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2020 is here, and you might have made
some New Year Resolution concerning some certain things in your life. Whether
it be eating more vegetables or finally using getting a gym membership, you’re
probably in full goal-setting mode. But sometimes New Year’s resolutions are broken,
right?
Possibly when it comes to personal goals, but
for marketing goals, now is the time to tackle your strategy with full-force.
Organization is one of the keys to success in
marketing, so if you are not managing your social platforms, or if you're an agency, managing your clients' social media accounts, with a social media a management tool, that needs to change today!
Not only will using a social media management
tool make your life substantially easier, it doesn’t need to go through rounds
of budgeting approval – because there are many robust free tools out there to
help you accomplish all of your social marketing goals in 2019.
Social management platforms will help you
manage multiple social profiles in one place, schedule posts in advance, run
contests, track analytics across platforms, and the list goes on. These tools
really are game-changers for your social strategy!
And lucky for you, I’ve rounded up a list of
the seven best free social media management tools to integrate into
your 2020 strategy:
1.
Hootsuite
Hootsuite is likely
the first social media management platform that I discover after months of
managing my company’s social strategy.
I can still remember the hours upon hours I
would spend putting together a posting content calendar and setting reminders
for myself to tweet at certain times. This was until I discovered Hootsuite and
my life instantly changed.
So what does the Hootsuite free plan include?
This option is decently robust with the ability to:
- Manage 3 social profiles in one place
- Schedule 30 posts in advance
- Generate leads with social contests
The free plan also includes basic analytics
for tracking followers and various growth and content statistics and two RSS
feed integrations. Not too shabby!
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2:
Buffer
Next on the list is Buffer.
Similar to Hootsuite, Buffer has been in the social media management space for
quite some time and they are a respectable platform that allows you to manage
multiple social profiles with ease.
With many overlapping features to Hootsuite,
some of my favourite Buffer features include the ability to easily schedule
content while browsing the web with their Chrome extensions. Buffer also
suggests the perfect moments to post based on follower activity – pretty neat!
While there are a variety of options for
larger organizations and agencies, the free plan just may suit your social
media management needs.
Buffer’s free plan includes:
·
The ability to manage
three social profiles
·
Schedule up to ten
posts
·
Utilize their browser
extensions and mobile apps (iOS and android) feature
·
Create and schedule
content using their image creator and GIF/video uploader, and
·
Shorten and track
links.
3:
TweetDeck
If Twitter is the bread and butter of
your social media strategy, then TweetDeck is
likely the best social management platform for you! TweetDeck will allow
Twitter birds to use custom timelines, create and manage Twitter lists and
searches, and add team accounts. It is also free for Twitter users!
While TweetDeck may not be the all-in-one platform you’re searching for, it is the perfect tool for social marketers
managing multiple Twitter accounts where these live conversations are critical
for business success.
4:
SocialOomph
I’m quite impressed by the wide range of
SocialOomph
features, they offer for multiple platforms ranging from the typical features
like scheduling and analytics, to some interesting ones like keeping your DM
Twitter Inbox clean to help with increasing followers. They definitely offer a
wide variety of unique features for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Pinterest
management, as well as the ability to manage and schedule blog posts.
While SocialOomph does indeed have a free
plan, the features are limited and mostly lean towards Twitter management. On
the free plan, you can do things like schedule tweets, track keywords, shorten
URL’s, and manage up to five Twitter accounts, but some of the more
sophisticated features require a paid plan. If you’re looking to manage
multiple social platforms aside from Twitter you will need to pay to play.
5:
Friends+Me
Friends+Me is
another prime player in the social media management tools family. While
Friends+Me puts the highest emphasis on Google Plus features, many other social
platforms are supported. Friends+Me appears to get rave reviews from users and
has a beautifully designed website with plans available based on the size of
your business. And yes, there is a free plan!
While the free plan is not super robust, it
still allows for two queues (which is a destination to publish posts), the
ability to schedule five posts per queue at one time, link shortening, browser
extensions, an integration with Zapier, as well as standard support. The free
plan can also be used for a variety of social platforms like Google+, Facebook,
LinkedIn, Twitter, and Tumblr.
Pinterest and Instagram are supported as well,
but you will need to upgrade. Plans range from $7.50 to $216 depending on
if you decide to utilize monthly or annual billing.
6:
Followerwonk
Followerwonk is definitely not your tradition
social media management tool when it comes to scheduling posts, but it is an
effective tool when it comes to understanding your audience at a much deeper
level. Followerwonk allows you to dig deep into Twitter bios and compare
various accounts to find the most relevant influencers. With this tool, you can
analyze your current followers by location, bio, accounts they follow, and more
– and contrast relationships with competitors. This will help you improve your
social content by matching your activities with gains and losses of followers.
This tool is definitely worth exploring because having a lot of followers is meaningless if these followers are not
relevant and actually engaging with your brand. Luckily,
Followerwonk offers a free account, as well! Like many of the others on this
list, the free account does come with several
limitations, but you will still be able to connect one profile, view authority
rankings, see followers and their locations, see when followers are active, and
access several other details to further analyze your social audience. If you
are interested in more capabilities their plans are still decently affordable
ranging from $29 to $79 per month.
7:
Zoho Social
Whoohoo! Whether you’re a growing business or
an agency, Zoho Social will help you manage multiple
profiles, research relevant keywords, work with team members, and of course
schedule posts from one dashboard.
Zoho Social has many of the same tools and
features that the other platforms have, but they also have Facebook lead ads, advanced reporting
features, a SocialShare browser plugin, and CRM integrations. Zoho Social
caters to agencies as well so marketers have the choice of choosing between the
business or agency plans. Pricing for the paid plans ranges from $8.33 to $125+
for larger agencies. Zoho Social’s free plan allows you to manage 1 brand and
includes the URL shortener and SocialShare browser plugin.
These all platforms are amazing because the
can get you started if you are on a low budget or you are not able to convince
your employer to invest in it. Since all of them have their free plans you can
experiment and find the platform that works best for your social strategy. At
the end of the day you can’t go wrong moving onto a social media management
tool, it will likely save you time, grow your social presence, and possibly
even make you some money!
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