Shoppable instagram posts has finally been released! The feature was first released and tested in the United States. Due to its overwhelming success it has been released to 44 countries worldwide – New Zealand being one of them!
If you’re not familiar with instagram, it’s a social media platform that connects consumers with brands and influencers by allowing you to post images and tag them with hashtags. The hashtags are searchable and allow instagrammers to follow you.
Instagram Shopping now allows you to tag products in your image posts. Clicking on a tagged product will take you directly to the product page.
Previously, it was very difficult to direct traffic anywhere outside of instagram, as they didn’t allow links within posts. You still can’t link, which is why tagging your posts with products is big news!
USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Brazil, Sweden, Netherlands, Argentina, Mexico, New Zealand, Switzerland, Puerto Rico, Ireland, South Africa, Belgium, Austria, Peru, Uruguay, Paraguay, Malta, Ecuador, Panama, Portugal, Poland, Greece, Cyprus, Denmark, Czech Republic, Romania, Norway, Hungary, Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Luxembourg, Dominican Republic, and Belize.
If you don’t yet see the ‘shopping’ option in your instagram business account, this is because your account is still under review. It usually takes a few days, but sometimes longer if they feel they need to verify your account further.
It can feel overwhelming setting up multiple sales channels while meeting each platform’s rules and regulations. Especially if you’re not sure what you should be doing!
Let New Zealand’s #1 Shopify Experts take care of it for you. They can set up shoppable instagram posts to work with your Shopify store.
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