Automating Your Social Media Output, Part 2
My disclaimer from Part 1 of this post still holds true. Today I'll discuss a free online service called HootSuite , which, like IFTTT , can help you automate and streamline your social media presence. HootSuite offers many features, including tools to manage multiple social networks and schedule messages and tweets to multiple websites at optimal times. The free plan offers the following features: Manage up to 5 Social Profiles (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, Tumblr, Flickr, Blogger,WordPress, Reddit, and Stumble Upon are most of the big ones available); Basic Analytic Reports (profile overviews, engagement summaries, page insights); Message Scheduling (automatically at times you choose to the sites you choose); App Integration; and Up to 2 RSS feeds. I've been using HootSuite for several weeks, but am by no means an expert. From my limited exposure, I've listed my personal Pros & Cons below: Pros: I use the auto-schedule tool to ...