Ideas for a story on VK: what can be posted in VKontakte stories

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In December 2021, the VK administration presented a new Stories service, which allows you to share photos and videos without publishing them on the page. It quickly gained popularity and began to be actively used by social network account owners.

VK Stories are a kind of analogue of Instagram Stories; they help increase the degree of involvement, increase the activity of the target audience, and expand it. They are suitable for both ordinary user profiles and commercial groups and communities, and act as an effective tool for promotion and promotion.

Next, we will list interesting ideas for VK stories and tell you how to make sure that subscribers watch them to the end.

What you need to know about Stories

Stories are a convenient way to tell your friends and subscribers what you are doing right now, congratulate them on the upcoming holidays, and inform them about an upcoming event or activity. With their help, you can take disappearing photos, record videos up to twelve seconds long, which can be decorated with bright stickers or graffiti, accompanied by text.

Stories are displayed in a special block located above the main news feed. There is also a button to add them. As soon as one of your friends posts something new, his profile photo will be highlighted in blue in the Stories feed.

You can post your Story in a shared feed (then all users can view it) or send it to a conversation. At the moment, the publication is only available in the official VK mobile applications.

What can be posted to History on VK?

various photos and pictures from the smartphone gallery
short twelve second videos
photos and videos taken with the Stories camera.

The largest number of views and responses are collected by Stories that involve communication with the audience: competitions, interactive events, quizzes, etc.

Benefits of using Stories

Stories can be posted both by ordinary users and on behalf of groups and communities. They allow:

increase audience reach, increase activity and involvement
diversify the presentation of content, arouse the interest of subscribers
quickly inform users about important events and activities, limited-time offers
increase recognition on social networks.

Commercial communities can publish reviews about their services or products in Stories. This will increase confidence in the product and attract new customers.

Stories are undoubtedly effective tools for promotion on social networks. However, you can achieve the desired results with their help only if users view disappearing photos and videos to the end. Below are cool ideas for stories in VK that will help activate your audience.

What can you put in your VK history?

There are several types of Stories that can increase activity on your profile. Among them are:

Relay races. They are the most interesting and creative option; they involve posting some kind of task for subscribers. The simplest example of text for such a Story: “You give me a “+” in private messages, and I will give you five facts about you.”
Newsletters. They are of an informational and entertainment nature. They line up according to the following scenario: the account owner publishes a photo in the Stories feed; everyone who answered it receives some interesting information or little-known fact in personal messages.
Questionnaires. They have many variations. The account owner can either answer questions from his friends or ask them - it depends on the context of the posted Story.
Quizzes. The user posts some kind of riddle or charade in his Story. The one who gave the wrong answer must publish it on his profile.
Challenges. They provoke the public, provoke them to perform non-standard, atypical actions. Stories using numbers stand apart, which will be discussed in more detail below.

Ideas for relay races

As a rule, users enthusiastically take part in relay races from the Stories feed, because it is interesting and allows them to pass the time. They are some kind of bright picture, on top of which a text with a task is placed.

What can you write in a story on VK:

“Send me any emoji in private messages, and I will write five facts about you.”
“Send me a number, and I’ll write how we met.”
“Send me an emoji and I’ll send you a line from a song you relate to.”
"Tag me in Stories and I'll post your best photo."
“Send me a message with your photo, which is not on other social networks, and I will answer any question.”

There are a huge number of ideas for relay races; above are only approximate options for them. You can use the ones suggested or show a little imagination and come up with your own task.

Questions for a friend

What will you do if you find out that your friend's boyfriend is cheating on her?
What do you and your best friends have in common?
Have you fantasized about a relationship with your friend?
What's your favorite pizza? (We recommend reading interesting facts about pizza from around the world).
Is friendship between a man and a woman possible or not?
Has a friend ever let you down?
What can lead to the collapse of a strong friendship?
Who are you friends with the most and for the longest time?
Who can you call a true friend?
What should true girlfriends never do?
Do you think true friendship exists or not?
What do you like most about your best friends?
Do you consider yourself a romantic person? How do you imagine your romantic life with your loved one?
What do you do or are you ready to do if a serious misunderstanding has happened or will happen between you and your friend?
What is the connection between love and friendship?
What kind of people do you get along with easily?
What are friends for?
What qualities help you have good relationships with others?
What will you do if your friend (boyfriend), with whom you have been friends for a long time, invites you on a romantic date?
Do you think it is possible to find true friendship through the Internet?
What's the weirdest thing you've done in someone else's house?
How can you relax with your friends sometimes, but not every day?
What do you like to do when you don’t feel like doing anything at all?
What day would you like to relive over and over again? Why?
What can you talk about with your friends for hours?

We recommend reading more interesting questions to ask a girl.

Conclusion

We have jobs, marriage partners, pets and sometimes we spin like a squirrel in a wheel. But this does not mean that our relationships with friends should disappear. There are ways to deepen and strengthen this connection.

Just ask your best friend a few questions about yourself. You can talk about everything with your friends, but do you know who their first love was, what pets they prefer, what they dream about or what they would like to change in their lives?

Conversations on these topics are very important in relationships with friends. Because the right friend questions will lead to new, funny, surprising, deep and very personal conversations with your girlfriend or boyfriend.

Ideas for questionnaires

Stories like these are extremely popular and allow you not only to increase activity on your profile, but also to get to know your audience better. Questionnaires have two formats:

when you answer questions from subscribers
when you ask questions to those who answered the Story.

An example of the first questionnaire: “Post my photo on your feed and I will answer any five questions.”

Example of the second questionnaire: “Only for brave daredevils!

If it’s not scary, write to me in private messages!” As soon as the answer to the Story comes, you ask the user some tricky question, and also stipulate what will happen if he does not answer. For example, you will publish his photo or post a screenshot of this correspondence, etc.

Questions for a friend

Did your friend set you up?
What qualities should people have for true friendship? (We recommend reading 94 quotes about friends that will motivate you to value friendship even more).
What do you value in friendship?
How do you like to spend time with friends?
Do you like your friend's girlfriend? What will you do if you don’t approve of his choice?
What movie in the cinema or concert would you go to with your friends?
Ever offended your friends? How strong? What will you do if you offend your friends?
Do you consider yourself a friend for life or for a while?
Would you agree, after hard work, to often communicate with friends? (Read funny work statuses that will cheer you up.)
Quarrel with friends? Because of which?
What is the best proof of your friendship?
How many people do you consider your best friends?
What qualities of your friends do you admire, and what do you hate about them?
Is there friendship between generations? What are the advantages or disadvantages of such a friendship?
Do you have friends much older or younger than your age?
What do you usually do with your friends?
Why do you love your best friend?
What do you like about your best friend?
Why do you need a friend?
How has your best friend been a positive influence in your life?
If your friend is offended by something in your behavior, should he talk about it or is it better for him to remain silent?
How long have you known your best friend? Where did you meet and what do you have in common?
Do you tell your best friend everything?
Is it easy for you to make friends?
Are you good friends with your family members or not? Why?

Read more interesting questions for guys to ask.

Ideas for the Stories challenge on VKontakte

If you find out about a new challenge in time, an audience of thousands of subscribers and huge coverage are guaranteed. In 2021, relevant ideas for history in VK remain:

Straight Arm Challenge. The promotion was launched at the end of 2021 and continues to be popular among users. Its essence is as follows: a person must record a video of himself trying to drink water from a vessel held at arm's length.
No Mirror Makeup Challenge. Such promotions are suitable for the fair sex. Their idea is simple - you need to record a video of how you do your makeup without using a mirror.
Chubby Bunny Challenge. A challenge that allows you not only to have fun, but also to enjoy sweets. To take part, you must film yourself stuffing a record amount of marshmallows into your mouth. When your cheeks are bulging like a hamster's, say the phrase: "Plump bunny!"
Raw Onion Challenge. This idea is suitable for those who are not afraid of difficulties; it is carried out with someone in pairs. You must eat fresh onions in 60 seconds while racing with your partner. The one who is faster wins.

It is not necessary to use ready-made challenges; you can come up with your own. Below are useful tips and recommendations for organizing it:

Choose a topic that will be of interest to your target audience. To do this, it is necessary to analyze the gender and age structure of subscribers and understand what is relevant to them.
Define the format. Indicate how long the promotion will last and what is needed to take part in it.
Prepare an announcement to inform the public about the upcoming event.

After completing all these steps, you can post a photo or video with the challenge.

Adding text to VK history

An integral part of any story is text. A good morning wish, a memorable quote, comments about an event - all this will make your work unique. Canva offers a variety of attractive fonts to suit every taste. A correctly selected font will allow you to emphasize the carefree or serious nature of your photographs, and will also convey the atmosphere that reigns in the photographs.

The font selection in the editor is carried out through the “Text” section. Add inscriptions of the desired format, change their color, location, spacing between letters and transparency - this is how the VK story will acquire its own individuality.

Among the fonts you can find not only classic ones that are often used on the Internet, but also unusual ones that imitate handwriting. This is especially true for those who run their own page and want to share important events with subscribers, while remaining true to their brand.

Ideas for VK stories with numbers

Capturing the audience's attention is not so easy, but games with numbers do an excellent job of this task. There are several scenarios for their implementation:

Place a task in your Stories feed in which you invite subscribers to find a certain number among your posts and publications. The first one to give the correct answer will receive a prize.
Post a picture with numbers from 1 to 9 in your Story, asking your subscribers to choose one of them. When the answer arrives, submit the task corresponding to the number sent.

Instructions with photos for the second version of the game:

Publish an image of this format in your Story
To the users who responded to it, send the following picture in a private message
Wait for the task to complete.

This type of VKontakte Stories stimulates activity well, increases reach and degree of involvement. With its help, you can easily find a common language with friends and subscribers, and just have a good time.

What kind of surveys are there?

And why polls at all? They are very popular with readers and contribute to audience engagement. I talked about this when I wrote the article “How to create polls in public pages and conversations on VKontakte.” And don’t just write notes and mini-articles. This type of post will definitely add variety and refresh the content.

So, the most common types of surveys are:

With answer options "yes" and "no".
Questions with many detailed answers.
With a choice of number for the answer, if the question contains images, videos or a certain number of text notes.

Therefore, my presented list implies the possibility of different formulations of the question. I will give an example based on the first version of the survey.

What's your favorite color? The theme is clear. And look at sample survey options:

Do you like red or blue? The answers are “yes” and “no”.
What color do you like? And you list all sorts of colors from white to black.
Publish pictures depicting color. And in the answers, ask to choose the appropriate number.

In addition, you can make a statement without a question mark. That is, to encourage you to choose one or another option in an affirmative sentence. I think the idea is clear. In the meantime, let's move on to the list of polls.