{"id":2478,"date":"2017-12-21T17:29:02","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T17:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.setmore.com\/blog\/?p=2478"},"modified":"2025-06-24T14:15:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T08:45:33","slug":"use-setmore-get-appointments-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.setmore.com\/blog\/use-setmore-get-appointments-instagram\/","title":{"rendered":"Use Setmore to Get Appointments from Instagram"},"content":{"rendered":"

Instagram is a great tool for reaching new customers while showing off your work. This is especially true if your service produces some eye-catching results, like barbershops, hair and nail salons, tattoo and piercing studios, bakeries or cake shops, auto detailing, or pet salons, to name a few.<\/p>\n

If you want to get more out of your Instagram page, however, you should connect it with your Setmore Booking Page. This will give your followers and fans a way to book an appointment with you online. In this post, we\u2019ll cover the basics of promoting your appointment availability on Instagram, as well as some tips, tricks, and tools<\/a> you can start using to be successful right now.<\/p>\n

A clear, concise Booking Page address<\/span><\/h2>\n

This part is pretty simple. Every Setmore account comes with a free Booking Page, which lets your customers book appointments online. If you haven\u2019t already, you can and should customize your free \u201c.setmore.com\u201d web address to something short and memorable.<\/p>\n

\"booking<\/p>\n

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  1. From a desktop or laptop, log into Setmore.<\/li>\n
  2. Customize the URL by going to Apps & Integrations > Your Booking Page (Configure).<\/li>\n
  3. At the top of the page, click \u201cEdit URL\u201d to change your Booking Page\u2019s web address.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Don\u2019t use Setmore?<\/i><\/b> Streamline your online customer appointment scheduling and grow your business. <\/i>Sign up for a free account today ><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

    Connecting Instagram to your Booking Page<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Do you have a concise, easy-to-remember Booking Page link? Great! The next step is to add the link to your bio in Instagram, so your followers can book an appointment with you.<\/p>\n

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    1. Open Instagram on your phone and navigate to your page, then tap \u201cEdit Profile.\u201d\"edit<\/li>\n
    2. Scroll down to the Bio section, then enter the following text:
      \nBook an appointment at https:\/\/salondemo.setmore.com<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Of course, replace \u201chttps:\/\/salondemo.setmore.com\u201d<\/b> with your own Booking Page URL, and feel free to change the lead-in text right before your link. Tap the checkmark in the top right to save your changes.<\/p>\n

      Now you\u2019re all set. Your Booking Page link will appear at the top of your Instagram profile and users can click or tap to book an appointment with you anytime.<\/p>\n

      The all-important signal boost<\/span><\/h2>\n

      You\u2019re not finished yet. Adding your Booking Page link is an essential first step, but if you really want to start getting appointments from your Instagram page, you have to regularly promote your availability. We\u2019ll call this a \u201csignal boost.\u201d<\/p>\n

      Think of the signal boost as a free, miniature advertisement that you\u2019ll routinely pump into Instagram\u2019s social feed to let your customers know that you have availability, and are inviting your audience to book an appointment or consultation now. All of these invitations follow a simple formula:<\/p>\n

      great visual + clear call-to-action = strong signal boost<\/b><\/p>\n

      A \u201ccall-to-action\u201d is a command that reflects what you want the audience to do next. In this case, it will always be \u201cgo here to book an appointment,\u201d where \u201chere\u201d is your Setmore Booking Page.<\/p>\n

      Examples to emulate<\/span><\/h2>\n

      Don\u2019t have photo editing software? Lack marketing skills? Uncertain about your business branding? No worries! Check out some of the examples below. Regardless of your skill level, these are all viable options for creating signal boosts of your own.<\/p>\n

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      Beginner level<\/b><\/p>\n

      If you don\u2019t have time or resources to craft original posts of your own, it\u2019s perfectly acceptable to just take a screenshot of your Booking Page and use that as your hero image. Then, add instructions in the body of the post so customers know how to reach your Booking Page.<\/p>\n

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      Intermediate level<\/b><\/p>\n

      Want a more professional look? If you can, overlay some text elements onto an original photograph of your work. This fits into your Instagram feed without looking out-of-place, while still delivering relevant information to your audience.<\/p>\n

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      Advanced level<\/b><\/p>\n

      If you\u2019ve got some digital editing skills, and some repost-worthy images of your work, then you can create some pretty awesome signal boosts. Note in each of these examples how the creators seamlessly blend design elements with original photography, while laying everything out in a manner that\u2019s super clean and professional.<\/p>\n

      Body text & having a strong hashtag game<\/span><\/h2>\n

      You can write whatever you want in the body of an instagram post, just make sure you mention that A) you have appointments available, B) there\u2019s a link to your Booking Page in your bio, and C) just in case they missed it, your Booking Page web address.<\/p>\n

      Aside from that, you\u2019ll want to include some hashtags to help put your post into more feeds based on user interests. Rather than coming up with new tags every time, just spend 15 minutes creating a reserve of 20 or so hashtags that you can copy and paste into each post. Here are some ideas to get you started:<\/p>\n