You guys are amazing. I literally found your channel because I was searching for an alternative for Expensify and now I just watched 4 of your videos and each one was amazingly valuable. I used to do social media management in a marketing company and this video hits every pain point. There is no doubt in my mind that this channel will become one of the biggest in the productivity space on KZitem. Just from the videos i watched today you guys are already a top channel. Thank you so much and keep up the great work! Instant sub!!!!!
@efficientapp
3 ай бұрын
Darren!!!! Okay, this has got to be the nicest and most validating comment we've ever gotten (Andra said I can't say this to people, but I feel like I have to just say it in this case because of the journey you went through and all the points you touched on) 🙊🙈 This just made our day/week/month/year and we just have to say thank you for the support, we have SO much in the works, and we're so beyond stoked that we get to do this for a living. Excited to chat more on other videos and excited for you to be part of the Efficient fam! With that, I've GOT to know (even though it's the wrong video), what did you decide on with the Expensify alternative 🤔😁
@darrenferony9769
3 ай бұрын
Hey! Really appreciate you guys taking the time to respond!! So for more context, I used to co run a marketing company as the Creative Director (Digitality Marketing) and I had my own KZitem channel (Makeshiftreality) that had some music videos go viral which lead me into the marketing world and building a studio. In the marketing company I built a lot of processes for managing workflows with ClickUp and other tools which is how I got into the productivity and task management niche. I transitioned out of that marketing business and I’m currently developing back end processes for managing the finances of my Families restaurant business and I’m also launching my own podcast on KZitem based around optimizing health and habits (I’m a health coach and also work with clients one on one.) So all that being said, being organized and having systems has always been super important to me and with the advent of ai there is more opportunity now than ever to create tools that allow you to have full control of all the processes in your business. I used Claude 3 from Anthropic to code a spreadsheet in Google Sheets to create custom views for viewing all the business metrics for my families restaurant. It allows me to move faster than using QuickBooks and I can make it more custom to our own processes. I wanted to find a better way of managing cash receipts for the business and organizing those into a database so I was looking at Expensify to do that. I really want to go the Bill Spend and Expense route but it seems a little too advanced for my current needs. I think I’m going to start with Expensify for building a database for tracking physical and cash receipts and then I’ll transition to Bill Spend and Expense when there is more of a need for it. I will probably use it for my own personal business because it looks amazing. Huge thanks to you guys for bringing light to that. Does Bill Spend and Expense have a receipt capture tool on the mobile app? I’m assuming it does but I didn’t find a specific videos highlighting that.
@efficientapp
3 ай бұрын
This is an awesome history, just checked out some of the music videos on the channel, they are awesome! Completely and totally hear ya on the "move quicker than QBO using AI + sheets" as yeah, QBO is kinda the bane of my existence. You need it, but gosh, working with it is slow and rough... I will say, efficient.link/r/midday is looking SUPER promising in this area. Ideally it'll integrate with QBO in the future and it can be the interface instead of needing that spreadsheet of yours 😉 And got it, I will say though, as a long-time customer of Expensify a while back (used it for 4 years), I haven't missed it in the slightest since switching to BILL S&E. And I'd personally say BILL S&E are easier to use than Expensify, so it's interesting to see you saying that it looks intimidating. You can upload physical receipts no problem to BILL S&E (like if we get food out and use the business CC, you simply snap a picture of it from the mobile app and it connects it, or better yet, have the receipt send to your email and have it auto-forward to BILL S&E and it'll auto-match for you). So the truth of the matter is, I don't really someone starting off with Expensify then moving to BILL S&E in time, you'll be too exhausted to do that and just stick with Expensify if you go that path. I wouldn't recommend it personally. Promise you BILL isn't as intimidating as you might think. You seem smart, I've seen less technical construction businesses using BILL no problem. If you do give it a shot, definitely be sure to use this link though 🙏 efficient.link/r/bill even if you end up going with Expensify efficient.link/r/expensify - but yeah, I really really really do not recommend Expensify, they've fallen way behind in recent years.
@Bufferapp
14 күн бұрын
Hey Alex and Andra! Thanks for this fantastic review. I just wanted to share that we've just released a new feature that lets you schedule a video but add the finishing touches natively before it goes live. This way you can perfectly format your captions, add music, and review your post on TikTok/KZitem/Instagram before it goes it live. Hope this helps and thanks again for checking out Buffer! - Mike
@efficientapp
14 күн бұрын
But most importantly, can you add a thumbnail to KZitem shorts from Buffer? 😄 Without that, can’t see ourselves ever using Buffer for YT 😬
@Bufferapp
9 күн бұрын
@@efficientapp not yet but we are working on it. Appreciate the nudge and the feedback. 😊
@jordynogb
3 ай бұрын
It's so refreshing to see a non-affiliated, honest review. I work for a high volume real estate team and I really need something that allows me to post to multiple Facebook pages, our Google Business page, IG, Tiktok, KZitem ect, while holding the format I created the media with. Maybe something that allows you to post to multiple platforms but individually edit cropping & captions. Also, something with a reliable central inbox that pulls in comments, mentions, DMs, reviews and Marketplace messages. A girl can dream...
@efficientapp
3 ай бұрын
Haha our tag line isn't "no BS software reviews" for nothing 😄 Glad you enjoyed it! In terms of what you're looking for, Buffer would be the best if you're okay to compromise on it missing some formatting features (IG, Tiktok, Meta, YT). Although don't think they have Google Business. Buffer does also have a central inbox for comments, mentions, etc (maybe not reviews and market place). It might do 80% of what you need, which might be enough to make you more efficient but then you'll need to supplement for where there are limitations! Do you think you'll give it a shot?
@efficientapp
3 ай бұрын
oh just saw Buffer actually does have Google Business!
@CheeksTowelCompany
2 ай бұрын
Most informative and non biased videos I've seen...and I've watched every video on social media planners on KZitem. Thank you!
@efficientapp
2 ай бұрын
So glad it was helpful! It was the video I wish I had when I started this research... I felt like there wasn't anything showing a balanced view of the reality of using any of the tools! Which tool do you think you'll end up trying? Or will you post directly to the social apps?
@seenochasm7101
13 күн бұрын
I echo this, thank you!
@efficientapp
13 күн бұрын
Awe, our pleasure!
@philippesoupart
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video. Great content. I am the responsible for the tool we use in a project management association in Switzerland. We use buffer for free but I am not conviced. Actually as I prepare designed pictures on Canva, I use now Canva to schedule the posts to LinkedIn , X (I could do more but no time). The calendar of publication from Canva is good, the only down side of the Canva platform is the editor for the text is really poor at the moment. Thank you again for your high quality reviews.
@efficientapp
3 ай бұрын
Appreciate the kind words! If you're using LinkedIn and X most (e.g. those are your two main channels), then efficient.link/r/typefully would be a great and enjoyable option (it's what Andra and I use exclusively now for X & LinkedIn). That said, you can't expand past those two channels with it for now. Completely hear you on Canva lacking a good text editor. Hope you find something that works best for you based on the channels that are most important for you-glad we could be involved in some way in the journey 🙏 Hope to see you around in other videos!
@monica4158
3 ай бұрын
I subscribed after the first minute - finally the KZitem algorithm is actually showing me videos I'm interested in! what is the yellow cover thing you're using at 11:35?
@efficientapp
3 ай бұрын
Awe! This comment just made our day 🥲 thank you KZitem algorithm! Curious to learn, are you interested for personal use? Or for a company/your team? And ah yessss, so you're seeing Clicks: efficient.link/a/clicks
@monica4158
3 ай бұрын
@@efficientapp 😊I run a small marketing Agency in London so It's for business use. Thanks again for the info. Not sure if you've done any videos on CRM's but what do think about Bigin CRM? I've been using it for a while now and think it's the best CRM tool out there for businesses with under 50 employees...
@efficientapp
3 ай бұрын
That's awesome to hear! So curious what solution you've ultimately gone with for posting on social media and if the video related much with any of your pain-points? And regarding CRM videos, you got it! We have a full video on that here: efficient.yt/crm and even have a full "Best CRM" page on our site here: efficient.link/crm (we have a lot of opinions about a lot of software 😉), maybe shoot over a comment on the video there and we can talk more about Bigin 🙌 have had a couple others ask about Bigin in the comment section of that video 👀
@svscleaning
Ай бұрын
This comparision is on point! We came across this video while searching videos about how to become a boss on TikTok. Being as we are currently in the process of searching for a Social Media Manager, we had come across a two of these four tools. Researching these tools has been an important process in selecting the best candidate for this Social Media Manager position, so we figured we would give it a click, see what's what. This video is phenomenal! It has provided much needed insight and has allowed us to course correct in our search for the 'Expert' we hope to find. Great presentation and very to the point. We would even go as far to say that this video is fire. Thanks Alex & Andra for taking the time to post this insightful video. Much appreciated. Definitly recommend this video to fellow business owners attempting the 'find the one.' Cheers!
@efficientapp
Ай бұрын
This is such a nice comment! So glad it helped 🙌 It's the video we wish we had when doing our research!
@efficientapp
3 ай бұрын
Which social media app are you using and care most about? See the full comparison here: efficient.link/social ↳ 🥇 Buffer (All): efficient.link/r/buffer ↳ 🥇 Typefully (X & LinkedIn): efficient.link/r/typefully ↳ Metricool: efficient.link/r/metricool ↳ Hootsuite: efficient.link/r/hootsuite
@amjaddsn
3 ай бұрын
I tried buffer and I hated their UI SO I switched to Typefully and been using it for over a year now and it's just been the because of their beautiful UI
@efficientapp
3 ай бұрын
That’s fair! Typefully is definitely best for X/LinkedIn so if that’s what you’re focusing most on, it makes total sense! If you have a ton of short-form video that you’re trying to post across channels like Instagram and TikTok and want to do it all in one fell swoop, Buffer is your best bet. Wish Typefully and Buffer had a baby though haha maybe one day Typefully will expand further, but also kinda like their focus on X and LinkedIn versus getting too sidetracked.
@alexolinel_mua5133
4 күн бұрын
My name is Alexandra, and I'm watchinf Alex & Andra 😂. This is really one video I'm looking for sometime. Thank you so much, you really helps saving my research time. ❤❤❤
@efficientapp
4 күн бұрын
Hahaha okay, so you were destined to find our channel. What's more is it sounds like you had the answer inside of you the entire time, you just needed to split your name in half and then the answers would have become more clear 😏 So glad we could help and thanks for your comment! Hope to see you around more AlexAndra!
@lmao6990
6 күн бұрын
the title of video should be "best youtube & tiktok management tools 2024".if you are going for a broad topic. make your comparison broad too. every app here mentioned has its strengths and weakness.
@efficientapp
3 күн бұрын
But we also cover Instagram, X and LinkedIn? Did you watch the full video? 😄
@pediatra.carvel
2 күн бұрын
I'm a doctor in Ecuador and I was looking for a tool to save time posting, since I make videos for Tiktok, YT and INSTA and I do everything myself, but I think I'll stick to it manually. Your videos are high quality, I would love to learn how to edit like that, haha.
@BobbyKDesigns
Ай бұрын
This video saved me so much pain. Thank you for taking all this time and sharing your experience. Unfortunately, it looks like I’m manually posting still.
@efficientapp
Ай бұрын
Haha so happy to hear we could help! So sorry/sad that the outcome is the most manual and painstaking process 😅 We just felt like all the videos on this subject were oversimplifying the actual pain-point and solution. Not saying they were recommending Metricool solely because they are the only ones with an affiliate link, buuuuuut 🤷♂️ Catch ya in the manually posting path, our new friend!
@BobbyKDesigns
Ай бұрын
@@efficientapp I just get up early and make the posting part of my morning coffee routine. There are no shortcuts…yet! Thank you again.
@efficientapp
Ай бұрын
Hahaha we know that routine all too well. Tell me you don't somehow get sucked into the social media of choice's algorithm, consuming content, 5 minutes later realizing you were trying to post, not consume, amiright? 😏🤭
@rover-t
2 күн бұрын
Thanks you saved me a lot of time (my criteria was the same as yours)
@efficientapp
2 күн бұрын
Haha love it! So what did you end up landing on? Doing things primarily manually? We're actively just using efficient.link/r/typefully currently, manually uploading the rest 🙈
@Mrkhusal82
15 күн бұрын
Was literally about to run the process lol.. thank you, you saved me
@efficientapp
15 күн бұрын
Haha yesss, this is EXACTLY what we want to hear! So what did you end up landing on and what social media channels are you focusing efforts on?
@ashishpawar2233
11 күн бұрын
One thing about these social media tools i hate is that there are a few features that only work with the respective native social media app. For instance, i am not able to repost post on story or accessing the trending music.
@efficientapp
11 күн бұрын
Yep, exactly. There will always be major major major trade-offs simply due to API limitations. It's not really a winnable category for that reason-all social media management tools will be able to be is a supplementary posting option for these sites.
@ashishpawar2233
8 күн бұрын
@@efficientapp Yes, which makes me even think why do they charge so much. This truly feels like a scam when you can't maximize the potential of the social media apps. I agree that scheduling makes the work easy, but at what cost when you can't have basic features in hand.
@AdvertizerPro
3 ай бұрын
What about Facebook ! you dont use it ?
@efficientapp
3 ай бұрын
Oh, no we don’t use it really (only when Instagram asks if we want to also publish to our Facebook page we say yes). The reason is because our audience isn’t on there! But Buffer and all the other platforms work with Meta too!
@zarclass
2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the honest review of these social management tools.
@efficientapp
2 ай бұрын
Of course! Curious what you ended up going with and for what needs do you have?
@nicholeadan9003
2 ай бұрын
I am needing to manage 8-10 SM accounts (IG and Facebook mainly) at once. Which management platform would you recommend ?
@efficientapp
2 ай бұрын
Would say Buffer, they have agency plans, and we found they worked the most consistently with IG (while the other tools had given us errors which is why we ultimately ended up using Buffer). Metricool also works for agencies, it was just more unstable than Buffer when we tried to use it.
@SoniaEmeni
Ай бұрын
I hardly comment but thank you sooo much for breaking this down. I love how you went into details and gave an honest review❤ I loveee it!
@efficientapp
Ай бұрын
Awe, means a LOT that you left a comment especially then! So glad to hear this video helped 🙏 so what did you end up going with (if any) and for what use-case?
@SoniaEmeni
Ай бұрын
@@efficientapp I went with Buffer! It might be limited with it's free plan but it's certainly what I need.
@efficientapp
Ай бұрын
Sounds like a good move! Glad we could help in the decision! 🚀
@dwrecksgarage
10 күн бұрын
Awesome I just signed up for buffer. I’m trying to figure out how to make video for KZitem and split it up into a bunch of posts and then shoot it out with buffer
@efficientapp
10 күн бұрын
Sounds like a good plan! You should be able to do that with Buffer 👌
@FBAMogul
2 ай бұрын
Gives me a headache trying to figure out which one to use...
@efficientapp
2 ай бұрын
Us too 😅 what social media platforms are most critical for you? Top 2?
@FBAMogul
2 ай бұрын
@@efficientapp Instagram and KZitem are my two main ones.
@efficientapp
2 ай бұрын
Yeah, wouldn’t use any platform for KZitem, so if it’s just Instagram left, you are better off posting to Instagram directly. I think I just saw they now allow you to schedule the posts natively within the app. Sometimes the best solution is the simplest solution!
@themountainmerchant8088
2 ай бұрын
Amazing this was super informative, I have been using Metricool for a year or so but after watching this I think I might give Buffer a go and compare which works better for me.
@efficientapp
2 ай бұрын
So glad it was helpful! Are you running into any specific limitations with Metricool? Or are you just curious to explore other options out there? Thanks for being here!
@freespiritkaro3414
2 ай бұрын
There is a new kid on the block called Sociamonials - have U tried it ?
@efficientapp
2 ай бұрын
It didn't pass our first layer of vetting in terms of software to consider (which in and of itself is a red flag)! Would say any of the tools we covered in this video will be a much better bet!
@mubashirusman4045
Ай бұрын
I learned what I was looking for and came across this yellow keyboard kinda gadget attached with your iPhone at 11:35 What is this gadget called? Just curious.
@efficientapp
Ай бұрын
Haha that's great to hear! What did you end up learning and moving forward with? Regarding the yellow gadget, it's Clicks: efficient.link/a/clicks
@TSI-Mike2024
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for this! I need some serious help on the social media front 😂 Thank you for your awesome work Alex & Andra!
@efficientapp
3 ай бұрын
Gosh, it's such a tough nut to crack-glad to hear this could help! Also, good to see you again our friend! What platforms are you trying to focus your efforts on most? 👀
@TSI-Mike2024
3 ай бұрын
@@efficientapp Instagram, twitter & starting tik tok from zero! Hoping to be fully integrated by the end of 2024! If you guys did a video on live streaming to tik tok… that’s my next step in bringing sports to the 🌎
@efficientapp
3 ай бұрын
Got it! So are you leaning on Buffer then based on the video recommendation for those channels? efficient.link/r/buffer The truth of the matter is we're not likely to do a video on that as TikTok doesn't fit for our audience at all and there's also a chance it's shut down by the end of this year. We've just found that KZitem for long-form (especially live streaming) is a better solution than TikTok. It's also incredibly difficult to monetize on TikTok. Sounds like you have a solid plan though! Excited for you!
@TSI-Mike2024
3 ай бұрын
@@efficientapp it was a tough choice between hootsuite and buffer but yes! I definitely understand, love your content and recommendations! We keep rising! 📈📈
@masadi7729
3 ай бұрын
Wow thus channel is just amazing, I first saw your CRM comparison video, and now I'm here, and i don't think i would ever leave here 😂, you're just great especislly the video production quality is phenomenal 👌♥️
@efficientapp
2 ай бұрын
Your comment is sooooo sweet! Thank you so much, shared your nice words with the entire team. So glad you're getting value from the software reviews. We have some pretty exciting videos coming out later this month too (currently being edited now). Curious, did you end up picking a CRM or social media app? Happy to help with any questions!
@johnnychamp6371
Ай бұрын
Great detailed video that is fun, easy to follow, and super informative. Great job. Much appreciated.
@efficientapp
Ай бұрын
Awe, this means a lot! Thanks for the kind words 🙏 okay, I've gotta know, what did you end up going with and for what channels are most important to you? 🤔
@TheRECK360
26 күн бұрын
Woah! Great review and breakdown. I'm supper impressed. Thanks!
@efficientapp
26 күн бұрын
Awe thanks, that means a lot! Wait, super curious, what did you end up going with as your solution?
@danielmckennariey8253
Ай бұрын
why do these companies actually get traction. They had one job. Great youtube channel btw.
@efficientapp
Ай бұрын
I think because of how frustrating social media has made posting, because at the end of the day, they all just want you coming to their platform and consuming by accident to get more ads. Social media scheduling is a category that needs to exist, but the problem is they will never actually be great because of the point above. Social media sites will only ever allow you to make them "good enough". It's sad and unfortunate. Don't see a solution though.
@SaidThaher
Ай бұрын
Why you don't make your own social media manger system 😉 ?
@efficientapp
Ай бұрын
Haha because there are too many API limitations across all the social media platforms, so the problem is less the product, and more what these social media platforms want people doing. We'd also rather report on it than build it 😉😁
@88Epifani88
2 ай бұрын
Appreciate the information! I'm gonna go ahead and move forward with Buffer and the strat with TikTok I will do with other platforms! Keep creating!
@efficientapp
2 ай бұрын
Sounds like a good plan my friend! And will do 🙏 super curious, what platforms are most important for you specifically?
@RobShocks
Ай бұрын
This is great content and really great to the point summary without the nonsense
@efficientapp
Ай бұрын
Awe, this means a lot! So glad we ended up recording this one-it felt like we couldn't keep this knowledge to ourselves haha so this feels super validating thank you! So what did you end up moving forward with?
@SinnITmitEmotionPforzheim
2 күн бұрын
thx
@efficientapp
Күн бұрын
Course! What'd you end up going with in the end? 👀
@AtanasLambew
3 ай бұрын
What are you thinking about socialbee and sociamonials?
@efficientapp
3 ай бұрын
These didn’t make the cut when doing our initial evaluation and research, are you using them? 👀
@emiaojukwu7008
3 ай бұрын
I want to switch to Social Media Management, what are the things I need to know and work on?
@efficientapp
2 ай бұрын
- Psychology (What content creates with people and why?) - Actual Content Creation (Basic filming/editing is table stakes these days) - Persistence & Patience (Keep posting & trying new things til you find your audience) Whether you are managing your own account or others accounts, all of the above will pay off 🙌 What is the first thing you'll do?
@Portreplus
28 күн бұрын
🤗
@efficientapp
27 күн бұрын
Glad to help! What'd you end up going forward with?
@BUILDYBUNCH
2 ай бұрын
Fantastic deep dive. 12:55 really enjoyed the high level plan
@efficientapp
2 ай бұрын
So glad to hear this! Wanted to give insight into the realistic picture of how we’re scheduling content as creators. What platforms do you post on the most/will you use any tool to schedule or keep posting manually?
@YogaMohammedia
Ай бұрын
Thank you for this very real message
@efficientapp
Ай бұрын
Haha course! It was super eye-opening to us that we felt we needed to share it! Curious what you ended up going with and what social media platforms are most important to you?
@diiegopc
27 күн бұрын
11:38 what is that Keyboard? 😮😮😮😮
@efficientapp
27 күн бұрын
efficient.link/a/clicks
@prod.till82
Ай бұрын
Great video Thank you alot!
@efficientapp
Ай бұрын
This means a lot! What did you end up moving forward with and for what use-case? Always fun learning what others have decided!
@fabiokotinda
3 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for the information! Help me to stop searching around and loose time.
@efficientapp
3 ай бұрын
Awesome to hear we have helped! Wondering what you ended up landing on for your own strategy?
@fabiokotinda
3 ай бұрын
@@efficientapp I'm going to use Notion to plan my posting through different social medias and use the native program for each platform to plan the postings.
@efficientapp
3 ай бұрын
That sounds like a good plan, makes total sense! 🔥 Maybe one day you can give Motion a shot as it'll actually pull the posting tasks right onto your calendar 😉 that's actually what we do along with planning out content with Flows: efficient.yt/motion
@julietatoi9674
Ай бұрын
Great Video! Thank you
@efficientapp
Ай бұрын
So glad to hear! Super curious what you ended up going with as your solution?
@edburckhardt2234
Ай бұрын
Great and helpful detailed analysis, thank you!
@efficientapp
Ай бұрын
Awe, so glad to hear! What did you end up moving forward with in the end?
@edburckhardt2234
Ай бұрын
@@efficientapp thank you for asking! I used to have Buffer a few years ago, and I almost signed up again but decided to hold on a while longer.
@danielndege
2 ай бұрын
What about Zoho Socials?
@efficientapp
2 ай бұрын
oh gosh, stay away from Zoho! There's a reason why we don't even cover them on our site or in any of our software reviews. Zoho is trying to be everything - social media, a CRM, project management, HR solution... Zoho offers a horrible user experience!
@MyDailyGratitudePractice
24 күн бұрын
You were talking about captions a lot. But why don't you add formatted captions in the video editor, and just post the video to all platforms?
@efficientapp
24 күн бұрын
Sorry in what way were we talking about captions a lot that insinuated that we didn't do that? We do that, put the captions in at the video editor level. Think I'm misunderstanding, if you could clarify a bit more?
@witozaar
2 ай бұрын
Hi, first of all, this was a great video, thank-you for bringing all this down to a 17 minutes Video! So I'm someone who is currently trying to figure all this out. My Question, what do you think of it? Wouldn't it also be possible to write all the posts in a normal calendar and then schedule the post for every app, in each scheduling site the app offers?
@efficientapp
2 ай бұрын
So glad you enjoyed it! While it's definitely possible do what you're suggesting, it's introducing a lot more work than is required. I think you'd burn out pretty quickly. Instead, I'd recommend figuring out which single platform you care about most, posting directly there, and then using something like Buffer for the rest of the platforms.
@theRayanRais
3 ай бұрын
Is that possible to add someone in my tiktok account to manage it(posting, replying comment, answering DM)? If so, how can I do it?
@efficientapp
2 ай бұрын
Use one of the apps mentioned in this video, invite them as a user and viola you've delegated your Tiktok management 👌
@angge1490
3 ай бұрын
How about Later?
@efficientapp
3 ай бұрын
We tried it for a bit and it felt somewhat kludgy, so we didn't stick with it. Don't 100% remember what the reason for getting rid of it was at the time (this video was shot 6 months ago), but we definitely tried it and decided to not even include it in the video. Just didn't work well for us.
@sanaejudd
18 күн бұрын
Wow thank you that was super helpful ! I looked for a social media planner for my soon to open shop and this was a bit overwhelming, the informations weer clear and i think i will first try buffer since i mainly wanna use instagram and twitter ! It also seem the cheapest out of those i looked at so nice
@efficientapp
16 күн бұрын
Ah, so glad to hear! And sounds like a great strategy given that Instagram and X are your most important ones! You got it nailed down, starting first with the most important channels then deciding based on that, well done! Glad we could help 🙌
@Quebecois82
Ай бұрын
What do you think of Meta Business Suite to schedule for FB and Insta?
@efficientapp
Ай бұрын
Yeah, I think it's a good option! If Meta platforms are the ones you care about most, then that's the way to go! Meta will always favor you using their own features vs. a third party app.
@bigdogrobdog
Ай бұрын
Appreciate it guys
@efficientapp
Ай бұрын
Awe, course! What'd you end up going with? 👀
@mariavictoriareis3044
Ай бұрын
Heyy! Did You check Cloud Campaing?
@efficientapp
Ай бұрын
Hi Maria! Cloud Campaign is more of a white-label solution, we were definitely not wanting to go down that path, we just wanted the best tool for social media scheduling for ourselves. With that, Cloud Campaign doesn't pass our initial evaluation test, we think any of the tools covered in this video would be better choices! Hope this helps!
@djmountnine
22 күн бұрын
I love this!
@efficientapp
22 күн бұрын
Awe, thanks! So glad to hear 🙌 so what did you end up going with for the channels you're posting to?
@saravanan4086
2 ай бұрын
Thank you
@efficientapp
2 ай бұрын
Course! Which did you end up moving forward with?
@bagchisoahum
2 ай бұрын
Very helpful. Thank you !
@efficientapp
2 ай бұрын
Our pleasure! 🙏 Will you try any of the tools?
@bagchisoahum
2 ай бұрын
@@efficientapp Probably typefully ! To be honest love your perspective.
@efficientapp
2 ай бұрын
@bagchisoahum Typefully is fantastic! Alex and I now use it almost daily. So glad you found it all helpful ☺️ Be sure to use this link so their team knows we sent you! efficient.link/r/typefully
@daleengle
2 ай бұрын
Maybe I missed it, but did you evaluate Loomly?
@efficientapp
2 ай бұрын
It didn't quite pass the initial evaluation when looking at the "best" social media scheduling apps we wanted to actually try to implement in our business.
@free2thrive
Ай бұрын
What are your thoughts about Planoly?
@efficientapp
Ай бұрын
I've used it in the past, I think their marketing is better than the actual tool itself. I found it quite kludgy to use. Buffer is way better, in fact, I would even say Metricool is better than Planoly. Hope this helps!
@chrititout
3 ай бұрын
Did you take a look at Sprout Social at all?
@efficientapp
3 ай бұрын
Sprout Social is for enterprises, have a friend that works there and their clients are huge companies like Estée Lauder. Their entire homepage copy is very much speaking to these huge companies as well, they even list a phone number as that’s who their target audience is 😂 Don’t think we use any SaaS that would ever list a phone number. For us as a small business, it’s not a contender and really wouldn’t recommend it to any non-corporate team!
@chrititout
3 ай бұрын
Makes sense. This might sound crazy but I actually was thinking of Vista Social in my head. 😂 I probably got mixed up because Sprout always ranks first on Google for this topic. I would love to know your thoughts on Vista Social.
@efficientapp
3 ай бұрын
Hah yeah, Sprout has a lot of money to invest in organic and paid spend. Regarding Vista Social, we actually aren't familiar with it and it didn't come up in our search for the best social media scheduler tool, though thinking our our would be similar to others in the video. None of these tools are "great" due to API limitations, full data delete permissions, and other reasons mentioned in the video. We're probably not going to go too far down this category as we found what works best for us, and it's really just finding one of these tools that checks the boxes for the platforms you don't care about, and then posting natively for the ones you do care about. Since we're not a social media marketing agency, we're not trying to manage dozens of accounts for other companies, so our needs may vary a bit from yours depending. Never intended to make this video, just realized that we ended up going to the depths and doing a ton of research and testing, so figured might as well help out others who were in a similar situation to us. It was pretty grueling work testing out all these tools and feeling pretty good to not do more testing for now that we landed on something pretty great, if that makes sense 😆
@chrititout
3 ай бұрын
Yea, that makes sense. Thanks for taking the time to reply, and keep making great videos!
@enriquevaldivieso1661
2 ай бұрын
excellent video.
@efficientapp
2 ай бұрын
Awe, thanks! Curious what option you ended up going with and for what team size/use-case?
@enriquevaldivieso1661
2 ай бұрын
@@efficientapp Thanks to your video, I realized that we are still far from finding an API that can keep up with updates and gather all the most significant social media windows. For now, we have decided to continue our research. Additionally, we are considering the Digital CC you mentioned; however, the data they keep is what worries me the most.!
@efficientapp
2 ай бұрын
Oh yeah, we definitely love BILL Spend & Expense! Did you catch our whole video about it? efficient.yt/expense We don’t have any worries with data - they are one of the largest companies in the world doing this (public traded) so security is something they invest in heavily. Also they also helped us catch someone stealing credit card numbers from one of our vendors and they returned the money to us instantly. If you end up signing up, be sure to use this link so their team knows we sent you and takes good care of you: efficient.link/r/bill
@RealAceMuscle
Ай бұрын
what do you guys think about Later?
@efficientapp
Ай бұрын
We considered Later but nothing about it stood out and it wasn't something we ultimately decided to truly consider after our initial tests. This video consists only of the finalists we considered, so Later didn't make it to the video for a reason, if that makes sense?
@RealAceMuscle
Ай бұрын
@@efficientapp yes makes perfect sense! one more question as I am getting into pulling the trigger on one of these websites, have you found one that does not downsize video or one that does it the least compared to the other ones? I started looking into it and it seems like most if not all of these services downsize video heavily to the point where it would be worth it to just post it myself and make a post calendar on excel haha. Also thanks so much for your in depth response 😃
@efficientapp
Ай бұрын
Hmm, we actually didn't experience that with Buffer (which we had been using), but in general other platforms have been decent as well. Funny enough TikTok scheduled at the time downscaled it. But we were uploading 4K shorts on most of these platforms and it worked (I even think 4K gets naturally downscaled to 1080p natively on platforms like X and such anyway).
@antwanpenn3316
2 ай бұрын
🙌🏾🙏🏾👏🏾
@efficientapp
2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the 🧡! Hope to continue seeing you around here!
@DioZhao
2 ай бұрын
Metricool is the cheapest
@efficientapp
2 ай бұрын
If the tool is actually saving you time, I wouldn't judge it based on being "the cheapest". The tool that does the job and saves you time for your specific needs will more than cover the software cost in terms of efficiency. That said, Buffer for example is actually free depending on some use-cases with less accounts, etc. so even just calling out Metricool is the cheapest isn't actually accurate. There's much more context required.
@Yael_and_Eitan
Ай бұрын
What about metricool or later?
@efficientapp
Ай бұрын
What do you mean? Metricool is talked about in this video, did you watch it? 😅 We considered Later but nothing about it stood out and it wasn't something we ultimately decided to truly consider after our initial tests. This video consists only of the finalists we considered, so Later didn't make it to the video for a reason, if that makes sense?
@mauriluciano6140
9 күн бұрын
Buffer is wtf expensive
@efficientapp
8 күн бұрын
It's free until it's not, and if it feels expensive once you move out of the free tier, then it's simply not bringing you enough value to justify paying for it, and thus posting on social media platforms must not be a high value task for you or your business.
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