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Write a social media caption

A caption only has to say what happened, in a voice you would claim. Free ChatGPT can offer three short versions. You pick one, you delete anything untrue, and you post it yourself.

Time
About 6 minutes
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Tool
ChatGPT

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Steps

  1. Decide the facts you are willing to publish

    A caption is public. Leave out a child’s full name, your address, a ticket number, or a complaint about a person you can be seen standing next to. If you would not want a stranger to read it, do not paste it into the chat either.

  2. Open ChatGPT

    Go to ChatGPT and start a new chat. The free plan is enough. You are not uploading anything unless you choose to.

  3. Ask for three short options

    Fill in the brackets. Delete the hashtag line if you do not want them.

    Prompt to paste

    Write 3 captions I can post.

Where I will post: [Instagram]
What really happened: [We sold out of morning buns by 10 on Saturday.]
Who can be named: [the bakery name only, not staff]
Tone: warm, not salesy
Length: under 2 short sentences
Do not invent a sale, a feeling, or a detail I did not give you.
Then give me 3 hashtags only if they fit. It is fine to give me none.

  4. Pick the one you would actually say

    Read them next to the photo. If a caption jokes about something that was not funny, or thanks a person who was not there, throw it out. Ask for a rewrite of one caption rather than three new personalities.

  5. Post it from the app yourself

    Copy the words into Instagram, Facebook, or the neighborhood group. Check the photo and the audience (public, friends, or a group) before you publish. The chat does not post for you.

Tips

  • Say the audience. A neighborhood group and a brand account should not get the same joke.

  • If you are announcing a price or a time, type those yourself at the end so a rewrite cannot change them.

  • Skip hashtags when you are writing to people who already follow you. They rarely help a personal post.

  • Claude can do this too. The rule about not inventing a sale is the part to keep.

Common questions

Can it look at my photo?

On some free plans you can attach an image. You do not need to. A sentence about the photo is enough, and it avoids uploading a picture of other people.

The captions sound like an advertisement.

Reply: “These sound like ads. Write them the way a person texts a friend. No ‘don’t miss out.’”

I need this in another language.

Add the language to the prompt, then use the translation guide’s back-translation check if you do not read that language well.

Is a caption covered by the social network’s rules?

Yes. The chat does not know if your group forbids sales posts or if the photo needs consent. You do.

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