Chapter 6

Commenting and Direct Messaging

IN THIS CHAPTER

check Thinking about what you should share on Instagram

check Using links to share posts

check Sending direct messages

check Getting, reviewing, and responding to comments

check Reporting inappropriate comments

This chapter tells you all about sharing your Instagram photos and videos. What’s more, you’ll find out how to encourage people to comment on your posts and how to send a direct message to a commenter.

You start by thinking about what you should and shouldn’t share. Next, you discover how to use a link to invite other Instagram users to comment on your posts as well as how to send a direct message to other users. And if you conclude that a comment is inappropriate, you can use Instagram’s built-in reporting tool to send feedback and information to the Instagram staff so they can investigate.

Before You Share, Stop and Think

Instagram provides guidelines that protect and nurture not only the larger Instagram community but also you and your business. ...

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