These are the five things I hate on Instagram as a creator
Whether we like it or not, Instagram is still one of the best places for creators to showcase their work. Whether itās photography, video, or any other kind of creative work, youāll find many creatives on this platform. Iām one of them, sharing my articles and recipes, and I used to manage a YouTuberās profile. And as both a creative and a regular user of Instagram, Iāve noticed some things that I find extremely annoying across all the profiles I manage. I want to address them in this article, and I can only hope that at least some of them will change with time.
1. Inconsistency in features over different accounts
Okay, so, I manage three accounts and all of them are were different types at one point. I have a personal profile and I manage two others: Kind of Cook and The Scribbled Paper. Kind of Cook was a Creator account from the start, and The Scribbled Paper started as a Business account, and now itās a Creator account, too.
One of the things that I find very annoying is that I donāt have the same features on all my profiles. For example, likes are hidden on my personal account, whereas I can see everyoneās like count when I use any of the other two. I was offered to merge Facebook and Instagram messages on the personal account, while I donāt have the same option on my Creator accounts. Even those options that exist on all accounts look different across them (such as choosing a font in Stories). Here are some examples:
The funny thing is, my personal account has the options that I would prefer on the other two. The messages were recently merged across two platforms, the Stories layout is neater, and like counts are hidden. Iād prefer all this on Creator or Business profiles.
2. Messy algorithm
Nobody likes the Instagram algorithm ever since it stopped being chronological. Right? Right.
Not only that it isnāt chronological, Iāve noticed that itās also been pretty āmessyā lately. It shows me the same thing two or more times, while I miss some other posts completely. I know that Instagram shows you the accounts that appear most and least in your feed, but why on Earth are there some people I follow and Instagram doesnāt show them on my feed at all?
Another thing about the algorithm is that we constantly have to try and ābeatā it and use all sorts of tricks to make our work more visible. Itās a little exhausting, really. But I think that deserves a totally separate post.
3. Too many ads
I know that ads and sponsored posts bring tons of cash to Facebook, but I honestly canāt believe how many of them there are on Instagram. Theyāre everywhere, especially in Stories. When I start goring through Stories, itās basically like this: Story-ad-Story-Story-adā¦ To make things even worse, I donāt think Iāve ever seen an ad on Instagram thatās actually relevant for me. Theyāre usually for some really stupid phone games or Keto diet (what the hell?). I often choose an option to hide ads and say that itās not relevant, both on Instagram and Facebookā¦ But you donāt really care, Facebook, do you?
4. It takes forever to start a promotion (most of the times)
Since I made Instagram profiles for my two blogs, I guess that sometimes my paid posts end up in some innocent peopleās Stories or feed. Anyway, the thing thatās pretty annoying with creating an ad on Instagram is that it takes forever for the promotion to start. Facebook is pretty quick to approve a sponsored post, while on Instagram it sometimes takes two or even three days.
5. No āswipe upā links
I know, I know, this is reserved only for the chosen ones who have above 10,000 followers and a verified account. But I have only one question: why? Why canāt I have this option so I can add links to my blog posts, short stories, and recipes to Instagram Stories? After all, the only reason why I made Instagram for Kind of Cook and The Scribbled Paper was to share the stuff that I publish on these blogs. Sighā¦
Okay, Iāll and my rant here. Iāve been an Instagram user for a long time with my personal profile, and I made the two Creator accounts more recently. These are the five things Iāve found to be pretty annoying on Instagram, and Iād like to hear from you: do you hate these things as well, or you donāt mind them at all? Are there any things youād add to the list?