Create a Month’s Worth of Social Media Ideas with AI in Under an Hour

Feeling pressured to constantly come up with fresh social media content? Let AI be your brainstorming partner! With the right prompts and tools, you can generate a diverse list of post ideas for an entire month in less than an hour. Here’s a workflow using an AI writing tool like ChatGPT or similar:

Step 1: Define Your Content Pillars (5 mins)

What are the main themes or categories you talk about related to your business? Choose 3-5 core pillars.

• Example (Local Coffee Shop): 1. Coffee/Drinks 2. Food/Pastries 3. Cafe Atmosphere/Community 4. Staff/Behind-the-Scenes 5. Local Events/Partnerships.

Step 2: Brainstorm Post Types within Pillars (15 mins)

Use your AI tool to brainstorm different types of posts for each pillar.

• Prompt Example: Act as a creative social media manager for a local coffee shop. For the content pillar "Coffee/Drinks," generate 10 different types of engaging social media post ideas (e.g., tutorials, polls, facts, promotions).
• Repeat for each pillar.
• AI Might Suggest: Drink of the week spotlights, brewing tip videos, coffee origin facts, polls (“Espresso or Latte?”), customer photos featuring drinks, seasonal specials, tutorials (simple latte art), ingredient spotlights.

Step 3: Generate Specific Ideas for Post Types (30 mins)

Now, combine pillars and post types to get concrete ideas.

• Prompt Example 1:For the "Coffee/Drinks" pillar and "Tutorial" post type, generate 3 specific post ideas for a coffee shop's Instagram Reels or TikTok.
  • AI Might Suggest: “Quick tutorial: How to make basic latte art hearts at home,” “Video: Step-by-step cold brew preparation,” “Short clip: Proper French press technique.”
• Prompt Example 2:For the "Food/Pastries" pillar and "Spotlight" post type, generate 3 specific post ideas for Facebook.
  • AI Might Suggest: “Meet our new Blueberry Scone! Made fresh daily,” “Customer favorite: Close-up photo of our gooey chocolate chip cookie,” “Behind the scenes: See our baker preparing morning croissants.”
• Prompt Example 3:For the "Cafe Atmosphere/Community" pillar and "Question/Poll" post type, generate 3 specific post ideas for Instagram Stories.
  • AI Might Suggest: “Poll: Favorite study spot in the cafe – window seat or comfy couch?”, “Question sticker: What’s your go-to coffee order?”, “Quiz: Which pastry matches your personality?”
• Generate 2-3 specific ideas for several pillar/post type combinations until you have 25-30+ distinct ideas.

Step 4: Organize Your Ideas (10 mins)

Copy the generated ideas into a simple spreadsheet or document. Roughly spread them out across the month, ensuring a mix of content pillars and types. Note the target platform (e.g., Instagram, Facebook).

Result: You now have a content calendar skeleton filled with specific, diverse post ideas relevant to your business, generated rapidly with AI assistance. This doesn’t write the full posts (though AI can help draft those too – see our article on AI for social media), but it conquers the “what should I post?” challenge.

Remember to always add your authentic voice and use real photos/videos of your business when creating the actual posts!