How to Tag Someone After Posting on Instagram

Has it ever happened to you that you upload a post on Instagram, only to accidentally forget to tag someone? This can lead to being unable to reach out to specific people or people not seeing your posts. Keep reading this article and you will learn how to tag someone after posting on Instagram.

How to Tag Someone After Posting on Instagram?

There are several ways how you can tag someone after posting on Instagram and make sure the people you’ve tagged are informed about it.

In an Instagram Story

By posting an Instagram Story, you can share a photo or a video with your followers. Most frequently, these stories represent short glimpses into your everyday life. Instagram stories expire after 24 hours, but if you want to keep them permanently on your profile, you can create highlights on your profile page.

When posting a story, you can mention the people who are in the photo/video or people who you want to check out the story. You can do so by typing “@” and their name or username in the story before posting.

However, if you’ve already posted a story and you forgot to tag someone, it’s not possible to edit it. If you noticed it on time, you can delete the story and post it again, but unfortunately, there is no way to tag people once the story is posted.

Adding a Hashtag in the Comments

Instagram hashtags represent a great tool for getting recognized, building a brand, boosting up the number of your followers, reaching out to a certain group of people, etc. How do they work? By using hashtags on your post, they will automatically appear on the corresponding hashtag pages, making it easier for you to reach out to your audience, and for the audience to find you.

On Instagram, you can use up to 30 hashtags for one post. When uploading a post, you can choose whether to use hashtags in the caption or the comments. Instagram recognizes them in the same way, so it’s up to you which one you’ll choose.

If you want to add a hashtag in the comments after posting, follow these simple steps:

1. Go to your post
2. Go to the comments section (the speech bubble icon)
   
3. Type “#” and then start typing what you would like to add
   
4. You will see suggested hashtags and the number of posts with that particular hashtag
   
5. Once you’re done, click “Post”
   

Done! You’ve successfully added hashtags after posting. If you decide to add additional hashtags in your comments, you can do so by simply adding another comment. Posted comments can’t be edited.

It’s important to note that some hashtags are banned by Instagram. If you try to use them, your page will most likely get blocked by Instagram, so make sure you use the suggested hashtags.

Tagging in the Comments

One of the ways how you can add someone to your post is by simply tagging them in the comments below your post. To do this, follow the steps below:

1. Go to your post
2. Go to the comments section (the speech bubble icon)
   
3. If you want, you can type your message. This is optional
4. Type “@” and start typing the person’s name or username
   
5. Once you find the person, click on the username
   
6. If you want to mention multiple people, repeat the process
7. Once you’re done, click “Post”
   

This is a great way to attract someone’s attention.

However, tagging someone in the comments and on the actual photo is not the same. By tagging someone in the comments, you are technically not tagging them, you are simply mentioning them. The person will receive a notification saying they’ve been mentioned in a post, which will allow them to view it right away. However, the post will not appear on the person’s profile.

Tip: Make sure you don’t put a space between “@” and the person’s name/username, since Instagram will not recognize this as a mention, and it will not work.

Tagging in the photo

If you’ve forgotten to tag someone in the photo that you’ve already posted, don’t worry! There is a way you can tag them after posting. Just make sure you follow these steps:

1. Go to your post.
2. Click on the three dots icon at the top-right corner of your post.
   
3. Tap “Edit.”
   
4. Tap “Tag people” at the bottom-right corner of your post.
   
5. Choose an area of the photo where you would like to tag someone.
6. Start typing their name or username.
   
7. Once you’re done, tap the blue checkmark sign.
   

Easy-peasy! With just a few clicks, you were able to tag people in your photo after you’ve already posted it. By doing this, people you’ve tagged will receive a notification saying they’ve been tagged in a post. Also, depending on their settings, the photo will appear on their profile page.

Instagram Tagging Etiquette

Instagram has around one billion users! With this in mind, it’s not easy to stand out and create content that will attract people.

However, when it comes to tagging and mentioning, there are several steps you can follow to attract the right crowd:

1. Don’t tag people who don’t have anything to do with your post – if you’re trying to attract people to your profile, make sure you tag the right people. Tagging unrelated people will only produce a negative effect and you will lose followers instead.
2. Choose a specific number of people to tag – make sure you don’t tag too many people in your post.
3. Don’t use too many hashtags – just because you can use 30 hashtags, doesn’t mean you have to. You can choose a few effective hashtags rather than adding unnecessary ones.
4. Don’t use hashtags for random, irrelevant words – #you #don’t #have #to #hashtag #everything! Choose the words which best fit your post!
5. When responding to someone, mention their name/username – although this is not obligatory, when replying to someone, you can mention their name to make sure they receive a notification about your reply. Without this, your comments can easily get lost and/or forgotten on Instagram.
6. Ask for permission and tag/mention the person if you’re reposting – nobody likes their work being stolen. Also, you should tag/mention the person who created the post, since this is a good way to show appreciation. The same goes for posting someone else’s photo.

Why Tags Are So Important?

Tagging can be great for your Instagram profile for many different reasons:

1. Engagement – when you tag people/brands in your Instagram posts, they receive a notification about it. They are thus more likely to visit your profile and leave a comment. The people /brands tagged might even repost your photo, which is a great way to reach out to a larger number of people. This can then direct other people to your profile and therefore boost the number of your followers.
2. Acknowledgment – if you repost someone’s photo and tag them, you’ll advertise their brand, but you will also show your followers that you acknowledge other people’s work, which is a win-win situation. This time you’ll do it for someone, next time someone will do the same for you!
3. Awareness – when you tag people in your photos, you’re making sure they receive a notification about it. Also, these photos can later be visible on their Instagram page, which can also boost the number of your followers and increase visibility.

Additional FAQ

How to Tag Products on Instagram?

Tagging products on Instagram has become very popular. Through tagging, you can advertise your products by adding product tags to your posts. So, if you are a business owner and you would like to boost your sales by tagging products on your photos, here are the steps you need to follow:

1. Get approved for Instagram Shopping – There are numerous policies your business needs to comply with to be able to get approved for Instagram Shopping. Some of them include having an eligible product, owning a website through which people can order your product, etc.

2. Convert your page to a business/creator account – Once you do this, you will be able to add information about your business to your profile, such as an address, business hours, website information, etc.

3. Connect your business profile to your Facebook page. If you don’t have a Facebook page, click on “Create a New Facebook Page.” While this step isn’t mandatory, it’s recommended to do it, so that you can get the most out of business tools offered by Instagram.

4. Upload your product catalog – you can do this in two ways: manually through the Facebook Business Manager or one of Instagram’s platform partners, such as Shopify or Big Commerce. So, if you’re using Shopify to sell your products online, you can choose the second option.

5. Submit your account for review – once you’ve completed the previous steps, you submit your account for review. This process usually takes a few days, after which your account will be approved, denied, or Instagram will ask for additional information to get your account approved.

6. Once you get approved, you will be able to tag products in your posts:

· Tap “Add photo”

· Add your caption

· Tap “Tag products”

· Tap on the area of the photo you would like to tag

· Search and select the product you would like to tag

· Tap “Done”

And that’s it! You’ve successfully tagged products on your post.

Tagging After Posting: Explained!

Now you’ve learned how to tag someone after posting on Instagram. Whether you want to gain more followers, develop your business, or reach out to many people, you should definitely use tags when posting. In case you accidentally forget to do so and post your photos and videos without tagging, make sure you follow this guide.

Do you often tag people or brands in your Instagram posts? Tell us in the comment section below!