subscribers (well, suddenly inappropriate statements are expected), then do the following manipulations.

How to do:

1. Add a photo / video;
2. Editing it;
3. Add a description if necessary;
4. Click “Advanced Settings” at the bottom of this page;
5. Put a check mark on “Disable comments”.

12. Saving posts

If you liked the publication and want to watch it later, you can save it. By the way, no one except you will know that you have saved this publication.

How to do:

1. Choose the publication you like;
2. In the lower right corner, click the "Flag" or "Bookmark" icon;
3. Go to the main page of your profile;
4. Click the same icon;
5. You see the saved publication.

Saving the publication

13. Hiding photos you are tagged with

Moreover, there are hundreds of the same ones marked on them. And here's what you need to do to remove the mark.

How to do:

1. Home page of your profile;
2. The "Picture" ("Photo with you") tab is right under the description;
3. Choose a photo;
4. Click “…” (“Publishing settings”) in the upper right corner of the photo;
5. In the pop-up window, click “Actions”;
6. Choose “Hide from my profile” (this photo will not be shown on your profile) or “Remove me from publication” (the mark on your profile from the initial publication will be removed).

14. Find everything you need

Sometimes you need to find a user, a relevant hashtag or a geolocation that you saw somewhere, but then forgot about them. And a search on Instagram will help you.

How to do:

1. Magnifier tab;
2. Click search;
3. Enter what you need;
4. Choose between “People” (accounts), “Tags” (hashtags) and “Places” (geolocations).

15. Overlay multiple filters

Since my artistic taste is not very developed, I use only 3-4 filters and don't bother too much.

But there are people who apply 2-3 filters per photo. Want to try?

How to do:

1. Home page of your profile;
2. Click "Gear" (aka "Settings");
3. Check the box “Keep original photo”;
4. Submit your photo;
5. Close the error message;
6. Turn on Airplane mode on your phone;
7. Find the saved photo in Albums;
8. Use as you wish.

16. Beautiful caption under the photo

I like it when the text under the photo is well and beautifully designed, and also broken into paragraphs. Yes, it is more difficult and takes longer, but it is much more pleasant to read.

How to do:

1. Prepare text in “Notes” using spaces, Enter and emoji;
2. Copy description to Description.

17. Intensity of filters

Filters are sometimes too saturated. Strongly lighten, darken strongly. But if the filter is still great, its saturation / intensity can be changed.

How to do:

1. Add a photo / video;
2. Choose the filter you like;
3. Click on it;
4. Press again;
5. Move the slider as you wish.

18. Customizing filters for yourself

Personally, I use 3-5 filters (well, I don’t like to “get worn out” in processing).

The rest are hidden for me as unnecessary. You can do the same.

How to do it, option 1:

1. Add a photo / video;
2. Scroll right to the very end of the filters;
3. Click settings;
4. Customize as your heart desires.

Setting up filters

How to do it, option 2:

1. Add a photo / video;
2. Clamp the filter you don't need;
3. Throw it up with a movement of your finger;
4. The filter is now hidden.

19. Direct communication

In fact, Instagram is increasingly turning into a mobile social network.

And more and more encourages users to communicate with each other. And you can write a private message to any user.

How to do:

1. Go to the page of the user to whom you want to send a message;
2. In the upper right corner, click “…” (aka “Account Settings”);
3. In the pop-up window, click “Send message”;
4. Write what you like, but keep decorum.

How to do:

Now, when writing a comment, you can make it go directly to the Direct of the user you are replying to. Pretty cool feature.

How to do:

1. Under the user's comment, click “Reply”;
2. Press the airplane on the left side;
3. “Sending by message” appears. This means that the message has gone to the user's Direct;
4. Write a message;
5. Click "Send".

22. Disappearing content

When chatting in Yandex.Direct, you can send a photo or video, which will disappear after viewing in 30 seconds. A kind of analogue of the secret Telegram chat.

How to do:

1. Go to Direct messages;
2. To the left of “Write a message” select the blue photo icon;
3. Take a photo / video or choose from the library;
4. Click on the user's avatar to send.

Secret. The photo / video can be viewed only 2 times within one minute. After that, it will be unavailable. By the way, if a screenshot is taken from your photo, this entry will appear under the photo.

23. Adding photos / videos to stories

Stories have been quite popular lately. These are your photos / videos, which are stored for exactly 24 hours, and then disappear. But not everyone knows how to use them correctly. Let's fix it.

How to do it, option 1:

1. Home page of your profile;
2. Click on your avatar with a blue plus;

How to do it, option 2:

1. Go to the “House” (tape);
2. Swipe (scroll) to the right;
3. Take a photo / video or choose from the library.

By the way, not so long ago we released an article where we collected all the information about stories together.