By creating a free Instagram business account .
You can simply display your business' contact information on your account , sell directly on Instagram , leverage paid ads and understand what's performing well with your audience .
Essentially , Instagram is another creative channel that you can be discussed it on and take advantage of to grow your brand and presence online .
Hey guys , Stuart here .
Welcome along and thanks for joining me if it's your first time here .
Now , today , I'm going to share how to create an Instagram business account in 2022 so that you can effectively grow your business with Instagram .
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So before you go ahead and launch into Instagram , consider subscribing if you haven't done so already or if you're new to this channel .
And with that happy note , let's go ahead and dive into this updated Instagram business account tutorial for beginners .
By creating a free Instagram business account .
You can simply display your business' contact information on your account , sell directly on Instagram , leverage paid ads and understand what's performing well with your audience .
Essentially , Instagram is another creative channel that you can be discussed it on and take advantage of to grow your brand and presence online .
Hey guys , Stuart here .
Welcome along and thanks for joining me if it's your first time here .
Now , today , I'm going to share how to create an Instagram business account in 2022 so that you can effectively grow your business with Instagram .
Ok ?
So before you go ahead and launch into Instagram , consider subscribing if you haven't done so already or if you're new to this channel .
And with that happy note , let's go ahead and dive into this updated Instagram business account tutorial for beginners .
We want to add our business name in here and for the purpose of today's tutorial , what we're going to do is create a cafe business called Cool Cats cafe .
Then once you've added your business name , click next here , you just want to add a password and then click next .
Then here you have the option to allow your device to remember your login information .
Then go ahead and add your date of birth .
We're just going to go ahead and add a date of birth .
Now , then click next here .
You want to add a user name .
This is your unique user name that people can use to locate your Instagram account .
What you want to do is make sure that your user name resembles your business name .
Try different variations until you get a green tick and then click sign up when you're happy with your user name .
And then what we want to do is skip this step for now , you can connect to Facebook later on if you like .
We're also going to skip search our contacts .
And then here what we want to do is add a profile photo .
So this is going to be our logo for our business that we made earlier with .
Can if you want to learn more about creating a logo for free , if you don't already have one , what I'll do is link a beginner's tutorial up above and down below in the description that will guide you through how to create your own logo .
Then once you've added your logo , choose if you'd like to share this photo as a post .
We're going to turn that off and click next here .
You can discover people by following other accounts on Instagram .
We're going to skip this and then we're also going to click not now because we don't want to find anyone at the moment .
And as you can see , we've created our Instagram account .
Now , what we want to do is actually convert this Instagram account into a business account to do that , head over to your profile and then click the three lines in the top right hand corner , then come down and click settings , then come down and click on account and then scroll down to the bottom of the page and select switch to professional account .
Then what you want to do is navigate through this process .
Click , continue , continue again .
Basically , it's just sharing what you can do with the business account just like we explained at the beginning of this tutorial .
And then here what you want to do is select a category that best describes your business .
So what we're going to do is type in cafe because we're creating a business account for a cafe , then we're going to select cafe .
So take the time to identify the right option for you and then select display on profile because you want to show people visiting your account what your business is .
And this gives it a more professional feel .
Then come down and select either business or creator .
Now for the purpose of this tutorial , we're creating a business Instagram account for a local cafe .
So we're going to select business and then come down and click next here .
You want to add your public business information that you want people to be able to see that is going to be displayed on your Instagram account .
So go ahead , add your business information , then click next .
Then here you have the option to connect with Facebook for .
Now , what we're going to do is skip this step , but later , what you want to do is make your Facebook business page with your Instagram business account .
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So the first thing we need to do is install the Instagram app onto our mobile device , then go ahead and sign in or sign up .
So what we're gonna do is create a fresh account to show you how to turn your regular Instagram account into a business Instagram account .
So what I'm going to do is select sign up with phone or email , then simply enter your phone number or simply enter in your email and then click next .
Or you can choose to sign up with Facebook for the purpose of today's tutorial .
What we're going to do is create a fresh account with an email address .
Then all you need to do is locate the confirmation code for us .
It was sent to our email , Then click next .
Then here , what you want to do is go ahead and add your name now because we're creating a Instagram business account .
We can also change the category , add additional contact options as well as edit our profile display , meaning we can choose to show contact information or not .
Now , under contact options , we can add our business email address , business phone number , business address and our whatsapp business phone number if you use one .
So go ahead and take the time to add your public business information that you want to show on your account .
Once you've done that navigate back and click on profile display .
This is where we want to make sure that display contact info is on and this allows visitors to get in touch with us via our contact options that we added under contact options .
And then just like that , once you've added all your business information , simply click done and that's going to take you back to your profile .
And now you can start engaging with your audience through your Instagram business account .
You can also see insights to see how your account is performing .
We want to add our business name in here and for the purpose of today's tutorial , what we're going to do is create a cafe business called Cool Cats cafe .
Then once you've added your business name , click next here , you just want to add a password and then click next .
Then here you have the option to allow your device to remember your login information .
Then go ahead and add your date of birth .
We're just going to go ahead and add a date of birth .
Now , then click next here .
You want to add a user name .
This is your unique user name that people can use to locate your Instagram account .
What you want to do is make sure that your user name resembles your business name .
Try different variations until you get a green tick and then click sign up when you're happy with your user name .
And then what we want to do is skip this step for now , you can connect to Facebook later on if you like .