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How to Use YouTube Studio to Edit Videos and Grow Your Channel

Everything you need to know about YouTube Studio, including how to edit a video or Short and analyze its performance — essential for growing a healthy YouTube subscriber base.

LibraryJul 26, 2024
LinkedIn Analytics: Key Metrics to Track to Boost Your Growth

An overview of how to use LinkedIn analytics to build brand awareness, grow your following, and shape your LinkedIn marketing strategy.

8 Essential Social Media Collaboration Tools

Here's a list of the best social media collaboration tools out there, including the ones we enjoy using here at Buffer.

How to Build Your Instagram Marketing Strategy in 5 Steps (+ 7 Unheard Tips)

Instagram marketing can be…overwhelming (to say the least). It’s become one of the most fruitful social media platforms for small businesses and yet — it’s one of the hardest channels to grow on. So many “hacks to grow on Instagram” are outdated, unrealistic, and sometimes just a bunch of gobbledygook. In this article, I’ll break down how you can form an Instagram marketing strategy that actually works and some handy tips that successful creators and businesses on the platform follow (that you

Pinterest Marketing Strategy for 2025: A Step-By-Step Guide

Pinterest is the underdog of all social media sites. * It marries the social media aspect with a visual search engine * It’s one of the most rapidly growing social media platforms * It gives you a fertile ground to grow your website traffic If that wasn’t enough, Pinterest ads also give you twice as much return on ad spend (ROAS) compared to other social media marketing channels. Pinterest advertising is also more cost-effective than other digital marketing avenues. Given all the benefits,

Facebook MarketingMar 26, 2024
15 Tips on How to Increase Facebook Engagement

In this article, I’ll tell you how you can join the ranks of these Facebook-famous brands and increase engagement on Facebook.

25+ Free Instagram Tools to Help You Grow Your Account

Imagine growing your Instagram following with $0. Here are 25+ pre-vetted free Instagram tools — photo editing apps, planning tools, analytics, and more.

Facebook MarketingMar 19, 2024
Social Media Frequency: How Often To Post on Social Media Channels

In this guide, I’ll share data-backed tips on how often you should post on the most popular social media platforms.

How to Use Pinterest – And Why You Should as a Creator or Business

This beginner’s guide will walk you through everything you need to know about how to use Pinterest, step-by-step, from creating a business or personal profile, scheduling your pins, measuring your success, and more.

How the Twitter (Now X) Algorithm Works in 2025 (+ 11 Ways You Can Succeed on the Platform)

All the latest details about X's algorithm, plus solid, reliable principles that help creators and brands successfully build an audience.

8 Best Free Hashtag Generators in 2025

Here are eight of the top free hashtag generators in 2025.

Facebook MarketingDec 19, 2023
Mastering the Art of Facebook Ads: A Comprehensive Guide to Ads Manager

We'll show you how to grab the attention of Facebook's 2.7 billions users with our complete guide to Facebook ads.

22 Best Social Media Apps to Help You Create Epic Social Media Content

What does it take to create incredible social media content? Knowing you have to create new content for multiple social media channels every day can feel a little daunting, especially when you consider the range of disciplines you need to rock at in order to be successful with your social media marketing. Nowadays, every marketer has to be part designer, photographer, videographer, copywriter, editor, and more. Thankfully, there are now a bunch of tools out there to make these jobs easier for

LinkedIn MarketingNov 24, 2023
The Quick Guide to LinkedIn Marketing Strategy: 9 Best Practices for 2024

Whether you’re looking to level up your company’s LinkedIn marketing or use LinkedIn to build a personal brand we’ve got you covered with these LinkedIn best practices.

Don’t Miss a Beat: What Is Social Listening, Why It Matters, and How to Form Your Strategy

What if you could read your audience’s mind? You could create the products your customers need, improve your profits, and save many hours. You’d become the creator or brand that just “gets it.” Ding, ding, ding! Your wish is granted. 🧞 There is a way to keep your pulse on the market and proactively anticipate what your audience wants — through social listening. What is social listening? Social listening is observing what your audience is saying about your brand and industry online to unde

How to Create a Facebook Group That Your Audience Loves: The Ultimate Guide

Imagine forming a group chat with your audience. Like-minded people with a common interest share their struggles, others respond with helpful solutions, and everyone feels like they belong. A Facebook Group is exactly that — building a community of your followers and bringing them together. It’s a direct line to your audience without worrying about algorithms or organic reach.  In this article, we’ll cover Facebook Groups from A to Z — how to create, manage, and use them to drum up engagement.

The Complete Guide to UTM Codes: How to Track Every Link and All the Traffic From Social Media

A beginner's guide to understanding UTM tracking links — and how to create your own with free-to-use tools.

How to Use Instagram Live: A Guide to Take You From Beginner to Pro

Instagram Live is your direct line to your audience. There’s no interference from the Instagram algorithm, the whole process is interactive, and you move to the top of everyone’s Instagram Stories. Your engaged followers might even get a push notification (if they have them turned on) that you’ve started an Instagram Live. They’re the perfect addition to your social media marketing strategy. The problem? There are no retakes. If you don’t make the live broadcast engaging and fruitful, you risk

How to Schedule Social Media Content for Next Week, Next Month, and Next Year

When I can find the time to do so, I love to plan ahead. I’ll write out tomorrow’s to-do list. I’ll add ideas to our content calendar. And I’ll schedule the next day’s social media updates—or even the next week’s, if I’m feeling ambitious. Maybe some day I’ll get to the point of scheduling a month or even a year ahead! Scheduling part of your social media content in advance is well worth it and should be a part of your content strategy. And I’ll be happy to share with you some social media ma

The Ultimate Guide to GIFs: How to Create Them, When to Use Them, and Why They’re Essential for Every Marketer

We’ve found GIFs get great results! Here's how to make the best use of them for your social media.

The 17 Best Browser Extensions for Social Media

As a social media manager, you spend your day juggling various hats: capturing ideas, recording content, designing aesthetic visuals, writing compelling captions, monitoring post performance…I could go on. But, many tasks on your to-do list are tedious, repetitive, and time-consuming. These jobs are a necessary evil — they need to get done, but they barely move the needle for your social media marketing strategy. What if I told you you could do many of those tasks in half the time or less? Her

YouTube MarketingSep 26, 2023
How to Create a YouTube Channel in 2025

See how easy it is to get your YouTube channel set up and running, and find out some quick wins on how to optimize your profile for maximum reach.

Getting Spotted on Instagram: How to Ace the Instagram SEO and Get Discovered in Instagram Search

Scrolling on Instagram is a favorite pastime of billions of its users (myself included ✋). But more and more people are logging onto Instagram to search for something particular they need. For GenZ specifically, Instagram is no longer just for cute puppy pictures (although no one would say no to that). It’s actively evolving into a search engine: Almost 40 percent of GenZ go to TikTok or Instagram when looking for a place for lunch, rather than Google Maps, according to a TechCrunch report. Im

Facebook MarketingJun 13, 2023
A Complete Guide to Posting on Facebook Stories

Facebook Stories are are different from the Facebook posts you usually see on your timeline - they're short photo and video collections from Facebook users that can be viewed an unlimited amount of times and disappear after 24 hours The story format, originated and made famous by Snapchat, was added as a feature on Facebook in 2017. Today, one billion stories are shared on social media across Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp every single day. The feature is focused around Facebook’