Story Ideas That Don't Suck

No, you don't have to show your face. Most of these run on Instagram's interactive stickers, so polls, quizzes, sliders and question boxes, and plenty of them work over a photo, a screenshot or a plain background. If going on camera is the thing stopping you posting Stories, this is built for exactly that.

Because every category in here is built around one specific reaction rather than just filling the gap. Ten ideas are aimed at getting the tap, ten at getting the DM, ten at getting the save, and so on. Most Stories get ignored because they don't ask for anything, and these all do.

Three to five is plenty for most small businesses, and at least one of them should ask for something back, like a poll tap or a reply. Showing up most days beats posting twenty Stories once a week. Consistency is what trains people to watch yours.

Almost everyone feels that way and it's almost never true. These ideas pull on things every business already has, like the decisions you make, the mistakes customers make, and the questions you get asked constantly. You don't need a dramatic business, you need a reason for someone to tap.

No. Pick one category, run it for a week, and see what your audience actually responds to. It's built as something to come back to when you're staring at a blank Story screen, not a list to work through in order.