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I adore Buffer. 🙂 Klout is lovely to see what posts have impact and has great suggestions. Let me know how you like it Emeka! 🙂
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Is there such a thing as a *free* (if I start paying for all this stuff, I will soon be paying more for my marketing than I’m making by selling my books) tweet scheduler that a) will allow scheduling of more than ten tweets a day and b) doesn’t force loading tweets one at a time? (the late, lamented Feed140 used to allow loading multiple tweets via .txt document, and I’m trying to find a replacement for it).
So far the only programs I’ve been able to find (including Hootsuite, which people keep recommending but which does *not do what I want it to do, and neither does Buffer) force you to severely limit the number of tweets and to load them one at a time unless you pay, which just isn’t in the cards. I might as well just try to remember to do it in real time as deal with those requirements.
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Reply Hi MM,
You can use Buffer, Hootsuite, and Klout for free but none of their free plans have a bulk scheduling option (and I haven’t seen any other free system with that option either). Personally I’d say away from bulk uploading as uploading new content and varied content can be easier to do while uploading one post at a time vs. in bulk.
The benefit of scheduling is that you can plan your content ahead to hit your target audience without having to step away from your work to do it though out the day. I recommend about half an hour to an hour a day in the morning to plan out scheduled tweets/posts then checking in during work breaks and at the end of the day to add in live content.
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Yes Jessica! Buffer has an awesome Feed feature which I mentioned here “Add RSS feeds from your favorite blogs to easily add content to your queue. All it takes is a click!” And the suggestion feature which I mentioned here: “New suggested content feature gives you access to easy to add content in marketing, inspiration, business/startups, lifehacking, design, and Buffer’s personal picks.” They are two of my favorite features with Buffer.
Hootsuite does have the auto schedule but that is only on their paid accounts mentioned here: “Hootsuite’s free option does not have access to the auto scheduler, meaning for each tweet/post you must select the date and time for that tweet/post to go out.”
There are so many great features with scheduling tools. It can be hard to pick. 🙂
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[…] Learn the best practices of the channels you selected. My personal favorites are Twitter and Instagram. Someone else might be a big Facebook and blog fan. When you do your research, you’ll come away with a list of channels where your audience is most active (with many people in your target audience being active on a few of the channels listed). This is why you need to be on multiple networks. (Not sure hot to handle multiple networks? Pro tip: Use a scheduling tool like Buffer.) […]
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I use Buffer and schedule posts ..when I have time..yes…I know…can’t get to grips with everything else. It becomes a problem when you blog for other sites & have your own author pages etc to update. Rachel#s stuff has been immensely useful ..and I am still working through it..trouble is, life and writing get in the way! Mind! I was talking to a writer who *didn’t see any point in using social media* …. guess they weren’t interested in selling any books, then …
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Already tried all of these tools but currently hooked to socialdraft.com, I find their calendar system better but I still use Klout to measure where I am. Keeps me noted if I need to up interactions or what.
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Reply […] scheduling in some social media using Hootsuite or Buffer (pro accounts are like $9/month and a tax write-off) […]
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