{"id":42927,"date":"2019-05-29T13:21:05","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T18:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?p=42927"},"modified":"2026-01-22T11:05:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:05:57","slug":"buffer-social-media-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/seo\/buffer-social-media-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Schedule Social Media Posts With Buffer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"imh-youtube-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LRcrgXQjdG0\" title=\"When Should You Post to Social Media\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"VideoObject\",\"name\":\"When Should You Post to Social Media\",\"description\":\"Learn some little known ways to get more social engagement!\",\"uploadDate\":\"2019-06-13\",\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/LRcrgXQjdG0\/hqdefault.jpg\"}<\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Buffer is a user-friendly <a href=\"\/support\/website\/social-media\/social-media-management-tools\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">social media management tool<\/a> with a free plan allowing social media managers to schedule up to ten posts for up to three social media accounts. You\u2019re allowed up to 2000 scheduled posts for additional social accounts with <a href=\"https:\/\/buffer.com\/pricing\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">paid plans<\/a>. Below we cover how to <strong>schedule your first post with Buffer.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Set Up Buffer<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li>Create a <a href=\"https:\/\/buffer.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Buffer.com<\/a> account.<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Manage Social Accounts<\/strong> on the bottom left to connect social media accounts.\n    <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/images\/stories\/social-media\/buffer-dashboard.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Buffer dashboard\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/images\/stories\/social-media\/buffer-dashboard.png\" title=\"Click for full image\" width=\"300\" align=\"none\"><\/a><div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Add a New Social Account<\/strong> for the social media account you want to connect \u2013 up to 3.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Buffer Dashboard<\/strong> from the upper right.<\/li>\n<li>At the top, click <strong>Settings<\/strong> and <strong>Posting Schedule<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Specify the timezone and a day and time to post. Then <strong>Add Posting Time<\/strong>. Repeat to create a schedule at the bottom.\n    <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/images\/stories\/social-media\/buffer-posting-schedule.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Set posting schedule\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/images\/stories\/social-media\/buffer-posting-schedule.png\" title=\"Click for full image\" width=\"300\" align=\"none\"><\/a><div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Queue<\/strong> on the top.<\/li>\n<li>Press the text box to write a post.\n    <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/images\/stories\/social-media\/buffer-create-post.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Create a post\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/images\/stories\/social-media\/buffer-create-post.png\" title=\"Click for full image\" width=\"300\" align=\"none\"><\/a><div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li>Press <strong>Customize for each network<\/strong> to add applicable <em>#hashtags<\/em> and <em>@ mentions<\/em> appropriate for each social media platform.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Share Now<\/strong>, <strong>Add to Queue<\/strong>, or <strong>Schedule Posts<\/strong> manually.<\/li><\/ol>\n<br><p>Learn more about <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/drupal\/social-media-links-block-and-field-drupal\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">social media management<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buffer is a user-friendly social media management tool with a free plan allowing social media managers to schedule up to ten posts for up to three social media accounts. 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Set<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/seo\/buffer-social-media-manager\/\"> Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57014,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4313],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-seo"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Schedule Social Media Posts With Buffer | InMotion Hosting<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/seo\/buffer-social-media-manager\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Schedule Social Media Posts With Buffer | InMotion Hosting\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Buffer is a user-friendly social media management tool with a free plan allowing social media managers to schedule up to ten posts for up to three social media accounts. 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