Like To Know It
For the start of 2019, I want to explain Like To Know It because I get lots of questions about it and how to use it! If you already know a lot about it, you may still learn something new, so read along! The thing I love about Like To Know It is that it is a benefit for both you and me! For you, it’s a game changer and makes shopping SOOO easy bringing you straight to my outfit pieces that you want to shop. For me, I get a small commission kickback on your purchase from the company, which allows me to keep creating for you! And, for the record, I cannot even thank you enough for wanting to make sure I get credit for your purchases! You fuel my heart when you ask for a link and make me love this crazy blogging world so much more! With that said, here’s the 411 on how to use Like To Know It!!!
For the record, thought majority of my photos are Like To Know It enabled, not every single photo that I put on Instagram is, as some brands are not registered as a Like To Know It advertiser. As long as they have this logo, picture below, on the bottom right corner, it is a Like To Know It enabled photo! Regardless, in every Instagram caption, I have “outfit deets” thoroughly explained! If you shop from the blog or the Shop My Instagram page on my blog, I will automatically get credit so you’re good to go!
Like To Know It App
The Like To Know platform has its own app but you can still use it with or without the app! The app is free and super easy to use so I will explain that first! If you don’t have it and want to download it, it looks just like the logo above! Like I said, it is a game changer for shopping! It makes it so easy to shop the looks of all of your favorite influencers. Plus, a lot of us upload app exclusive photos that never make it to Instagram; so, with the app, you will never miss a look.
How it works
When you’re on the photo of the look you want to shop, just click your item of choice, then click “shop” (see pic below) and it will take you straight to that item on that brands website! How much easier can that get?! Game changer, right? Let’s get a little more detailed though!
If you’re also on Instagram, the best thing about the app is that if you see a look you like on Instagram, all you have to do is screenshot it to your phone, then all of the details will appear in your home page on the app! How convenient, right?! You will also get a notification on your phone’s home screen (see pic below) once your look is ready to shop!
In the app settings, you can also request to receive an email with the look details, but most people prefer the screenshot because we all get too many emails these days! But to each his own, so you pick! Now, let me explain how to navigate the app!
Like To Know It – App Icons
When you open the app, across the bottom (from left to right), you will have four icons – a home icon, the Like To Know It icon, a heart icon, and a search icon. (See bottom of the photo below)
- Home icon – the home icon will show a feed of the influencers that you follow on the app. Just like Instagram, you can follow your favorite influencers on the Like To Know It app. Here’s my page so you can follow me! We cannot follow you, like Instagram. This is just so you don’t miss a look that you love! *Just to clarify, this is NOT the same as your Instagram following. You have to go follow your fav influencers on this app even if you’re already following on Insta!
- Like To Know It icon – the Like To Know It icon will show all of the photos that you either screenshot on Instagram and/or it will show the photos that you “liked” in the Like To Know It app. In the Like To Know It app, you like photos the same way you like them on Instagram (double tap). Just to clarify, liking a photo on Instagram will not put it in this category, you must screenshot it to have it show up here in the Like To Know It app. (Side note, before Instagram had is privacy policy change, you used to be able to “like” it to show up here, hence “Like To Know It” but now you must screenshot it!)
- Heart icon – the heart icon will show your “wishlist” that you create. When shopping the app, if you don’t want to purchase right away, once you click on the item, you can click the “wishlist” option and it will build your wishlist and you can even organize it into “collections”, which is just below the wishlist option! (see photo below). Ladies, this is a great page to slide over to the hubby’s for b-days and holidays!
- Search icon – the search icon allows you to search the Like To Know It app for both influencers and products! The product search was recently added and it is a huge help in my opinion. On Instagram, hashtags are overused so it’s so hard to narrow down what you’re actually looking for on the app, so the Like To Know It app helps you find exactly what you’re looking for!
- If you aren’t searching for anything specific, this icon also acts as a “discover” or “explore” section where you will see the featured photos and hashtags. It is very similar to the explore section of Instagram but is all shopping based so you can discover new looks, products, and even new influencers that you may want to follow on the app!
No (Like To Know It) App, No problem …
You can still shop my exact looks, including Like To Know It app exclusives, and I can still get credit for them! Here, on the blog, I have a Shop My Instagram page! This page is, basically, my home page from the app but without needing to use the app! All you do is click on the photo of the look you love, and the screen will change to this:
Then, click the item that you wish to shop and it will take you straight to that item on the brand’s website! Then, you can shop as you usually would!
Shortcuts
If you’re reading this, you already know how to get to my blog and, again, I thank you for being a reader! If you’re on Instagram and need a shortcut, you can also get to the Shop My Instagram or the Like To Know It app super easy. In my Instagram bio, you will see this link in my bio.
Once you click the link, it will give options and you can go straight to the Shop My Instagram (1) page or you can go straight to my page in the Like To Know It app (2)! You can also come straight to the blog but I didn’t mark that one because you’re already here!
FAQ’s
Do you know who is purchasing from your links? No, I cannot see who is purchasing from my links. I can see what links were clicked on and how many times but I cannot see who is clicking on them or purchasing from them.
Can you see what I purchase? No, I cannot see what you purchase from the website. If a purchase comes through, I can only see the brand’s stock photo of the pic that you clicked on to get to that site; but, again, I cannot see who clicked on it or purchased it.
Is it better for you if we shop from your site or the app? I would get the same commission either way so, honestly, it is whatever is easier for you. I appreciate the traffic to my website; so, if I had to pick one, I would choose website but either works for me!
Can we ask you for a link for certain items if you don’t have them listed? Absolutely, if you would like me to send you a link, as long as the site/brand is a member of Like To Know It, I can make one super quick. If it is just for another item on a site the I already have a link up for, I will still get credit for it. I am always more than happy to make specific links for you, so DM me or email me anytime!
What if an item is out of stock? If an item is out of stock, you can always feel free to let me know and I can see about finding it somewhere else or finding similar for you! This happened a lot with dupe Gucci belt and I relinked it quite a few times. Legit, my highest seller of all time!
What kind of companies are on Like To Know It? There are SOOOO many brands/companies on Like To Know It! Honestly, I can’t think of many things that aren’t so if you are ever curious feel free to message me to check!
What if we see an outfit on Instagram and we don’t see it on the app or your blog page? I covered this a little earlier but I’ll explain a little better. Brands have to register with Like To Know It in order to be on the platform. If a brand isn’t registered, I will have all of the outfit details in the caption. But, any photo with the Like To Know It logo in the bottom right corner, can be found on the app and on my Shop My Instagram page. Like To Know It is adding brands on the reg so we will keep bringing more and more enabled photos to you all 🙂
How do bloggers make money? I get asked this often. There are a few ways – sponsored posts, website ads, and affiliate programs to name a few. If the requests come in, I will go more into the many ways later; but, for now, Like To Know It is one of the main affiliate programs where we make commission. Basically, when you purchase from my links on Like To Know It, I make a small kickback on your purchase at no additional cost to you. All you have to do is go to the website from my link. This allows us to keep creating content, putting together styles, and bringing sales to you all!
Like To Know It Enabled
I am pretty sure I covered everything and, hopefully, you all are Like To Know It enabled now! If I see I missed anything or if I get additional questions, I will be sure to update this blog! In the mean time, HAPPIER SHOPPING! And, as always, tag me if you’re on Instagram in your photos so I can see how you styled your picks and share them in my stories!
XO,
Michelle
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