How to post Rental Beast listings to Instagram

How to post Rental Beast listings to Instagram

Posting Rental Listings to Social Media via Instagram

Purpose: Advertise rental listings to generate leads on Instagram

Notes:  Instagram can be downloaded from your mobile device’s online app store, such as Google Play or Apple App Store.  Instagram can also be accessed from a desktop web browser at www.instagram.com

Step by step instructions:

Posting to Instagram via Desktop Web Browser


1. Find a listing you’d like to post and download the images to your desktop computer.

2. Go to instagram.com and click the New Post icon (Square with a Plus sign) in the upper right corner of the screen

3. Select the image(s) you would like to use for the post and click Next



4. The next screen allows you to adjust the crop, zoom and order of images for your post.  After adjusting those options, you will also be able to apply an image filter and adjust settings such as brightness and contrast.  When you are finished making your adjustments, click Next.


5. Add the description for your post.  Be sure to include price, number of bedrooms and a link to the listing or RB ID number (if you’re posting a specific listing).  You can also add  relevant hashtags to give your post more visibility.  You also have the option to add alternate text to the photos and disable commenting.  Once you have everything set, you can click Share to have the post go live on Instagram.


Posting to Instagram via Mobile Device


1. Find a listing you’d like to post and download the images to your mobile device.

2. Open the Instagram app on your mobile device and tap the New Post icon (Square with a Plus sign) in the middle of the menu bar at the bottom of the screen


3. Select the image(s) you would like to use for the post and tap the arrow pointing right



4. The next screen allows you to choose a filter for your photos and edit the contrast and brightness of the image.  Once you’ve made those selections, tap the arrow pointing right.


5. Add the description for your post.  Be sure to include price, number of bedrooms and a link to the listing or RB ID number (if you’re posting a specific listing).  You can also add  relevant hashtags to give your post more visibility.  You also have the option to add alternate text to the photos and disable commenting under Advanced Settings.  Once you have everything set, you can tap the blue checkmark to have the post go live on Instagram.

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