“I doubt Buffer is the main issue. Two weeks is still pretty early, and posting alone usually won’t create much engagement if the account isn’t interacting with people too.”
“Buffer probably isn't the real problem here, LinkedIn just quietly deprioritizes accounts that go quiet for a while, so the dead engagement is more likely a reactivation issue than a scheduling one”
“Buffer isn’t killing your reach, but cold DMs usually do. Drop the pitching, spend 20 minutes a day genuinely commenting on your ICP's posts, and reset expectations—month two is way too early for calls.”
“I wouldn't assume Buffer is the main problem. You can test manual posting for a couple of weeks, but engagement usually depends more on the content and getting the right people interacting with the account.”
“We’ve been using Buffer to schedule the posts, so I’m wondering: could that be affecting reach? Should I test posting manually from LinkedIn for a couple of weeks, or is that probably not the issue?”
“I wouldn’t blame Buffer yet. Two weeks is a really small sample size, especially on a personal account that wasn’t already getting consistent engagement.”
“I'd go with Buffer's free plan as u/usamaejazch and u/Training-Set708 suggested. I've always had a soft spot for it, especially if you're just scheduling stuff in advance. The community management and analytics aren't the best, but it's honestly great for what you need”
“Came across Vista Social and Buffer since both have an API. Has anyone here actually used either one for this kind of workflow? Curious which one is less annoying to work with.”
“Use Meta Business Suite to schedule IG and Facebook together for free, then just grab Buffer’s free tier to handle the LinkedIn posts. That covers your entire week in one sitting without spending a dime.”
“buffer free plan is perfect for what you describing, i used it for my fitness page before and never had problems just dumping posts on sunday and forgetting about it”
“Buffer's free plan covers 3 channels which fits your setup exactly, and it's pretty much just a queue you dump posts into. If you want something slightly more capable without jumping to agency pricing, I'm a co-founder of SocialBu so take this with salt, but we built it with smaller setups in mind and it's cheaper than most.”
“What changed: I dropped Buffer for PixaSocial, mostly because I wanted audience profiling and multi-channel publishing in one place instead of hand-writing a version per channel. Their Reel Factory and product UGC studio cover most of my short-form now.”
“tough spot, competing with buffer and metricool is brutal. one thing that helped me early on was getting listed in a few directories with dofollow backlinks — cheap visibility and a bit of seo juice while you're still small.”
“So I settle on a red ocean one "social media scheduling tool" in a giant market with giant competitors such as Buffer, Metricool and others. So I want an advice to how a solo entrepreneur can compete with those giants.”
“The previous person used Buffer but said it wasn’t consistent so they had to post most things manually. I’d like to minimize that and schedule as much as possible.”
“I settled on Buffer after bouncing between a few others for months. The calendar view is clean and not cluttered like some tools I tried before, makes it easy to see what's going out when across different platforms. For Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and TikTok it handles everything fine, though TikTok needs a bit of extra setup with mobile notifications.”
“the only software in the loop is Buffer, Canva, and APOB AI. i batch about two weeks of posts on a saturday morning, it takes around three hours, and then the schedule runs itself.”
“Cheaper than Buffer or SocialBee and those only handle scheduling anyway. Has a 7 day free trial so you can just test it on your own accounts and see if it fits before committing to anything.”
“I'm new to this and doing it on the side, and my background is in software, so I built a tool that takes raw images and videos from this band's dropbox, which has years of raw content from all their tours and studio sessions, and it comes out with a full month of content scheduled on Buffer.”
“I've stuck with Buffer's free plan, the calendar view is solid, just annoying that it only covers 3 channels so you'll have to pick which one to drop.”
“Metricool is nice if you also want analytics and competitor tracking, while Buffer is simpler if you mainly want scheduling. I would test both and see which one fits your workflow better.”
“Buffer's free plan covers 3 channels with a basic inbox but same coverage gap. For TikTok and Threads specifically you're stuck in the native apps unless you pay.”
“For scheduling, Buffer's free tier is pretty solid for social media management. If you're diving into content creation, Canva is great for design, plus it has a free version.”
“If you still need one calendar across everything, Metricool or Buffer are the first two I would trial. Test one week on the free tier and make sure scheduled posts preserve the exact audio, tags, and disclosure each contract requires.”