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Why Pressgram Might Be Better for Your Blog Than Instagram

why pressgram might be better for your blog than instagram

I’ve been playing with a new app. It’s called Pressgram. It’s basically an Instagram where you can share cool, filtered photos and connect with others.

But there’s one little difference:

You OWN the pictures because you can publish them (automatically) to your blog.

OK. So, remember when Facebook bought Instagram and everyone cried? Then Instagram changed their privacy policies and everyone freaked because it meant Instagram could use your pictures however they wanted? Then they changed them and assured us that we really own our own pictures?

Well. This is how Pressgram started. John Saddington (one of my he’s-so-smart-he’s-too-smart-too-even-be-one-of-my-hereos) began designing the app and fundeded it via Kickstarter. Apparently he wanted to make sure everyone has creative control over their own pictures.

Now, I know what you’re thinking. “Ugh. Another social media site? WHY? WHY?” But that’s not really what Pressgram is about–they don’t want you to add it to your list of apps and sites. They want you to leave Facebook and Instagram and marry them instead.

Why? Why would anyone want to do that?

Well, let me tell you what I think about Pressgram as a result of using it for five whole days. (That makes me an expert, right?!.)

1. It’s easy to use. It’s got all the functionality of Instagram and/or the Facebook apps. (It could use a scroll to top button and maybe a white background but that’s it.)

pressgram is great for bloggers

2. It publishes to your WordPress blog.

OK. Here’s how it works:

You publish a picture just like in Instagram. Take a picture, choose a filter and add a caption.

why pressgram is better for your blog than instagram

THEN, add a post title.

Add tags if you want.

Add a category. This category is one you’ve pre-determined and connected to the Pressgram Plugin. Whenever you use this category, your Pressgram pictures will be posted to your blog BUT not on your main page. They will only be available with a direct link to the post or category.

how to use pressgram for your blog

Under PUBLISH, click the button of whichever blog you want to publish to. (This is easy to set up. Just login with your blog credentials. You can have several blogs on there!)

pressgram publishes to your blog

Boom. Your picture has been published to Pressgram and to your blog.

Then! Here’s the best part! Go to your category URL. Mine is http://ohamanda.com/category/pics.

You can see all your Pressgrams looking just like a blog post with titles…

pressgram lets you own and publish your own photos

 

captions…

and a watermark.

pressgram watermark

A WATERMARK! (There is an option in settings to turn the watermark on. It’s not automatic.)

How awesome is that?!

Now that these adorable filtered photos of your day are on your blog you can:

  • share them with non-Pressgram users on Twitter, Facebook or even via email. They will be able to leave comments and share via their favorite social media site. Think of it! Pinning your pictures! All with links back to your blog!
  • beef up the published Pressgram captions with affiliate links, sticky links to your blog and even SEO stuff. 

On top of that, the Pressgram posts do not show up on your front page or even in your subscribers’ feeds. They are really and truly just a part of your blog–your home base for when you need and want them.

3. It publishes to Twitter.

This is cool. When you tweet your Pressgram it shows up like a normal tweet but with TWO links. One link to the Twitter Pic and one with a link to YOUR BLOG. For example:

Anyone remember what happens when you click an Instagram link in Twitter? It goes to Instagram. For traffic alone, a Pressgram tweet is gold!

{Also, just saw this on the Pressgram forums–if you don’t want to tweet or Facebook direclty from the app, you can easily do it via your blog with Jetpack!}

4. It publishes to your WordPress blog WITH A WATERMARK.

Have I mentioned that?! Seriously, a watermark is the key to my bloggy little heart. (More on my love for the watermark.)

So, what do you think bloggers? Is Pressgram worth the switch? I’m gonna try it for awhile. I’d love for you to join me–my handle is ohAmanda!

ohamanda.com

 

Not a sponsored post or a review. Just something I thought you’d wanna know about. 🙂

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Comments

    • oh amanda says

      Thank YOU, John! I’m super excited about the whole thing and am hoping for super-great things for PG! Like I said, my only suggestions were a scroll to top type button and the black isn’t easy on my eyes. But maybe I’m just old. 🙂

      Thanks again!
      a

  8. mandi says

    Ok. So I had downloaded it a week or so ago but haven’t done anything else. 1) I didn’t understand the blog part – your post makes sense, thank you very much;). 2) Facebook – are you able to post to your page or timeline? I want both. Do you know if that’s possible. Or at minimum I want it to go to my page. 3) Twitter – same as number 2 – can you post to multiple accounts. So short of me asking support … do you happen to know these answers my dear one?!?

    • oh amanda says

      Oh yes. I meant to say you can post from Twitter AND Facebook above. But as I hate Facebook I haven’t even done that yet.

      Can you post to multiple twitter accounts? So you want to send the same Pressgram to each of your twitter accounts? I dunno. BUT you can easily do it directly from your blog, you know? (Look at that Jetpack info I linked to above. That might help.)

      I am SO helpful. 😉

      a

        • Jolanthe says

          Mine has still been touchy actually posting to my blog. Half of the posts that I shared yesterday went immediately to my blog, but a few didn’t. I did create a special username just for Pressgram to log into my blog {not my admin – just in case}, and it worked fine for a bit, but then decided to quit working. Nutso.

          But boy – the possibilities of this are super!

  10. Kacey says

    Too funny. I just decided to reopen my Instagram account today, and now I see your post. So many choices, but I do like what you’re saying about Pressgram.

  12. Nikki @ Christian Mommy Blogger says

    THANK YOU For this!! I made the switch late last night when I couldn’t fall asleep (from Instagram, that is). I will share this with the CMB crew (aka, #intentionalblogger) because they need to be in the KNOW! I was going to write up my own post, but WHY since you have already done the hard work! SO, how cool is it that you can add to your blog WITHOUT it sending out your feed? Love this! Thanks Amanda!

  13. Jolanthe says

    I seriously had a window open on my laptop last night for Pressgram and was going to look more into it this morning. Downloading the app now, but LOVE the whole concept and off to experiment with it! 🙂

    • Jolanthe says

      And trying to figure out some of it {having trouble linking it to Twitter for some reason} – but according to the plugin page, it does post the pics to your RSS, but will take the pictures off your main page.

  14. Laura says

    Well they should pay you. ???? I’m gonna check it out and see how it works on weebly… I don’t use WordPress so we’ll see. Thanks for explaining!

  15. Lauren says

    I am loving it so far! Can’t wait to use it more for my blog! But how do I keep it from posting to my main blog page? IE when I go to my blog the top post is a photo I just posted from pressgram :0/ I don’t mind one or two but what if I do a whole bunch?! I don’t want them taking over my whole blog, haha. Is there some way to set up a page/feed they go to or is that what you outlined above?

  16. Belinda says

    This sounds wonderful – BUT – will there be a “Windows App”? I have a Windows 8 phone, and Instagram will not make a Windows app.

    I am willing to beg “Pretty Please?”
    Thank you in advance!

    ~B

  17. Sharon says

    Thanks for this write up. I downloaded a few weeks ago but just need to customize it with the plug in. Trying my hardest to get people to sign up! ????

  18. Tamika says

    Wow! Thank you for this. Just started a second blog with a friend and I was planning to sign up begrudgingly for instagram! this was great! so helpful and I already downloaded the app! Thank you!!!!

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