Try using a scheduler like Hootsuite to save you time.
Sometimes we get busy and forget to post content to our social media platforms. What could you do to make sure that you are getting your message out socially and still run your business? Try using a content scheduler like Hootsuite. It used to be that third party tools like these were dinged by the platforms because the content wasn’t posted directly. Recent research by others in the industry say that is no longer the case.
Here is how you might use the tool:
- On Sunday afternoon, you may sit down after your weekend activities are complete, and schedule your posts for the week. (We all know that when we own our own business, the work week is never really done.)
- During the week, you are reading your emails, run across some industry articles that you would like to share. Click on the icon in your Google Chrome browser to share your article. Let Hootsuite auto-schedule it for you. Hootsuite will pick the best time based on when your audience click on your posts.
- Thursday afternoon you are preparing for your vacation the following week. Take a few minutes to schedule the weeks posts, including the Monday and Tuesday for the week you return.
- You have an event coming up. Create a few draft posts that you can share on the fly or schedule in advance – a few weeks in advance.
- Have a post that you want to share now? You can do that too! It even counts your characters so you can stay under 140 for Twitter.
There are other options included with the tool, take a look at this video to see the basics of how to use the scheduling tool:
