How to Schedule Your Posts at Optimal Times
(A Hootsuite Tutorial)
Hootsuite is a social
media tool
that allows you to
schedule
your social media posts
on certain dates and
times of the day.
It makes it possible for
you to
prepare a week’s worth,
or even a month’s worth
of posts ahead of
time.
It’s a great time-saving
tool.
Now, you also want to make sure
that your posts appear
on your audience’s news feed
at the right time – when
they’re online.
So how will you know
the best time to post?
You can simply refer
to this handy infographic: https://www.quicksprout.com/2015/01/02/what-are-the-best-times-to-post-on-social-media/
Now, you’re about to learn how
to schedule your posts on
Hootsuite.
First, you need to
create an account.
You may either use
your Facebook,
Twitter or Google + account
to sign up or log into
Hootsuite.
In this tutorial, I’m going to use
my Twitter account.
To sign up via Twitter, click this:
You will see this:
You will see this:
Just wait patiently
until you are redirected
to the application.
You will see this
dashboard:
To add your social media
profiles
to Hootsuite, hover your
mouse here:
This will appear:
You will see this:
Scroll down until you see this:
You will see this:
Let’s say you want to add a
Facebook page.
You will see this:
You will see this:
Enter your Facebook password
here:
You will see this:
Click the box on the
left side
of the Facebook
page
In this tutorial, I’ll
add
my Proactive Pro Facebook
page.
The Facebook page has now been added.
Now, let’s schedule some
posts.
Go to the dashboard.
Hover your mouse pointer
here:
You will see this:
Now, you must choose
the social media profile
where you want your
post to appear.
(You can choose more
than one.)
To do that, click these:
Write your message here:
Let’s post a picture with a
quote.
Click this paperclip
icon:
You will see this:
To upload the picture, you can either
drag the picture to the
area
or click the blue text in
the box:
For this tutorial, let’s click the blue
text.
This will appear:
Choose the picture you
want to upload
and click “Open.”
Wait until you see a
thumbnail
of the picture you uploaded.
You can add a link here if
you want:
Now, let’s schedule the
post.
The best time to post on Facebook
to get the most shares is
1:00 p.m.
The best days to post are Thursdays
and Fridays.
Let’s post this on
Thursday at 1:00 p.m.
Click the calendar icon.
You will see this:
Click the date you want
the post
to appear on your profile:
Schedule the time by clicking these:
Click the schedule button:
You will see this when the post has been
scheduled:
You can also use the Auto
Schedule feature
if you intend to post on
the same days and times.
Hover your mouse pointer
on the gear icon on the
left side:
You will see this:
Click “Auto Schedule.”
You will see this:
Refer to this infographic
for the best times to post:
https://www.quicksprout.com/2015/01/02/what-are-the-best-times-to-post-on-social-media/
For more tutorials like this,
go to: theproactivepro.wordpress.com