BEST Free Instagram Tool For Travel Lovers
How would it feel being invited to stay in beautiful hotels & resorts dotted all over the globe?
OR being asked to join in on epic tours through your dream destinations for free!? Not only that, what if you were paid to do it?
What’s the catch? You have to take a couple of photos and videos and share your experience on your Instagram account.
Would you do it?
Err, Umm, YES!
The world of Instagram influencers is exploding like crazy! And this insane lifestyle is becoming a reality for the few who know how to play the Instagram game correctly.
Head to places like Canngu in Bali, and you will find many “Insta Worthy” cafes and restaurants.
Insta Worthy meaning, the food is presented to look good. There are murals, rice fields, swimming pools, cats, palm trees, free wifi and plenty of coconuts.
Everything you would
When this happens, followers see it, and more people feel the need to come and try the food or get the shot for their own Instagram account.
The rise of influencers is not only great for the travel lover, or the “influencer” themselves. But its great for businesses too!
My Instagram account @world_nate began simply a way for me to share my travels across the globe. But it’s now become one of the most important marketing tools within my businesses.
I earn an income through Instagram in a couple of ways:
- Through paid brands deals and sponsored shoutouts
- Bringing readers back to my website which I then earn from
- Introducing people to my company Wired Creatives
- And by spreading the companies I use and love (and partner with)
I love Instagram because it allows me to document my travels own travels,
Let’s admit it, Instagram is the best platform for sharing pictures from your life. It’s like the new-age personal photo album!
But with Influence comes work. Let me explain.
When it comes to business… My Instagram profile directs people to either my personal website worldnate.com or our company Wired Creatives which is like an online university for creators and travel lovers.
But… To get enough followers and have people actually view your content you have to share good quality and have a consistent feed.
Curating images, editing videos, creating content, engaging with followers and staying consistent in all this is hard work.
I’m lucky to be doing what I love… but I do need help to stay consistent my posts and creating a feed that keeps bringing people back.
Enter Planoly !
How to sexify your IG feed?
Upload, drag & drop.
Once uploaded, the drag and drop functionality allows you to move things around so you can decide which images look best together before posting.
This is especially useful for me because there are times I notice I’ve posted too many pictures of the same spot and can then pick the best ones to publish. Or when I want to create a “theme” of colours and ensure the photo colours match.
Example from within my Planoly:
Stuck on how to caption your photos?
You know how difficult it is to come up with captions as you go along…
Often times my mind is occupied elsewhere (in fact, there are times it’s completely blank) and I can’t come up with anything interesting lol.
However, with Planoly I’ll sit down and do many at once when the creative juices are flowing and caption the photos and videos pre-uploaded into Planoly.
Then I can schedule the posts to be posted automatically.
You can automate your posts for the next week/month so you never have to post manually.
This is the jackpot for influencers who want to be consistent.
You can schedule out an entire month of posts if you like, then
Look, you can see when I have posted and my upcoming scheduled posts here:
Planoly offers comprehensive insights to posts published from its platform. I regularly review these insights to see when my audience is online and post at that time, rather than depending on internet availability or wait for a block of time I have free to post.
Keep engaged with you followers from your laptop!
Cool thing is, you can do it from your laptop also. Which you cannot do from Instagram.
It’s a traveler’s best digital friend.
Planoly offers the option of location and user tagging right on the dashboard, so your post is published pre-tagged!
The hiccup..
Yes, there is one.
Basic features are available for people using the free version of the tool, but the best ones such as analytics and the ability to schedule Instagram Stories are available only in the premium versions.
Paying for the premium version you can:
- Post more than 30 images a month
- See all comments in one place
- Use the tagging option
- Publish anything other than still images (GIFs, videos etc.)
- Use the carousel feature in still images
Further, this tool is Instagram specific so if you’re looking for a tool that’ll help you manage different social profiles in one place, this is not what you need.
I’m currently paying $7 per month to use Planoly and I think it’s fantastic value.
I save hours every week with the help of this tool because I just upload my images to the desktop or mobile version, think up of captions and schedule the posts. The platform takes care of everything else, and I take a look at the analytics when I can so I can plan the next posts optimally.
Using Planoly has definitely eased up my work on Instagram and if you’re a traveller using Instagram to document your travels and connect with people, I definitely recommend you give the free version a try and opt for the paid version when you get familiar with it and can see the value for money.
Start A FREE account with Planoly HERE
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