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Instagram takes on Patreon with posts and messages made for paying subscribers only

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Jul 15, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic Leave a Comment
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Earlier this year, Instagram released Subscriptions, an option that looks a lot like Patreon or YouTube’s “Join” feature. Now it’s expanding it even further allowing creators to share posts only with those who are ready to pay up for the content.

Subscriptions used to cover only Stories and live streams, but you can now post photos or Reels only for the chosen ones. You can even send messages only to your subscribers who pay to see your content.

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Great, people might soon reply to your Instagram Stories with voice messages

Mar 28, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment
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I was really happy about Instagram’s recent Story likes – no more DMs with emojis, just a little heart when I open the Story views. However, it looks like Instagram Story replies are about to become worse than they used to be.

Reverse engineer and mobile developer Alessandro Paluzzi recently discovered that Instagram might add voice messages as Story replies. So, instead of people reacting to your Stories with a simple emoji (or, God forbid, a message), they might soon be able to record audio messages for you.

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People can finally like your Instagram Stories without sending you DMs

Feb 15, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic Leave a Comment
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Meta has introduced yet another new feature to Instagram. From now on, users will be able to “like” Stories – but the reactions won’t be landing into Inbox anymore.

There is now going to be a separate area for Story likes, and you and your followers won’t be cluttering up each other’s DMs any longer. Finally, right?

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Paid subscriptions for Instagram content is now officially a thing

Jan 20, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic Leave a Comment
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After some hints of paid Instagram content, now it’s officially a thing. This week, Instagram is launching Subscriptions, a feature for creators that lets them charge for their Stories and live streams and play them only for those who pay the subscription.

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Instagram’s own paid subscription service is just around the corner

Nov 10, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic Leave a Comment
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Can you imagine paying to see Instagram Stories? Well, the option is just around the corner. After some reports from earlier this year, it looks like Instagram is now just a step away from launching its own paid subscription service.

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Your Instagram Stories are now open for everyone to participate

Nov 2, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic Leave a Comment
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After unlocking link stickers for everyone, Instagram has now come up with another way to make its users more engaged. A new sticker will now enable everyone to become a part of your Story and turn it into a public thread.

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Instagram finally lets everyone add links to Stories

Oct 27, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic Leave a Comment
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Adding links to Stories used to be reserved only for “the chosen ones.” But now Instagram is finally enabling everyone to add links to their Stories and redirect their audience to their work outside the platform. At the same time, some changes are coming to the feature, but it will be available to many more users than before.

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How to inexpensively take your lighting for social media to the next level

Sep 3, 2021 by John Aldred Leave a Comment
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Lighting isn’t something that many of us take into consideration for our social media. Sure, if we’re posting photographs of our clients to social media, they’re already lit anyway, but if we’re shooting images or videos that are just for social media, it’s usually ignored. Because, well, it’s just social media, right?

Well, there’s a lot you can do in terms of lighting for social media that’s fairly simple to achieve. You can do it with some relatively inexpensive gear and it’s pretty easy to set up, too. In this video, Mark Wallace walks us through a number of different types of lights and lighting setups to show how we can get the most out of our setups for social media.

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Instagram to ditch swipe-up links and replace them with stickers

Aug 24, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic Leave a Comment
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Instagram’s swipe-up links in Stories are about to disappear. The app is ditching this format in favor of something new – link stickers. Some users are already seeing the change and using it. However, many have been left without an option to add links to their Stories until the new feature is officially rolled out.

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Instagram now translates your Stories into more than 90 languages

Jul 22, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic Leave a Comment
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Instagram Stories are a great way to be on your audience’s radar and to communicate with your followers. From now on, you’ll be able to reach much more of them even if you don’t share a common language. Instagram has enabled automatic translation in Stories, and it’s already available for all users worldwide.

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