Did know that you can add clickable links on Instagram so you can link to a YouTube
video or YouTube channel and get more views and subscribers? In this video, you'll discover
six ways to share a YouTube link on Instagram. Hello, my name is Herman Drost, if you want
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Number one, Instagram bio. This is the easiest way to create a clickable link on Instagram.
Tap your Instagram app, tap the people icon at the bottom right, tap add a profile, tap
website. Here you can add the URL to your YouTube video, your YouTube channel or a landing
page. As you can see I've got a clickable link to my landing page. If I tap the link,
that takes me to my landing page. If you want to add multiple links to your
Instagram bio stay tuned to the end of the video. Number two, Instagram post. You won't
be able to create a clickable link, but you can create a text link. Just make sure that's
easy to remember. Tap your Instagram app, tap the profile icon. I can tap on one of
my posts. This is a square video that I posted to my profile.
Click the link in the card if you want to know how to create a square video like this
that you can post to your Instagram profile. As you can see I've got the title, you've
got captions that's beneath my video. I've got a description. Here's a link to all the
videos on my YouTube channel that'll include the hashtags. This is a text link that's easy
to read. Also include this link at the end of the video as you can see here.
Number three, Instagram TV or commonly referred to as IG TV. You can add clickable links in
the description of an IGTV video, click the link in the card if you want to know how to
post a YouTube video to IGTV. I'm going to tap on one of my IGTV videos. Here's the IGTV
video on my phone. Here's a preview of it in my profile. It says, "Watch the full IGTV
video," so if I tap on that, it'll take me to my IGTV video.
The clickable link can easily be seen when viewed from your desktop, but as you can see
it's not easily viewable from your mobile phone. What you have to do is tap the arrow
at the top of the screen. Now you can see the description, you can see the clickable
link and the hashtags. I'm going to tap the clickable link. That takes me to all the videos
on my YouTube channel. If I tap on the arrow again then I take me
back to the video. What I highly recommend is to add a call to action at the end of your
IGTV video that tells people to click on the arrow at top of the screen. Number four, swipe
up link to IGTV and on Instagram story. Just keep in mind that each story only plays for
15 seconds and only lasts for 24 hours. This doesn't get much time for viewers to react
so make sure the call to action is crystal clear.
Tap the Instagram app, tap your story, hold down the button for a few seconds, tap the
link, select the IGTV video. I'll select this one and preview the link, tap done. Says call
to action added. After you've finished your IGTV video link will appear as a swipe up
link in your Instagram story. Number five, Instagram ads. Add a clickable
link to an Instagram ad if you're willing to pay for it. Here's an example of a sponsored
ad on my Instagram feed. If I click on the arrow that says 'apply now', it takes me to
the landing page. Here are a couple of other examples of Instagram ads.
When you add links to your Instagram ads make sure they're highly relevant to the content
you're sharing otherwise you're wasting your money. Number six, direct messages. Direct
messaging on Instagram is private so it's a more personal form of communication. Are
you keeping track of the messages from your inbox? You could start a conversation by reacting
to a user's story or offering help. If you reach out to followers with a direct
message they'll appreciate you for treating them as individuals. Here's how to add a clickable
link on a direct message on Instagram. Tap on Instagram, tap the icon at the top right.
Now you can search for people you want to send a direct message to, but I'm just going
to send a direct message to myself. Tap videobootcamp, tap message. I'm going to go to YouTube and
get a link. Tap your YouTube icon. Here's one of my videos,
tap share, tap copy link. Go back to Instagram, tap message again, tap paste and there's my
clickable link. Now I'll tap send. That shows a link, shows my thumbnail image and the title
and description. If I tap on the link it goes to my video. If I tap on the picture it also
goes to my video. Here's a bonus tip, share multiple links on
your Instagram bio, perhaps you want to share a link to your website, YouTube video, YouTube
channel or landing page. You can use a service like Linktree or Linkinbio to include multiple
links. Alternatively, create a landing page on your website that contains multiple links,
so instead of redirecting people to a page that you don't own you direct them to your
own webpage. Just make sure that your landing page is mobile-friendly
because most people are viewing Instagram from their mobile phones. What are some other
ways to promote your YouTube video on social media sites? I'm glad you asked, just watch
my next video on how you can share YouTube content on multiple social media sites so
you can get more views and subscribers. Thanks for watching and we'll see you in the next
video.