How to add ask a question on instagram
14 Fun Instagram Question Sticker Ideas for Marketers
1. Run a Q&A
2. Connect over shared values
3. Host a takeover
4. Get feedback on a product or service
5. Get silly
6. Build hype for a launch
7. Save responses to a FAQ highlight
8. Get to know your audience
9. Influencer marketing campaigns
10. Test your customers’ knowledge
11. Answer questions on Live video
12. Get leads
13. Run a contest
14. Ask people what they want
There’s nothing we marketers love more than first party data, right? Instagram is one of the best places to get feedback directly from your customers. But then you have to deal with the 400 DMs crowding your inbox after you ask for it…
Enter: Instagram question stickers.
The questions sticker for Stories collects and organizes responses, and allows you to turn real feedback into valuable public content.
Here’s how to use the Instagram questions sticker, plus 14 creative ideas to inspire you.
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What is the Instagram question sticker?
The Instagram question sticker is an interactive form you can insert into an Instagram Story. You can customize it to include any question you want to ask your audience. The Instagram users who view your Story can tap the sticker to send you a short answer or message.
Instagram Story question stickers allow you to easily engage your audience, as well as start conversations. Responses are stored together in the Story insights tab, instead of with your regular DMs.
You can publicly share sticker replies as new Stories, which is perfect for Q&As or FAQs.
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How to use the Instagram question sticker: 7 steps
1. Create an Instagram Story
You can add a question sticker to any type of Story, including video and photo formats. Create your Instagram Story as you normally would by tapping the plus sign at the top and selecting Story.
2. Add the question sticker
After you’ve created your Story photo or video, tap the sticker icon at the top. Then tap Questions.
3. Type in your question
Tap the placeholder “Ask me a question” to replace it with your own text. Or, leave it there if you want your audience to ask you questions.
4. Position the sticker
You can move the question sticker around your Story like any other element. Pinch it inward with two fingers to shrink it, or outward to make the sticker bigger.
Pro tip: Don’t place it too close to the sides or bottom of the frame. People may miss tapping the sticker and instead scroll to the next Story.
They could go back to try again, but may decide it’s not worth it and move on. Maximize responses by making it as easy as possible for people to use.
5. Share your Story
That’s it!
6. Check responses
Five seconds later, check for any replies. Kidding! Don’t obsess: Your question sticker will collect responses for the entire 24 hours your Story is live, and you can still see them after your Story expires. You don’t need to worry about missing any.
To see replies, open Instagram, then tap on your own profile photo to open your Story.
You can swipe through them until you get to the one with your question sticker, or swipe up to scroll through faster.
Swipe up to see responses sorted from newest to oldest. Tap See all to scroll through all the responses so far.
7. Share responses
Tap an answer to respond either publicly with Share Response or privately with Message @username.
When you respond publicly, the answer becomes part of your Story. You can create any kind of Story behind it—video, photo, text, etc.
It won’t include the submitter’s photo and username, but they receive an in-app notification that you answered their question.
Want to share more than one answer?
Take screenshots of all the answers you want to share. Go to your phone’s photo editor and crop each screenshot so that only the question sticker you want remains.
Create a new Story, then add each cropped screenshot to it by tapping the sticker icon and choosing the photo option.
One drawback of this method is that no one will receive the notification that you shared their response, like they would have if you followed the first method.
You’ll see Replied for ones you’ve shared or messaged which is helpful if multiple people manage your Instagram account.
8. Optional: Check responses after your Story expires
Been over 24 hours and your Story’s gone? No sweat, you can check question sticker responses anytime from your Archive (as long as you’ve turned on the Story Archive feature in Settings).
Tap the 3-line menu at the top right, then go to Archive. Scroll through until you see your question sticker Story. Tap it, then swipe up to see all the responses.
14 creative Instagram question sticker ideas for brands
1. Run a Q&A
Yep, you can use the question box to collect questions from your audience — and not just answers to your questions.
Instagram question stickers are a super simple way to host a Q&A, since it’s so easy for your audience. Throw a question sticker into your Stories, then answer the responses publicly for everyone to learn from.
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2. Connect over shared values
As a company, B Corporation is all about values. Their certification program is one of the best known for verifying the social and environmental commitments of its enrolled members.
By asking their audience to suggest individuals doing great work, they bridge the gap between their corporate purpose and values and the community at large.
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3. Host a takeover
Instagram takeovers can boost your engagement and bring in fresh eyes. Adding a question sticker is a good jumping off point for your guest to start creating content with, and your audience will love the chance to interact directly with someone they look up to.
Of course, it has to make sense for your brand. Being a regular sports sponsor, Redbull knew their audience would love this takeover with Olympic skier Eileen Gu.
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4. Get feedback on a product or service
Sometimes your customers may have a simple product question, but not need to know enough to make it worth contacting your customer service team. Or, a potential customer is almost ready to buy, except for that one thing they want to know first.
Instagram question stickers are the perfect low-friction way to engage these people. Glossier’s social team sourced answers from company executives and skincare experts, adding credibility and transparency to their responses.
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5. Get silly
Your social media shouldn’t be all sell and no swell. Have a little fun once in awhile. Isn’t that what being “social” means?
Ask your followers something unrelated to your products. Not to mine for data points about their personality type so you can tailor better ads to them, but just for some good old fashioned conversation.
Bonus: Screenshot your Story and share it as a post to spark even more conversations on your main feed, too.
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6. Build hype for a launch
Tease a new product or store location in your Stories and have your audience guess what it is, or when it’ll launch. Or, announce the new product and get people to submit reasons they’re excited about it to build up social proof even before it’s available.
It can also be an opportunity to clarify details about your launch, like opening hours, location, or all the finer details people may miss at first. Save these as a temporary highlight while your launch is going on.
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7. Save responses to a FAQ highlight
Save time answering DMs and give your customers access to the info they need 24/7 by creating a FAQ highlight. Add previous Stories from your Archive where you answered a common question.
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Better yet, post an Instagram Story every month or two to ask your audience if they have any questions and add any new ones to the FAQ.
The easiest way to ensure that happens? Schedule your Instagram Stories in advance with Hootsuite—plus Reels, carousels, and everything in between. Here’s how fast you can set and forget your Instagram content:
8. Get to know your audience
People love talking about themselves. Give them the opportunity to do so and you’ll get increased engagement metrics and potentially valuable marketing data, if you ask something related to your business.
Penguin knows their audience are book lovers. Asking what they’re reading now is topical, but could also be a good segue to talk about their upcoming book releases, or to encourage followers to sign up for a launch email list.
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9. Influencer marketing campaigns
Most Instagram influencer campaigns ask for a feed post, a Reel, and/or a Story.
As part of that, ask your influencer to include a question sticker in their Story.
Allow your influencer partner to answer the questions that come in. Answering in their own unique voice builds trust between their audience and you.
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10. Test your customers’ knowledge
Turn key features of your product or service into a fun quiz. You can use a mix of the polling stickers (for quick multiple choice taps) and question stickers (for text/freeform answers) to create a series of Instagram Stories highlighting key marketing messages.
Best of all, it doesn’t matter if people answer correctly. Share correct answers and (nicely) acknowledge wrong ones to educate everyone. Save the quiz as a Story highlight for maximum reach. Then, automatically turn that highlight into a Reel. Boom.
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11. Answer questions on Live video
Live video is effective for reaching your audience (30% of people watch at least one live stream every week) and effective at converting them, too.
Nothing shows off your genuine expertise better than going live.
Use Instagram question stickers to gather questions either ahead of a live event, or while you’re live. Posting it ahead of time allows you to start your livestream with valuable information right away. You can also share it to your profile (and other social accounts) to direct people to your Stories to submit a question.
When you’re live, users can ask questions in the regular chat bar that comes up on their screen but it’s easy to lose track of those.
In order to see questions while you’re live, you need to post your question sticker Story first, then go live. You can scroll through and choose questions to answer that appear on screen for your viewers. After the live, download the video and use it in future social content or other marketing materials.
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Get leadsWhen hosting a Q&A about your business, or when someone asks you about your products, use it as an opportunity to direct people to your lead magnet or landing page.
You can even encourage these responses by asking leading questions, like, “What’s your biggest business challenge right now?” or, “Do you struggle with [insert the thing your product/service solves]?” When answering questions, offer real advice and pop in a link to a related opt-in, event, or other entry into your sales funnel.
It’s old school and it works.
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13. Run a contest
Instagram contests are powerful engagement boosters. Photo caption contests are popular because they’re easy to enter and all those extra comments are great for your metrics.
We’ve all seen posts like this:
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But this type of contest works even better with Instagram question stickers. All your entries will be in one place, and all those engagements will help your Stories show up sooner in the algorithm.
Make a question sticker to collect caption entries, like this (except asking for captions, of course).
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Share your favorites publicly while the contest is still on to get more entries, then share the winner after.
14. Ask people what they want
Sometimes simple is best. Just ask your audience what they want to see.
If you’re attending a local event or an industry trade show and covering it on Instagram, use a question sticker for your peeps to tell you what to show them.
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How to Ask a Question on Your Instagram Story
- You can ask a question on Instagram using the Story feature to receive feedback or recommendations from your followers.
- It's easy to ask a question with Instagram Stories, and it could be a helpful way to get tips while travelling, or find out what people think about something.
- Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
Instagram is consistently updating the features available on Stories.
In 2018, the company introduced "Questions" — a question and answer element where the user can ask followers questions, or for recommendations, or vice versa.
But beware: it's not anonymous.
The feature is easy to use, and can come in handy if you are looking for things to do in a new city or just want to get the opinions of your followers.
How to ask a question on Instagram Stories1. First, launch Instagram from your device.
2. In the upper left-hand corner above "Your Story" is a camera icon. Click on it.
Tap the camera icon on the upper left. Meira Gebel/Instagram3. Take a photo or upload a photo from your camera roll by swiping up and selecting.
4. After you've taken or selected a photo, tap the icon that looks like a square smiley face — this will take you to all the features you can use within Instagram Stories.
5. Next, find "Questions" in the available options.
Locate "Questions" and tap. Meira Gebel/Business Insider6. Type in a question to ask your followers by tapping the text field that says "Ask me a question" — this is the default.
You can also ask for music suggestions by tapping on the music icon near the bottom next to "Aa."
7. Once you are satisfied with the question you've posed, add it to your story by tapping "Your Story" at the bottom left.
Once you've posed a question, add it to your story. Meira Gebel/Business InsiderYou can view the responses to your question in two places. First, you can go to your Instagram story and swipe up to see who viewed your question and who answered it. Or you can find responses listed in your notification list, accessible by tapping the heart icon from the bottom menu.
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How to ask and add + 50 ideas
Instagram has a popular sticker - questions in stories. It allows you to poll the audience in stories and receive questions from loyal followers.
Sticker "Questions"Why you need a sticker
Coming up with ideas for questions for stories on Instagram is an additional chore for a blogger or business. But it's worth it. And here are the main benefits of the sticker:
- Increasing the authority of a specialist. You can answer thematic polls in Instagram Stories or have discussions; nine0012
- Reminder about publications or products. In response to a question, you can share a link to a post;
- Collection of topics for live broadcasts.
It is necessary to constantly be interested in the opinion and desires of subscribers; - Increasing engagement. Questions in stories will help improve statistics and involve more users;
- Organization of competitions or games. Ask an interesting question for subscribers in stories and announce a prize for the best answer. nine0012
How to create questions
Now I will tell you how to ask questions for Instagram stories. First of all, go to stories. To do this, you need to swipe to the right while in the feed or click on the avatar with a plus (as in the photo).
Storys
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Stories on Instagram: instructions + tricks Quiz for Instagram: TOP-4 services + examplesBefore you start working with a sticker, you need to choose a background on which to place it. nine0003
| Text background | Photo | videos |
Click on "Text" on the bottom line of the screen. Write any text and press the right arrow (text can be deleted) | Upload a photo from your phone or take a photo now, in normal mode or with Instagram masks | Shoot various video options (slow motion, hands free) or upload from your phone |
After I have decided on the background, I tell you how to use the sticker. So, you need to click on the sticker in the upper right corner and select the "Questions" sticker.
Adding a stickerTo write the text in the questions, click on the sticker. You can change the color of the question frame by choosing a color from the palette (or using the pen).
We write the text and change the colorAfter that, click the "Recipient>" button, then opposite "Your story" click the "Share" button. Now your sticker will be seen by subscribers. nine0003
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What to do with the answers
First, I'll tell you how you can see the answers and where to look. All of them refer to users, it is impossible to answer anonymously.
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To see users' answers to your question, you need to go to the history with the question and drag it up. nine0003
To see everyone who asked you a counter question on Instagram in stories, click “All >”.
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Reply
Select a question from the list and click “Answer”.
Instagram will offer you 3 options: share the answer, send a message, delete.
- Delete. The question will disappear from the list. But first, the system will ask you to confirm the action;
- Send a message. A dialogue will open with your subscriber, and you will be able to reply to him in direct;
- Share. Instagram will offer you several actions to post a reply to your story. nine0012
All of the above actions are standard. Consider the third option to answer the questions in more detail with examples.
| Text background | Photo | videos | Live |
| Creates a contrasting background and text response | Draws attention and makes the answer more "alive" | The most effective option, I advise you to definitely use it | Allows you to answer questions online |
When you answer a question in a story, the user will see a notification “blogger's nickname answered your question”.
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Question ideas
Ask subscribers what you really want to know. Be sincere. But if you don’t have any ideas, then I’ll tell you what you can write in a sticker for stories on Instagram. nine0003
- How do you like my last post?
- What publications would you like to see more often?
- Have you used the product/service ...?
- How often do you go for discounts?
- What was your last impulse buy?
- Why is my account useful to you?
- What kind of discounts/promotions/gifts would you like to see?
- What do you think are the best Instagram bloggers?
- Favorite brands or which ones do you use? nine0012
- What is happiness for you? Are you happy now?
- Favorite breakfast/dinner? Are you watching your diet?
- When did you last travel? Where would you like to go? Favorite travel destination?
- What do you think about the new law? How do you feel about the political situation in the country?
- Let's see who is more, what city are you from?
- What do you think about the elections/Eurovision/new video.
.? nine0009 What is your attitude towards sports/movies/music? - What have you achieved in your personal life/career?
- The most important event that happened to you?
- When do brilliant thoughts come to you?
- Advise to see / read / go?
- What is the most unusual thing you have ever done?
- How much do you need to earn? Are you satisfied with your income?
- How to create a positive mood for the whole day? nine0012
- If you met with Putin, what would you say to him?
- Today is the last day of your life, how will you spend it?
- Favorite cities/movies/books/brands starting with ..?
- The brightest impression in life?
- What is your life credo, which has always helped you out in life?
- What would you say to yourself as a teenager if you could go back in time?
- How do you feel about open relationships? nine0012
- Should a woman work?
- Last book you read?
- Do you use time management? Satisfied? What is the best time management model?
- Submit your favorite quote.
What exactly catches in this quote? Why this particular author? - What did you eat for breakfast today? What do you prefer for breakfast? Or do you prefer to skip this meal altogether?
- A rake that you step on all the time? Are there any bugs you still can't get rid of? nine0012
- How do you feel about revelations with a random fellow traveler?
- What will you choose: wealth or love?
- Where would you like to be right now? Why exactly this place? What is connected with it?
- Why are you following me?
- How to find a holiday resort? What do you advise?
- How can I improve my blog? What themes to add? What do you talk about most often?
- How much time do you spend in social networks? nine0009 How do you feel about online education?
- Do you love your job? What suits you, what doesn't? Do you like the pay, the schedule, the scale of the tasks?
- Do these earrings/pants/dress suit me.
.? - What are you dreaming about? What global dreams are present in your heart? What are you doing to fulfill them?
- Are you satisfied with your personal life? What would you like to change? If everything is perfect, how did you come to this?
- What to give a friend for his birthday / how to make an original surprise? nine0012
- What is your ideal day?
Fuuuuh... This is where the ideas for stories on Instagram ended, but I think they will be enough for you.
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If there is no questions sticker.
You just need to update the app. To do this, go to PlayMarket or the App Store. There can be no other reasons for the absence of a sticker.
Briefly about the main thing
Instagram questions sticker in stories is very easy to use. It does not require money, time or other resources. This is his strength.
I also advise you to regularly ask questions to subscribers. And don't be afraid to be intrusive or unoriginal. nine0003
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Questions for Instagram Stories: how to ask, answer, +49 ideas Instagram is a sticker that allows you to collect questions or answers to a question in stories. Can be used to engage and interact with your followers. nine0003
We figure out how to ask and answer questions in Instagram stories, how to properly engage the audience, and also share ideas for questions for every day.
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Instagram Stories Questions: The Ultimate Guide
How to Ask a Stories Question
Step 1 . To make a story with a question, first prepare what you want to publish (photo, video or text). Next, click on the sticker at the top of the screen and select the "Questions" sticker. nine0003
Step 2 . A form will appear through which users will ask questions. Here you need to write the text of the question.
To change the color of the font and question mark, use the color picker below.
Step 3 . To draw attention to the issue, you can add a gif with a pointer, record a video or place text.
Step 4 . At the end, click "Share" and wait for the publication. nine0003
People who see your Story will be able to ask an unlimited number of questions.
After waiting for the questions, you can start answering them.
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How to see the answers
Open the story with the question and swipe up on the screen to go to the statistics.
You can also see the answers in the "Actions" section, where you receive notifications about likes.
How to reply or share your answer
There are several ways to answer questions you receive.
Method 1 : Click on the answer and then "Share answer" below.
Method 2 : Open the story camera and switch to Create mode. Find the "Question Answers" section in the panel below.
Here you can see all the answers to the questions:
After adding the answer box to the story, make the story itself. You can add a picture, text, or record a video as the background for a question in a story.
Everything is the same as when creating a normal story. To design a story with a question, use our tips: 26 life hacks for decorating stories. nine0003
Method 3 : Reply to Direct. If you don't want to post the answer to stories, you can answer the question in a private message. To do this, tap on the plate with the answer and click "Send message".
Discussion questions live
Also, if you used this feature to collect questions, you can discuss them later during the broadcast. To do this, launch a live broadcast on Instagram, then on the panel below, click on the icon in the form of a question. After that, he will appear live. nine0003
Interesting questions to ask on Instagram Stories: 49 ideas for every day
A Questions sticker can help you engage your audience or work on getting feedback. Here are some interesting story question ideas.
- Where are you going on holiday this summer?
- Recommend a series/movie for the evening/weekend.
- What was the last thing you read?
- What podcasts do you listen to?
- Which of the bloggers are subscribed to? nine0012
- What do you watch more often - posts or stories?
- Do you trust the opinion of bloggers?
- How long have you been following me?
- What should I improve on my blog?
- What application do you use most often on your phone?
- Screen time on phone for yesterday?
- Do you play sports? What?
- What good habit have you developed lately?
- Success/happiness for you is:
- Your favorite quote:
- The most important thing in life -
- What quality do you consider to be the best/worst in yourself?
- Your last significant purchase.
- Would you like to move abroad for permanent residence?
- Where would you like to live: an apartment or a private house?
- What is your priority: career or family?
- Which country/city would you like to visit?
- Tell us about your hobby.
- What is your favorite/least favorite food?
- Do you play video games? nine0012
- Describe me in one word/sentence.
- What would you do if you won $1 million?
- Do you like children?
- What is your favorite superhero?
- If you could choose any superpower, what would it be?
- The main childhood dream?
- What animal do you associate yourself with?
- What posts would you like to see more often on my profile?
- Do you have fake accounts?
- What topics should not be covered in social networks? nine0012
- Have you ever been scammed on social media?
- Do you trust infobusinessmen and success courses?
- Already went to the cinema on .. ( substitute the name of the movie )?
- How much do you need to earn for complete happiness?
- Today is the last day of your life, how will you spend it?
- Who has to pay the bill in a restaurant/cafe - a man or a woman?
- Is this T-shirt/jacket/.
. right for me? - Have you tried to blog on Instagram yourself? nine0012
- How do you feel about ( any media person )?
- What is the most original gift you have received?
- Where did you meet your soul mate?
- What inspires you?
- Which celebrity would you like to have dinner with?
- I am conducting a census of subscribers: please write what city you are from.
Make the Q&A section permanent in your account and communicate more with your subscribers. The main thing is that after asking a question, do not disappear, try to mark each question / answer received, people will see it and respond to stories more often. nine0003
Conclusion
We hope this post was useful for you and you have 100% figured out how to ask questions in Instagram stories and how to answer them.
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