Buffer

A new platform has entered the chat: Bluesky is now available in Buffer! This means: 1. You can create, plan, and schedule your Bluesky posts in advance with links, images, and hashtags and also schedule threaded posts (something you’re not even able to do natively on Bluesky just yet) 2. You’ll have analytics for your posts: View your likes, comments, and reposts Start growing your community on decentralized social media: https://buffer.com/bluesky

We've always had a free plan at Buffer. Have you ever wondered why? A lot of tools give free trials, but having a robust free plan is a different strategy, and for us it's more philosophical than purely tactical. Our CEO, Joel Gascoigne, spoke to this in our 2023 shareholder letter. He describes having a free plan as a long-term decision. "One way to think about a free plan is an unlimited time trial. Of course, restricting the timeframe of the trial will lead to more new paying customers in the short term. Over time, however, you’ve lost those people who could gradually build a habit using the product, see value from a free offering, and grow their project or business to the point where they are in a position to pay for a tool. We want to be there for customers at every step of the way, and we’re making a bet that by taking care of them early on for free, they’ll choose us when they’re at the next level in their journey. We’re privileged in being able to take a long-term approach here, and we’re confident that the results will compound over time." You can read all of Joel's thoughts on freemium in Buffer's 2023 Annual Shareholder Letter.

Being a global team, we don't have a central hub, but we do have certain locations where we have more teammates than others. Right now, Barcelona is our city with the most Buffer teammates and the Unites State is our country with the most Buffer teammates. See where we are all located on our team map. 🗺️ (Link in comments)

I recently sat down and wrote social posts for about four hours. But it wasn't just writing. It was: - Reviewing my backlog and choosing ideas - Creating images in Canva - Tweaking for different platforms - Scheduling in Buffer Yes, it was a LOT of time spent. But now I don't have to think about social posts for awhile. 😁

Keen to connect with more likeminded folks who are building brands on social media? We have just the group for you. Check out the Buffer community on Discord. It's a lively bunch and eager to help each other out. 💖 Link in the comments ⬇️

Twelve years into this weird career of mine, and it's still so fun and thrilling to ship something new to your customers In this case it's a seemingly silly thing - a redesigned, globally available button for starting new content in Buffer with some of the other features elevated within a sub-menu (with keyboard shortcuts baked in!). In a sense, we took a button and moved it somewhere else. But it's a small shift toward a more flexible and intuitive product, made for anyone creating content, running a small business, or generally promoting something on the internet

Twelve years into this weird career of mine, and it's still so fun and thrilling to ship something new to your customers In this case it's a seemingly silly thing - a redesigned, globally available button for starting new content in Buffer with some of the other features elevated within a sub-menu (with keyboard shortcuts baked in!). In a sense, we took a button and moved it somewhere else. But it's a small shift toward a more flexible and intuitive product, made for anyone creating content, running a small business, or generally promoting something on the internet

Ever dreamed of being the go-to social media guru of a design team that’s just *a little* obsessed with your work? If you love social media and don't mind a bit of extra attention from curious designers (among other expertise areas of course), join Buffer!

I've seen a lot of people asking if a real human will look at their application if they apply to Buffer, and the answer is yes. 😊 To be honest, this is not necessarily the most efficient process. We're a small team, which means it usually takes several weeks to review applications. Still, a human is looking at them! Maybe we'll adjust this process in the future, but for right now, please know someone is on the other side of that application. 🤝 #hiring #hiringmanager

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