15 Cool Instagram Tips and Tricks You Should Try

15 Cool Instagram Tips and Tricks

Note: I will be using both the Galaxy S9 Plus and the iPhone XR to showcase all these tips and tricks but rest assured all of these tips and tricks work on both Android and iOS devices. So, in no particular order, here are the best Instagram tips and tricks:

1. Post Instagram Photos Directly to Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, and, More

If you are someone who is posting the same picture on Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, or any other social media website for that matter, instead of posting pictures on each website individually, you can set up your Instagram in such a way that whenever you post a picture on Instagram, that picture is automatically posted on all your other social media accounts.

To do that, all you need to do is go to Profile -> Options -> Linked Accounts, and link your social media accounts. From next time, whenever you post a photo on Instagram, you can select the social media platforms on which you want to share that photo, just as shown in the picture below.

2. Disable Activity Status For Direct Messages

Some time back, Instagram added a new activity status feature which allows users to see when you were last online inside Instagram’s Direct Messaging or DM. The feature is quite similar to WhatsApp’s last seen feature and allows users to see when you were last online.

However, if you are like me and hate this feature, thankfully there is a way to turn it off. All you need to is go to Profile -> Options -> Show Activity Status and disable it. However, remember that just like on WhatsApp, it’s a two-way street. If you don’t want others to see your activity status and disable this option, you also won’t be able to see anyone else’s activity status.

3. Add Unique Fonts To Your Instagram Bio

Maintaining a well-updated Instagram bio is the key to make your profile stand out. Of course, you can always add things like emojis, links to your work samples, etc. to give people a bit more information about you. But did you know that you can use some unique and cool fonts to make your profile look better?

The easiest way to do that is by using websites that customize the texts for you. Here’s how you can do that –

1. Open the web browser on your mobile and go to the website called LingoJam. 
2. As soon as you open the site, you’ll see a text box where you can enter your desired text.
   
3. The same bio text in different typefaces appears in the other text box.
4. Now, you can simply copy the text and paste it into the “Bio” section of your profile to give your profile a unique look.
   

4. Schedule Posts

This particular feature is only available for business profiles, but you can easily change your personal profile to a business one with just a couple of steps. You can do so by going to the options page on Instagram and tapping on “Switch to Business Account” option. Here, you’ll be asked to connect your Facebook page and once you do that, you will have successfully changed to a business account and get features like analytics, promotion, and more.

Once you’ve switched to a business account, you can use an Instagram scheduling tool like Hootsuite to schedule your posts. Hootsuite is one of the most popular social media platforms out there, and it makes managing your Instagram business profile very simple. The options are pretty straightforward when it comes to using tools like Hootsuite, and in the free plan you’ll get the ability to add up to 3 social media accounts and schedule up to 30 posts at a time.

Hootsuite’s subscription starts at ₹1,260/ month for a professional account and you can choose to splurge all the way up to ₹45,000/ month for a business account with which you can manage 20 social profiles, unlimited scheduling and more. You can also check out some other social media management tools like Buffer.

Check out the Hootsuite website

5. Story Highlights and Story Archives

We all know that Instagram Stories by design are ephemeral in nature. However, in December 2017, Instagram introduced a new feature which automatically archives all your Stories after they expire. To access all your archived Stories, just tap on the Profile button and then tap on the Archive button present at the top of the page(marked in picture). Here you can access all your expired stories which you can view or share as a new story if you want to.

With Story Archives, Instagram also introduced a new Story Highlights feature which allows a user to share their most important stories on their profile page. To create a Story Highlight, visit the Profile page and then tap on the New Story Highlight button. Here, you will get an option to select Stories from your Stories Archives, which you can share on your profile. Remember that Stories Highlights are not removed after 24 hours and you will have to manually remove them.

6. Creating a collection of your favorite posts

As you may or may not know, Instagram already lets you save or bookmark your favorite posts. But did you know that you can create a collection of those posts? Yes, here’s how you can do it –

1. Tap on your profile and hit the hamburger menu icon on the top-right corner to see an option called saved.
   
2. Now, you can hit the “+” button to create a new collection where you can add photos from the ones that you’ve already saved.
   
3. You can now go back to your saved photos by following the same steps any time and add them to your library with just a tap of a button. Easy, right?
   

7. Hide Stories From Users

One nifty feature that Instagram introduced for Instagram Stories is the ability to hide them from certain users. If there are users who follow you but you don’t want them to see your Stories, you can do that by opening their profile and then taping on the three-dot menu and selecting “Hide Your Story” option.

8. Pause, Rewind, Fast-forward and Skip Stories

If you don’t know how to pause, rewind, fast-forward or skip stories, watching Instagram Stories might become a big chore for you. Since most of the Stories have multiple cards, there will be times when some of them will be boring and some of them will be so interesting that you might want to rewatch them. In such situation, the above-mentioned tricks come in really handy. It’s also really easy to perform all these actions. Just hold to pause a story, tap on the left-edge to rewind, tap on the right-edge to fast-forward and swipe left to right to skip the entire story.

9. Saving Instagram Stories

If you have been using Instagram for a while, you know that the service doesn’t allow you to save Stories or even take screenshots without notifying the user. However, there’s a workaround that you can use to save Stories from Instagram easily. To do that on your Android device, first download the Story Saver for Instagram, and then login with your account. Now, the app will show all the Stories which is present on your profile and you can tap on anyone to download them.

For iOS devices, the process is a little bit different. First, you will need to download the Story Reposter app on iTunes. The app allows you to search for users by their Instagram username and then download any story which is active on their profile.

10. Share Links on Instagram Stories

Instagram also allows users to share links inside their Stories which comes in handy if you are promoting any product or services. That said, this feature is only available for verified business users right now. If you are one, you can add the link by tapping on the link button after recording your Story.

11. Rainbow text for Instagram stories

Instagram’s stories feature has gotten a lot of useful and interesting features over the past couple of years, and one of them is writing rainbow text on Instagram stories.It’s refreshing to look at an otherwise boring single-colored text as every color shows up in a different shade. Here’s how you can do it –

1. Start by taking a picture and write the text that you want to the people to read.
2. Now, tap and select the text that you just added to your story.
   
3. Once you do that, hold one finger on one of the colors until a gradient pops up.
   
4. Now, hold the other end of the cursor at the same time, and move both your fingers towards the opposite end until your text gets filled with the gradient rainbow colors. Here’s what it’ll look like –
   

Yes, it’s a little tricky to get but the text looks really good once you execute it properly.

12. Manage Multiple Accounts on Instagram

Instagram also makes it really easy to manage multiple accounts. This is extremely important for users like me who have different work and personal accounts. To add accounts, tap on your name in the top left section of your profile tab and then tap on “Add Account” button. This is also the place that you will use to switch between multiple accounts.

13. Get Free Analytics, Direct Call and Email Buttons and More

Instagram has a very nifty feature called Instagram Business which once activated not only gives your free insights into your accounts analytics but also allows you to add direct call and email buttons, promote your posts, and more. To do that, just go to Profile -> Options and then tap on the “Switch to Business” option. Here, follow the steps to activate your business account which will give you access to all the above-mentioned features.

14. Enable Post notifications for Specific Users

This is a really handy feature if you never want to miss posts from certain specific users. When you allow post notifications for specific users, every time they post, you will get a notification on your app. To do this, just visit a user’s profile and tap on the three-dot menu. Here select the “Turn On Post Notification” option and you are done.

15. Untag Yourself From Photos

Social media has many ways of shaming us and one of the biggest tools in its arsenal is the tagged photo feature. Your friends can tag you in embarrassing photos which you might not want anyone else to see. That’s why it’s better to untag yourself from those photos. However, untagging might be harder than you think. To untag yourself, first, you will have to open your profile page and then tap on the Your Photos button.

Now tap on the photo you want to untag yourself from and tap again to reveal your username. Now, tap on the username and then you will get the option to untag yourself. Here all you need to do is to select the “Remove Tag” option and you will be untagged for the picture.

15 Instagram Tips and Tricks You Should Use

I hope that you learned something new from these Instagram tips and tricks. If you did, do share with us your favorite tip of the article in the comments section below. My favorite tricks are the ability to make rainbow text, and scheduling posts on my account. Lastly, if you have an Instagram trick which is not on the list, but you think that it deserves to be there, do share that trick with us and the Beebom community.