Instagram said it wanted to offer a way for its users to more “easily discover recommendations, tips, and other content” from their favorite creators, public figures, organizations, and publishers. Instagram launched this new feature in the mid-20s and made it accessible for all users from 17 November 2020. Using Instagram Guides, you can create and curate an album of posts, stories, or IGTV for a specific topic. Read further to know how to create a Guide for Instagram and who can view it.
What are Instagram Guides exactly?
Instagram is one of the fastest-growing industries. One of the main reasons behind this is the consistent updates. The recent update launched by Instagram is the Instagram Guides. Instagram Guides was launched in the mid-20’s only for health and wellness users. Instagram took the opportunity to spread awareness for the COVID-19 with the help of these Instagram Guides. This feature was entirely focused on the health and wellness topic. The best Instagram Guides example was the very first Guides that was made by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, called Mental Health and Covid-19. Another example is the Mindful Movements Guide filled with exercise and stretches from South Campbell, a Yogi meditation expert. After that Instagram Guides rolled out to all users in November 2020. The Guides were created to serve the purpose of bringing information about one specific topic or product. Instagram Guides are individual albums of content. This feature allows you to group a mix of content, which can be education, product information, team insights, behind-the-scene, or anything that you can put into a relevant category. One of the best parts of this feature is that it allows you to bring in content from other accounts. The main idea behind this feature was to make it easy for the audience to find a specific post instead of scrolling through your feed.
How to Make a Guide on Instagram in 2022? Step-by-Step Procedure
Creating an Instagram Guide is no rocket science. The procedure is super easy.
- Launch Instagram.
- Click on your profile icon, on the bottom right corner of the screen.
- Now click on the “+” icon at the top of the screen.
- Click on “Guide“. Now Instagram will give you three different options. You can either create a guide based on Places, Products, or Posts. If you want to learn how to make a guide on Instagram with posts, products, and places then know prior that there are different steps for each. Look below to find your solutions.
How to Make a Guide on Instagram with Posts? (2022)
The guide you will create can either include your saved posts or the posts that you have uploaded. In simple words, you can create Instagram guides by using posts from other accounts. Isn’t that Uber cool? This also means you can have multiple guides on your profile, without even having a single post yourself. Let’s start the process on how to make a guide on Instagram with posts.
- From your profile, click the plus symbol in the upper right corner.
- Select Guide.
- Tap Posts.
- Choose a post from your feed or a saved post published by other public accounts.
- Tap Next.
- Add your guide title and description. If you would like to use a different cover photo, tap Change Cover Photo.
- Double check the prepopulated place name, and edit as needed. If you wish, add a description.
- Tap Next in the upper right corner.
- Tap Share.
How to Create an Instagram Guide with Products? (2022)
- From your profile, click the plus symbol in the upper right corner.
- Select Guide.
- Tap Products.
- Search by account for the product listing you’d like to include. If you’ve saved the product to your wishlist, you can find it there also.
- Select the product you’d like to add and tap Next. You can choose to include multiple posts for a single entry if available. They will be displayed like a carousel.
- Add your guide title and description. If you would like to use a different cover photo, tap Change Cover Photo.
- Double check the prepopulated place name, and edit as needed. If you wish, add a description.
- Tap Add Products and repeat steps 4–8 until your guide is complete.
- Tap Next in the upper right corner.
- Tap Share. Easy, wasn’t it? Also, read 5 Must-Have Tools for Instagrammers to Make Your Instagram Account Popular
How to Make a Guide on Instagram with Places? (2022)
- From your profile, click the plus symbol in the upper right corner.
- Select Guide.
- Tap Places.
- Search for a place by geotag, in your saved folder, or use one of your pre-published posts. If you search by geotag, select the post you would like to include.
- Once you’ve selected a post, click Next.
- Add your guide title and description. If you would like to use a different cover photo, tap Change Cover Photo.
- Double check the prepopulated place name, and edit as needed. If you wish, add a description.
- Tap Add Place and repeat steps 4–8 until your guide is complete.
- Tap Next in the upper right corner.
- Tap Share.
Where to Find Instagram Guides?
Do you also wonder as to where and how to see/view Guides on Instagram? If you do, then we can help you. To access or see an Instagram Guide, you will have to visit a creator’s profile and select the Guides icon from the feed tab. From there you can easily see all the Instagram Guides the creator has created. This feature works much like the Instagram Reels and IGTV. You can also share the Guides to your Instagram Stories, much like reels, and IGTV. To view Guides on Instagram, you can also visit these profiles:
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Who can Create Instagram Guides?
Initially the new feature, Instagram Guides was available only to a group of creators, public figures, organizations, and publishers. The focus of this feature revolved around health and wellness due to the Covid-19 outbreak. As of November 17, 2020, this feature is available to all users. This means that anyone can create Instagram Guides.
Wrapping Up
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