How to Create an Endless Amount of Social Content for Your Business
How to create social media content, and what social media content do I need to be posting for my business are two of the top most common questions asked by business owners.
Finding content ideas for social media can be challenging for everyone, including myself at times even as a content creator for businesses. However, I have a valuable tip to share that can assist you in generating a ton of content for your social media platforms. Also, I've compiled a list of 100 ideas to help you in planning your content, whether it's for social media posts or business newsletters.
Behind the scenes
Share a personal story
Tell people what you sell
Share a joke, gif or meme about your industry
Share a quote about life in general or your industry
Host an Ask Me Anything
How to tutorial
Ask your followers a question
Use polls
Share your favorite book ever or what you are currently reading
Ask for recommendations on movies, books, places to eat, etc
Host a giveaway
Invite your followers to sign up for your newsletter
Create a flash sale coupon
Have a sale
Remind people of the products and services you offer
Share tips
Share industry news
Go live
Post a sneak peek of something you are working on
Share your blog articles
Share any press or news about your business
Post reviews from customers/clients
Give a gift
Repurpose older content
Share content from another business that you network with
Have a guest post
Answer FAQ’s
Post a case study
Share personal wins
Interview businesses that you network with
A simple thank you for engaging
#MotivationalMonday
#TipTuesday
#WisdomWednesday
#TBT Throwback Thursday
#FBF Flashback Friday
Share short videos
Share a podcast, yours or who you are listening to right now
Share a Youtube Channel that you love
Interesting stats or data
Share your favorite resources, apps, or blogs
Be open about a loss
Share your morning routine
Post about local events if you have local clients/customers
Share a common overlooked feature of your products or services
Talk about your employees if you have them
Share pictures of your clients/customers using your product/service
Share what inspires you
Share your favorite brands
Shoutout your clients (with permission)
Share a success story
Share images of your pets
Share the other social platforms that you are on
Post about your favorite coffee
Remind people of how they can contact you
Post about trips you have taken
Share a charity that you love
Post about your bucket list
Ask your followers how they found you
Tell a story about something funny that happened to you
Talk about current events
Share the most important life lesson you have learned
Share 5 things in your business you wished you knew when you started
Share some do’s and don’ts in your industry
Post about your favorite food
Debunk common industry myths
Share some quick hacks that would relate to your industry
Post positive quotes
Share your content creation process
Create and share a helpful checklist for your industry
Post a “Day in the life of…”
Show the benefits of what you offer
Images of you traveling, with your kids, at events, etc
Fun facts about your industry
Seasonal posts
Holiday posts
Round up post of the tools your use in your business
Quizzes or trivia
Before and after photos
Share photos from a business trip
Who inspires you
Ask your followers to tell you who inspires them
What International day is it
Share a businesses social media account that you love using
Random fact about you
Do a caption this with a funny photo
Do a fill in the blank post
Do a challenge
Share your goals, personal or business
Point out overlooked pages on your website
Infographics
Call to action
What is a struggle in your business and how do you plan to overcome it
Share a heartfelt story
Share sales from others that you network with
Collab with others that you network with and create a bundle of each others products/services
Host a webinar
Create and share a letter to your younger self
Remind people who you are and how you got started
The trick to being able to create an endless amount of content is to create your topics and then sub topics. Lets use the pencil on your desk as an example.
Pencil:
-This is the pencil I used to create that amazing product idea
That product has since helped so many of my customers in their day to day life by…..
-This pencil helpped me craft my business plan in order to start my business
When I started my business I was so scared and there was so much that I was confused about. But I had so many people there to help me along the way
This person was so helpful when I started my business I wanted to share the advice they gave me with you.
When I was creating my business plan I discovered….
-I used this pencil to makes notes about my website
There is a page on my website that answers FAQ’s by potential customers/clients
This is the company or platform I used to build my website
Here is the page with my contact information so we can discuss what I can do for you
Now take the list of 100 ideas and make sub topics for as many as you can!
In my comments section I want to read your content ideas and if this little trick helpped you! Or you can send me an email at hello@kemediaagency.com to tell me what you thought!