Send the full episode to everyone who comments on a clip

Tap a card to copy the message. Swap anything in braces, like {name}, for your own words before you send it.

• Caption line for a clip

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  Two minutes from a much longer conversation with {guest}. Comment LISTEN and I'll DM you the full episode.

  Put the word in the first line, and say it out loud at the end of the clip as well. Plenty of people watch Reels without ever opening the caption.

• First DM under a clip

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  Hey, thanks for commenting! This message is automatic. That clip comes from episode {number}, which runs about an hour. Shall I send you the whole thing? Reply YES.

  Give the length now. Someone deciding between “later” and “never” decides faster knowing it's an hour and not three.

• Asking where they listen

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  Happy to send it! Where do you usually listen: Spotify, Apple Podcasts or YouTube? Tell me and I'll send the link for that app.

  One link in the app they already use beats three to choose from. An auto-reply sends everyone the same thing, so ask this by hand, or skip it and send a page with every app.

• Every app in one link

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  Here's the episode page, with a button for each podcast app: {link} Pick the one you already use.

  Many podcast hosts give each episode a web page with links to the main apps, which saves sending three links one after another.

• The link with a timestamp

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  Here's the full episode: {link} The part from the clip starts at {time}, though the ten minutes before it are what make it land.

  A YouTube link can be set to start at a chosen moment. For podcast apps, giving the minute lets people skip straight there.

• Full video on YouTube

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  Here's the full video: {link} It's {length} long, and the chapters in the description take you to any section, including the one from the Reel.

  Mention chapters only if you've added them. On YouTube they come from timestamps you list in the description, starting at 0:00.

• A series, from the start

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  That clip is from part three of a series, so you might like to start at the beginning. Here's the playlist with every part in order: {link}

  Someone arriving at part three has missed the set-up. A playlist link lets them start at part one without searching for it.

• Release-day Story reply

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  Thanks for replying! This message is automatic. The new episode is out today, and I think it's one of our best. Here's the link: {link} Tell me what you think once you've heard it.

  Post a Story on release day asking people to reply LISTEN. Each reply arrives as a DM, so the link can go out in the very first answer.

• “Tell me when the next one's out”

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  I'd love to, but Instagram only lets me send automatic messages for a day after you write, so I can't ping you next week. Following the show in your podcast app is the reliable way: new episodes turn up there by themselves. Here's the link: {link}

  Don't promise a release-day DM unless you'll type each one yourself. An automated message can't reach anyone whose last message is more than 24 hours old.

• Listener question for a Q&A episode

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  Thanks for this, it's a great question. I'm saving questions for a listener episode on {date}. Is it OK if I read yours out with your first name, or would you rather stay anonymous?

  Get a clear yes before anyone's message is read on air. Their reply stays in the chat, so you can check it before you record.

• Telling a guest the episode is out, by hand

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  Hi {name}, your episode is out today. Thank you again, it was one of my favourite conversations. Here's the link: {link} I've cut a few short clips too. Want me to send them for your own posts?

  Send it yourself from the Instagram app. Ready-made clips make it easy for a guest to share the episode with an audience you don't reach.

• Asking for a rating

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  So glad you enjoyed it, thank you for telling me. If you have a spare moment, a rating in your podcast app would help other people decide whether to press play.

  Ask only after they've said they liked it. Asking in the first DM, before they've heard a minute, gets nowhere.

• Public reply to “which episode is this?”

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  It's from episode {number}, “{title}”. Comment LISTEN and the link will come to your DMs.

  The question comes up a lot under clips. Put the episode number on screen and in the first line of the caption, and fewer people will need to ask.

1. 1Each comment on a post or Reel can get one private reply within 7 days. It's plain text with no link, so the episode link can only follow once the person answers.
2. 2Reels reach many people who don't follow you, and their private reply lands in the Requests folder rather than the main inbox.
3. 3Comments made during an Instagram Live can only get a private reply while the broadcast is running, so a word you announce in a live recording has to be answered before you end.
4. 4If a clip takes off, Instagram's ceiling is 750 private replies to comments per hour per account. DMFast keeps below 700 and queues the overflow, and each queued reply still goes out within its comment's 7 days.
5. 5Automated messages, a release-day reminder included, need the person to have written to you in the last 24 hours. A comment on last month's clip doesn't open a new chance once its private reply has gone.

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