Wednesday, March 28, 2018

How to Add a Link to Your Instagram Bio

Every social network makes it clear how to put a link in your bio on their platform -- except Instagram.

Twitter lets you tag other handles in your bio. LinkedIn gives you the ability to link yourself to your employer's official page. Facebook allows you to tag a number of different businesses, interest pages, and people in your "About" section, so you can let friends know who you work for, what brands you like, your alma mater, your relationship status, and so on.

What about Instagram?

Until recently, Instagram didn't give you a ton of space to brand your profile with hashtags and profile handles -- you could only link to their respective pages in photo captions.Click here to learn how to use Instagram Stories, Carousels, Influencers, and more. 

Websites were the only types of links you could put in your bio (hence the common phrase "link in bio" by Instagram users who were promoting something).

But Instagram recently gifted us two new features: linkable profiles and hashtags, right in your bio. You can now add them alongside the link to your website.

Note: The instructions above apply to the latest version of Instagram -- 37.0 on iOS. You can also edit your bio on Instagram's website by navigating to your profile and clicking "Edit Profile" next to your name.

On the screen to the left, below, you can see how Instagram suggests popular hashtags as you edit the bio text field, just like it would when you add a hashtag to a picture's caption. On the screen to the right, you'll see the profile of a person who uses hashtags, profile links, and websites in her bio.

Screen to add hashtag link in bio of an Instagram account Screen showing an Instagram bio with hashtags, a profile handle, and a website link Images via Newsweek

Things have changed at Instagram as of late, and you now have options to link to other pages you identify with right beneath your Instagram profile picture. But keep in mind that users who don't want their profile tagged in others' bios can opt to untag themselves.

It's best to reserve this space for the accounts you know would agree with the association you're making.

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