In these current times, information now has a faster reach, because of the various tools which motor it. Social media currently is the fastest means of spreading information and receiving information too, sometimes false but a lot of times true. Although social media is primarily for interaction, a lot can be built with it as a tool. A business can be built, a brand and a career can also be built on social media, especially on Instagram. The usage of Instagram over the years has been ever increasing and several persons have used it as a tool to create different services.
Whether you’re using Instagram for your business or for your personal entertainment and social interaction, one of the first things to learn when you come on board is how to make posts and reposts contents by others.
How to Make A Post
Sign into your Instagram account, at the bottom of your screen, tap on the Addition icon (+). Next, select a video or photo you want to upload from your device media (The app is linked to your media files). You can also take a photo or make a video in the app (The app is linked to your camera). After selecting the photo or video you want to upload, tap on “Next” at the top right corner of your screen. You can also edit them, use the filters which are available on the app, and then adjust the photo to suit the configured dimension on the app. Next, enter a caption, use hashtags, tag your friends, and add a location. Hashtags help optimize your post in searches, so remember to enter relevant hashtags in your captions. When you’re done, you can share your post by tapping on “Share” on the top right corner of your screen.
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- What is the Carousel Feature and how does it work?
The Carousel feature allows you to make several posts in one go, actually to add several photos or videos into one post, like a slide, instead of having to post them separately. To use this feature, tap on the Carousel icon at the bottom right corner of your screen after adding your first photo or video (The icon looks like overlapping folders). After tapping on the icon, you’re allowed to add up to 10 threads and edit them individually. Add your caption and after you’re done tagging friends and adding your location (if you choose), you can proceed to tap on the share button at the top right corner of your screen.
How to Repost
There are different ways to do a repost on Instagram, but we would share the relatively easy way to go about it. In this method, you would need an app which allows you to copy the post, and the recommended app for this purpose is “Repost”. It isn’t the only option available for this purpose, but it was picked because it is both compatible with android and iOS devices.
Instagram’s “Terms of Use” requires that you obtain permission from the owner of the post you want to share before copying. So, to be sure you’re not violating the terms of use, you can send them a direct message requesting to share their post. After receiving permission, Open the post which you want to repost and tap on the “Ellipsis” icon at the top right of the post. From the options, tap on “Copy Share URL”.
Next, go to the Repost App and you would find that the post has been downloaded into it. You can proceed to edit the post, when you’re done, tap on “Repost”. Next tap on “Copy to Instagram”. At this point, you can edit the caption and add relevant tags. Then, tap on “Share”, and the post would now be displayed on your feed.
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