Hello! Today I want to share some not-so-top-secret information for my fellow social media managers out there. We all know there’s still no great way to schedule Instagram photos, at least not within the platform itself. Don’t get me wrong, I know there are a number of tools that will auto post your Instagram photos, but many are paid services, or only offer to schedule posts for one account. For agencies that are set up like Gossip Genie where we are responsible for multiple clients, these tools aren’t exactly what we social media managers need right now.
That said, I want to go over a quick Instagram hack that I use to easily “schedule” my clients’ photos. It’s called the “drafts” feature. It’s amazing because you can 1.) Upload 2. ) Edit it 3.) Tag 4.) Set the geo-location and then save as a draft. See below for a step by step guide to making Instagram less of a hassle.
1. Upload your photo normally.
2. Add whatever photo you want from “camera roll.”
3. Edit the photo.
4. Caption, tag, and add a location. And then hit the “back” arrow.
5. A dialog box will pop up. Select “save draft.”
6. Close the app. When you reopen the app, you will now have the choice to select a photo from your “drafts.”
7. You can view all of your saved drafts by clicking “manage drafts.” Drafts will have saved the caption, tagging, filters, edits, and geos you created in Step 4.
And that’s all it takes!
A few notes: the drafts will be saved under whatever account you are logged into and only that account, this is great if you are taking advantage of the multiple accounts feature on Instagram. If you log out of the account, then your drafts will be deleted. I advise drafting a week’s worth of posts just in case you get logged out.
What are some other tools you use to schedule Instagram posts?
