• Hank’s Marketing and Business Tips: #2: Instaheads

      Audio Transcript: This is Hank Hoffmeier with your business and marketing tip of the day.  Are you looking to grow your Instagram followers? If so, I found a great resource for you. Instaheads.com is now in beta and you can download their beta application to help you find followers. How this works is you can create…

  • Instagram Now Supports Posting Up to 10 Photos as a Carousel

    Instagram Now Supports Posting Up to 10 Photos as a Carousel

    With it’s most recent update, Instagram is not allowing users to post up to 10 photos as one time, as a scrollable carousel.  Users will see the update available over the next few weeks. The update kind of resembles the way the carousel ads on Facebook and Instagram now work.  Users no longer need to…

  • Instagram Story Ads

    Instagram Story Ads

    Instagram is now going to start adding a 5 second photo or 15 second video add between stories where there is more than on in a row. They will be set to autoplay with audio. Users will have the ability to skip by swiping. Instagram is boasting over 150 million users are now using stories.…

  • Instagram: Save For Later

    Instagram: Save For Later

    Instagram is at it again. They recently added other features like turning off comments, liking comments and other security measures.  Now they have added something that I have really been waiting for, the ability to save posts to view later. It is as simple as tapping on the bookmark icon near the bottom left of the post.…

  • Instagram Adds Three New Features

    Instagram Adds Three New Features

    Three new features were added to Instagram to help users feel more secure. These changes will give users more control of how they interact with others using the service.  The three changes include the ability to turn off comments for individual posts, remove followers on private accounts, and support for comment liking. To set up comment disabling, head over…

  • Enhance: Great Inspirational Photo App From Hootsuite

    Enhance: Great Inspirational Photo App From Hootsuite

    I normally use Wordswag to create inspirational images to share on social media. I even blogged about it. I was scheduling some posts in the iOS Hootsuite app and was prompted to try their photo editing app, Enhance.     Once installed, you can use an image you have or you can search for royalty free images:     Once you…

  • Instagram Now Supports Image Zoom

    Instagram Now Supports Image Zoom

    Instagram now supports the ability to zoom in on pictures and videos with your 9.2 app update. This is only for iOS at the moment, but we anticipate android adding this feature is well. The zooming feature works with photos that are uploaded with a max width of 1,000 pixels. I know that I have…

  • Instagram Multiple Profiles Coming this week

    Instagram Multiple Profiles Coming this week

    A short time ago, we reported that Instagram was going to add the functionality to manage multiple accounts in iOS and Android. We should be seeing the update this week. Once launched, you will be able to go to your profile settings and add an account. Once added, you will be able to tap on…

  • Instagram to Add Support for Multiple Accounts

    Instagram to Add Support for Multiple Accounts

    Instagram is close to releasing an update for their Android and iOS apps that will allow support for multiple accounts. This is great news for those that manage personal and business accounts. You will no longer need to log out and back in. There is a beta available for Android users and iOS users will…

  • Instagram Adds Direct Messaging

    Instagram Adds Direct Messaging

    Instagram is at it again! A few weeks ago, they added support for landscape photos, and not they are incorporating support for direct messaging. Users will be able to send direct messages to individual users or groups of up to 15 people. This new feature includes threaded messaging and the ability to share images in the…