How to use buffer

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How to Use

What is Buffer?

Is a software application

designed to manage social net works,

by providing the means for a user to schedule

post on Twitter, Facebook & Linked In

Buffer has 3 types of plans

Basic Plan

Awesome Plan

Buffer for Business

But on this tutorial

Let’s focus on the Basic Plan

Let’s get started

Open your Browser

Let’s select Chrome browser

You will redirected to Google Homepage

Type in Buffer.com

And Hit enter key

You will be Prompted this page

Click here

The Buffer Home page

Click sign- up for free

You will prompted this pop-up

Before you create an account,

let’s connect first your social media account

but in this tutorial

let’s connect your Facebook,

and Twitter account

Let’s connect first on Twitter

Click Sign-in on Twitter

Click Sign In

You will redirecting back

It is connected your twitter account

To connect on your Facebook

Click this button

Click on Okay to continue

Click Okay

Hover your mouse on the downward arrow

Select public

Click Okay

And click Okay

Tick if you want Buffer to manage your pages

Choose your profile or page here

You are now connected to your Facebook

How to set up schedule?

Click on Set my Schedule

Select your Timezone & Time format

And click here to continue

Select scheduling option here

Select the number of days in a week you want your

post to appear

Once it done, click looks good continue

You can select track click or not at all

Let’s select track clicks on my post

Click on Looks good, let’s go

Enter you email here

Click continue

Done setting up?

Here’s my Thumbs up

For your job well done

Now let’s navigate your Dashboard

Click go to Dashboard

Your Buffer dashboard look like

Let’s navigate your dashboard

The space you type your content

You can click here to add photo/video

Click here to set schedule

Click here to install the extension

And this button to add to Queue

Let’s create one sample post

Your type content here

To add photo, click here

Select your desired image

It is better, your image is save on your computer

so that it is easy for you to attach.

The picture you uploaded

Now your post is ready to send

Click on add to Queue

Your promted this pop up window

Click this button

Or click this button, if you don’t like the suggested time

In this case, let’s accept the

suggested time

which is 12:16 of the current day

But the awesomeness of Buffer,

it schedule of the time to post,

when your maximum user

using the activity.

So, if you want some exposure

on your post, trust Buffer,

to do this one for you.

You will now see your queued post

Click this button, to view the schedule of your post

You will see this on your schedule tab

You can always add additional posting time,

and additional posting schedule.

Just click on add posting time

Click on posting schedule

Or, if you want to change posting time

You can add more social media account

By clicking the plus sign

This is the social network that you can choose to add

You can always upgrade your Buffer Plan,

to either Amazing Plan or Business Plan

That’s the end of my tutorials

But before I end up

Let me drop to you an inspiring quote

Aristotle

“We are what we repeatedly do.

Excellence, then is not an act but a

habit”