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This wikiHow teaches you how to see profile visits on Instagram by switching to a business or creator account. Since only business accounts are able to see these stats, you'll need to switch to a business or creator profile first. Luckily, you don't actually need a business to accomplish this, but note that your profile will become public when you switch. You'll also need a Facebook page for your business if you want to access all the insight stats available. Once you've switched to a business or creator account, you'll start seeing a count of profile visits in the last 7 days at the top of your profile.
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Open Instagram. The app icon is a camera inside a square that’s a gradient from yellow to purple. You can find this on your home screen, in the app drawer, or by searching.
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Tap your account icon. You'll see this in the lower right corner of the screen on mobile devices. Your profile page will load.Advertisement
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Tap ☰ . You'll see this in the top right corner of your screen.
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Tap Settings . You'll see this at the bottom of the menu.
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Tap Switch to Business Account . You might see Switch to Professional Account instead.
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Tap Creator or Business (optional). If you had the option to Switch to a Professional Account in the previous step, you will get this option. But if you had a link that said Switch to Business Account , you won't see this.
- Which option you pick is up to you, according to which account type is best suited to your needs. A business account is more suited for retailers, local businesses, brands, organizations, and service providers. A creator account is more suited for public figures, content producers, artists, and influencers. [2] X Research source
- After you tap either Creator or Business , you'll need to tap Next to continue.
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Set up your business or creator account. You'll need to add information such as what sort of service you provide, which category it fits in, and your business email address.
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Tap Make Profile Public . Your profile must be public to be a business or creator account.
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Tap Choose a Page . You'll want to connect a Facebook page to access all the tools available.
- A list of all your Facebook pages appears. If you want to create a Facebook page, tap Create a New Facebook Page . Follow the on-screen prompts to create a new Facebook page.
- Tap Next to continue.
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Review your contact info. You'll see your phone number and email address listed. Edit them if you need to.
- Tap Next to continue.
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Choose your profile display options. By tapping on either "Display category label" and "Display contact info," you can choose if you want those to appear on your profile page. A preview of your profile page appears below.
- Tap Done to continue. You'll be redirected to the home feed with a pop-up telling you that your business or creator account is ready.
- You will start seeing how many visits to your profile you've had in the last 7 days at the top of your profile.
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- You can look at Insights in the three-line menu in the top right corner of the app to further break down your profile visits, follows, and interactions. [3] X Research sourceThanks
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1. Open Instagram and tap the account icon to go to the profile page.
2. Tap the three-line menu.
3. Tap Settings
and Account
.
4. Tap Swich to Business (or Professional) Account
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5. Follow the on-screen prompts to create your business or professional account.
