What to post when business is quiet
15 easy ideas when there's nothing new to show. From Taha at Urban Promotion. Updated November 2026.
Use what you already have
- A job you never got around to posting
- Your best before and after, again
- Your best review
- Your top video, with a new caption
- A photo from your first year in business
Answer questions
- The question customers always ask
- A myth about your industry
- What affects the price of a job
- What to look for when choosing someone like you
- How to get ready before you arrive
Show your people
- Meet someone on the team
- Why you started the business
- A normal day at work
- A shout-out to another local business
- Something you're learning or improving
Other good uses of quiet time
- Film a batch of videos for your busy weeks
- Update your hours and photos on Google
- Ask past customers for a Google review
- Message past customers to say you have room
More ideas: how often to post. Want a month of posts from one visit? See content creation in Newcastle.
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