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Engagement bait

Meaning in social media & content creation, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In social media & content creation, engagement bait means: Content that pushes people to like, comment, share or tag friends only to increase engagement, such as 'Comment YES if you agree'.

In Turkish: etkileşim tuzağı, engagement bait

How it is used

Meta has said that it reduces the distribution of posts using engagement bait, so many social media managers avoid it. The difference between a good call to action and engagement bait is whether the request adds value.

Example sentences

  1. 'Tag three friends to win' is classic engagement bait.

  2. Asking followers for their favorite recipe is a real question, not engagement bait.

Common collocations

  • avoid engagement bait
  • comment bait
  • share bait
  • tag bait
  • call to actionA short instruction that tells the audience what to do next, such as 'comment below', 'save this post' or 'click the link in bio'.
  • clickbaitA title, thumbnail or caption that exaggerates or misleads to make people click, often promising more than the content delivers.
  • engagementAll the ways people interact with your content, such as liking, commenting, sharing, saving or clicking.
  • giveawayA promotion in which an account gives free products to one or more winners, usually chosen from people who follow, like or comment.

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