Instagram is one of the most popular social media platforms today, which allows you to share photos, videos, stories, and endless wonderful memories with your friends and family. As sharing these aspects of your life is incredibly simple and convenient to achieve on Instagram, it’s only natural you’d want all of your friends to enjoy them, including those you have on Facebook.
So, if you want to invite your Facebook friends to join you on Instagram and become your followers, here’s how you can achieve just that:
Connecting a Facebook account to Instagram
Before you can invite your Facebook friends to join you on Instagram, you must first connect your Facebook account to your Instagram account. Here’s how to do it:
- Open the Instagram app on your smartphone, and log in if necessary.
- Next, go to your profile by tapping your picture or the last icon in the banner at the bottom of the screen.
- From here, press the gear icon in the upper-right corner of the screen, or swipe left and then press Settings.
- In the Settings menu, choose Account, and then press on Linked Accounts.
- Finally, tap on Facebook. The accounts will link automatically if you’re logged in, or you could manually connect your Facebook account to Instagram.
Inviting Facebook friends to join Instagram
After your Facebook and Instagram accounts have been successfully linked, you can start inviting your friends by following these steps:
- Open the Instagram app on your smartphone, and log in if necessary.
- Next, go to your profile by tapping your picture or the last icon in the banner at the bottom of the screen.
- From here, press the gear icon in the upper-right corner of the screen, or swipe left and then press Settings.
- Tap on Follow and Invite Friends. Here, you can choose to invite friends through Facebook.
- You will get a list of Facebook friends to choose from. Simply tap on the Invite button next to the person’s name, and they’ll get a notification inviting them to join Instagram.
That’s it! With just a couple of taps on your phone, you can invite your Facebook friends to become friends and followers on Instagram as well.