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Automate your Instagram story replies

Stories expire in 24 hours and replies arrive around the clock. This setup answers each one in seconds, in your words.

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Can you edit a comment on Instagram? No, so here is what to do instead

Can you edit a comment on Instagram? No. Instagram's Help Center describes no way to edit a comment, so you delete it and post a corrected one. You ca

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Collect emails from Instagram, automatically

Turn a lead magnet and one keyword into signups: the automation asks for the address in the DM, or sends them to your form, the moment they ask for it

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Connect a client's Instagram without the password

You send the creator one link. They open it on their own phone, log in on Instagram's own screen, and the account joins your workspace. Here is every

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How to automate Instagram posts, comments and DMs

To automate Instagram posts, schedule them in the Instagram app (any public account, up to 25 a day, up to 30 days ahead) or in Meta Business Suite. T

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How to cancel an Instagram account: deactivate it for now or delete it for good

To cancel an Instagram account, choose between deactivating, which hides it until you log back in, and deleting, which schedules permanent removal 30

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How to choose an Instagram DM keyword people will actually type

Pick a word that is easy to type, hard to mistype, and not the start of a common word. In inDM, capital letters do not matter and your keyword fires w

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How to DM for collaboration: pitch a brand by hand

How to DM for collaboration: write one short message by hand that says who you are, why this brand, what you would make and one easy next step. Instag

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How to get more comments on Instagram: what Instagram says and what to try

To get more comments on Instagram, end your posts with one specific question people can answer in a word, then reply to what comes in. Instagram's cre

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How to get more followers on Instagram: what Instagram's own guidance says

To get more followers on Instagram, post reels, which Instagram's creator FAQ calls the best way to reach new audiences, and make each one worth follo

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How to get your first 100 followers on Instagram, starting from zero

Here is how to get your first 100 followers on Instagram: make the account public, say who it is for in your bio, post reels that make sense to strang

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How to hide comments on Instagram: one at a time, by word, or for a whole post

To hide comments on Instagram, open your own post in the mobile app and tap Hide under a comment, or turn on Hidden Words so Instagram filters common

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How to hide likes on Instagram: your posts, other people's posts, and what you liked

To hide likes on Instagram, use one of three settings. Hide the count on your own post with a toggle before you share, or Options then Hide like count

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How to make Instagram reels, step by step

How to make Instagram reels: tap Create, then Reel, record clips or add them from your camera roll, add audio and text, choose a cover and tap Share.

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How to manage multiple Instagram accounts

To manage multiple Instagram accounts, add each one to the Instagram app, which keeps up to 10 logged in at once (Instagram's help centre, read 12 Oct

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How to run an Instagram giveaway with comment automation

You run an Instagram giveaway by posting the prize, asking people to comment one word to enter, and letting an automation send every entrant a confirm

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How to sell on Instagram DMs: from first comment to paid order

How to sell on Instagram DMs comes down to three moves: let the buyer raise a hand first, answer their question in the DM within minutes, and send one

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How to send a PDF on Instagram: link, photos, carousel or email

How to send a PDF on Instagram: share a link to it. Instagram's Help Center lists text, photos, videos, posts and profiles as what a chat can carry, a

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How to send automated DMs on Instagram

You can send automated DMs on Instagram in three ways, and every one of them starts with someone contacting you first: a comment on a post, a reply to

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How to start a broadcast channel on Instagram

To start a broadcast channel on Instagram, tap Messages, then Compose, then Create channel, name it and send your first message. Instagram's Help Cent

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How to start an Instagram account from scratch, step by step

How to start an Instagram account from scratch: create it in the app with an email or mobile number, choose a username, add a photo and a bio of up to

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How to switch your Instagram to a professional account

Switching takes about two minutes in Instagram's settings, under Account type and tools. You pick Business or Creator, choose a category, and confirm.

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How to use Instagram DMs on iPhone: send, sort and fix

Instagram DMs on iPhone live under Messages at the bottom of the app: tap Messages, tap Compose in the top right, choose people, type and tap Send. Me

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How to write an Instagram bio that says who the page is for

Here is how to write an Instagram bio: say who the page is for, what they get from following it, and one next step, in 150 characters or fewer. Open E

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Instagram story link sticker: how to add it, style it and fix it

The Instagram story link sticker puts a tappable link on a story. Capture or upload your story, open the sticker tray, tap Link, paste your URL, then

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Send your first broadcast

You have something to say today: a drop, a live, a cohort reopening. This is how to get it to everyone who has been in touch with you, and how to read

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Set up a follow-up DM

You already have an automation that answers comments. This adds one more message, hours later, to the people who meant to come back and didn't.

Follow along → About 30 minutes of your time, spread over a day or two

Set up a new client's Instagram for DM automation

Social media client onboarding for Instagram DMs comes down to nine small jobs: confirm the account type, agree what the automation sends, send one co

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Set up comment-to-DM automation

From a post your audience already comments on to a live automation that answers every one of them, in about five minutes.

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