NEW Feature: How to Pin Posts on Instagram
Alecia Hancock
Nonprofit Consultant. Digital Marketing. Social Media. Storyteller. | GAICD.
Instagram has just dropped a new nifty feature on Instagram?-?the option to pin posts to the top of your profile grid.?
It essentially takes a post out of your chronological feed and places it at the top of your profiles grid.?
When would I use it? If you have a post that has really taken off on Instagram and you think it’s a great example of your content – you can pin that. You know it’s already resonating with people, so it gives it an extra boost!?
I’d also use it if there is an important message or campaign you’re promoting. For example, if you’re in the middle of a fundraiser or a volunteer recruitment drive – I would definitely pin your best?call to action post straight to the top.?
?What is really cool, is that you can change these pinned posts as often as you like, so you can switch them out depending on what matters to your brand right now.?
So how do you do it??For once… it’s actually really simple!?
Go to the post you want to pin. Click the three dots in the right hand corner.
Next, select Pin to Your Profile.?
?That’s it! You will now see it has come out of your chronologically ordered feed and now appear at the top with a little pin icon in the corner. If you want to unpin it, it will automatically move back to its original place.?
Pretty cool, right??
?You can pin up to three posts at any one time.?
?Happy pinning!
Experienced Communications and Marketing Professional | Driving Impact Through Strategic Storytelling
2 年Good tip Alecia. How do you feel about people saying pinning posts is bad UX? I am torn between wanting to show off my orgs(and my) favourite posts and wondering if pinned posts make people not go any further than those pinned?
Love it! Updated the app and pinned three of our current campaigns across the top. Might be cool to do a single row grid of 3 tiles and pin in order!
Senior Engagement Adviser, Te Uru Rākau, New Zealand Forest Services (MPI)
2 年Done, thanks for the tip ?? whoever requested Instagram for it - thanks too ??