Before You Publish (Checklists for Each Kind of Post)
How to Turn on Post Notifications
In case you want to ask your audience to turn on notifications from you!
If you are hosting a live event or sale, you may want to give your audience a heads-up and then ask them to turn on post notifications so they don’t miss it.
If you do ask them to turn on notifications for your account, here’s what you would say!
Visit my profile and make sure you’re Following.
Once you’re following, a little bell will appear in the top right corner when you visit my profile—tap this!
A menu will open where you can turn on notifications for posts, Stories, IGTV, and/or live videos.
Toggle on notifications for _____________ to make sure you don’t miss the _____________!
How to Add Alt Text to a Post
In an upcoming lesson, we’re going to talk about why this is important, given a new direction Instagram may be heading in. Consider “alt text” a place to add blog-post-like titles to your content. Although your audience will never see this information, it may help you rank higher in searches in the future!
Step 1: Load your post as you normally would (in this case, we’re specifically talking about image, video, or gallery carousel posts to your main grid). Go through the steps of adding your location, caption, and hashtags.
Step 2: Before posting, scroll to the bottom of the pre-post screen (where you add your caption). You should see an option that reads “Advanced Settings.” Tap this.
Step 3: For every image or video in your post, you will now have the option to add further information. Although it may be beneficial to add hashtags here, I suggest focusing on “titles” for each image as it relates to your caption. For example, “What to Wear and How to Dress for Your First Photo Shoot: 3 Expert Tips.” This is similar to an email blast subject line or a blog post title, which makes it more searchable!
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