Instagram Stories offer an exciting way to share your content with your followers, but what do you do when you’d like to link to something outside of your account? Adding a link to your story can be a great way to promote your website, blog, or other content. Here’s how to make it happen.
Tapping Your Way to Storytime Success
The first step is to create your content. Instagram Stories can include photos, videos, Boomerangs, text, and polls. Once you’ve crafted your story, it’s time to tap the link icon in the top right-hand corner of the screen. A small text box will appear, where you can paste the URL of the content you’d like to link to.
Once you’ve pasted the link, you’ll be able to customize the look of the link and add a title, which will appear when your followers tap the link. When you’re done, just tap “Done” to finish up.
Get That Link Rolling on Instagram Stories
Your link is now ready to be published. You can also add creative touches to the link, like customizing the colors and adding stickers and GIFs. Your followers can now tap on the link and be taken to the page you’ve linked to.
It’s also possible to link to content that you’ve previously posted in your own stories — just move to the link icon, select the “Swipe Up” option, and you’ll be able to choose from the different stories posts you’ve created.
With just a few taps, you can easily share your content with the world. Adding a link to your Instagram story is a great way to promote your website, blog, or other content. Now, you have the tools you need to get that link rolling.