What are the best social media scheduling tools (like Hootsuite)?

by toys4tots

Posted: 9 years ago 52 replies

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Hey everyone...

I used Hootsuite a couple years ago. Now I'm gonna dive back into the social media world and want some tips on what's the current state of the art. What are you all using?

#hootsuite #media #scheduling #social #tools

Michael Meaney 9 years ago

Hootsuite is probably the most advanced, and Buffer is good too - easier to use, just has less features.
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- toys4tots 9 years ago
  
  Are there any limitations on Instagram? I remember having issues with that a couple years ago when first looking at social media automation, it seemed like they wouldn't let you do any tricks.
  
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  Marcus W K Wong 9 years ago
  
  Check out knackmap. Josh White is the founder and he lurks here from time to time.
  
  It's a solid content calendar system with a discovery section. If you start crowdsourcing/outsourcing - you can setup tiers of people contributing to the calendar and you just approve them to post.
  
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- Sofor Ali 9 years ago
  
  Is Hootsuite free?
  
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  tritrain 9 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Sofor Ali
  
  Is Hootsuite free?
  
  Yes. Buffer and Hootsuite are free. You can pay if you want.
  
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Tekkiweb 9 years ago

I am using HootSuite and Sproutsocial both are the best tools for social media marketing.
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- Sofor Ali 9 years ago
  
  Are they both free?
  
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  Tekkiweb 9 years ago
  
  Yes, free with limited profile options.
  
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Marcus W K Wong 9 years ago

HootSuite and Buffer are great too as Michael mentioned.

With social media, what's your end goal deeper than just success? Brand Awareness, Traffic, Conversions, engagement, influence, authority.... what are you seeking primarily and what goals are supplementing?
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- toys4tots 9 years ago
  
  I suppose ultimately the goal is to drive sales. We have articles about pegging that we share and getting them in front of more people would be ideal. And announcements about new products and product discounts too.
  
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KevinWillis 9 years ago

The best social media scheduling tool are HootSuit, Buffer, MeetEdgar, TweetDeck, Sprout Social.
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lakshmi kanth reddy doma

9 years ago

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bola oyetunji

9 years ago

Originally Posted by lakshmi kanth reddy doma

optindatabase.in is the leading cheapest Bulk Email service Provider in hyderabad and across India offering send bulk emails online,Bulk email marketing, optin email database and pan india database..

Hey! Did you read the title/op? This is not about email marketing tools, but about social media scheduling tools.

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Alangile 9 years ago

Buffer
Parasite
DoShare
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Intuz 9 years ago
Buffer is a good alternative option to Hootsuite.
Other suggestions for tools are as below:
- Sprout Social
- Agora Pulse
- Sendible
- Everypost
- Social Pilot
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sidrawat 9 years ago

So far I have only used Hootsuite. So no other option as if now
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jamesjennifer 9 years ago

Still I am searching these type of tools.
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Steven Henry01 9 years ago

Hootsuite, Buffer is mostly used by everybody due to its user-friendliness.
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st0nec0ld 9 years ago

For what social media sites specifically? I am using buffer and hootsuite or the social media itself like facebook has its own scheduled posting.
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lbakassi 9 years ago

Have you tried DLVR?
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toys4tots 9 years ago

Wow this was an overwhelming response.... looks like Buffer and Hootsuite are getting the most praise. I'll have to do some comparisons on these two.
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antennaexperts 9 years ago

I think, you should try Hootsuite alternative - SproutSocial.
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eluminousva 9 years ago

Similar to HootSuite you can use Tweekdeck, Buffer for scheduling social media posts.
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Arvind Kumar 9 years ago

you can use buffer..it is the best for scheduling post in social networking sites...i am using it and works really great
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bola oyetunji 9 years ago

HootSuite top the list. But the choice is yours.
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Simply Social Media 9 years ago

Buffer is nice and easy and cheap to start with at only $10 for 10 accounts but after that it is very expensive.
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ajeetwebbrain 9 years ago

Accounting me, Socialoomph is the best social media scheduling tool. I use regular. You should also try this.
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guitarprince 9 years ago

Buffer is a smart and easy way to schedule content across social media. Think of Buffer like a virtual queue you can use to fill with content and then stagger posting times throughout the day. This lets you keep to a consistent social media schedule all week long without worrying about micro-managing the delivery times. The Bufferapp also provides analytics about the engagement and reach of your posts.
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AlfredHurley Banned 9 years ago

yes dude HootSuite and Tweekdeck are the best among i used .
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Stephanie Pleasant 9 years ago

Buffer,Parasite,DoShare are the best social media scheduling tools..
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Afshana Rahman 9 years ago

I'm using CoSchedule for my client brands since last few years. I have used Hootsuite, buffer and more. Although CoSchedule is not free, it's comparatively best option around and also fulfils my needs.
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Chris Brindamour 9 years ago

toys4tots,

It depends on which social media platform you are using, but I like Buffer.

Chris
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Castor Troy1 9 years ago

In this modern era you can find on the internet lots of tools like hootsuite, such as:
->Everypost
->Agorapulse
->Sproutsocial
->TweetDeck: it's comes with google chrome and for mac OS.
->Tailwind and so forth.
These are some management tools which are very useful for social media scheduling, which are also save your time.
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Kenneth Brown 9 years ago

Try using Viralpep! It'll help you with each and every detail to marketise your brands online. Contains all the features that a simple social media marketing tool has and is also cheap comparing the other tools. Give it a go if you like their services.
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alica aliya 9 years ago

Buffer.
Sprout Social.
TweetDeck.
Sprinklr.
Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio.
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Crystal Herring 8 years ago

The tool that all of us are looking for is always related to the prices. I've got one which is very affordable and flexible for those who have a start-up business. Viralpep - Helps us with the free postings up to 300/month. I loved their services. Looking forward to extending my pack.
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Martin smith 8 years ago

Hootsuite, Buffer,TweetDeck..etc are the best social media scheduling tools..
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Elna R Wiley 8 years ago

Buffer is the best solution for hootsuite.
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ctrlaltdelete 8 years ago

I recommend using Hootsuite. It's the social media tool that accommodates the most platforms, with its most recent feature that allows you to schedule Instagram posts. There are also analytics in the tool. Outsourcing companies who have social media clients usually use this tool.
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rafiqul94 8 years ago

There are lot of schedule tools but I think Buffer is best than any others tools
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Eternal 8 years ago

I'd have to say Hootsuite as well, especially since they support Instagram posts now.
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rfharris Banned 8 years ago

Hootsuite is still one of the most popular program among social media marketers to manage multiple social media accounts. You may also try Buffer which is also pretty effective.
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Kathrine Leach 8 years ago

knackmap and hootsuite is best tool for social media scheduling...
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writeaway 8 years ago

Hootsuite is quite expensive

Anyone know of a CHEAPER alternative?

Must have IG support (ie., enable you to like relevant influencer accounts as well as send back ENGAGEMENT stats per account)
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jaslinejohncy Banned 8 years ago

knackmap and hootsuite are the best scheduling tools for social media
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L7Creative 8 years ago

You're off to a great start towards gathering the right scheduling tools for social media! Being able to engage with your audience using the right tools is crucial to your success. Keep in mind the 7 Principles of Digital Brand Engagement, specifically: (2)Give your audience a reason to engage and (6) Set goals, and measure the right things. Find it here.
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BryrDe 8 years ago

I use a combination of Hootesuite, Buffer. I also use IFTTT to syndicate content to some web properties.
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megakits Banned 8 years ago

I always like to use hootsuite...for me it works better..And i have got many good comments about this tool..
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sarahbfoster 8 years ago

There are many tools are available like hoot suite some of the best are Buffer, MeetEdgar, TweetDeck..You can give a try to these tools..
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zorbee 8 years ago

Salesforce marketing cloud can be a best option for your business using that you can schedule your social media posts and get leads information etc. at one place.
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giganut 8 years ago

There are a tone of BH panels out there that are really powerful. You can take a look at these below.

Buffer, Sprout Social, TweetDeck, Sprinklr, Falcon.io, eClincher, Brand24, Cision, HubSpot Marketing, SocialOomph, Post Planner, mass planner, Oracle Social Cloud, etc...
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Hostech Support 8 years ago

Best Social media scheduling tools for marketing:
1. SproutSocial
2. Buffer
3. SocialOomph
4. BuzzSumo
5. Feedly
6. Everypost
7. Octopost
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