Instagram Stories: How to add a Story using all the features

Instagram Stories: How to add a Story using all the features

  In early August 2016, Instagram Stories appeared on the social network Instagram. The updated functionality allowed users to add their stories, which “live” only a day after publication. This is their main difference from regular posts. In a short time, stories have gained enormous popularity – 150 million users …

Choosing a background and templates for Instagram Stories

Choosing a background and templates for Instagram Stories

We tell you how to select pictures in Stories for each type of business Instagram Stories shows not only the products offered by the account, but also entertaining content: happy holidays, jokes, wise sayings, interesting facts. There may be polls, interactions and reviews. A business should choose thematic pictures for …

How to repost on Instagram Stories: step by step instructions

How to repost on Instagram Stories: step by step instructions

The article has been updated. First published: October 3, 2018 First, let’s figure out what exactly you can repost in your Stories other people’s Stories, on which you are tagged, posts from your feed, posts from someone else’s tape, video from the IG-TV section – from your own or someone …

Content plan for Instagram stories

Content plan for Instagram stories

We have already written about what a standard content plan for Instagram looks like. But these are general principles. The article describes how to plan content for a separate, large-scale in its functionality and the most popular section of Instagram – Stories. Stage 1. Planning table contents Important! Before planning …

How to make a cover for Instagram Stories Highlights

How to make a cover for Instagram Stories Highlights

The article has been updated. First published: October 22, 2018 The growing functionality of the Stories section has long made working with Instagram Stories a separate strategy for interacting with subscribers. In Stories, they make quests and advertise blogs and products, conduct surveys and communicate in joint live broadcasts. The …

How to add Instagram Stories: 2 different ways

How to add Instagram Stories: 2 different ways

The article has been updated. First published: September 10, 2018 Although the Stories functionality appeared a long time ago, many users still do not fully understand how to use it, and especially how to add various stickers, change filters and, of course, attach links. In this article, we will walk …

How to add music to Instagram Stories

How to add music to Instagram Stories

  The article has been updated. First published: December 5, 2018 Instagram made it possible to add music to Stories in June 2018. This feature works in several countries, but not in Russia. In this article, we have collected ways to add music to stories using official and third-party applications, …

Instagram is testing music for stories in Russia

Instagram is testing music for stories in Russia

Some users in Russia now have the opportunity to add music to their Instagram stories. True, not everything is so smooth – let’s figure out why. Also, to be the first to know about such updates, follow me on Instagram: @anatol_chupin, there I quickly publish new items in my stories. …

Instagram is testing a new multi-source mode for Stories

Instagram is testing a new multi-source mode for Stories

Instagram is testing a new Story Mode, Multi-Source Storytelling. If you want to be the first to know about such updates, subscribe to me on Instagram: @anatol_chupin, there I quickly publish new items in my stories. Auto promotion on Instagram without blocks Recommended: Jesica is an Instagram promotion app (from …

How to create a prediction mask for Instagram Stories

How to create a prediction mask for Instagram Stories

The prediction mask is a type of AR mask that offers the user an entertaining game in order to find out the future, what kind of character you are from your favorite movie, music group, and so on. Such masks can be found in the Games section. I already wrote …