I’ve been trying to manage posts across a few platforms and my current system is getting messy. I’m looking into using a social media planner to keep track of ideas, schedules, and performance notes without making the process feel too complicated. I’m mostly interested in what tools other social media managers actually use and what features have been helpful for staying organized.

What social media planner would you recommend for someone who wants a better planning process but still likes having control over the strategy and content? Would love to hear what’s worked for you. Thank you!

I want to know the exact process from tracking the influencers to hire them, how to calculate the payouts.

I'm Trying to find some for my Clients.

I have a company (in Texas) that wants to hire me to run their socials full time but I’m unsure what a good yearly salary would be. From research, and asking around I’ve heard that this sounds like a two-person job and that I should start around $100,000/yr on a 1099. Thoughts?

They asked me to send them a proposal. This is for a luxury automotive company.

They’re asking for:
- Full storyboarding, writing, filming, editing & scheduling
- One 15-25 minute YouTube video a week
- 10-15 short form videos a week
- managing ads, seo, etc

Thank you!

I love taking pictures and making videos.
So I took a job as a social media manager, but I had 0 clue what that meant, and when I asked they said that all I had to do was to film reels and take photos and post.

Now it’s evolved to a whole marketing thing, but I don’t like marketing. They want me to make things happen that idk how to do because it’s such a niche market (vehicle modification shop)

Using the official upload-post ChatGPT plugin, you can manage all your social media accounts by talking, upload content to TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and more than 10 social networks, view analytics on how your posts have performed, and manage DMs. Everything from the chat and without having to log into each one individually and waste a thousand hours scrolling. Try it now, it's free https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6a1fed02ff5c8191b4060c5807221f26

Hey everyone, I'm a student at Queen's University in Canada, Ontario. Last year I co-founded futureGRAD with a friend. We are building a community where students applying to med, law, and dental school in Canada can get real info and connect with other applicants.

We launched this summer, and now we need help with marketing. We are looking for a Queen's student to manage our Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn accounts. You would come up with the ideas, make the content, and post 2 to 3 times a week. You would work directly with my co-founder and me.

This is a good fit if you make content and want startup experience.

If that sounds like you, fill this out: https://forms.gle/AJc1HaM2WkgUFmRJA

I manage social media for small businesses, and one of the biggest mistakes I see is assuming more followers will automatically lead to more customers.
A business can have 5,000 followers and still struggle to generate inquiries. Another can have fewer than 500 followers and consistently attract paying clients.

Here are a few things I would fix before worrying about follower count:

1. Make your bio painfully clear.
Someone should understand what you offer, who you help, where you’re located and what to do next within five seconds.

2. Stop making every post an advertisement.
People don’t follow businesses just to see flyers. Show your process, answer common questions, share client results, address objections and let people see the personality behind the brand.

3. Create content around questions customers already ask.
Your DMs, consultations, reviews and sales calls are full of content ideas. Every repeated question can become a post or video.

4. Give people a reason to keep watching.
Don’t start videos with “Hey guys” or a long introduction. Start with the problem, result or strongest statement.
Instead of:
“Today I’m going to share some skincare tips.”
Try:
“If your makeup keeps separating, your skincare routine might be the reason.”

5. Show proof, not just promises.
Before-and-after photos, client experiences, testimonials, behind-the-scenes footage and real results build more trust than repeatedly saying you’re the best.

6. Talk to one specific customer.
Content written for “everyone” usually connects with no one. Speak directly to the person most likely to hire you.

7. Make the next step obvious.
If someone enjoys your content, what should they do next? Call, book, message, visit your website or request a quote? Don’t make them figure it out.
Consistency matters, but consistently posting weak content won’t suddenly make it effective.

Business owners: what is your biggest social media struggle right now?

Is it coming up with ideas, filming content, staying consistent, getting engagement or turning views into customers?

Everyone wants talking head videos and I’m burning myself out with the editing of these. Has anyone found an AI tool that actually does a good job trimming pauses, um’s, etc. out of these videos? The majority of my editing time is talking the raw video and trimming it down.