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Most captions fail in the same two ways. Either they say nothing (“New collection ✨”) or they say everything, in a paragraph nobody finishes.
A caption on a phone gets about one and a half lines before it is cut off. That is the space you are really writing for.
A shape that works
Three parts, in this order:
- The thing. What is it, in plain words. “Weekend thali, ₹249.”
- One detail worth knowing. Why now, or what makes it good. “Eight items, changes every Saturday.”
- What to do next. Call, visit, DM, order. Say it directly.
That is it. Two or three short lines. Anything else is optional.
Put the important word first
Because the caption gets cut off, the first few words carry the whole thing. “Weekend thali at ₹249” survives being cut. “We are so excited to announce that this weekend…” does not.
Say the price
Shops leave the price out because they worry it puts people off. It does the opposite. “DM for price” is the fastest way to lose someone who was mildly interested. If the price is good, it is your best line. If it is high, the people who message you are the ones who were always going to buy.
Write it out loud
Read the caption as if a regular customer were standing there. If it sounds like a brochure, rewrite it in the words you would actually use. That is the whole of brand voice in one test.
Where Chitra fits
Every post comes back with its caption and hashtags already written, in the tone you set in your brand kit. You can edit the caption directly before you save it — most people change a word or two, add their phone number, and post.
If the whole thing is wrong, ask for another version in the chat rather than fighting the text. It is faster.
Check before you post
AI writes the caption, so read the details before it goes out. Prices, dates, timings and any claim about your business are yours to verify — we say so on the AI disclosure page and it is worth taking seriously. A wrong price in a caption is a bad afternoon.
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