We’ll explain how to use Instagram’s desktop-upload process and look at three third-party Instagram-uploading tools. 2. In the Create New Post screen, either drag over your photos and videos or click Select From Computer to choose your media. 3. Crop the picture to your liking and click Next. 4. Add a filter if you like and click Next. 5. Add a caption, tag people, if you like, and click Share. You’ve created your Instagram post. With a free membership, you can schedule up to 30 posts a month on Instagram with 5 MB allowed for photos and 25 MB for videos. An upgrade to a Starter membership ($15 per month) gives you 60 scheduled posts a month for both photos and videos, unlimited uploads allowing for 20 MB for photos and 512 MB for video, information on the best time to post, and more. Higher-tier plans offer even more functionality. This tool gives you a calendar that allows you to move forward in time (weeks or months ahead if you want) and see all your scheduled posts at a glance. All you have to do is click on the day and time in your calendar or, alternatively, the New Post button to create a post and add a caption (with optional emojis) and tags before scheduling. Although you can crop your photos with this tool, there are no advanced editing features or filters available. The tool lets you upload both photos and videos via the web and schedule all of them without a mobile device (although Sked Social mobile apps are also available for iOS and Android devices). Unlike some of the other tools mentioned above, this one offers editing features such as cropping, filters, image rotation, and text that you can add to your posts before you schedule them. (Two higher-level plans offer additional features.)
