120 Amazing Social Media Content Ideas Your Audience Will Love

By Art VillafaneMarketing
120 Amazing Social Media Content Ideas Your Audience Will Love

If you’re a small business owner, you know just how crucial it is to build a strong presence online. 
And the most vital part is to find unique Social Media content ideas that will attract your ideal audience.
So the smartest thing you can do is focus on creating posts that your customers and fans will love.

But, what actually holds you back?
The time it takes to find great content ideas that you can share on Social Media.
That’s why I want to provide you with 120 amazing social media content ideas that will direct attention to your posts and engage your audience with your brand.

 

Ask Questions:

  1. Ask for recommendations (books, courses, or something related to your business)
  2. Ask questions related to your business or industry
  3. Ask which topic should you cover in a live video
  4. Ask your audience what should you post next
  5. Ask your audience what their biggest struggle in business is

Days of the Week Post Ideas

  1. Motivational Monday (motivate your audience) – #MotivationMonday
  2. Tip Tuesday (related to your niche) – #TipTuesday
  3. Create Wisdom Wednesday post – #WisdomWednesday
  4. Throwback Thursday (photos of a trip or your previous results) – #ThrowbackThursday
  5. Freebie Friday (give a Freebie) – #FreebieFriday
  6. Saturday Special (talk about something special) – #SaturdaySpecial
  7. Sunday Funday (share what you did that day) – #SundayFunday

Business Content for Social Media

  1. Give away Coupon Codes
  2. Talk about a product that’s on sale
  3. Sell your products or services
  4. Promote your new product
  5. Talk about the benefits of the product and how it helped you
  6. Promote ‘One Day ONLY’ Flash Sale

Share Quotes

 

  1. Share a funny quote about your niche
  1. Share an Inspiration al Quote and tell your audience what you think about that specific quote or how it helped you think about that specific quote or how it helped you through a situation
  1. Share a quote (graphics) – ask your audience what they think about it
  1. Share your favorite quote (graphics or text) and ask your audience to share their favorite quote

Social Media Content Ideas for Stories

 

  1. Share testimonials from your customers
  1. Share someone else’s inspiring stories
  1. Talk about your products and how they help people
  1. Explain why you decided to buy a predictor join a business
  1. Make videos about business events
  1. Share a behind-the-scenes photos or videos
  1. Tell a funny story about something connected to your business
  1. Tell about your struggles and how you overcame them (your failures and wins)
  1. Share your story (who you are and what your mission is / passions are)

Challenges

 

  1. Challenge your audience to post every day for 30 days and give them a FREE Social Media Calendar
  1. Create a challenge about your niche (example: weight loss challenge)
  1. Challenge your audience to write down 3 goals and they have to achieve at least one in a week
  1. If you don’t have any ideas, ask your audience what challenges do they want to do next…

‘How-To’ Content Ideas

 

  1. Share a step-by-step how-to tutorial (Example: how to set up your profile)
  1. Share a how-to create something specific in your niche
  1. Share a how-to create & write down your goals

Video Ideas for Social Media

 

  1. Host an ‘ask-me-anything’ live video
  1. Upload a short video showing behind the scenes & your lifestyle
  1. Make an interview with a leader in your company
  1. Create a video with a couple of tips (from your blog or your Facebook Page), then tell your audience where they can find more tips (share the link)
  1. Host a Giveaway (on Live Video)
  1. Make a Live Video (on your profile, page, group or stories)
  1. Host a webinar (teach something to help your audience get a win or result)

Create Give-Aways and Freebies

 

  1. Giveaway products to your super-fans
  1. Create Freebies related to a specific topic that your audience struggles with…
  1. Host a BIG Giveaway (create rules: they have to like, comment and share your post of video)
  1. Giveaway a 15 Minute Coaching Call
  1. Make and Give Away. FREE E-Book (lead magnet) in exchange for their email address

Mini-Course Ideas for Social Media

 

  1. Create a 5-Day Mini-Course about a specific topic in your niche
  1. Make an email 7-day mini-course (send one lesson per day over 7 days)
  1. Create a 7-Day Mini-Course in your Facebook Group
  1. Collaborate with another business who has an ideal audience you could share (this will help grow both of your lists / audiences)
  1. Create a Mini-Course with an ideal customer / client that shows your audience getting a result (case study)

Share Top Tools & Resources

 

  1. Talk about tools that help you save time
  1. Share the best resources that helped you grow your business
  1. Share your favorite apps that you use to get specific results
  1. Talk about the tools that help you create content

Life Tips

 

  1. Talk about your morning routine
  1. Share your top three personal development books
  1. Talk about leaders you look up to
  1. Share a quick time-saving group
  1. Explain how to prepare for the day of the week
  1. Share all the things you do daily
  1. Share your top apps to help keep you organized

Polls

 

  1. Create a Facebook Poll in your Live Video (ask a specific question)
  1. Create a Facebook Poll on your Profile or Page
  1. Create a Poll in your Facebook Stories (Group, Page, Profile)
  1. Create a Poll in Instagram Stories

Cross Promotions

 

  1. Share your Social Media Content to your email list (some will engage on your posts)
  1. Share your Instagram Post on your Facebook Page
  1. Create a similar post and share it on all of the Social Media platforms you’re on (spread them throughout the week)
  1. Use the same photos / graphics on other Social Platforms
  1. Share a Link to your Instagram on your Facebook Page, ask people to follow you and then follow them back!

Mention Your Followers and Fans

 

  1. Welcome New Followers and Thank them for joining your Group or Page
  1. Shoutout to your Top fan (or top 5 Fans)
  1. Celebrate 1,000 Followers and Thank Them!!
  1. Share a Testimonial from a Fab a nd Thank Them
  1. Give Your Followers a Special Gift!
  1. Create a VIP list and each week choose 1 winner and send them a link to your VIP list where they can get at least 1 Freebie

Blog Posts

 

  1. Share one of your Blog Posts on Social Media
  1. Re-share your older blog posts
  1. Share someone else’s blog post and explain what you learned
  1. Share a guest blog post and explain what you learned

Product Posts

 

  1. Create a video on how you use your products
  1. Answer the most asked questions about your products
  1. Share a sneak peak of your upcoming products

Brag A Little…

  1. Create an ‘Ask Me Anything’ post and answer questions…
  1. Share what’s on your bucket list…
  1. Share your vision board…
  1. Share which trip you’re planning next
  1. Talk about what you stand for, your morals
  1. Talk about your favorite destinations
  1. Share why you started working on your business, what attracted you the most, what you don’t like about it
  1. Talk about who your favorite motivational speaker is and why
  1. Create your ‘Letter to my younger self’ (include a picture of you when you were a baby)

Grow Your Email List

 

  1. Tell people to sign up for your email list
  1. Create a special email list and promote it
  1. The easiest way to grow your email list is to create Freebies and promote the opt-in on Social

Engagement Style Posts

 

  1. Re-Share your old content (Photos, Quotes and Graphics)
  1. Share some interesting news about your niche or business
  1. Talk about your favorite things to do(alone or with your family)
  1. Share 5 things about yourself that most people don’t know
  1. Create Fill-In-The-Blanks Posts
  1. Create a ‘Guess The Right Answer’ (something about your business-create a poll or give them multiple choice answers)
  1. Talk about the events you’ll be hosting
  1. Shoutout to your top customers or followers and thank them!
  1. Share your Favorite Podcasts
  1. Talk about marketing mistakes and how to fix them…
  1. Share some stats in your industry or niche…
  1. Create Case Studies…
  1. Ask your followers how they found or discovered you…
  1. Share Infographics…
  1. Share fun facts about you! / Talk about your WHY!
  1. Recommend someone else or others your audience should follow
  1. Wish Everyone Happy Holidays
  1. Create a day in the life posts
  1. Post a photo and ask your followers to caption it!
  1. Share a Pet Post (Post Pictures or Videos)