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title: "Social media guides: plan, schedule, measure"
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# Social media guides

Short, practical guides for people who post for a business: how to plan a week of posts, schedule them on each network, get client sign-off and read the results. Each guide gives the steps, a worked example and the mistakes to avoid.

## Start here

New to planning posts ahead? Read how to build a social media content plan first. It sets up the weekly routine the other guides build on: plan in one sitting, adjust per network, schedule, then check last week's results before you plan the next.

## Words we use

Terms such as reach, impressions and engagement rate mean different things on different networks. The social media glossary defines each one with the formula or the network rule behind it.

- [Instagram carousel: what a carousel post is](/glossary/carousel)
- [How to schedule Facebook posts from your computer](/guides/how-to-schedule-facebook-posts)
- [Social media content planning: a week of posts in one sitting](/guides/social-media-content-plan)
- [How to schedule Instagram posts from a computer or the app](/guides/how-to-schedule-instagram-posts)
- [How to calculate engagement rate, with four formulas](/guides/how-to-calculate-engagement-rate)
- [Free social media scheduler options: 9 free plans compared](/guides/free-social-media-schedulers)
- [Reach vs impressions: the difference and the formula](/glossary/reach-vs-impressions)
- [What is CTR? Click-through rate meaning and formula](/glossary/ctr)
- [Social media character limits by network](/guides/social-media-character-limits)
- [What is alt text? Alt text meaning for social posts](/glossary/alt-text)
- [What is engagement rate? Definition and formula](/glossary/engagement-rate)
- [Client approval workflow for social media: five steps](/guides/how-to-get-client-approval-on-social-posts)
- [Social media glossary: terms, formulas and examples](/glossary)

## Questions

### Who are these guides for?

Small-business owners, freelancers and small agencies who post to several networks every week.

### Do the guides need Weekbird?

No. The steps work with any scheduler or by hand. Where Weekbird saves a step, the guide says so.

## Plan next week in one sitting

[See Weekbird plans](https://weekbird.app/)