Some Instagram users have received notifications that claim they have violated the app's Community Guidelines and will no longer be able to use link stickers -- a decision that financially harms creators and artists, particularly those in the adult industry.
Instagram is retiring the swipe-up link feature in Stories that allows users to direct their audience to external websites and will use link stickers -- with additional business customization features -- instead.
Instagram gives its users a sense of trust with people behind huge, popular accounts. One such photographer did not deliver on what he had promised and left his audience burned, with cash out of pocket, unfulfilled print sales, and in legal limbo.
Instagram plans to release new tools that will help influencers profit from the app more than before, including a marketplace to find brand sponsorships.
Instagram is rolling out a new Professional Dashboard that will act as a central destination to track the performance of posts and access "professional tools."
A recent update to Facebook's Creator Studio has added a highly requested feature for Instagram power users and marketers: the ability to natively schedule Instagram posts and IGTV broadcasts ahead of time.
Instagram's version of a Facebook Page might soon be a thing. The company confirmed that it was working on "business profiles" earlier this year, but now screenshots have popped up online that show Instagram is testing these profiles out in the wild.
Since its conception almost five years ago, Instagram has single-handedly changed the way individuals and companies represent themselves and interact with clients. Knowing this, and apparently feeling generous, they recently put together five tips for more successful marketing on Instagram that photographers might do well to take note of -- after all, build a solid enough following and you might make $15,000 overnight selling prints...