An active social media presence is essential for traffic generation, establishing authority, and building your online brand. But coming up with ideas for social media posts can be hard, especially if you regularly post to your social media channels. Some days it seems like you have nothing to say!
So if this is you, if you are struggling to think about what to post on social media, here are my 40 top ideas for social media posts. These can be used for social updates or video posts, Twitter, IG, YT(!) and preferable, STEEMIT.com
Feel free to add any other suggestions in the comments…
Ideas for Social Media Posts – Rock it!
A OR B – Invite your audience to make a choice from two items. For example, SALAD OR PIE, THANKSGIVING OR NEW YEAR, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENT – Make an announcement about something you are working on.
ANSWER A QUESTION – Use your Client FAQs
BEHIND THE SCENES – Share a photo of your office, if you have one!
BOOK YOU ARE CURRENTLY READING – Share the book you are currently reading. Invite your audience to comment with one of their own.
CELEBRATE A NATIONAL DAY
CELEBRATE A PUBLIC HOLIDAY
CONTEST OR QUIZ – Run a contest (no prize) or ask a quiz question
FAMILY – Share a photo or video of your family life.
FAVORITE INSPIRATIONAL CHARACTER – Share something about an inspirational character from history or present day
FAVORITE SERVICE OR PRODUCT – Share details of a service or product that impresses you and say why. Invite your audience to comment with one of their own.
FAVORITE TOOL OR SOFTWARE – Share details of a tool or software you use regularly and say why you like it. Invite your audience to comment with one of their own.
FILL IN THE BLANK – Invite your followers to fill in the blank. Eg My favourite blog site is….
FREE DOWNLOAD – Give something useful away to your target audience
FUNNY MEME – Share a funny meme. Invite your audience to comment with one of their own
FUNNY VIRAL VIDEO – Share a funny viral video. Invite your audience to comment with one of their own.
HOBBY SHARE – Share something about your hobby. Invite your audience to comment with one of their own.
IF YOU COULD – Ask an “If you could” question. For example “If you could have a superpower, what would it be?”
INFOGRAPHIC – Share an infographic relevant to your target industry. If you don’t have one of your own, share a link to one. Invite your followers to comment on it.
INSPIRATIONAL MEME – Share an inspirational meme. Invite your audience to comment with one of their own.
INTERESTING INDUSTRY ARTICLE – Share an interesting article relevant to your target industry. Invite your followers to comment on it.
INTERESTING INDUSTRY FACT – Share an interesting fact relevant to your target industry. Invite your followers to comment on it.
INTERESTING OR FUN FACT – Share a fun fact about something – anything. Invite your followers to comment.
MENTION A FOLLOWER – Share the love by mentioning one of your followers.
MENTION AN INFLUENCER – Share the love by mentioning an influencer that you follow. Invite your audience to comment with who they follow.
NEW POST – Announce a new post you have published.
PERSONAL MANTRA/PRINCIPLE – Share a life or business mantra or principle with your followers. Invite your audience to comment with one of their own.
POLL – Run a quick poll on something relevant to your audience.
PRODUCT OR SERVICE – Talk about one of your products or services
PROMOTE YOUR OTHER SOCIAL PROFILES – Provide links to ONE of your other social profiles
RELAXATION – Talk about something you do to relax. Invite your followers to comment.
SHARE A GRATITUDE – Thank someone for something.
SHARE A TESTIMONIAL – Share a testimonial from one of your clients (with their permission).
SNEAK PEAK – Share a sneak peak into something you will release soon.
SOLVE A PROBLEM – Share the fix to a common problem your audience has.
SPECIAL OFFER – Run a special offer for your audience (Discounted service, consultation, etc).
THANK YOUR FOLLOWERS – Thank someone for for following you.
TIME SAVING TIP – Everyone loves a neat way to save time – right? So share a useful time management tip. Invite your audience to comment with one of their own.
TRENDING TOPIC OR NEWS EVENT – Share a trending topic or news item. DON’T BE CONTENTIOUS.
YOUR CITY PHOTO OR VIDEO – Share a photo or video of your city. Invite your audience to comment with one of their own.
This post was originally published on my blog https://andywood.com/40-ideas-for-social-media-posts/