Was there a time that when you scroll through your Instagram feed and you just want to share a certain post? But once you want to do it, there is no option for it? Unlike with Twitter and Facebook, itโs easy to retweet and share a post. Posting someone else’s post on Instagram is called reposting, and it canโt be done directly through the app.
In order to repost something on Instagram, you must first reach out to the Instagram user whose content you want to repost for permission. This is in compliance with Instagramโs Term of Use. An easy way to get a personโs permission is to comment on that post and ask if you can share that image or video. The other one is to Direct Message on Instagram.
Benefits
User-Generated Content
Through reposting, you can promote your own products or service by using the photos posted by another Instagram user who used your brand or avail of your service. You are building trust and strengthening the community among your followers because you are being real and authentic on promoting your brand. And, followers whoโll interact with UGC content are most likely will become your customers which in result, you will see sales to arise!
Reduce Need To Create Own Content
This allows you to save time and effort in thinking of adding new content for your account especially when you ran out of ideas. Also, reposting is one way of breaking from monotony on your Instagram profile.
How to Repost
After obtaining permission from an Instagram user, you can repost by taking a screenshot of the photo or you can use external apps such as Repost for Instagram.
Take a Screenshot
The most obvious and simple way of reposting is to take a screenshot of the post and upload it on your own profile. The downside of using the screenshot in the photo, it includes the personโs username, caption, their likes and comments of the post. If you donโt want it to be seen, then youโll have to crop it. ย But cropping the photo can affect the image quality. Also, for screenshots, it doesnโt work with videos but only for sharing photos.
Using “Repost for Instagram”
1. Download Repost
Download “Repost for Instagram” for either iOS or Android, which integrates directly with Instagram so you can share from other users.
2. Identify a photo or video to repost
You can now choose a photo or video that you want to repost from your Instagram account. Tap the chosen photo or video to see its full view.
3. Copy the postโs share URL ย to your clipboard
Once youโre on the photoโs or videoโs landing page, tap the โ…โ icon in the upper-righthand corner of the post. Then, tap โCopy Share URLโ (or “Copy Link”).
4. Open “Repost for Instagram”
Once the photo is copied to your phoneโs clipboard, you can now open Repost. The post that you copied will automatically be on the appโs homepage.ย
Tap the arrow on the righthand โ>โ side of the post, then youโll be able to edit on how you want the repost icon to appear on Instagram.
Tap โRepostโ.
Tap โCopy to Instagramโ, so you can add a filter and edit the post.
5. Edit the postโs caption and share
After adding a filter, you can tap โNextโ to add a caption. If you want to use the original caption of the post, tap the caption field and press โPasteโ and the original caption will appear with a citation that credits the original user of the photo. Tap โShareโ once you are done.
There are other apps that you can use on reposting for Instagram such as InstaRepost, DownloadGram, and Regrammer which are the most commonly used apps for reposting.
Now, you know how to repost Instagramโs photos or videos and you can choose which app that is convenient for you to use. Remember that Instagram requires you to ask permission from the user to be safe in following Instagramโs Term of Service.
Instagram is a great way to connect with a larger audience and reposting content has a great impact on getting more engagement and potential customers for your business.
One Response
It was interesting to read this text about Instagram’s restrictions on reposts. In fact, many users find it difficult to understand why they can’t just click the “share” button, like on Twitter or Facebook. I liked that they emphasize the importance of following the rules and getting permission from the content creator โ it’s a very ethical approach and helps avoid copyright issues.
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