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Why don't Instagram posts publish immediately?

Sked Social posts are sent to Instagram as quickly as we can, but they are not immediately posted on… Instagram… Let's say that this tablet manages 10 Instagram accounts

Upload errors for Instagram posts

users' Instagram feeds) with rubbish low-quality content… Remember that when it comes to Instagram, less is more… Our "best practice" advice is to keep to no more than 4-5 posts a day -- while this might seem like very

Tagging products in Instagram posts

Instagram posts) - at least until Instagram updates their Android app to be at par with their iOS app… publishing a few posts with product tags from the Instagram app… Instagram's requirements for product tagging

Posting Instagram carousel posts (slideshows / multiple image posts / albums)

2017, Carousels allow users to upload multiple photos or videos to produce a "slideshow" item in their Instagram… The feature looks like this (sourced from the Refinery29 article): Sked Social supports these posts… images or videos (that's Instagram's maximum number) for your carousel, and you will see in upcoming posts

Why is there a 15 minute limit on Instagram posts?

Every now and then we get asked why we have a limit of only one post per 15 minutes per Instagram account… i.e. their own tablet(s)), so they can post as many images they want at the times they want -- their posts… This also means they will only delay their own posts, which we think is appropriate

Adding locations/geolocations to Instagram posts

Various reports have found that posts with locations can see up to 30% higher engagement, so we can understand… Great news - you can add locations in Sked 🗺️📌 Just hit "Add location" when uploading an Instagram… We search Facebook's collection of "Places" (same thing Instagram uses) for the right location for you

How to tag users in your Instagram posts

For more information on how to upload posts to Sked, click here

"First comments" are not appearing on Instagram posts

You should login to Instagram on your phone and check the profile page to see if there is a message –… If you're not sure why your account is having issues posting captions, or you consistently see problems… We believe it works 98% of the time, however that does mean that 1 in 50 posts will go up without a comment

How links work in Sked

For Instagram posts… Here's an example: You can read more about link posts versus image/video posts on these social networks… For Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn posts

Instagram video formats and specifications

Instagram profile/feed posts… Instagram story posts… Videos for stories or profile/feed posts must be at least 3 seconds long