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Jul 31, 2019

Mmmm

HUGE warning. Whilst it sounds good and it's definitely a competitive price. They do not natively support Instagram, meaning you already have to have a Buffer or Hootsuite account to post to Instagram. Since the entire reason I purchased this is to replace a buffer or hootsuite it's totally defeated the point...

Also found the UI was a little confusing with the hexagonal cells at the top not being obvious buttons...

I'm hoping it isn't a total waste of time and gets better

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Ovi_from_ACE_and_SocialBee

Ovi_from_ACE_and_SocialBee

May 9, 2024

Hello Sumo-ling,

I'm sorry you were disappointed (and that you now left me hungry for more tacos). 🌮🌮🌮🌮🌮

We do not claim (neither in the deal nor in the comments) that we can post Directly on Instagram or Pinterest - but rather we do it through integrations.

For Instagram via our Buffer integration:
https://help.socialbee.io/article/119-posting-on-instagram-through-the-buffer-integration

Or through our mobile reminders app:
https://help.socialbee.io/article/53-using-the-socialbee-mobile-app-beta

And for Pinterest through our HootSuite integration: https://help.socialbee.io/article/66-posting-to-pinterest-via-the-hootsuite-integration

Also - a free Buffer account will also do.

You can connect up to 3 profiles in a free one, and the content sits in SocialBee, so you won't have an issue with the 10 posts in queue limitation.

And once you set that up, you can forget about the Buffer/HootSuite part.

I do agree that our workflow can be a bit confusing, especially if you come from the queue world (like Buffer or HootSuite) as we're a category based posting system - but once you get it, it makes a lot of sense and it will save you lots of time.

We're also always working on improving our UI and the platform in general. We just prioritized adding new features vs creating smaller tweaks. We should probably do a bit of both :)

Hope this makes things a bit more clear.

If you have any questions, please do reach out.

All the best,
Ovi

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