Before starting:
Instagram currently divides its accounts into two categories: Professional – which is in turn divided into Business and Creator – and Personal.
Each one offers different advantages, because they have different functions. Which is the best option for you will depend on how you use Instagram. You can learn more about how to convert your Personal Instagram account into a Professional one here.
In Postcron, you can schedule and publish your content automatically to Company accounts, without notifications or reminders. However, you will only be able to publish posts in your Feed (news).
On the other hand, for a Personal account you must finish your posts through a notification sent by the Postcron app. This method allows you to schedule posts for both Feed (news) and Stories, while you can take advantage of all Instagram resources at the time of publication in its app!
That is to say, at Postcron, we divide the types of Instagram social accounts according to the publication dynamics: Company accounts will have automatic publication and accounts linked as Personal will respond to the publication dynamics with notifications.
You can add any type of Instagram account to post with notifications, such as a Personal account in Postcron. But you can only add one that is a Company account and meets the requirements as a Company account. If you are interested in automatic posting on Instagram, read more in this related article!
Why schedule posts on Instagram with notifications?
If you still have doubts about the benefits of using notifications to publish on Instagram with Postcron, here are some tips that may interest you:
- Save time publishing and save time planning: take care of the consistency and quality of your content and how it impacts your social media strategy.
- Publish daily and at the appropriate times: review your metrics and schedule posts at the time that your audience shows the most interest.
- Use Postcron’s Hashtag Search to expand the reach of your posts.
- Enhance the aesthetics and quality of your posts with ArtStudio, the ideal tool for designing posts on all your networks.
- Integrate WhatsApp into your social media strategy with Postcron’s free Link Generator.
How to add Instagram accounts to Postcron to post with notifications?
Too easy! It’s just two steps so you can start scheduling and managing your posts on Instagram. Click on the Instagram icon in “Add Accounts” and then “Personal”.
Name your account in such a way that you can identify which Instagram account that post belongs to (it is not necessary to log in to Instagram beforehand, or enter your username and password).
When you receive the notification on your mobile device, it will have the account name as it is in Postcron; so we recommend that the name be the same (or one that helps you easily identify which Instagram account the post belongs to), so you can know if you need to change accounts in the Instagram application before posting (if you have only one account, ignore this detail).
You can also add your Business or Creator account using this method to post to them with notifications and schedule Stories!
Some points you should keep in mind before starting to schedule posts on Instagram with Postcron:
- Download the Postcron mobile app (if you haven’t already) from the App Store or Google Play.
- Make sure you log in to Postcron from your mobile device (in the Postcron App) with your same Postcron account.
- Make sure you have the Instagram accounts you are going to post to linked and open in the Instagram app on your mobile device.
STEP 1: Create a post in the news (feed) or story for Instagram. You can do it from the web version or from the app.
- From the Postcron publisher, add the photo or video you want to publish on Instagram.
- Define the message that will accompany your publication.
- Click on schedule and select the day and time you want the post to be published.
STEP 2. Verify and approve your posts from your mobile device.
- You will receive push notifications on your mobile device at the time the post is scheduled.
- Before continuing, make sure you are logged into the Instagram account that the post belongs to in the Instagram app. In the push notification you will preview which account the post belongs to (if you have one
- single account, ignore this step).
- Open the Notification, review your post before pressing “Continue on Instagram”.
STEP 3: Finish your posts from Instagram.
- Instagram will open and you can choose to post to News (feed) or Stories.
- Edit the post to your liking from the Instagram app.
- The text of the created post will be on your clipboard, to add it just paste it into the message field.
- When you’re ready, click “Next” and finally “Share”!
