{"id":51215,"date":"2018-06-12T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/resources\/?p=5521\/"},"modified":"2018-06-12T09:30:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-12T09:30:00","slug":"writing-good-caption-instagram-posts-matter","status":"publish","type":"knowledge_base","link":"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/blog\/knowledge_base\/writing-good-caption-instagram-posts-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Does writing [a good] caption under Instagram posts matter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many Instagram users wonder if writing a good caption, and actually spending any time on it, matters. <\/span><b>For two good reasons, the answer is yes.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><b>Good captions engage people more<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having high-quality content is not the only thing that matters &#8211; no matter whether it\u2019s photo or video. Lately, also having a well-written caption &#8211; which is connected to the media you post, is interesting for your audience and is inspiring, emotional and engaging plays an important role. Finishing it with a Call to Action (CTA) is the best approach you can take. We don\u2019t only mean CTAs like \u2018visit my blog\u2019 or \u2018buy it in out store\u2019 but also \u2018give your opinion\u2019 or \u2018share your story\u2019, which will connect you better to your audience and help them identify with you more. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s the reason for doing all of this? It\u2019s not only for your audience. Of course they are important, as on some profiles followers are coming back both to consume the media and to find out hilarious or interesting stories behind them. There is, however, another reason, and this is the time to move to point number 2&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><span id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\" class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\"><span id=\"hs-cta-b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\" class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\"><!-- [if lte IE 8]><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div>\n\n\n<![endif]--><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/3842881\/b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"hs-cta-img-b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\" class=\"hs-cta-img aligncenter\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/3842881\/b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f.png\" alt=\"Start analyzing\u00a0your Instagram performance\" \/><\/a><\/span><script charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/js.hscta.net\/cta\/current.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> hbspt.cta.load(3842881, 'b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f', {}); <\/script><\/span><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><\/p>\n<h2><b>Good captions are good for the Instagram Algorithm <\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can ask, why? Because the longer time people spend on your content (read your post, look at it, click \u2018Read more\u2019) the better <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/resources\/knowledge-base\/what-is-instagram-algorithm\/\">the Instagram algorithm<\/a> will treat you. It will assume that your content is more valuable for your followers comparing to what others post. This is the way to appear higher on your followers feed and even on the Explore Feed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Instagram algorithm is becoming more and more complex and processes various factors (not to mention the fact that it\u2019s constantly changing). That is why it\u2019s high time to realise that not only the number of likes, comments and followers matter for good Instagram performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What about hashtags?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another question connected to captions on Instagram are hashtags. And the question we constantly hear is: does it matter if I put hashtags in the caption or can I add them as a comment? The answer is simple &#8211; it really doesn\u2019t matter. Hashtags in both places are equally important and valuable. Putting hashtags in comments may look better visually; and what is more important, it enables you to bypass the limitation of 30 hashtags which can be added in the caption [e.g. by putting the most relevant hashtags in caption and the rest in comments or in any other combination].<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Final advice<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember to be consistent with how you deal with captions. If you decide to write engaging and longer ones, got for it &#8211; but be coherent. Of course, it is all about the strategy you have and the time you can spend on Instagram. Shorter captions can also be interesting and inspiring for others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><span id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\" class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\"><span id=\"hs-cta-b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\" class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\"><!-- [if lte IE 8]><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div>\n\n\n<![endif]--><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/3842881\/b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"hs-cta-img-b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\" class=\"hs-cta-img aligncenter\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/3842881\/b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f.png\" alt=\"Start analyzing\u00a0your Instagram performance\" \/><\/a><\/span><script charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/js.hscta.net\/cta\/current.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> hbspt.cta.load(3842881, 'b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f', {}); <\/script><\/span><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/resources\/knowledge-base\/what-should-i-post-on-instagram\/\">What should I post on Instagram?\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/resources\/knowledge-base\/how-do-i-post-videos-on-instagram\/\">How do I post videos on Instagram?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/resources\/knowledge-base\/create-successful-instagram-profile\/\">How to create a successful Instagram profile?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":51569,"template":"","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Does [writing a good] caption under Instagram posts matter?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Many Instagram users wonder if writing a good caption, and actually spending any time on it, matters. 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