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HOW TO FIX THE LINK ICON MISSING FROM INSTAGRAM STORIES
Learn how to fix the link option not showing on an Instagram story.
Get the link option back after missing or disappearing from your Instagram story.
By Mau, Global Head of Marketing Strategy at eDigital.
NO LINK BUTTON ON AN INSTAGRAM STORY – HOW TO FIX IT
Before you try to find a way to add a link to an Instagram story, let me tell you something you may find hard to admit:
Instagram is mugging you in broad daylight 🔫 while you thank them for the privilege.
Instagram algorithm shows your “viral” content to roughly the same audience who’d notice if you screamed to your office printer: Mark from marketing who does not even know your name. 😵
You own nothing 🤡 on your Instagram account.
You’re renting followers from landlords who charge you extra just to talk to your audience.
It’s like building a mansion on rented land: expensive, temporary, and the landlord can bulldoze it whenever they update their “community guidelines”. 🏠💥
Meanwhile, Zuckerberg is swimming in a pool filled with your ad spend. 🏊♂️💰
Your current situation:
❌ Zero follower data ownership 📊❌
❌ Organic reach = no-one watching! 🕵️♂️
❌ Ad costs rising faster than your therapy bills 📈💀
❌ Followers “export” button? Pure fantasy 🦄
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How to add a link to an Instagram story
⚡️ UPDATE: Link stickers on Instagram stories are finally available to everyone (Even for accounts with less than ten thousand followers).
Yeah, that’s right, you can now link to any web page from your Instagram stories with the link sticker.
Instagram announced (27-10-2021) that link stickers for Instagram stories are now available to everyone – regardless of the follower count number.
This means you can now add web links to your Instagram stories and drive traffic to your website even if you have less than 10k followers.
If you don’t have access to link stickers just yet, sit tight, it may take a few days to see the link sticker option live on your Instagram stories.
About the link sticker option on an Instagram Story
Once published, an Instagram story disappears after 24 hours (Unless you save it in one of your highlights folders).
Instagram stories humanise a brand in a fun and creative way, letting your organisation tell its tale in a unique and personal voice, more importantly, some accounts can add a link to a specific website URL.
Using the link sticker option on your Instagram stories is a great marketing opportunity to build brand awareness, grow engagement and drive sales.
THE LINK STICKER ISSUE ON INSTAGRAM STORIES IS NOW SOLVED!
Before October 2021, the link functionality on an Instagram story was only available to:
- Verified accounts or
- Business accounts with 10k+ followers
Yeah, that’s right, people were not able to access the link sticker option on an Instagram story because either the Instagram account was not officially verified by Instagram or the account did not have at least 10.000 followers.
Below is the Instagram account verification process in case you still want to verify your Instagram account.
Instagram account verification – Steps
- Log in to your Instagram account
- Click on the three horizontal lines icon at the top right
- Click on the settings icon
- Click on “Account”
- Click on “Request Verification”
- An online form will appear, fill it in with your details
- Attach a photo of your ID (Instagram requires a Government-issued photo ID that shows your name and date of birth (e,g. driver’s license, passport or national identification card) or official business documents (tax filing, recent utility bill, article of incorporation) to review your request.
- Ensure all the info is correct, you will not be able to edit or modify your request.
- Click the “Send” photo
- Wait until Instagram notifies you about your verification status (it might take a couple of weeks).
- Once approved, people were able to have the link sticker option for Instagram stories. But as said before, Since October 2021, you do not need to verify your account to have access to the link sticker option.
How to apply for Instagram Verification
Marketers are also reading the top 25 most-followed Australians on Instagram
Liking from an Instagram Story offers a marketing tool to drive followers to your website or app.
The above options will get your Instagram stories with a link icon in no time so your Instagram Story can be used as a traffic driver and potentially help bring leads and sales to your business.
However, there are far more effective ways of generating traffic to your website or app that should be planned and executed as part of a well-crafted digital marketing strategy.
Have your say! 🗣
💬 Users’ comments about link icon vanished from Instagram stories:
- “Marketers and creators are yelling ‘Where’s the damn Instagram story link icon?!’ 🔗 Somewhere, Instagram product devs are sipping iced coffee and laughing” ☕😂 Adam Lee
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🎬 Conclusion
So, you’re about to add a link to your Instagram story. Smart move. 👍🏼
But just adding links to Stories isn’t going to get you the sales you’re dreaming of 🙄 from Instagram.
If you want your content to actually work its magic and not just sit there like a sad afterthought, you need a professional digital marketing and content strategy that stands out. 💥
Contact us to help you turn your content into a powerful force that gets the attention your brand deserves and brings new sales for your business.
Don’t just use add links to your stories on Instagram; make your entire content strategy unique, relevant and unforgettable.
Email us and let’s make sure your brand’s content actually works for your business goals. 💪🏼
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