5 Automation Tools Every Blogger Needs
Using tools to automate social media is a great time saver. It can also help you to organize what you want to share. I use several automation tools daily! However, it’s important to still interact with your followers and not rely strictly on automation.
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Here are 5 Automation Tools Every Blogger Needs
1. Hootsuite
Hootsuite is easy to use and free to get started! They also offer a professional plan for $19 a month billed annually which includes 10 social media profiles, real-time analytics, and automatic content scheduling.
Hootsuite allows you to schedule all your social media post from every platform. You can also gain insights on how well your posts are doing, and see things such as retweets, mentions, and new followers.
HootSuite makes it easy to stay organized and interact with followers!
2. Tailwind
Tailwind is a must if you share on Pinterest (they also have Instagram integration now too). Tailwind helps automate your Pinterest posts, and post you want to share from others in an easy to use platform.
Tailwind offers a free trial, no credit card required. They also have a new feature called “Tribes” which allows you to amplify your reach and find relevant content from others to share. Tribes are free for anyone to use, even if they aren’t using Tailwind already! You can get started with tribes by signing up here.
3. CoSchedule
Coschedule is a content organization and social scheduling tool. CoSchedule easily integrates with all your social media channels, and also allows you to reshare evergreen content and posts them at the optimal time. CoSchedule offers a free two-week trial and plans as low as $15 a month
4. TweetDeck
TweetDeck has been around for awhile but is still a great option for Twitter users, especially if you manage several Twitter accounts. You can tweet, retweet, send direct messages, and monitor several accounts all in one interface. Not to mention it’s completely free to use!
5. MailChimp RSS to Email
When you set up a MailChimp RSS to Email campaign everyone who has signed up to receive your RSS campaign will automatically receive any new posts directly to their email. I have a weekly email I send out that also includes my RSS feed for the week (you can sign up here) 🙂
RSS to email a great way to send emails to subscribers who never want to miss a post. With MailChimp you can also send individual emails or set them up to send weekly, monthly or whenever you want.
MailChimp is free if you have up to 2,000 subscribers and send under 12,000 emails a month. If you have more subscribers or want to send more emails, plans start at $10 a month.
