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50 Snapchat Secrets That Will Up Your Selfie Game

Did you know that you can actually try a three-way face swap instead of just two?
Holly Riordan
March 8, 2017
“It’s easier than ever to incorporate music into your snaps. If you have a favorite song that sums up the moment you’re snapping, simply load the song onto your music player on your phone (iTunes, Spotify, etc.), and when you start snapping, the song will continue playing in the background.”
— Andrew Pickering, 10 Snapchat Hacks to Make Your Snaps Stand Out: Social Media Examiner
Tagged: Snapchat, Music, Songs
“If you wanna screenshot bae’s Snap without looking like a total creeper, just put your phone on airplane mode and then screenshot away.”
— Amber Manto, There's now even MORE hacks that'll up your Snapchat game
Tagged: Snapchat, Screenshot, Airplane Mode
“If you’re curious as to how many snaps you’ve taken since becoming obsessed with Snapchat, tap on the Snapchat logo at the top of your feed and it will display the sent on the left, and received on the right. Oh, that many?”
— Amber Manto, There's now even MORE hacks that'll up your Snapchat game
Tagged: Snapchat, apps, Settings
“If you're looking to free up some space on your phone, say goodbye to your Shazam app as you can now use Shazam through Snapchat! That's right, simply press and hold down your finger on your screen while a song is playing until you see the Shazam window pop up. It couldn't be easier.”
— Maddy, 5 Snapchat Hacks You Need To Know
Tagged: Snapchat, Shazam, Music
“Get creative with your text on Snapchat by making it multi-colored. Look's fun right? All you need to do is write your text, select the first word so that it is highlighted and then adjust the highlighted section down to a letter and choose the color you wish it to be. Repeat this method until all letter colors have been edited.”
— Maddy, 5 Snapchat Hacks You Need To Know
Tagged: Snapchat, Colors, Text
“Thanks to this awesome new filter, your story's about to be lit. You can draw right on your face and it will stick to your features, even in a video!”
— Kelsey Stiegman, 10 Ideas That Will Give You Kylie Jenner-Level Snapchat Stories
Tagged: Snapchat, Filter, Drawings
“Literally any type of face swap is a win: your dad, your dog, a teddy bear, Doll Harry Styles. Anything.”
— Kelsey Stiegman, 10 Ideas That Will Give You Kylie Jenner-Level Snapchat Stories
Tagged: Snapchat, Face Swap, photographs
“Now that we've been blessed with the Memories feature, you can pull old pics from your camera roll. Find the goofiest pic of you and your sibs and throw it back to your diaper days.”
— Kelsey Stiegman, 10 Ideas That Will Give You Kylie Jenner-Level Snapchat Stories
Tagged: Snapchat, Memories, Throwbacks
“Ten seconds doesn’t sound like a lot, but on Snapchat, it is. You don’t need to show every snap in your story for 10 seconds.”
— Peter Gartland, 7 Creative Snapchat Tips to Improve Your Stories: Social Media Examiner
Tagged: Snapchat, Time, Timing
“Want to exit a story? Simply swipe down.”
— Brinton Parker, 10 Snapchat Tricks You Didn't Know Existed
Tagged: Snapchat, Snap Stories, apps
“You don't have to watch all 240 seconds of your friend's obnoxiously loud concert snaps — simply tap your screen to hop through snaps on somebody else's story.”
— Brinton Parker, 10 Snapchat Tricks You Didn't Know Existed
Tagged: Snapchat, Snap Stories, Skipping
“Most of the time when you draw a straight line, it either ends up squiggly or it is crooked. Using two fingers, you can tap on your snap with one finger, and then tap another part of the snap with your other finger to draw a straight line between your two fingers.”
— Tyler Lawrence, 4 Super-Secret Snapchat Tips From A Snapchat Pro
Tagged: Snapchat, Lines, drawing
“Snapchat can be used to give advice to clients and educate them (even if snaps disappear in 24 hours!) If you are a brand designer, snap about finding the right colors that fit your ideal brand. If you are an event planner, snap about why having a planner is necessary for a smooth event.”
— Maddie Short, 5 Simple Snapchat Tips for Business
Tagged: Snapchat, Advice, Business
“They took a snap of the product they were giving away, then they had viewers screenshot it, and they picked a winner. (In Snapchat, you can view who has taken screenshots of your snaps.) It’s so different from Instagram giveaways because on Instagram anyone can enter, even if they are not loyal to your company. On Snapchat you have loyal viewers who want to see your work-life and your personal-life, so they will appreciate these giveaways so much more!”
— Maddie Short, 5 Simple Snapchat Tips for Business
Tagged: Snapchat, Instagram, Business
“Geotags are location-based filters that people can apply to their photos. If you are getting ready to launch a new brand, business, or have big news, create a custom geo-tag on the Snapchat website.”
— Maddie Short, 5 Simple Snapchat Tips for Business
Tagged: Snapchat, Geotags, Business
“You can tell stories though separate snaps, but make sure that each is a stand-alone, shareable moment.”
— Mark Renfree, 8 Snapchat Tips to Help You Produce Quality Content
Tagged: Snapchat, Stories, photographs
“Don’t overthink your content. Use Snapchat as a place to refine the ideas you want to test or that you don’t have a home for anywhere else. Some of the best content is the least complicated.”
— Mark Renfree, 8 Snapchat Tips to Help You Produce Quality Content
Tagged: Snapchat, Stories, Overthinking
“Emojis, filters and text are your friends. Big time. If companies can make customers feel like a friend sent them a snap — not a business — it’ll feel much more natural and will likely drive more engagement.”
— Jared Shelly, 7 Clever Snapchat Marketing Tips From Brands Like Forever 21
Tagged: Snapchat, Business, Companies
“Engage your Snapchat audience with poll questions.”
— Jared Shelly, 7 Clever Snapchat Marketing Tips From Brands Like Forever 21
Tagged: Snapchat, Questions, Business
“Ask your Snapchat audience to submit questions about your business, and find employees (that aren’t camera shy) to answer them in short videos.”
— Jared Shelly, 7 Clever Snapchat Marketing Tips From Brands Like Forever 21
Tagged: Snapchat, Business, Videos