Can I Add A Link In My Instagram Post?

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Instagram is a social media site known for allowing its users to post pictures and Stories. But, there’s another aspect to Instagram as well.

  • Can I Add A Link In My Instagram Post?

Many users run businesses and use the social media platform for marketing. To properly market a product, users must direct others to their web pages, YouTube channels, or other sites. But, how do you add a clickable URL to an Instagram Post?

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This article will teach you how to add links to your Instagram post and help with some other tips.

HOW YOU CAN ADD A LiNK TO AN INSTAGRAM POST

To post a link to an Instagram Post isn’t as easy as one would think. Instagram limits the number of links to protect users from spam and scams. Unfortunately, this means we will use some workarounds to our Instagram posts to get users to click links.

HOW YOU CAN ADD A LINK TO YOUR BIO

If you’re set on your standard Instagram post, your best bet is to add a link to your Bio. Then, you should let people know to visit that link in the captions of your post.


You might use the hashtag, “LINK IN BIO,” to show the text making it stand out more.
Then, users can click on on your profile and click on the link.


The downsides to this method are number. First, the user have to see the Link in Bio text. Next, they will need to tap on your profile, and then click on the link.

If you have multiple links, you’ll need a linktree because more than one link can’t stay on your bio, further complicating the process.
But, there are some other ways to add links to posts on Instagram.

FAQs

Instagram is an good place to promote your goods and services. But, there are a several rules on the platform. This part will answer more of your questions about adding links to Instagram.

  • Why does Instagram not allow clickable links?

As provoking as it is, Instagram has a very good reason for limiting linking. Before, users could include links in captions and comments.

However, this feature was heavily abused with link spamming in comments and frequent hacking and misusing of profiles. Instagram has since then taken a firm stance against excessive self-promotion.

Instagram showed reaction to the abuse of its platform by banning clickable links altogether

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