Thursday, 27 August 2020

How to Create a Location on Instagram

This wikiHow will teach you how to create your own location on Instagram if you have a business account. To do this, you'll need to have a Facebook profile created and linked to your Instagram business account.

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  1. Open Facebook. This mobile app icon looks like a white "f" on a blue background that you'll find on one of your Home screens, in the app drawer, or by searching.
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  2. Switch to your business account. You can do this by tapping the three-line menu option and then tap your business account.
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  3. Tap . You can create a new post by tapping the Post option that's under your business name and cover photo.
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  4. Tap . You'll find this near the middle of the menu at the bottom of your screen.
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  5. Tap in the text field that says "Search for places." Since the address most likely does not exist yet, you'll want to search first.
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  6. Search for your page's name or a location. The search results will update as you type, but don't hit "Enter" or your keyboard equivalent.
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  7. Tap . You'll see this at the bottom of the menu next to a blue plus sign.
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  8. Choose a category. Tap to choose from the suggested categories. If, for example, you want to create a custom location for your bake sale and fundraiser, you can choose "Event."
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  9. Choose a city. You can either search for a city or you can use a suggested location, which includes using your phone's GPS.
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  10. Type the street address and tap . You'll see the Create button in the top-right corner of your screen.
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  11. Tap . You can compose a post to accompany the location tag, but you'll need to publish the location first.
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  12. Create a new Instagram post. If you need an in-depth tutorial on posting to Instagram, refer to How to Post on Instagram.
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  13. Tap under "Add Location." You may have to scroll inside the menu.
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  14. Search for and select your new location. If you can't find it, you may have to return to the post you created on Facebook and claim the location as your business.[1]
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    • If done successfully, your post will be added to your feed with the location tag you created on Facebook.

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