Help : How to switch from a personal to a professional account on Instagram ?

Switch to a professional Instagram account to connect your Instagram profile to Placeloop. This step is a technical requirement from Instagram. It's free and only takes a few seconds!

Why switch to a Professional account (Business or Creator)?

A professional Instagram account is designed, as the name suggests, to meet the needs of professionals. It provides advanced tools such as detailed insights, the ability to promote your posts, and most importantly, it allows you to connect your account to third-party tools like Placeloop.

By choosing a professional account, you ensure optimal visibility for your business on Instagram.

Which account type should you choose: Creator or Business?

• Business Account:For businesses, retailers, or self-employed professionals. This type of account:
  • Provides access to advanced marketing tools such as targeted advertising and detailed performance insights.
  • Improves your visibility on Google.
  • Allows you to add a clickable location on mobile that helps locate your physical address on a map and get directions.
  • Limitations: Access only to royalty-free music in the music library.
• Creator Account: Initially created for content creators, influencers, public figures, and artists, it now has nearly the same features as Business accounts, with some differences. This type of account:
  • Gives full access to music.
  • Allows filtering of private messages.

How to switch from a personal account to a professional account?

From a personal account:

• Go to your Instagram profile.
• Click Edit Profile.
• At the bottom of the page, click Switch to Professional Account.

Next step:

Once your Instagram account is set to professional, and before connecting your account to Placeloop, make sure your Instagram account is linked to a Facebook Page.

Link Instagram to Facebook Page

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