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The Basic Tutorial

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Quick tour on Buffer home page to know

more about the tool

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Connect and post to other social media accounts.

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Post photos or videos

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Use Pablo app to create images.

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Download Buffer app for different OS as extension.

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Click here for PC download.

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Click here for Android.

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Click here for IOS.

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This is Pablo by Buffer app

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Integrate Buffer to all of this social media channels.

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First, let’s create an

account and

get started.

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From the top, click this button to get started.

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Creating accounts

comes in four ways

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Click here to create an account using your Twitter.

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Click here to create an account using your Facebook.

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Click here to create an account using your Linkedin.

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Lastly, click here to create an account by entering your info.

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Enter your Email here.

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Provide a Password.

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Then click Create Account to finish.

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Once your done, you will be

prompted to your

dashboard.

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This is your dashboard

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On the left are the channels you connected with Buffer

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Here are the menus

Data are shown here

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On this area, displays data which corresponds

to the menu.

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Adding different

accounts to Buffer

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Click here to add accounts.

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Choose any existing account you have from the list.

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Click this button to add Twitter.

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Click any from the three button for Facebook.

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For pages click your chosen pages as shown.

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Then click this button to continue.

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Click here for Google+ account.

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Lastly, click here for Pinterest account.

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Notice that Twitter and Linkedin were added here.

Before After

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Click here for Linkedin profile and a page.

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Highlighted account means active accounts

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Active account means, reflects

data on your dashboard.

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Slightly transparent means inactive.

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Highlighted check means default sharing.

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Notice three accounts have check, meaning all post will

be share there by default.

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Making an account active means sharing your post on

that channel initially.

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Now let’s create a post

to understand more

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Under Content/Queued, create a post on the space

shown.

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Create a post by typing a message or adding media

or a link.

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This is the

content of your

post

See sample post below

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Click other accounts to share your post there.

Link image

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Click here if you wish to replace your media.

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Integrate Pablo in making a post by clicking here.

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When you are done, then click this button to share.

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Share your post in four different options.

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Share your post by adding it from the list of your queued

post.

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We also have Share Next.

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Here at Buffer, we can set schedule as shown below.

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This is your preset

schedule

Here, sharing is every MWF of the week at 3

specific time.

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This is your preset

schedule

Share Next means sharing your post on the next

nearest slot from now.

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Share Now means sharing your post right away

ignoring any schedules.

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Schedule Post means scheduling your post at new

date and time.

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Clicking this will give you this option to choose the

exact day and time.

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See sample post shared thru Buffer.

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Now we now know how to

create a post and share.

Let’s explore more.

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Under content menu we have these submenus.

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Queue menu displays list of post to be posted.

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3 here means that there are three post are queued.

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You can also change the order of the post by

dragging them.

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Notice that Tomorrow’s post is now different from

previous pages.

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Hover your mouse here to see different options.

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You can delete this post.

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Edit a post on the list.

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Change order or Move To Top by clicking here.

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Click Share Now to share right away and not by

schedule.

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You can also shuffle posts for no particular order.

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You can also see list base on Calendar format.

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View your post in weekly/monthly basis

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Able to see others post under Contributions.

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See post status here.

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See post base on these categories.

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Likewise see post under these categories.

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Click here to display the post on specific date.

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This is Pablo app.

This is the Analytics menu.

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Post is now under Content, analysis and Insights remained.

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This is Schedule menu

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Click here to set your Timezone

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Click here to sync other profiles.

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To set time

format

To set time format

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Toggle between 12hr to 24 hr format

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Click the days to enable and disable them.

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Click the time to set

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Note: Schedule set in this example pertains for active account only. You may set the same or differently to other accounts.

Click button to add more schedule.

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You can do the following; • Link shortening for simpler

site address • Team Members if working

on group • Reconnect the account you

are posting • Empty Queue if you wish to

delete your post on this account.

• Remove is for removing your connected account with Buffer.

SETTING MENU

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Samples of Link shortening apps

Original link

New link

Example of shortened link using bitly.com

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You can also enables above option to track traffic for your posts.

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The Help menu.

Click here to add team member

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To set your account’s email, time and others.

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Congratulations!

Now you know Buffer.

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