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How I Prepared for a Month of Social Media Content in One Day

Here's how I prepared for a month's worth of social media content in one day.

Apr 17, 2025 11 min readProductivity
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Tamilore Oladipo

Content Writer @ Buffer

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We Updated Our Dependent Stipend For The First Time In 8 Years, Here’s What Changed

If you’ve followed Buffer for a while, then you know we have a few uncommon approaches to teammate benefits and compensation. The example I’ll dig into today is our “Dependent Grant,” which we launched in 2016.  Our Dependent Grant is separate benefit, outside of salary, that we grant teammates who are taking care of and supporting family members. It’s an extra $3,000 USD per year per child, up to four dependents total. This has been one of our most unusual (and at times controversial) benefits

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How to Schedule Facebook Posts in 3 Easy Ways (+ Save Hours Every Week)

Stay consistent and grow your audience on Facebook with these simple, time-saving scheduling tips.

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Instagram 101: A Step-By-Step Guide on How to Use Instagram

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How to Share Instagram Feed Posts to Stories: 3 Simple Steps

Everything you need to know about sharing a post to your Instagram Stories (and why it could be great for your reach and engagement).

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How to Get Verified on Instagram: 2 Ways To Get Your Blue Check in 2025

What Instagram verification is, the two ways to get a blue check, (with and without paying for Meta Verified), plus some FAQs about the process.

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Introducing: Goals & Recommended Posting Times

Trying to stay consistent on social? Buffer’s new weekly goals and optimal posting times make it easier to show up on social, even when you’re busy. Set your goal, and we’ll handle the rest.

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The AI Mindset Shift: How I Use AI Every Day

I went from occasional AI user to power user in months. How? My mindset for how to approach AI evolved. Now, I reach for AI every day. I once read that professionals aren’t going to be replaced by AI, rather, they will be replaced by other professionals who use AI. This idea that someone who leverages AI will perform better at their work is now supported by research. Harvard Business School published a paper where they compared a group of consultants using AI to another group that wasn’t using

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As a self-proclaimed tools nerd, I’ve tested out many of the ever-growing list of AI productivity tools on the market. These are the ones I keep coming back to.

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11 Simple Things You Can Do Today That Will Make You Happier, Backed By Science

Looking for some low-lift ways to make yourself happier? Here's some of the best research that we've found on personal happiness.

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Personal brand experts walked this writer through exactly how to switch up her personal brand — and offered some more general advice, too.

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