Hootsuite is a favorite tool among social media professionals. It allows you to schedule posts ahead of time. This tutorial teaches you how to use this indispensable tool.

1. How to Schedule
Your Posts at
Optimal Times
(A Hootsuite Tutorial)

2. Hootsuite is
a social
media tool

3. that allows
you to
schedule

4. your social
media posts

5. on certain
dates and
times of the
day.

6. It makes it
possible for
you to

7. prepare a
week’s
worth,

8. or even a
month’s
worth

9. of posts
ahead of
time.

10. It’s a great
time-saving
tool.

11. Now, you
also want to
make sure

12. that your
posts appear

13. on your
audience’s
news feed

14. at the right
time – when
they’re online.

15. So how will
you know

16. the best time
to post?

17. You can
simply refer

18. to this handy
infographic:
https://www.quicksprout.com/2015/01/02/what-are-
the-best-times-to-post-on-social-media/

19. Now, you’re
about to
learn how

20. to schedule
your posts on
Hootsuite.

21. First, you
need to
create an
account.

22. You may
either use
your
Facebook,

23. Twitter or
Google +
account

24. to sign up or
log into
Hootsuite.

26. In this
tutorial, I’m
going to use

27. my Twitter
account.

28. To sign up
via Twitter,
click this:

30. You will
see this:

32. Click this:

34. You will
see this:

36. Just wait
patiently

37. until you are
redirected
to the
application.

38. You will see
this
dashboard:

40. To add your
social media
profiles

41. to Hootsuite,
hover your
mouse here:

43. This will
appear:

45. Click this:

47. You will see
this:

49. Scroll down
until you
see this:

51. Click this:

53. You will
see this:

55. Let’s say you
want to add a
Facebook
page.

56. Click this:

58. You will
see this:

60. Click this:

62. You will
see this:

64. Enter your
Facebook
password
here:

66. Hit
continue.

68. You will
see this:

70. Click the
box on the
left side

71. of the
Facebook
page

72. you want
to add.

73. In this
tutorial, I’ll
add

74. my Proactive
Pro Facebook
page.

76. Click this:

78. The Facebook
page has now
been added.

80. Now, let’s
schedule some
posts.

81. Go to the
dashboard.

83. Hover your
mouse pointer
here:

85. You will see
this:

87. Now, you
must choose
the social
media profile

88. where you
want your
post to
appear.

89. (You can
choose more
than one.)

90. To do that,
click these:

92. Write your
message here:

94. Let’s post a
picture with a
quote.

95. Click this
paperclip
icon:

97. You will see
this:

99. To upload the
picture, you
can either

100. drag the
picture to the
area

101. or click the
blue text in
the box:

103. For this
tutorial, let’s
click the blue
text.

104. This will
appear:

106. Choose the
picture you
want to
upload

107. and click
“Open.”

109. Wait until you
see a
thumbnail

110. of the
picture you
uploaded.

112. You can add
a link here if
you want:

114. Now, let’s
schedule the
post.

115. The best time
to post on
Facebook

116. to get the
most shares is
1:00 p.m.

117. The best days
to post are
Thursdays
and Fridays.

118. Let’s post
this on
Thursday at
1:00 p.m.

119. Click the
calendar icon.

121. You will see
this:

123. Click the
date you want
the post

124. to appear on
your profile:

126. Schedule the
time by
clicking
these:

128. Click the
schedule
button:

130. You will see
this when the
post has been
scheduled:

132. You can also
use the Auto
Schedule
feature

133. if you intend
to post on
the same days
and times.

134. Hover your
mouse pointer

135. on the gear
icon on the
left side:

137. You will see
this:

139. Click “Auto
Schedule.”

141. You will see
this:

143. Refer to this
infographic

144. for the best
times to post:
https://www.quicksprout.com/2015/01/02/what-are-
the-best-times-to-post-on-social-media/

145. For more
tutorials like this,
go to:
theproactivepro.wordpress.com

146. The End
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