{"id":10679,"date":"2012-09-07T11:30:54","date_gmt":"2012-09-07T15:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.constantcontact.com\/blog\/?p=10679"},"modified":"2023-11-14T09:39:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T14:39:54","slug":"schedule-facebook-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constantcontact.com\/blog\/schedule-facebook-post\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Schedule Your Facebook Posts Ahead of Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like all small business owners, you&rsquo;re busy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which means, finding the time to post on&nbsp;<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constantcontact.com\/blog\/facebook-101\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;can&nbsp;often fall by the wayside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And sporadic posting isn&rsquo;t exactly the best way to go, especially when you&rsquo;re trying to promote your business and connect with your fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>But here&rsquo;s some good news&hellip;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can schedule Facebook posts ahead of time, right from your Facebook Page. Just find a chunk of time when you can create a few posts at once and schedule multiple&nbsp;posts in one go. No more forgetting!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&rsquo;s how you do it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1:&nbsp;Create a new Facebook post<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the Publishing Tools page of your Facebook Business Page, create a new Facebook Post. Write your post, just as you normally would. Include an image, link, and any relevant <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constantcontact.com\/blog\/how-to-use-hashtags\/\" target=\"_blank\">hashtags<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"203\" width=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constantcontact.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-06_16-10-26-1-600x203.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130138\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Select the schedule button<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once your post is complete, click the drop-down under &ldquo;Share Now&rdquo; and select &ldquo;Schedule.&rdquo;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"511\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constantcontact.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-06_16-45-23.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.constantcontact.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-06_16-45-23.jpg 511w, https:\/\/www.constantcontact.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-06_16-45-23.jpg?resize=300,201 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Choose a publishing time<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enter the time and day you would like your post to publish. Your time must be at least 10 minutes in advance and no more than 75 days in the future. You can also choose a time when you want your post to stop showing in News Feed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constantcontact.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-06_16-14-23-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.constantcontact.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-06_16-14-23-1.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.constantcontact.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-06_16-14-23-1.jpg?resize=300,226 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You can schedule your emails on Facebook too<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constantcontact.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Constant Contact<\/a> has plenty of tools that make it easy for you to combine your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constantcontact.com\/blog\/what-is-email-marketing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">email marketing<\/a> and social media marketing efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, after sending an email through Constant Contact, we make it easy to share your campaign on social media. 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