Monday, July 15, 2019

How To Obtain the Instagram Username You Want

How To Obtain the Instagram Username You Want



Instagram marketing is fun and enjoyable place where you can shine in the community with your creativity.

So, how we can start this amazing journey.

Before starting an Instagram account we all have one problem.
How to find the best name for my Instagram account?

That's why we have brought you this article and you will learn in this article,


  • How to search online and find available Instagram name?
  • Is there any way I can get access to Inactive name?
  • What are the alternatives if my prefer Instagram user name is not available?


How to search online and find available Instagram name?

This is for someone who starts their business, blog or website from scratch.

Before you decide your business name check out below websites first,

Namecheckr and Namechk

To use these websites simply you just need to put your business name and it will indicate which platform that user name available or not.













If the user name is not available you can rethink your business name and restart the business name research then you might come up with a unique and perfect business name much suitable for your requirement.

But what if you really want that name and it is not currently available 😔


Don't lose the hope, Keep reading.


Is there any way I can get access to (In)active name?

YES, getting access to an (In)active Instagram account is not impossible, but it will not always successful either.

Below we have listed a few actions you could take to get your preferred name, Some of them might perfectly work but some of them might not work.

You can DM the (In)active user account directly

This might be your first step to get your account, There is a chance that user of that account might be monitored via email address. So, send a DM and wait for them to reply back to you.

Based on the reply you can decide how to convince them to give you the account and what you can demand them and so on.

You can Appeal to Instagram for Access

This will not be a success all the time, but it is worth to try this method as well.

You can show proof of Trademark

If the business has a trademark on the name and someone else using it, you can send a 'cease and desist. a letter outlining the trademark infringement and ask for the account to be handed over, after contact Instagram with proof of trademark ownership as well.

NOTE: You might need the consultation of an attorney in this matter.

What are the alternatives if my prefer Instagram user name is not available?

If if any methods will not work and you couldn't get the name you want, you have to find an alternative then.

Here are a few ideas that could work to find your alternative name for your business.

We will take FitnessGirls as an example business name.

Add an underscore in the name, Most suitable to split the words of the name like Fitness_Girls
Add the location to your name like FitnessGirlsUK
Use some abbreviations like FitnessGirlz, FitGirls, FitnssGirls
Add an adverb like TheFitnessGirls, The_FitnessGirls

Or, you can play a bit with your name and come up with creative ideas to change your name and finally you could find a name that available.


If you were able to find you a great name, Please comment it down below.
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