How to Schedule Instagram Posts with Product Tags in Vista Social

This just in: You can now schedule Instagram posts with product tags in Vista Social. 🎉

With the holiday season just around the corner, this new feature will help marketers create a seamless workflow to attract customers and checkout with ease.

Now, you can add product tags, location tags, and user tags in one easy-to-use dashboard—say goodbye to manually publishing on Instagram!

Ready to drive revenue and save time? We’re covering everything you need to know below.

How to Schedule Instagram Posts with Product Tags

More brands, social media managers, and agencies are discovering new ways of managing their social media by switching to Vista Social.

Here’s how to create and schedule product tags:

Step #1: Connect Your Instagram Business Profile

If you had connected your Instagram business account prior to September 30, 2022—you will need to reconnect it again.

Product tagging requires a new permission that Vista Social has to request, but don’t worry; this can be done in a few short clicks. 

Step #2: Create Your Post

Upload or import your content from your Media Library to the Publisher—product tags can be added to carousels, images, or videos! 

If you don’t have any content ready, you can utilize our content discovery tool in Vista Social to find high-quality media for your post.

Step #3: Customize your Post

While captions are optional, you can write your caption and take advantage of our strategic hashtag tools to maximize your Facebook Reels reach. 

This makes the content creation to scheduling process faster, smoother, and keeps you within one dashboard—rather than creating and publishing your posts elsewhere.

Step #4: Add Your Tags

In Vista Social, you can tag users, locations, and products in your posts! Here’s how to tag products in 3 easy steps:

1. Click on your post in the preview.
2. Select ‘tag a product‘ from the drop-down.
3. Another drop-down will appear with a list of products from your catalog; choose which product you want to tag.

With Vista Social, you can also tag locations and users in scheduled posts!

Step #5: Schedule Your Post

Once your shoppable Instagram post is ready to go, you can publish now, add to queue, schedule at a specific time or choose from one of the time slots that Vista Social recommends.

That’s it! Your scheduled Instagram post will now be published with product tags.

What Are Product Tags on Instagram?

Product tags on Instagram let you connect your product catalog to your posts—including images, carousels, and videos, so people can easily tap and learn more. 

Brands can turn their Instagram account into a digital storefront and easily turn inspiration into action. 

How To Set Up Instagram Shopping:

• Confirm that your Instagram profile is a business or creator account. 
• Review Instagram’s Commerce Eligibility Requirements to ensure make sure your business complies with their policies.
• Make sure your business has its own website domain.
• Check to see if you are in a supported market.
• Set up your shop in Commerce Manager or a supported platform.

Why Use Instagram Product Tags?

Instagram product tags provide a seamless shopping experience for your followers from discovery to checkout! 

They see it, they like it, they want it, they buy it in just a few clicks—channeling their inner Ariana Grande. 

Could you imagine if your store had 130 million people visiting it? That’s exactly how many IG users tap on product tags each month! 

Plus, when you schedule Instagram product tags in Vista Social, you can see what exactly is generating interactions and clicks, which can help inform your social strategy.

If you want to turn your Instagram posts into serious money-makers, using Instagram product tags is one of the best ways to do it. 

Why Choose Vista Social as Your Instagram Shoppable Post Scheduler?

Scheduling Instagram posts with product tags is not offered by a lot of tools on the market. 

Vista Social allows brands to expand their horizons and reach new customers with ease without being limited by the physical location of a store and foot traffic.

With product tags, you can highlight all of the key details that are important to shoppers, including the description and price—without your customers having to leave Instagram.

When picking the right Instagram scheduling tool for you, it’s important to think about what features meet your needs. 

Vista Social offers simple plans with just two options: free and paid! 

With our free plan, you can: 

• Connect up to 3 social profiles with 1 user
• Schedule up to 15 posts per profile per month
• Access the Social Inbox to moderate comments and DMs
• Access to a Social Media Report to track your performance
• Get priority support without having to get charged an additional fee

And if you upgrade to Pro, you’ll get even more features, including:

• Only $3/social profile with unlimited users, post scheduling, and connected profiles (see how Vista Social compares to Hootsuite)
• Schedule posts with product, user, and location tags
• Bulk scheduling and smart scheduling
• Visual Feed Planner for Instagram
• Approval workflow tools 
• First comment and first like
• Universal mentions
• Hashtag tools 
• Analytics to track your performance (including competitor analysis reports)
• Social listening tools
• Review management tools (with integrations to OpenTable, Yelp, TripAdvisor, Google My Business, Facebook Business, and more)

Basically, Vista Social is the ultimate Instagram scheduling tool to save time, post consistently, stay organized, and grow your business!

So, what are you waiting for? Start scheduling your Instagram posts with product tags today!