u/Brilliant_Spirit5087

so my friend has been running a cafe for 2 years and every week she'd text me like "what do i post today" and i'd help her out

eventually i just sat down and made her a proper system so she'd stop asking me lol

the basic schedule i gave her:

monday - show something behind the scenes. your kitchen, your setup, you making the thing. people love this way more than product shots

wednesday - spotlight one item. just one. make it sound good.

friday - post a customer review or a photo someone tagged you in. if you dont have any, ask a regular

saturday - something personal. an opinion, a little story, whatever. this is the one that gets the most comments usually

she went from posting randomly once a week to 4x a week and her reach basically doubled in 3 weeks

nothing fancy. just consistency

i ended up turning the whole thing into a kit with 30 written captions, hashtag sets, bio templates etc for anyone who doesnt want to start from scratch. lmk if you want the link but the schedule above is free and works on its own too

happy to answer questions if anyone has them

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u/Brilliant_Spirit5087 — 9 days ago

Hey r/smallbusiness,

My friend owns a café and was spending 2 hours every Sunday stressed about what to post that week. I built her a system and it worked so well I turned it into a proper kit.

Here's the free part — the posting schedule that changed everything:

WEEKLY RHYTHM THAT WORKS: → Monday: Behind the scenes (your process, your space, your team) → Wednesday: Product spotlight (one item, make them want it) → Friday: Social proof (review, customer photo, testimonial) → Saturday: Personality post (opinion, story, milestone)

That's it. 4 posts a week. Consistent beats frequent every time.

Best times to post:

  • Instagram: 11am–1pm or 6–8pm local time
  • Facebook: 9–11am weekdays
  • TikTok: 7–9pm any day

If anyone wants the full kit — 30 written captions, 200+ hashtags, bio templates, and platform strategy for Instagram/Facebook/TikTok — drop a comment and I'll DM you the link.

Hope this helps someone.

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u/Brilliant_Spirit5087 — 9 days ago