How to Create Engaging and Effective Social Media Content with Linktree

Engage, excite and convert audiences with a foolproof social media strategy. Explore our tips for constructing the perfect presence using Plann by Linktree.

Whether you’re a brand or a creator, your social media channels are a critical first touchpoint with your target audience. If you’re trying to get seen, build customer loyalty and encourage meaningful interactions – think deep engagement and repeat sales – nailing down a social media strategy is key.

Luckily, you’re just a few clicks away from getting started. Explore our tell-all guide to creating engaging social media content in 2025.

The first step to showing up effectively online is having an airtight social media strategy that puts your objectives, audience, content pillars and analytics on paper.

This strategy will be your guiding light as you experiment with posting on social media and using it to drive your bigger goals as a creator or brand.

Choose your platforms: There are so many social media platforms to choose from, but trying to tackle them all will spread your resources too thin. Choose two to four platforms depending on how much time you have to allocate to creating content.
Nail down your audience: Without a clear idea of who you’re speaking to, how will you know your content is successful? Based on your brand strategy, build out profiles for your ideal customers, clarifying what they like, where they spend their time digitally and what resonates with them online.

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Deeper Than Money Co. have their target audience – young women looking to become financially literate – down-pat, and their content proves it.

Create content pillars: Content pillars are like social media guideposts. They lay out the parameters for what you create and align with your goals to help you achieve them easily. Pick out a handful of content pillars – three is the sweet spot – that cover your objectives on social media and how you intend to fulfil them.
Lay down metrics: Lastly, select a few analytics to focus on and lay down some KPIs (key performance indicators) to hit, like achieving 1,000 followers in your first month of posting. Don’t spend too much time agonizing over these, as they’ll inevitably change as your online direction pivots and your following grows.

Step 2. Deciding what to post

With your social media strategy in place, it’s time to translate your new tenets into tangible post ideas.

Observe your competitors: See what other companies in your niche are doing and how they structure their content, both across the marketing funnel and within their content pillars. While it’s never cool to copy-paste from your competitors without credit, it pays to observe and identify wins and opportunities for your own brand.
Determine what’s sustainable: Figure out exactly how much content you have the capacity to create each week. There’s no use planning out a grand content calendar that’s not serviceable because resourcing is tight. If you’re unsure, start small with two to three posts per week and scale your way up over time.
Brainstorm content ideas: Using your content pillars as a guide, come up with as many post ideas as you can. Get them down on paper or use a digital tool to collect all your thoughts, including platform ideas, visual concepts, script or caption starters and hashtags.
Build a calendar: Use Plann by Linktree to map out each post in detail, visualize your feed and automate posting to all your social media channels, freeing up tons of time that could be better spent creating.

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Jenna Evangelia uses Plann by Linktree to support her creativity and take administrative tasks off her hands when managing her social media accounts.

Review and realign: Once your content strategy is in full swing, don’t neglect the testing phase. Review your post and account analytics using Plann by Linktree’s analytics tools and experiment with different types of content until you figure out what your audience likes best.

Need a little help with what to post? Download Plann by Linktree’s free monthly social media content calendar, which is packed with post ideas, caption-starters, repurposing tips and more, to point you in the right direction.

Step 3. Crafting engaging captions

Social media captions are your ticket to resonating with your audience. A video or photo can only say so much – and your caption lets you fill in the gaps whilst conveying your brand’s unique voice.

As you discover the world of caption-writing, here are a few things to keep in mind:

Find your voice: Your brand’s personality can’t cut through the noise without a strong, defined tone of voice. Take time early on in your social media journey to figure out your brand voice and how it translates into your captions, considering elements like language, vocabulary, style and formality.

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Aussie skincare brand Go-To has been lauded for their cheeky, relatable tone of voice that shines through seamlessly on socials.

Inspire action through call-to-actions (CTAs): At least half of your social media posts should culminate in a strong CTA, or call to action, to persuade your audience to complete a task like following you or purchasing your product. Try out different CTA statements with brand-aligned messaging and see what works best.
Experiment with emojis: Whoever said emojis were unprofessional was so, so wrong! They’re a great way to spice up your captions and convey what words can’t, especially if you have a deep understanding of your target audience and how they use emojis. Sprinkle them into your captions and pay close attention to how your audience responds.

Step 4. Getting started with video content

Entertaining and engaging, videos are a non-negotiable component of the modern social media content strategy. Explore these tips for creating video content that converts:

Pick up your phone: There’s no need for an ultra-complicated filming setup – in 2025, your phone is capable of capturing high-quality video for social media to rival the very best cameras. When you’re ready to level up, add some accessories to your arsenal, such as an external mic and a tripod.
Discover editing hacks: Modern editing software makes it easy to create engaging videos for social media in a blink. Explore phone- and desktop-based video editing platforms and figure out which works best for you.

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Simple video editing tools can garner fantastic results, like this engaging Reel from creator Lissette Calveiro.

Repurpose your content: You get more than one bite of the cherry on socials these days, so don’t be afraid to repurpose! Consider repurposing content on the same channel by reusing footage to cover different topics and angles.

Step 5. Partnering with brands

As you grow as a social media creator, the natural next step is to work with brands in your niche and, eventually, start earning money to post.

Start with UGC: User-generated content, or UGC, is an entry point for many creators looking to get paid for their work. Start by promoting brands you already use and love to build your portfolio and grow your following, then use that as leverage to develop formal brand partnerships and make some cash.
Build connections: The more you network with like-minded brands, the easier it’ll be to find paid promotional opportunities. Stay active on social media by commenting, liking and sharing posts from brands you aspire to work with.

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UGC creator Jordi Rendell offers her top tips for acing brand partnerships.

Create high-quality content: Focus on delivering premium outputs with a unique angle and tone of voice to increase your chances of being seen by big brands.

The world of social media is ever-shifting, so the best creators and brands must stay up to date to protect their presence. Do these things to give yourself an edge:

Notice industry shifts: Pay attention to social media macro-trends and how they’re shaping the content you see on your feed. From a potential TikTok ban to new features on Instagram, there’s always something happening in the digital space – and these changes, while seemingly subtle, can have a massive long-term impact.
Blend trending and evergreen content: While trends are great to capitalize on for reach and top-level engagement, your strategy should always include evergreen content (AKA content not reliant on trends) as well. Mix the two to maximize your chances of getting seen and cutting through.
Diversify your presence: Once you’ve established a strong presence on your chosen social media platforms, branch out to diversify and increase your impact. We recommend including ‘owned’ channels like email marketing in the mix, as this lets you collect customer data and have more control over your audience amidst platform uncertainty.
Make moves to monetize: There are many opportunities to sell on social media and scale your money-making potential these days. From digital products to courses, consider pursuing one or more monetization tactics once you’re feeling confident as a creator.

There’s a lot that goes into constructing a social media strategy to help you stand out online, but with these tips in mind, you’ll be well on your way to seeing success.

To simplify the process even more, join Linktree right now. Packed with easy-to-use features and handy industry insights, Plann by Linktree – our all-in-one social media content planning and scheduling tool – is the secret sauce for creators looking to grow in 2025.