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What social media tools really cost, how they compare, and how to run social media for many centres and brands.

How-toBlogsPublish to WordPress, Blogger and social media from one editorTurn one update into a blog post on WordPress or Blogger and a post on every social network — connected safely, scheduled together.November 6, 2026 · 2 min read
AlternativesPricingBuffer alternatives for teams with many locations (2026)Buffer charges per channel. If you run many locations or brands, here's what Buffer and its alternatives cost for 1 to 50 of them — prices checked on 27 October 2026.November 5, 2026 · 2 min readHow-toDiscordHow to schedule Discord announcements with a webhook (no bot needed)Post scheduled announcements, images and videos to a Discord channel through a webhook — and send the same update to your other networks at once.November 4, 2026 · 1 min readDevelopersAPISchedule a social media post with one API call (tutorial)A step-by-step REST API tutorial: get a key, find your accounts and schedule one post to Facebook, Instagram and 17 more networks — with retries that never double-post.November 3, 2026 · 2 min readGlossaryOpen networksFediverse glossary: Mastodon, Bluesky, Nostr and the open social web explainedActivityPub, instances, federation, AT Protocol, relays — the terms you need before your organisation posts on open social networks.November 2, 2026 · 2 min readHow-toBlueskyHow to schedule Bluesky posts (2026 guide)Connect Bluesky with an app password, then schedule posts with images and video alongside Threads, X, Mastodon and the rest.November 1, 2026 · 1 min readGuideEngagementHide, delete or reply? Moderating comments on Facebook, Instagram and YouTubeWhen to hide a comment, when to remove it and when to answer — and how a team can moderate comments across many Pages and channels from one place.October 31, 2026 · 2 min readGuideTeamsMulti-location social media management: a practical setup guideHow to run social media for many locations, chapters or brands without chaos — structure, permissions, local posts and central campaigns.October 30, 2026 · 2 min readHow-toTelegramHow to schedule posts to a Telegram channel (2026 guide)Set up a bot, add it to your channel and schedule messages, photos and albums to Telegram — alongside every other network you publish to.October 29, 2026 · 2 min readReferencePlatformsSocial media character limits for 19 networks (2026)Every network's post length limit, media rules and formats in one table — Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Bluesky, Mastodon, Telegram and 12 more.October 28, 2026 · 2 min readPricingComparisonSocial media scheduling tools compared on price: 14 tools, 5 team sizesWhat Zernio, Hootsuite, Sprout Social, Buffer, Postiz, Blotato, Publer, Metricool and more actually cost for 1 to 50 brands — list prices checked on 27 October 2026.October 27, 2026 · 3 min readPricingGuidePer seat, per channel or per ecosystem? How social media tools charge — and what it costs youThe four ways social media tools are priced, worked through with real list prices, so you can see which model is cheapest for your team.October 27, 2026 · 2 min readAlternativesEnterpriseHootsuite, Sprout Social and Sprinklr alternatives for multi-brand teamsCheaper alternatives to per-seat enterprise social media tools, ranked by what they cost for 20 brands and a team of 10 — prices checked on 27 October 2026.October 27, 2026 · 2 min readAlternativesAPIZernio alternatives: social media APIs and schedulers compared on priceHow Zernio's per-account pricing compares with Publishing Studio, Blotato, Postiz, Buffer, Publer, Metricool and more, from 1 to 50 brands — prices checked on 27 October 2026.October 27, 2026 · 2 min readGuideTeamsHow to run social media for many centres or brands from one placeA practical setup for organisations with many locations or brands: ecosystems, account groups, a shared inbox, comment moderation and one publishing queue.October 27, 2026 · 2 min read

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