Donaldson R F
Small Business Starter
Link Instagram/Facebook to a Simple Website
Connect your Instagram or Facebook feed and links properly to your website, so visitors find your social pages easily.
The Problem
Your website has no link to your social media at all, or the links go to the wrong profile, open awkwardly, or your Instagram feed isn't showing on your site the way you'd like.
About this problem
A lot of small businesses run their actual day-to-day updates (offers, new stock, events) on Instagram or Facebook rather than their website, so a visitor who only sees the website misses all of that. Connecting the two properly — clear, working links, and optionally an embedded feed — means the website and social media reinforce each other instead of existing separately.
What's Included
- Correctly linked, working icons or buttons to your Instagram and/or Facebook pages
- An embedded Instagram feed on your site if you want recent posts shown automatically
- Checking links open the right profile correctly on both mobile and desktop
- Placement advice for where social links convert best (header, footer, or a dedicated section)
What's NOT Included
- Managing or posting to your social media accounts — this connects them, it doesn't run them
- Instagram/Facebook advertising setup (a separate, different service)
- Building the website itself, if it doesn't already exist
How It Works
- Confirm your correct Instagram and/or Facebook profile links.
- Add properly linked icons or buttons, checking they open the correct profile (not a broken or outdated link).
- If wanted, set up an embedded feed showing your recent Instagram posts directly on the website.
- Test that embedded content loads correctly and doesn't slow the page down.
- Check the full experience on both mobile and desktop before confirming it's live.
In practice: you buy the service, send over whatever access or details the job needs, I investigate and do the work, and you confirm it's resolved before we call it done.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Can I show my actual Instagram posts on my website automatically?
- Yes, an embedded feed can pull in your recent posts so they update automatically without you needing to copy anything across manually.
- Will an embedded Instagram feed slow down my website?
- It can if set up carelessly, since it loads content from Instagram's own servers — it's configured to load efficiently so it doesn't noticeably affect your page speed.
- What if my business has both a Facebook and Instagram page?
- Both can be linked, and if you'd like, both feeds can be shown, either side by side or in a simple tabbed view.
- Do I need a business account on Instagram or Facebook for this to work?
- A standard embedded feed works with any public profile, though a business account gives you useful extras like contact buttons and insights on the social platform's own side.
- Can I link TikTok or other platforms too?
- Yes, other platforms can be linked the same way — just let me know which ones you use.