Create an "Contact" button in the Instagram

Very popular in the world social network Instagram has long ceased to be just a platform for communication with the help of photographs, and turned into a powerful tool for doing business. Realizing these trends, developers are adding more and more new features to users, among which a special place is the option of fast communication. About how to make the button "Contact" for devices running on different platforms, and will be discussed in this publication.

Why do I need a "contact" button?

Almost any business requires interaction between the owner (or a person authorized by him) and a potential client. This also applies to doing business in Instagram. Earlier (until August 15, 2016), our compatriots could contact their contact details only in the "Description" section, which is in the profile of the account holder.

The problem is that many potential customers, who are interested in the service or goods, will not (do not know or do not know how) "get" contacts of the owner of the page. In order to find out the details of the transaction, some details about the product or service needed to be written to the owner of the business account in the directive or to communicate using comments. Now, with the possibility of activation of the "Contact" option in Insta, any visitor of the page can receive the following data in one click:

• how to get there;
• call;
• send an email.

Next, consider how to make a "contact" button on a mobile device running Android and iOS

Adding a "contact" button

Before learning how to activate the option in the social network and make the contact button for iPhone and smartphones on the Android platform, you need to perform some actions that turn your "amateur" page into an Insta business account of an entrepreneur.

1. We register on Facebook. Strangely enough, this operation is necessary to activate the communication option in the Instagram. And, the usual registration is not suitable; you need to create a business page, by clicking the button "Create a Celebrity Page ..."
   
2. Select the type of activity. This operation is done when registering on Facebook.
3. Enter your details. Required fields are fields describing the type of activity of your organization and contact details. Then complete the registration process.

Further, all procedures will be performed in the Instagram application

On Android

On mobile devices running Android OS it is necessary to perform the following actions:

• run and enter the Instagram application on your mobile device;
• enter the "profile" and go to "Options" in the "Account" section;
• select "Switch to company profile";

• tie your (already business) account to the page in the social network Facebook, which was registered earlier;

• After authorization in facebook, fill in the fields with the ways of communication: telephone, email. address, postal address;

After updating your account in the Instagram next to the "subscribe" button, the communication option will appear.

By clicking the "Contact" button and selecting the information you need to receive, any visitor to your page (even your mom) can easily establish a connection with you, without resorting to additional searches in the application interface.

On the iPhone

How do I contact the Instagram for the iOS button? In principle, to connect the coveted option you need to do all the same steps as on the android-devices.

• run the Instagram application on the iPhone;
• in the preferences choose "Switch to company profile";
• choose the item "Sign in via Facebook", then select the created business page;
• in the information editing column, enter the necessary data, which will be displayed when the communication option is activated;
• click the "Continue" button.

The communication button is activated! Now it's worth checking her work.

What should I do if the button does not work?

If everything is done correctly, then the option should become active. Why can not the communication button work? Consider the most common reasons for what is happening.

1. There is no business account on Facebook or Instagram.
2. There is no binding of social network data accounts with each other.
3. Outdated version of the mobile application Instagram.
4. Technical failure in the social network.

With the first items it's easy: create business accounts and make them bind to each other. In some cases, it helps to update the mobile application. If everything is done correctly, and the communication function is not activated, then it is worthwhile to contact the support service Instagram with the question.

As a conclusion

Only at first glance the activation of this option seems complicated. In fact, everything is fast and simple. By going to work in a business account, the owner gets the opportunity to track activity statistics. By installing the "Contact" button, business page owners can significantly expand their target audience, gaining more potential customers for their business.

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