Poll Publisher: Engage Your Audience with Interactive Polls
The Poll Publisher makes it easy to create, schedule, and publish polls that drive real conversation. Whether you’re validating product ideas, gathering feedback on content, or comparing campaign concepts, polls help you reach more people and collect clear, actionable insights in minutes.
Use Postly to publish polls natively to Twitter and LinkedIn, keep engagement steady with consistent scheduling, and review responses alongside your other social metrics. It’s a simple way to add interactive content to your calendar without adding more work to your week.
What is the Poll Publisher?
It’s a purpose-built tool inside Postly for creating and distributing social polls. You can write your question, add options, set duration, and select the platforms you want to reach. Postly handles the formatting and publishing so your poll looks and performs great where it appears.
Because it lives in the same place as your other content, you can line up polls next to videos, carousels, and announcements—keeping everything coordinated in one shared calendar.
Why run social polls?
Polls lower the barrier to engagement and invite quick participation. They’re ideal for pulse checks, topic selection, community input, and pre-launch research. Over time, the insights you collect improve your content focus and help you prioritize what the audience actually wants.
With Postly, you can schedule polls ahead of time, repeat high-performers, and review results to inform your upcoming posts and campaigns.
Key Features
Create Engaging Polls
Write a clear question, add up to four options, set a duration, and preview before publishing.
Publish to Twitter (X)
Share polls natively to Twitter to capture quick reactions and drive conversation in-feed.
Publish to LinkedIn
Reach professional audiences with polls that spark discussion and gather practical insights.
Schedule or Post Now
Publish immediately or align polls with peak engagement windows using your content calendar.
Reusable Templates
Save common poll formats and questions to speed up future campaigns.
Performance Insights
Track votes and engagement next to your other posts to see what resonates.
How It Works
Your Poll Title
2 Days Left
What’s Your Favorite Platform?
- Create your question and options. Keep it specific and neutral so people can answer quickly without needing extra context.
- Choose the platforms. Publish to Twitter for fast reactions and to LinkedIn for professional input. You can schedule each network separately if you want to test timing.
- Set duration and timing. Short polls encourage rapid participation; longer windows help you collect more comprehensive data.
- Review and publish. Preview the poll before it goes live, then schedule it to hit peak engagement windows from your Postly calendar.
- Track results and iterate. Use performance insights to refine future polls, prioritize topics, and inform upcoming content.
Tip: Pair a poll with a short follow-up post summarizing results. It closes the loop and invites your audience to keep the conversation going.
Practical Use Cases
Content and Community
- Let followers pick your next tutorial, topic, or guest.
- Gather feedback on thumbnails, titles, or taglines before launch.
- Run weekly “temperature checks” to keep conversations active.
Product and Marketing
- Validate feature ideas and prioritize your roadmap.
- Compare messaging angles or creative concepts for campaigns.
- Survey customers about pricing, packaging, or positioning.
Benefits
Higher Engagement
Polls reduce friction and draw in casual scrollers, increasing reactions and comments.
Actionable Insights
Collect directional data you can use to guide content, product, and messaging.
Time-Saving Workflow
Create once, schedule everywhere, and keep your calendar balanced with interactive posts.
Publish Where Your Audience Is
Twitter (X)
Ideal for fast, lightweight participation and real-time feedback around launches or live events.
Great for professional insight, team buy-in, hiring topics, and industry-specific questions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I schedule a poll for later?
Yes. You can publish immediately or schedule a poll for a specific date and time. Scheduling helps you align with peak engagement windows and coordinate with the rest of your content.
Which platforms does the Poll Publisher support?
You can publish to Twitter (X) and LinkedIn. We format polls to match each network’s requirements and provide a consistent workflow inside Postly.
Can I reuse common poll formats?
Absolutely. Save templates for recurring segments like weekly check-ins or concept comparisons, then customize the options before publishing.
How do I measure poll performance?
Votes and engagement are visible alongside your other posts in Postly. Use those insights to compare topics, refine timing, and decide which follow-ups to publish.
Is there a best practice for writing poll questions?
Keep the question focused, avoid leading language, and limit options to clear, mutually exclusive choices. Shorter duration often encourages faster participation.
Can teams collaborate on polls?
Yes. Collaborators can draft, review, and schedule polls from the shared calendar so approvals happen in one place.
Add interactive polls to your calendar in minutes
Start with a single question, schedule it for your best time, and watch engagement rise. Postly keeps everything organized so your team can focus on creating great content.