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Social Performance

Track Facebook and Instagram engagement, reach, and conversion metrics from your Meta connection.

3 min readUpdated May 19, 2026

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How to Access

  1. In the sidebar, click Insights to expand the menu
  2. Under Advanced Analytics, click Social Performance

Before You Start: Connect Meta

This page requires your Meta Business account to be connected. If you haven't done this yet:

  1. Click Integrations in the sidebar
  2. Find Meta (Facebook/Instagram) in the list
  3. Click the Connect button
  4. Sign in with your Facebook account and authorize Hostmatic
  5. Select the Facebook Page and/or Instagram Business account you want to track
  6. Return to Insights → Social Performance once connected

What You'll See on the Page

  • Engagement metrics — Likes, comments, shares, and saves on your posts
  • Reach — How many unique accounts see your content
  • Impressions — Total views including repeat views
  • Profile visits — Traffic to your social profiles
  • Website clicks — Clicks from social profiles to your website
  • Follower trends — Growth or decline in your audience over time
  • Top-performing content — Your posts ranked by engagement
  • Date range selector — Filter by Last 7, 14, 30, or 90 days using the dropdown in the top-right

How to Use This Data

Find What Works

Look at the top-performing content section. Which post types (photos, videos, carousels) and topics generate the most engagement? Create more of what works.

Create Data-Informed Content

  1. Note your best-performing content types from this page
  2. Go to Tools → Social Post Creator in the sidebar
  3. Generate new posts based on what your audience responds to — the Social Post Creator now supports Instagram, Facebook, X, Pinterest, and LinkedIn, with direct publishing available on Weekend Host and above.

Measure Social-to-Booking ROI

Combine social performance data with link tracking to measure the full journey:

  1. Go to Link Shortener in the sidebar
  2. Click Create New Link and enter your listing or booking URL
  3. In the Campaign field, enter a name like "instagram-bio" or "facebook-post"
  4. Click Shorten URL
  5. Use the shortened link in your social bio or posts
  6. Check Insights → Core Analytics → Link Performance to see clicks and conversions from your social links

Requirements

  • Meta integration must be connected (see steps above)
  • You need admin access to the Facebook Page
  • Instagram must be a Business or Creator account (not a personal account)
  • Instagram must be linked to the Facebook Page