How to see how many of your followers are online before you post to Instagram

Hey, we’ve all been there. You’ve got something amazing to share on your Instagram page that everyone is just going to LOVE. You’ve spent ages preparing your creative image or video, you’ve written the best bit of marketing copy you’ve ever seen and it’s all you can do to contain your excitement of all the likes and shares you’re going to get in.

You hit Share and…………….. hear the sound of crickets!

Sound familiar? Well, it doesn’t need to be like this anymore. Here is our top tip on how to check how many of your followers are online before you post in three simple steps.

Step 1

Open the Instagram app on your device and click on the little camera icon in the top left hand corner of your screen.

Step 2

Along the bottom of the screen you will see ‘LIVE’, ‘STORY’ and ‘REELS’

Click on ‘LIVE’

Step 3

You should now see at the top of the screen, in the middle, how many of your followers are currently online.

You can now post to your Instagram grid and watch all those likes, shares and comments flood in!