17 Instagram Settings YOU need to Change NOW

Summary

This video reveals 17 essential Instagram settings that can significantly impact your growth. Key insights include avoiding the inbuilt scheduling feature, removing ghost followers, using keywords in the Instagram editor, optimizing your account profile, checking account status, and understanding peak posting times. The video emphasizes the importance of using high-quality content, enabling sharing and remixing, training the explore page, and avoiding banned hashtags. It also discusses the benefits and drawbacks of cross-posting on Facebook based on your audience. These tips aim to help you maximize reach and engagement on Instagram.

Takeaways

• 📅 Don't use Instagram's auto-schedule feature for posts, as it may reduce reach; instead, post manually to increase views.
• 👻 Remove ghost followers who don't engage with your content by using the 'flagged for review' accounts feature on Instagram.
• 🔍 Use the in-built editor and add keywords to your posts to potentially increase reach and algorithm recognition.
• 🔄 Check your Instagram account status for any issues that might be restricting your growth or reach.
• 🔑 Enable the 'Suggested Profiles' feature to increase visibility to potential followers.
• 🔍 Optimize your Instagram profile with relevant keywords in the 'Name' field to improve discoverability.
• 🕒 Use Instagram's insights to find the best times to post and aim to post 2 hours before peak audience activity.
• 🎨 Ensure 'Upload at Highest Quality' is enabled in settings to prioritize content quality over upload speed.
• 🔄 Enable 'Sharing and Remixing' settings to encourage content sharing and remixing, which can boost viral potential.
• 📚 Use the Explore page to gather content ideas and train it by interacting with relevant posts.
• 🚫 Use metahashtags.com to check for banned hashtags to avoid affecting your account's reach and standing.
• 🔍 Regularly clear your search history on Instagram to prevent confusing the algorithm and to keep your Explore page relevant.
• 📈 Consider crossposting to Facebook only if it benefits your brand and audience, to avoid confusing the Instagram algorithm.

Q & A

Why should you avoid using the Instagram schedule option?

Using the Instagram schedule option can reduce your reach and views. It's recommended to use the draft feature and post manually for better engagement.

What are ghost followers and how can you deal with them?

Ghost followers are inactive accounts that do not engage with your content. You can use Instagram's new setting to identify and remove these followers to improve your account's performance.

How can you use the Instagram inbuilt editor to increase your reach?

Add keywords related to your audience or content using the text feature in the inbuilt editor, even if the text is minimized. This helps signal to the algorithm what your content is about.

How can you check if your Instagram account is optimized for the algorithm?

Use incognito mode to view your account and see the suggested accounts. If you see competitors or similar accounts, your account is optimized. If not, you need to adjust your optimization strategies.

What is the importance of checking your account status?

Checking your account status can reveal issues that might be restricting your reach. Ensure you have no red flags or exclamation marks in your account status to avoid growth limitations.

How can optimizing your name settings help your Instagram growth?

Including keywords related to your content in your name settings can make your profile more searchable and increase exposure to your target audience.

What feature should you enable to become visible in competitors' suggested accounts?

Enable the suggested account feature by going to edit profile on your desktop and ensuring it is ticked. This makes your profile visible to followers of similar accounts.

Why should you refine your explore page and how can you do it?

Refining your explore page helps you get relevant content ideas. You can do this by marking posts you're interested in and hiding keywords of content you don't want to see.

What is a quick hack for increasing engagement on your Instagram stories?

Using stickers like the heart or face emoji on the right side of your story can encourage viewers to like your post as they scroll through, increasing engagement.

How can banned hashtags affect your Instagram growth and how can you avoid them?

Using banned hashtags can block your reach. To avoid this, use websites like metahashtags.com to check if your hashtags are banned before posting.

Why is it important to clear your search history regularly on Instagram?

Clearing your search history helps prevent confusing the algorithm and keeps your explore page and content suggestions relevant to your growth goals.

When should you consider using Facebook crossposting for your Instagram content?

Use Facebook crossposting if your niche has an active audience on Facebook. Otherwise, it's better to focus solely on Instagram to avoid confusing the algorithm.