What's a Finsta? We Explain This Confusing Instagram Trend

A Finsta is a shortened term for Fake Instagram, which is an Instagram account used by teens and young adults to document more real, candid ... Logo-Full(Color) Skiptocontent English 日本語 Deutsch English Español Português Français ContactSales Login CustomerSupport About AboutUs Careers ContactUs InvestorRelations ManagementTeam Home Software Software TheHubSpotCRMPlatform AllofHubSpot’smarketing,salesCRM,customerservice,CMS,andoperationssoftwareononeplatform. FreeHubSpotCRM Overviewofallproducts MarketingHub Marketingautomationsoftware.Freeandpremiumplans SalesHub SalesCRMsoftware.Freeandpremiumplans ServiceHub Customerservicesoftware.Freeandpremiumplans CMSHub Contentmanagementsystemsoftware.Premiumplans OperationsHub Operationssoftware.Freeandpremiumplans AppMarketplace ConnectyourfavoriteappstoHubSpot.Seeallintegrations Pricing Resources Resources Education Blog Ebooks,Guides&More FreeCourses&Certifications InboundMethodology WhyHubSpot? CaseStudies WhyChooseHubSpot? 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Startfreeorgetademo Marketing|7minread What'saFinsta?WeExplainThisConfusingInstagramTrend WrittenbyCarolineForsey @cforsey1 Ifirstheardtheterm"Finsta"frommy16-year-oldcousin.Shehadjusttakenaridiculousselfieofherself,andhaddeclaredit"Finsta-worthy". WhenIaskedwhatshemeant,sheexplaineda"Finsta"isafakeInstagram,ora"Finstagram"(shortenedforcoolfactor,probably). "But…WhydoyouneedafakeInstagramaccount?Isn'toneenough?"Iaskedher.  SheshowedmeherrealInstagramaccount--aperfect,editedcollageofgreatmomentswithhighschoolfriends,herpromdate,andvacationshotswithfamily. "MyrealInstagramaccountiskindoffake--like,onlypicturesofmy'best'life,"Mycousinexplained."IusemyFinstatosharefunny,insidejokeswithmyclosestfriends.MyrealInstagramhaslike,400followers.Myfakeoneonlyhaslike,eight." Asyouprobablyalreadyknow,Instagramisoftenusedasanopportunitytopresentan"ideal"lifetoyourfollowers--evenifthatlifeis,infact,apoorrepresentationofreality.It'snottheplacetopostembarrassingphotos,orunedited"Ijustwokeup"selfies. However,Instagram'smirageofperfect,well-filteredlivesdoesn'talwayslenditselftohappiness.Forinstance,onerecentstudyfoundacorrelationbetweentheamountofstrangersyoufollow,anddepressivesymptomsincludingfearfulness,loneliness,orfatigue.Unfortunately,Instagramcanleaduserstofeeltheirlivesaren'tgoodenough,comparedtoeveryoneelse's(edited)ones. WhichiswhyFinsta'smightnotbesuchabadidea.Ultimately,aFinstaisachancetoshareagoofier,less-editedversionofyourselfwithatrustworthygroupoffriends--andforthosefriendstoseeless'perfect'posts,andmorerealones. Ironically,a"FakeInstagram"justmightbeasolutiontofeelingsofinadequacyontheplatform,asfriendslearntosharemorehoneststoriesabouttheirlives--thegood,andthebad.IfyouwanttolearnhowtomakeaFinstaforyourself,keepreading. What'saFinsta? AFinstaisashortenedtermforFakeInstagram,whichisanInstagramaccountusedbyteensandyoungadultstodocumentmorereal,candidpoststheysharewithonlyclosefriends.  Oftentimes,anInstagramaccountisusedtocurateapubliccollageofeditedimagesforupwardsofhundredsorthousandsoffollowers.Bycontrast,aFinstaisaprivateaccountonlyfollowedby10-20people.AFinstaallowsuserstopostmorefunny,uneditedsnapshotsoftheirdailylives,orshareinside-jokemomentswithfriends.  HowtoMakeaFinsta CreatingaFinstaisasimpleprocess.However,beforeyoubeginaddinganadditionalaccount,you'llwanttobrainstormauniqueusernamethatdoesn'tuseyourrealfirstorlastname--additionally,you'llwanttomakesureyoudon'tusearealphotoofyourselfasyourprofilepicture.Remember,yourFinstashouldbeimpossibletofindunlessyousharetheusernamewithfriends.  TocreateaFinsta,followtheseeasysteps: 1.OpenyourInstagramaccount,andclickthethree-lineiconinthetopright. 2.Atthebottomof"Settings",click"AddAccount". 3.Atthebottomofthenextpage,click"SignUp"tocreateyournewaccount. 4.Next,inputyourphonenumber. 5.ClickCreateNewAccount. Onceyouinputyourphonenumber,aboxwillpop-uptoaskwhetheryou'dliketologintotheaccountyoualreadyhave.Click"CreateNewAccount"tocontinuecreatingyourFinsta. 6.Next,addyourusername. Remember,youdon'twanttouseyourrealfirstandlastnamehere.Instead,considercomingupwithacleverusernameonlygoodfriendswillunderstand.  7.Don'tlinktooutsideaccounts. SkiptheoptiontolinkyourFinstatoyourFacebookaccount(whichcouldmakeiteasiertolinktheFinstatoyou).Addaprofilepicture,thenclick"Next".  8.Startposting. Voila!YourFinstaisready.Youcannowpostpicturesandvideos,andinviteyourclosestfriendstofollowyou.  FinstaExamples @RebekkaHarajuku DidyouknowthatcelebritiesmakeFinstastoo?Lastyear,BellaHadidcreatedaFinstaaccountforherblondealteregonamedRebekkaHarajuku.TheInstagramwassimilartoanormalinfluenceraccount,however,itfeaturedBellaindisguiseasthecharactershecreated.  @Camera_Duels ThisFinsta,managedbyRiverdalestarColeSprouseiswherehepostspicturesofpeoplewhotakepicturesofhim.Whilehe'snotchroniclinghislifeashedoesonhismoretraditionalInstagram,thisaccountstillshowsoffhishumorousside.  @Pammburglar PammburglaristheFinstaidentityofPamBump,afellowHubSpotblogger.Becauseshelovesfast-food,herFinstanameisaquirkycombinationofPamandHamburglar.OnherFinsta,shepostsphotosandvideosofeventssheattends,food,andtravel.Alongwithpostingaboutdailyhappenings,shealsosharesplentyofselfiesandfunnymemes. Whileherprofileisprivate,youcanscrolldowntoseeafewFinstapictureexamplesthatshe'spermittedforthispost.  FinstaPostIdeas BecauseFinsta'sdon'tnecessarilyneedtofollowrules--orsocialnorms,youcanexpressyourselfwithavarietyofdifferentposts.HerearetwostylesthatarefairlycommononFinstas.  FoodPosts WhileyoumightuseyourprofessionalInstagramtoshowphotosorvideosofyourselfnetworking,intheoffice,ortalkingaboutyourcompany,youmightwanttosharealightersideofday,likelunchtime,onyourFinsta. Inthepostbelow,@Pammburglar,notedintheexampleabove,enjoysaginormousturkeyleg. ThrowbackPosts Inthispost,@Pammburglarreminiscesonthetimeshewas"rejected"asaStarbucksmodelbackin2014.Inreality,shewasactuallystarringinastudentproducedfilmthattookplaceatthecoffeechainwhileincollege. Nostalgicthrowbackpostslikethesearebothfunnyandinterestingtopeoplewhohaveorhaven'tknownyouinthepast.  FinstaNames Toensurerandomfollowerscan'tfindyourFinsta,andtokeepitprivateamongstclosefriends,you'llwanttocreateafakenameforyourFinstaaccount. AwebsitecalledSpinXOoffersafreetoolthathelpsgeneratepotentialFinstanamesbasedonyournameornickname,hobbies,interests,orotherrandomwordsornumbers. Forinstance,withoutinputtinganyofmyowninformation,SpinXOinitiallyofferedtheserandomFinstanames: JavaPerfect ChellFalls KinGambit RadiantEnjoy VividGiggly SimpleEye Airbiosav Alternatively,youmightbrainstormauniqueFinstaaccountnamebyconsideringinsidejokesyousharewithyourfriends,orTVshowsormoviesonlyyourgoodfriendsknowyoulike.You'llwanttoavoidusinganyabbreviationofyourfirstorlastname,andtrytobeasobscureaspossible. Forinstance,ifIweremakingaFinsta(which,trustme,I'mnot),Imightcallit"Buttercup",thenameofmycat(onsecondthought…alotofpeoplehaveheardmetalkaboutButtercup.So,scratchthat). Editor'snote:ThispostwaspublishedinNovember2018,butwasupdatedinOctober2019forcomprehensiveness. OriginallypublishedOct15,20195:38:00PM,updatedOctober152019 Topics: InstagramFollowers Don'tforgettosharethispost! 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