Instagram

Creating Story Highlights That Boost Your Profile

Story Highlights live permanently on your profile and are often the first thing potential followers explore. Well-designed highlights can significantly increase your follow rate.

Essential Highlight Categories

  • About/Intro: Who you are and what you do
  • Products/Services: What you offer
  • Testimonials: Social proof from customers
  • FAQ: Common questions answered
  • Behind the Scenes: Your process and personality
  • Tips: Value-packed content from your niche

Designing Highlight Covers

  • Use consistent icons or imagery across all covers
  • Stick to your brand colors
  • Keep covers simple — they display very small on mobile
  • Choose a style: icon-based, text-based, or image-based

Content Tips

  • Put the most important information in the first few stories of each highlight
  • Update highlights regularly with fresh content
  • Remove outdated stories (old promotions, expired offers)
  • Use ArtStory to create matching highlight covers that elevate your profile's look
highlights Instagram profile branding