- One alternative ways to share links on Instagram
other than the one link we get in our profile
and of course the swipe up,
if you have over 10,000 followers.
In this video I'll show you three alternative ways
to share links on Instagram.
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My name is Harry Potter
and in this video
I'm gonna show you three alternative ways to share links
on Instagram.
The most obvious way is of course
a link in your profile.
Second is of course
if you have more than 10,000 followers
or a verified account,
you can have a swipe up Link in Instagram stories.
That doesn't apply to most of us.
So I'm gonna show you three alternative ways
to share links on Instagram.
Now, really quick,
I wanna preface this by saying
there is no secret thing
or I'm gonna say
Oh, as long as you use hashtag secret links,
you're gonna be able to put a link
on every post in your feed.
I just wanna put that out there up front.
In case you're thinking I have some magical thing.
There's just a few things I've figured out
that have worked really, really well.
- [Instructor] So here's what I've named
each of these methods.
The Multi-Link Link,
The Ask
and The Pole.
And the first one,
The Multi-Link Link is by far the most popular,
this has actually become very, very popular
in the last year,
a year and a half.
So you may have seen this one.
But essentially,
it involves using a tool,
which creates a small
or mobile optimized page.
You can update whenever you want.
The upside is you can link to a bunch of different places.
The downside is it's not necessarily
the best user experience
cause you're asking a user in your post
or your story
to go to your profile.,
then click the link,
so they have to click from your post
or your story
over to your profile,
then click that link,
then figure out which of the other links
they are looking for,
and click that.
But it is a way to have one link on your profile
that links to a lot of different places,
and it's mobile friendly.
On the screen here are some free options
and there are some paid options as well.
The second one,
I call The Ask,
and it's as simple as this.
Ask people who are interested in the link
to DM you,
to send you a direct message.
I do this a lot on Instagram stories,
but you can do it in the feed as well.
And if you have something that is interesting enough,
like you're not saying,
hey, come by this $1,000 program for $2,000.
You've got a really compelling hook
and a compelling tease.
People will DM you for it,
and it has worked very, very well for me.
Plus, then you have the chance to have a conversation
in the DMs.
And then the third method I call The Poll,
and you can actually use the Instagram Stories poll sticker,
and let me show you how this works,
and my favorite is,
this one requires the least effort for your follower.
The Multi-Link Link requires a few clicks.
The DM request requires them to send you a direct message.
But in this one, in your story,
you just say,
hey, wanna watch it,
or whatever it is,
you want the link,
ask people to tap yes if they want the link,
and you can see who voted yes
by tapping the little icon in the lower left of your screen
while watching your story on playback.
And as you can see here,
it shows you everybody who tapped Yes,
and that little paper airplane
means you can dm them right here from the same screen.
So super fast to DM everybody
that requested the link.
Plus, if you are charming and smooth enough,
you can follow up the next day
or maybe a couple days later
and say hey,
just wondering, did you get a chance to check out that link
or that video that I sent you?
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