Hardwood Floors August/September 2018

Instagram: How to Get Started (Continued)

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corner). is will open to the home page where you’ll see posts from users you follow and sponsored posts based on your interests and posts. HOW TO NAVIGATE INSTAGRAM e Instagram app opens to the home screen, which shows your feed – all the images, videos, and posts from people and brands you follow, plus your own posts. At the bo om of the home screen are the following icons: Home button: This takes you to your home page (feed). Search tab: Find interesting content, specific hashtags, or users to follow by typing into the search bar, selecting top live videos, scrolling across recommended users (at the top), or scrolling (down) through photos and videos. Add button: Use this button to take a photo, add a photo from your gallery, or record a short video. Notifications: The “Following” tab at the top shows recent activity by users you follow; the “You” tab shows recent activity related to you

CONVERT YOUR PERSONAL INSTAGRAM PROFILE TO A BUSINESS PROFILE If you’ve been using a personal Instagram account for business and you want to be able to access Instagram business analytics and insights, you can convert it to a business pro le. • Navigate to your profile on Instagram. (Click the “person” icon in the lower right corner.) • Go to “Account Settings.” (Click the gear icon next to “Edit Profile.”) • Under “Account Settings,” look for an option called “Switch to Business Profile.” • Follow the prompts until you’re asked to “Connect to Facebook.” • Choose a Facebook Page you want to associate with your Instagram Business Profile. A er creating your account, go to the Pro le tab and tap the “Edit Your Pro le” bu on to change your name, username, and pro le picture, or to add a website and biography. You can change the app’s se ings by tapping the gear icon (top right

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