May be you are a brand trying make stronger connection with your audience, or may be you just want to give your life updates to your loved ones. Whatever is the case, live feature of the Instagram is outstanding strategy to promote your product, to increase your appearance and make a personal connection with your audience. Not just going live is enough but scheduling it beforehand will increase your engagement (it will help your audience to keep a reminder or adjust their schedule). So this is how it goes.
2 ways to schedule your Instagram live broadcast
Number 1 Swipe left (quick method) • After you log in to your Instagram account > swipe left and your camera will open • Now swipe your bottom options to right side > choose Live • You will be shown ‘Title’ and ‘schedule’ > add title for your live video • Then schedule the date for your live session > Tap on start time > set the date or time (you can schedule up to 90 days ahead). Number 2 Via your Instagram profile • login to your Instagram account • Go to your Instagram profile • Tap on the + icon on the upper right corner • Choose the live option (it will show a ‘title’ and ‘schedule’) • From here you can give a title to your live video that you are planning. • Then go to the Schedule (it will ask for the start time from 1hour to days) • You can schedule up to 90 days ahead. By using any of the ways, now your live video is scheduled for the time you have decided. And now you can share the scheduled time with your followers so that they also can keep a reminder to attend your video.
Extra Tip:
1. Practice Mode: Instagram has announced a practice mode for Live streaming. Before starting your live video you can tap on an eye icon on the left corner of the screen. Now will be able to set and check all the video audio effects before interacting with your audience. 2. Hide offensive comments: If you interact with a large number of audience then it becomes obvious for few of them to send some offensive comments. You can hide these comments. Go to settings > privacy > comments > turn on ‘hide offensive comments’. This way you can maintain the vibe of your live video. After your live streaming ends, you can share the whole streaming as video so that people who missed out on it can catch up with what happened. No matter if you have a private or business Instagram account, you can go Live by using any of the above-mentioned options and engage with your followers. In the end, hopefully, this article along with the extra tips will help you to schedule Instagram live broadcast securely.
