Link stickers are one of the best ways to drive traffic from Instagram stories. Instagram doesn’t let third-party tools add link stickers automatically, so stories with link stickers are published by push notification.
Here’s how it works. You plan the story in Sked Social. At the scheduled time, you get a push notification on your phone. You open it, add the sticker in Instagram, and post. It takes less than a minute.
Before you start
You’ll need to setup these three things:
1. Enable Group Notifications:
- Click your profile in the top right corner.
- Select Manage social accounts and groups.
- Click the settings icon next to the group’s name.
- Click on Notifications, and Opt in.
2. Choose who gets notified
Select the Instagram account on the left hand side menu, and add the user who will be receiving the notification here: 
3. Install the Sked Social mobile app
Download the Sked Social app from the App Store or Google Play and log in with your usual details. Already have it? Check you’re on the latest version.
Turn on push notifications when the app asks. If you declined them earlier, turn them on in your phone’s settings.
Schedule your story
- Create your story (Make Sure to toggle on "Switch To Story")
- Add your URL in the Link sticker field.
- Add a Link sticker label if you want a call to action instead of the URL showing on the sticker.
- Schedule the story.
When your scheduled time arrives, you'll get a push notification on your phone.
- Open the notification — the Sked app will open straight to your story
- Select Share and Sked will download your assets, copy the link to your clipboard, and open Instagram
- In Instagram, add the link
- Post
That's it. Your content was planned and scheduled in Sked, with you just needing to add the finishing touches on Instagram.
Any questions? Reach out to our support team!