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Social media post ideas by trade
160+ post, Story and Reel ideas made for small businesses. Pick your trade, choose an idea, post it.
🍽️ For your business: Restaurant
- Reel
Plating a dish in 15 seconds
The chef's hands plating your signature dish, sped up, with the kitchen sounds.
- Post
Today's special
A natural-light photo, the price and when service ends. Post it before 11 am.
- Story
Poll: next week's dish
Two photos, one poll sticker. Customers choose, you announce the winner.
- Post
Introduce your supplier
The grower, butcher or winemaker you work with: a photo, their name, what you buy from them.
- Reel
A day in the kitchen
From the morning delivery to the last service, in 6 to 8 short shots.
- Post
Review of the week
A 5-star Google review over a photo of the dish it mentions, with a personal thank-you.
- Post
Meet the team
One person per post: their role, how long they've been here, their favourite dish on the menu.
- Story
Tables still free tonight
A simple story around 5 pm when service isn't full, with the booking link.
Good for any trade
- Post
Your story
Why you started, in a few lines, with a photo of you.
- Reel
Opening up
Shutters going up, lights coming on: 10 seconds is enough.
- Post
Hours and directions
Pin it to the top of your profile: hours, address, parking, contact.
- Story
The questions you get asked
Your 3 most common questions, one story per answer, saved as a highlight.
- Post
Thanks for your reviews
Celebrate a milestone (50, 100 reviews…) and include the link to leave one.
- Reel
Behind the scenes in 5 shots
Five short shots of what customers never see.
- Story
A giveaway
A prize, clear rules (follow, like, tag a friend) and a draw date.
- Post
Closures and holidays
Give a week's notice and say when you reopen.
How to use it
- 1Pick your trade from the list.
- 2Filter by format if you prefer Stories or Reels.
- 3Copy the idea and adapt it to your business.
Our tips
- ✓Mix formats: a Reel brings new followers, a Story keeps in touch, a post stays on your profile.
- ✓Aim for consistency over volume: two posts a week all year beats ten in January.
- ✓Show faces: your team and customers (with their OK) get more reactions than products alone.
- ✓Keep a backup idea ready for busy weeks.
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