How to schedule a month of social posts

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If you open Instagram to "just post something" every weekday, you are paying a context-switch tax. The fix is boring: one writing block, one queue, then you leave.

The two tools we reviewed for that job are Buffer and Postiz. Neither needs a flashy percent-off. The partner link is on the review if you want it tracked.

The short version

  1. Pick three channels you will actually keep. Not seven.
  2. Write 12 to 20 posts in one sitting. A spreadsheet is fine. A Notion table is fine.
  3. Drop them into Buffer or Postiz. Set times you already know work. Do not invent a "best time" from a blog.
  4. Leave two empty slots a week for news you cannot plan.
  5. On Sunday, skim the queue. Kill anything that aged badly. Do not rewrite the month.

If the job is "see whether ChatGPT cites the brand," that is Peec AI, not a scheduler.

Buffer or Postiz

Buffer is the habit tool. Simple queue, years of muscle memory, fine for a founder and a small team.

Postiz is the newer AI-leaning scheduler. Try it if Buffer feels like 2018 and you want drafts that start from a prompt. Read both reviews before you pay for a second seat.

What I would not do

Do not buy a social suite because you wanted an email tool. Do not schedule 90 posts of the same carousel. Do not measure success as "we posted 31 times." Measure replies and the one link you actually care about. Track that link in Dub if it has to become a signup.

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