Instagram: Creator or Business Account? Is it necessary to use a dedicated static proxy?

In order to meet the account operation needs of various types of users, Instagram has launched several different account types: personal accounts and professional accounts, among which professional accounts are divided into creator accounts and business accounts. Understanding different account types and characteristics and operating them in a targeted manner will help individuals, companies and brands.

Ⅰ. Instagram Account Type

1. Personal Account

This is the basic account type that most users have and are using. It does not have analysis, advertising and other functions, nor does it have API permissions. It is suitable for individual users who only want to share their personal lives and engage in basic social interactions and do not have the need to specifically shape a public image.

2. Professional Account

For professional accounts, Instagram provides a dedicated data tool - Professional Dashboard , which has three main functions: tracking account performance, developing business, and keeping up with the latest information. This can help account operators understand the users reached by the account over a period of time in the past, their key performance analysis and other data indicators, understand where to discover and use new creators and business tools, and view high-quality posts and ads from similar businesses to find inspiration for content creation and how to attract new customers.

The two branches of professional accounts are creator accounts and business accounts. Although these two account types share some common functions and usage methods, there are still some differences between them.

( 1 ) Applicable users

Creator accounts are suitable for content creators, key opinion leaders, and public figures who need to analyze target user groups and apply the Instagram store function. Commercial accounts are also called business accounts. As the name suggests, commercial accounts are more suitable for brands, companies, organizations, etc. that need to sell products or services and place advertisements.

( 2 ) Contact information

Creator accounts have three contact methods: email address, business phone number, and WhatsApp Business phone number. In addition to the above three contact methods, business accounts also have Instagram voice calls and business addresses, which are very convenient and effective for customer communication.

( 3 ) Unique features

In the action button, both creator accounts and business accounts have three functions: ordering, pre-booking and reservation. One function that business accounts have more than creator accounts is the addition of a list-type advertising form. The unique function for creator accounts is the broadcast area and subscription function launched last year. Creators can publish specific content information in the broadcast area and hold broadcast area limited activities.

Ⅱ. Operational points

In fact, no matter which account type you choose, it is most important to clarify the purpose of account operation, target user groups, purpose of content release, content types that meet the audience's preferences and provide value to the audience. On the contrary, this is also a function launched by the platform in response to the characteristics and needs of users. For example, if you are an e-commerce seller or brand operator, you can choose a business account. If you are a content producer or a key opinion leader, a creator account will be more suitable.

At the same time, don't forget another basic condition - the network environment. For users who need to use non-personal accounts, they often need more accounts to achieve their publicity goals, but it is easy to be judged as illegal or even blocked during the operation of multiple accounts. Therefore, it is important to create a safe, stable and clean network environment for account operation. For example, you can use IPFoxy 's dedicated static proxy service, which simulates the network address of real users and is safe and stable in the long term, proving that it has higher credibility and stability in social media operations, providing protection for account operations.

Choosing a more appropriate account type, continuously improving content quality, maintaining close contact with the target audience, and ensuring the account status is normal will be of great help to account operations.