Instagram Guides.The new section of Instagram focuses on the well-being of users by creating content focused on well-being that helps to regain physical, mental and emotional stability. Keep reading our article if you want to find out what Instagram Guides are.
To be close to all its users in this very difficult time, Instagram has decided to launch a new feature: the Guides . The aim of the famous photo social network is to give support to those who, due to the pandemic, are losing their physical and mental well-being .
Instagram started testing this new feature on May 18, giving some of its users the opportunity to create useful content with tips and tricks mainly focused on well-being but since yesterday, November 17, 2020, the possibility of creating Guides has been extended to all Instagram users (including in Italy).
If you are curious to find out what Instagram Guides are and how they work, we recommend that you continue reading the article because we will explain everything you need to know about this new function.
Instagram Guides: what they are and how they work
Instagram is increasingly proving to be a social platform attentive to its users and their well-being . The latest interesting idea, inspired by the difficult time that the whole world is going through due to the Corona virus, are the Instagram guides. The intent of Instagram is to create a safe place where users can search for reliable content and information as we know that, now more than ever, users are looking for information on the web that is not always true and correct.
Initially, the possibility to publish a guide on Instagram was given a few users who, aided by experts, have created guides that had as its main theme welfare . The first Guides had personal care as their main topic , giving suggestions on how to deal with the anxiety and suffering caused by Covid-19 and advice on how to keep in touch with people in order not to isolate themselves. If you are curious to read some guides, the social network itself recommends profiles: @afspnational, @heads_together, @vitaalere, @klicksafe, @headspace_aus, @deepikapadukone, @sudahdong and @eenfance.
But what is an Instagram guide made of? It’s about acollection of videos and posts made by content creators with which they give useful advice and suggestions to improve their psycho-physical status and more.
How Instagram Guides work
The Guides on Instagram are located in a separate tab from the other contents and its icon has the shape of a newspaper (with a new update, however, they could also be displayed in the “explore” section):
The contents in the guides can come from the creator’s own profile or from that of others; if you want more information just click on the content and you will be returned to the original post. Furthermore, the Guides can be shared in the stories or sent via direct to other users and, at the moment, as we have repeated several times, they are mainly focused on the theme of well-being for obvious reasons but it is not excluded that in the future the functionality may be extended. also to other areas of knowledge.
Creating a guide is very simple, you can give suggestions or advice on interesting places, products or posts that you have read by sharing those of other users. You can customize your guide by choosing the cover image , a title and description . Furthermore, if your suggestions concern products these will also be included in the Shop section of Instagram.
In conclusion, this new section offers some really interesting starting points for reflections. Thinking and doing something for the well-being of users in this very difficult period shows the interest that Instagram has in taking care of its community and this is to be admired. If you are going through a difficult period, of strong psychological and emotional stress, therefore, we recommend that you visit the new section and we hope you can find one or more contents that will give you relief.
