{"id":51197,"date":"2017-10-13T07:08:36","date_gmt":"2017-10-13T07:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/resources\/?p=4199\/"},"modified":"2017-10-13T07:08:36","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T07:08:36","slug":"create-interesting-instagram-story","status":"publish","type":"knowledge_base","link":"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/blog\/knowledge_base\/create-interesting-instagram-story\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create an interesting Instagram Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram Stories is a part of Instagram which is constantly and rapidly changing. Every now and then Instagram users can take advantage of new features which are being released and introduced. With every update, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/instagram\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is uploading its own Instagram Story showing the new feature and possible ways of using it. All of the features, like filters and stickers, are exactly what you need to create engaging and interesting Instagram Story!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this article, you will find a little summary of currently available features. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><span id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\" class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\"><span id=\"hs-cta-b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\" class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\"><!-- [if lte IE 8]><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div>\n\n\n<![endif]--><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/3842881\/b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"hs-cta-img-b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\" class=\"hs-cta-img aligncenter\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/3842881\/b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f.png\" alt=\"Start analyzing\u00a0your Instagram performance\" \/><\/a><\/span><script charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/js.hscta.net\/cta\/current.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> hbspt.cta.load(3842881, 'b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f', {}); <\/script><\/span><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><\/p>\n<p><strong>In the first step you can choose uploading in any of the following formats:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">standard photo,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">standard video,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">boomerang video,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">video in rewind mode,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hands-free video,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">live transmission (which now can be also saved and shared). <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>As for the additional information\/entertainment\/diversion, you can choose from: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Face filters<\/strong> &#8211; bunny, dog or kitten ears, sleepy face, crown and many more filters are available to experiment with! <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Hashtag sticker<\/strong> &#8211; which is active; after you tap it, it will redirect you to hashtag feed used in your story.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Selfie sticker<\/strong> &#8211; when you tap this option a camera will open and you\u2019ll be able to do a selfie (only a selfie!) and adjust it to the rest of the content on the photo\/ video.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Adding location (geotagging)<\/strong> &#8211; which is also active.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Normal text<\/strong> &#8211; which can have various colours, sizes and placements. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Various stickers<\/strong> &#8211; some of them are permanent, while some of them are changing and being adjusted to fit real time events or seasons (in summer there were drinks and flip flops, in autumn falling leaves and cup of tea).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Adding a link<\/strong> (however this feature is in the testing stage and it\u2019s now available only for verified profiles).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Temperature, hour and day sticker<\/strong> &#8211; from when and where the picture\/video was taken. When you tap each of these stickers other visual variations will appear. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Pen\/ pencil<\/strong> &#8211; you can draw anything you can think of, with many colours and sizes of the pencil available.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Eraser<\/strong> &#8211; if you change your mind and decide that you don\u2019t like what you drew before, you can simply erase it or use the feature in some more creative ways. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Polls<\/strong> &#8211; you can ask people a question with two options to chose from &#8211; both you and people who answered it will see the results. Pools are a great way to interact with your audience and engage them more in what you do.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_4215\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4215\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4215\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/tumblr_inline_owvzpa8iBI1qm4rc3_540.png\" alt=\"instagram story, instagram stories, stickers\" width=\"540\" height=\"467\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">www.instagram.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Tips &amp; tricks to create an interesting Instagram Story:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Almost all the features can be tested and are easily reversible while creating an Instagram story simply by swiping them down to the bottom of your screen. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also almost all of them can be enlarged or can be made smaller simply by pinching or expanding them with two fingers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The alignment tool (blue lines) will appear when you\u2019ll start replacing and positioning a sticker or a text to avoid randomness. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also create an Instagram Story with the entire screen having one colour (e.g. green or yellow). To do so tap the pen feature -&gt; pick a colour -&gt; tap selected colour -&gt; use a long-press (approx. 3 seconds) on the screen. Voila! <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can even reply to other people\u2019s stories (if the profile has turned on the option for others to reply to it) &#8211; at the bottom of each Instagram story you\u2019ll see \u2018write a message\u2019 line, simply type your message there. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can select any colour from the picture you want to post! To do so: tap the pen -&gt; at the bottom on the right (next to all of the colours available) you will see a new icon (eyedropper) -&gt; tap any colour on the picture -&gt; use the colour!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ready Instagram stories may be sent to all your followers, a group of people or a selected single person. You can also hide stories from specific people (you can change that in the options of your Instagram Story).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Features available in Instagram Stories offer a very wide range of various options to choose from while creating your own Story. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is how you can easily update your followers with something funny, entertaining or non-standard. And creating an interesting and creative Story has never been as easy as it is now! Let&#8217;s take advantage of that!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Last but not least, always remember to monitor the performance of your Stories and analyze which ones were most interesting for your audience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><span id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\" class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\"><span id=\"hs-cta-b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\" class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\"><!-- [if lte IE 8]><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div>\n\n\n<![endif]--><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/3842881\/b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"hs-cta-img-b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\" class=\"hs-cta-img aligncenter\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/3842881\/b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f.png\" alt=\"Start analyzing\u00a0your Instagram performance\" \/><\/a><\/span><script charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/js.hscta.net\/cta\/current.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> hbspt.cta.load(3842881, 'b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f', {}); <\/script><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><br \/>\n<strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/resources\/knowledge-base\/what-are-instagram-stories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What are Instagram Stories?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/resources\/knowledge-base\/how-can-my-business-use-instagram-stories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How can my business use Instagram Stories?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/resources\/knowledge-base\/how-do-i-use-filters-in-instagram-stories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How do I use filters in Instagram Stories?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":51550,"template":"","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to create interesting Instagram Story?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Instagram Stories are constantly changing. 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