Facebook is the largest and most popular social networking website. It is used by many businesses as a marketing platform to engage and get feedback from customers.
For you to get the most out of it, you need to be online most of the time, posting and engaging with clients.
If, however, you have a few other commitments to handle, you can use third-party applications to create and schedule posts to your Facebook timeline.
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For you to get the most out of it, you need to be online most of the time, posting and engaging with clients.
If, however, you have a few other commitments to handle, you can use third-party applications to create and schedule posts to your Facebook timeline.
- Visit Hootsuite website. Open a new tab on your browser and go to the Hootsuite website. You will first need to create a Hootsuite account before you can continue.
- Click the Signup button. The Signup button is the green colored button at the top right corner of the page.
- Choose a plan. Hootsuite supports both free and paid plans. A free plan is suitable for personal use while paid plans are suitable for business or enterprise use. There are three options to choose from: Free, Pro, and Enterprise.
- Log into Hootsuite. At the top right of the page is a login link. This link is underlined. Click on it. Enter your email address on the first box (the email you used to create Hootsuite account) and the registered password in the second box. Click the login button below the boxes to access Hootsuite.
- Connect Hootsuite to Facebook. To the left side of your Hootsuite account are three buttons: “Sign in with Twitter,” “Sign in with Facebook,” and “Sign in with Google+.” Click the second button (Sign in with Facebook). This button directs you to a page for authorizing Hootsuite. Provide your Facebook login details on this page, and enter your email address on the first text box and password on the second text box. Click the login button below the two text boxes, and Hootsuite will pop up two questions:
- Create a post to schedule. There are a number of tabs on the Hootsuite dashboard. These tabs are found on the left side of the page and are arranged in a table format. Three tabs form a row.
- Schedule the date and time. Click the Scheduling button below the text box for composing the message. This button is represented by a calendar icon. A calendar will show up after clicking the scheduling tab.
- Save your post. Click the “Schedule” button at the bottom of the pop-up to save and schedule the post. Your post will automatically be published when the time and date you set comes. When you click on “Schedule post,” you are redirected to the Hootsuite dashboard screen
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