Turning Instagram Comments into Automatic DMs — and Sales
Published: June 27, 2026 · 2 min read
When a post does well, dozens of 'price?', 'info', 'link?' comments pile up underneath. Answering each by hand is exhausting, and when you're late, the opportunity slips away. Yet these comments are warm signals of interest. With the right setup, the person who commented can get an automatic private message and the conversation can move toward a sale. Here's how to build that flow.
Why comments are a valuable sales channel
When someone writes 'price?' under your post, they've clearly shown interest in you. That's a far warmer signal than a cold ad.
The problem is that comments are public and move fast; a late reply gets buried and hands the opportunity to a competitor.
From comment to DM: how comment-to-DM works
Comments containing certain keywords ('price', 'info', 'link') are defined as triggers. When someone uses that word, an automatic private message is sent to them.
This moves you out of the public comment race and into a one-to-one, personal conversation — where a sale can actually close.
Setting up the automatic message well
A good first message is short, friendly and clear: it thanks them for their interest, gives the requested info (or the next step), and keeps the conversation open with a question.
To avoid looking like spam, the message should be in your brand's tone and genuinely helpful — not a one-line ad.
Handing the conversation to the assistant
After the first message goes out and the person asks a question, the AI assistant can take over and answer product, price and availability questions.
When needed — say a custom request or a negotiation — the assistant hands the conversation to a human. So speed and a personal touch stay together.
Leave a visible reply on the comment too
When you send the DM, also leaving a short public reply on the comment ('We've sent you a DM 💬') reassures other interested people and boosts engagement.
This small touch keeps your comment section from becoming a graveyard of unanswered questions and makes your brand look attentive.
Summary
With the right setup, post comments become an automatic sales pipeline. Catch the comments that signal interest, greet the person with an automatic DM, move the conversation to the assistant, hand off to a human when needed, and leave a visible reply on the comment too. Bubix offers this flow — comment trigger, automatic DM and handoff to the assistant — in one panel.
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