Do you own or manage multiple Instagram accounts? Or perhaps you’ve thought about starting another account. If so, this post is for you.
One of the gripes with Instagram for a while has been that it’s not easy to manage multiple accounts. You’d have to log out and log in to each account independently from within the app. When you factor in long or complex passwords, it can be a big pain.
I’m super excited to hear that there is now a solution that will enable you (and me) to manage multiple Instagram accounts much easier, from one place. It’s Hootsuite.
Here’s what they said in their announcement email….
We’re incredibly excited to announce that Hootsuite now works with Instagram! That means that you can now schedule posts, publish pictures, monitor your feed, and engage with your Instagram audience right within the Hootsuite dashboard—just like the rest of your social networks.
You can now:
• Publish posts to Instagram immediately or schedule them to publish at a later time
• Easily manage multiple Instagram accounts in one place
• Grow your Instagram community by engaging your audience right within the dashboard
• Get more done by securely sharing access to Instagram with Team Members (Pro only)
• Keep an eye on the competition and find opportunities for engagement by creating search streams that follow specific users, hashtags, and keywords
So, if you are already a Hootsuite user then simply log in to your account to add Instagram.
If you are not using Hootsuite, learn more at www.hootsuite.com
As for me, I’m doing a little dance of joy right now. Having this feature will make it much easier to update multiple accounts and save precious time. Hopefully Instagram will eventually make this a native feature within their app as well.
A word of caution though… just because you can also SCHEDULE posts, please don’t abuse it and make your social platforms robotic. Social media works best when it’s… SOCIAL. Use the tools for good. Scheduling posts is okay as a supplemental strategy but make sure you stay invested in interaction with those who follow you.
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