FREE App Friday: Hootsuite

​Hootsuite.com is a great app and website for those who like to schedule content to keep consistency with your audience. The free version of the app allows you to do the following:

1. Allows you to schedule multiple posts across 3 platforms  -

The platform allows you to schedule out content across up to three platforms. The Platforms that hootsuite currently supports are:

• Twitter
• Facebook
• Google+
• LinkedIn

(And to a lesser degree)

• YouTube &
• Instagram

 

1. Allows you to create campaigns for contests or to increase email sign ups.

You can create campaigns to tackle several things. But the main two options are sweepstakes and contest. Photo contest, Video Contest, Instagram and Twitter contests are other options to drive engagement for your brand.

1. Allows you to create reports
   
   Another great feature of Hootsuite is the ability to create reports based on the effectiveness of your recent social strategy. You can pull in and analyze information as far as things such like clicks to your links, engagement on different platforms, and other insights.
   
   
   
   

For the busy entrepreneur or small business owner this is a great app and will only allow you to increase and improve your engagement with a steady flow of posts. At the same time if you schedule the posts you are saving time and money in the long run as you can keep the consistency that your followers want without sacrificing your schedule to make sure a post goes up in a timely fashion.
If you need further help with your journey with social or marketing in general please feel free to reach out to us at carte-blanche-media.com.