30 Day Caption Challenge / 30 Caption Ideas
Coming up with engaging captions can be one of the hardest parts about posting consistently. Short captions like a quick emoji or just “loved this day” can be fun here and there but they don’t really offer your audience any way to engage with you. On the other hand, it’s so easy to start overthinking and post overly vulnerable captions or just not know what to say at all.
In case you’re struggling to navigate the world of captions, we hope this will help! We’ve created a simple 30 Day Caption Challenge with 30 caption ideas! These prompts are meant to help get you out of your comfort zone a little, start getting in the habit of consistently sharing your life with your audience, find your groove and figure out your voice in a way that is engaging for your audience but still feels true to you!
Tag us @mpsmanagement #mpscaptionchallenge if you try this!
30 Day Caption Challenge
If you could give a TED Talk on any topic, what would it be?
What did you do today?
What’s one lesson you learned this week?
Where did you get your outfit and what has your style been lately?
Share 3 tips about something you are good at/know a lot about, whether it’s your job, hobby, random interest, frequently traveled place, etc
Share one unpopular opinion you have.
What is your “pet delight” or the opposite of a pet peeve — something small that you notice and love that others might not notice?
What’s the story of your life that brought you to this moment?
What are your plans for this weekend? Ask your audience to share theirs.
Give us 5 fun facts we may not have known about you.
What’s one goal you have for this next season?
What is a day in the life usually like for you?
Who are your go-to inspirations for ____ on social media?
What did you eat today?/ Give us a mini recipe
Play 2 Truths and a Lie and have your audience guess which one is the lie.
Share one adulting or life hack you recently learned or always use
Ask your audience to help you decide between two things (two photos, two outfits, two design ideas, which thumbnail, which work out to try, etc)
What are you doing for your mental health/wellness this week or this year?
What’s a fun tradition you have that you’re looking forward to or recently did?
Try a full sentence of puns / simple punny caption and ask your audience to continue the pun in the comments
Share one thing you’re nervous (or terrified!) to try/would never do, and ask your audience if they would do it (ex. sky diving).
What’s the best advice anyone has ever given you?
What ordinary thing made you happy today?
Play “agree or disagree” with your audience. Give a one sentence “hot topic” or funny opinion and ask your audience to say whether they agree or disagree. Try to keep it positive!
How did you discover your passion?
What is one hidden gem location near you or underrated place you’ve travelled?
Play “would you rather” with your audience and tell them to explain their answers in the comments
What is your guilty pleasure or one bad habit you are working on?
What is one trend you were super into when you were younger that you miss OR you now despise?
What was one of the happiest experiences of your life so far? And ask your audience to share theirs.