How to make your Instagram Profile Public

Follow the below simple steps to make your Instagram profile public:

1. Go to your profile by tapping the profile icon – 
2. Tap ‘Edit Your Profile‘ which is located next to your profile photo
3. Turn off the ‘Posts are Private‘ setting
4. Tap ‘Done‘

How do I get a link (URL) to a photo or video?

You can get a link to photos and videos that have been shared publicly. If an account is set to private, you won’t be able to copy a link to any of their posts.

To get a link to a post in the iOS app:

1. Tap  above the post
2. Tap Copy Share URL to save the link.

You can also get the link by viewing the post on the web. To get a URL from the web:

1. Open your web browser.
2. Go to instagram.com/username. For example, if the username is “johnsmith,” type in instagram.com/johnsmith as the URL.
3. Click the post you want to save and copy the link at the top of your browser.

Source: https://help.instagram.com/372819389498306