Instagram is adding new tools and features to help creators earn from the platform.

The Facebook-owned photo sharing platform is introducing a new tool to allow creators to earn commission from new products available on checkout along with new Shops features. It is also adding new ways for creators to earn money from badges and Stars.

Select creators can now tag products from the brands they work with or use Shops if they have their own product line.

“We want to give more creators access to our shopping tools and allow them to get rewarded for the purchases they drive,” it said in a blog post.

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Native affiliate tool

In the coming months, the platform will begin testing a native affiliate tool that will allow creators to discover new products available on checkout, share them with their followers and earn commissions for the purchases they drive. All of this will be done from within the Instagram app.

Users will be able to see “Eligible for commission” at the top of the post when they come across an affiliate post from a creator featuring a tagged product to make it clear that their purchases help support that creator.

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Affiliate will test with a small group of US-based creators and businesses including Benefit, Kopari, MAC, Pat McGrath Labs and Sephora, and will expand to more partners in the future.

For creators who want to sell their own merchandise, it is making it easier to add an existing shop or open a new shop on their Instagram profile.

The platform will now let creators link a shop to their personal profile as well apart from a business profile.

“For creators who already have their own product lines, they can now link their shop to their personal profile in addition to their business profile. This allows them to display and sell their products directly to fans,” it said.

The ability to link a shop to a personal profile is available globally.

Monetising milestones

Instagram will also let users monetise certain milestones that are reached using badges and Stars.

“We’re launching ways for creators to make extra money for hitting certain milestones with badges and Stars,” it said.

Starting this week, creators on Instagram will be eligible to earn an extra payout when they meet certain milestones while using badges in Live, such as going Live with another account.

Facebook has also launched Stars Challenges.

“Creators in the programme can earn payouts from Facebook in the form of free Stars if they meet certain milestones, such as broadcasting a certain number of hours or earning a set number of Stars within a designated time period,” it said.

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