How to Make a Landing Page for Instagram Links

If you're reading this you've probably discovered that Instagram is blocking Linktree from working. While it's great to have a platform that will easily link content for you this serves as a great reminder that you only own two things on the internet: 

1. Your website

2. Your e-mail list.

This is a tutorial on how to create a landing page on your own website with multiple links to your content. I use Squarespace as my hosting platform but I imagine other platforms will allow you to do similar things.

1. First, I created a duplicate of my homepage. 

On your PAGES page click the gear icon to the right of HOME and this will appear.  

2. I named this duplicate page 'INSTAGRAM LINKS' and I dragged it down to the NOT LINKED section. That way it won't show up in my main navigation and people will only be able to access it from my Instagram bio or if they know the exact web address. 

3. At the top of the duplicate homepage I created a 'welcome from Instagram' header. That way whoever clicks on the link knows who I am and what they can find linked below.

4. Next I added link buttons. I have a separate tutorial on how to create website buttons in Canva. I also detail how to create a row of links using Squarespace buttons.  

5. Then I added a click through link to my buttons. When someone taps on that button it will take them directly to that page.  

6. This is what it looks like when you're on your phone and click the link in bio

I hope this was helpful for you! If you create custom buttons DM me on Instagram @erica_pezente so I can see what you made!

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How to create website buttons in Canva

This is the second part to my blog post on creating a website landing page for Instagram links. I use Squarespace but the same idea can be applied to any hosting platform. 

There are two ways to create buttons:

1. You can create custom buttons in a program like Canva or Indesign.

2. You can use the button feature within the Squarespace website. I created custom buttons for my site. It's a little more work but I like how it looks.

HOW TO CREATE BUTTONS DIRECTLY ON SQUARESPACE

1. Click on 'page content edit' and click the tear drop shape that appears on the left margin. Click on the button content block.

2. Rename the button to whatever you are linking to. You can link to content on your website or external links. Repeat this process for all the content you want to link on your landing page. 

This is the easiest way to create a landing page and swap out content. 

HOW TO CREATE BUTTONS IN CANVA

If you want to create custom buttons it's pretty easy to do in Canva. I chose custom dimensions of 300 x 100 px.    Next select a background color and add your text. I chose the simple sans serif font 'GARUDA' for readability. Download all of your buttons and then go the landing page to upload them.

To add the custom buttons to your landing page just add them as an image and then link your content. 

This is what my landing page looks like when someone clicks on my Instagram bio link:

I hope this was helpful! To see the full post on how I created an Instagram landing page on my website click here.