Note:
You must have a business account on Instagram to boost your posts.
You can create sponsored posts from your pre-existing Instagram content.
1. Choose a post of your choice to boost. Click on the Boost Post Button at the bottom right of the image.
2. If you didn't link to a Facebook Page when you set up your Instagram professional account, you will be prompted to connect a Page. You can choose an existing Page or tap Skip.
3. Select a goal based on your business’s or your account’s needs. This will be the “Call To Action” under your sponsored post.
Click on Next.
4. Choose your audience. You can choose an automatic audience where Instagram targets accounts similar to your followers or customize the target audience based on their geography, age, interests, and profession. Click on next.
5. Select your budget. You can choose how many days you want to run the campaign or if you want to run it till your budget runs out. Click on next > Review your post, and you are ready to boost.
6. Click on Boost Post, and your Sponsored ad is ready.
Your ad will be submitted for review to make sure that it meets Instagram’s ad policies.
Your ad will begin running after it's been reviewed and approved.
You'll receive a notification in your activity feed after you've submitted an ad for review, when it's getting reviewed if it's approved or disapproved, and when the campaign ends.
After submitting your ad, you can use the Ad Tools button to view insights.
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