Hootsuite Software

Not the best option...I think there are better options that will accommodate my needs.

Pros

The obvious benefit of Hootsuite is that you are able to post the same post or easily view all your social media posts across the same dashboard. It saves on time and may create greater harmony among posts.

Cons

It doesn't connect very well with all the social media sites...I swear that every time I try to do the same post for all my social media there is a hang up on one or more of them when I go through hootsuite. It is really annoying especially when you have it scheduled...only to learn the next day that it didn't go out as intended. I just think they have a lot more to work out before it is something I'll use again.

I really enjoy working with hoot suite and I’ve relied on it for a long time!

Pros

This software was on the forefront of social media scheduling and really paved the way for people to plan out and create strategy for social media and their business. I really like the simplicity and ease of use and how effective it is. The tracking is great as well!

Cons

It does seem that there could be some more features to this software for the cost, but at the same time, maybe that’s why this works so well; doesn’t over complicate things.

Pros

I love Hootsuite. I have used it a number of years. I am able to plan my social media posts out in advance to deliver the messaging I need at the best times. It allows us to have focused delivery for our brand. I highly recommend this for marketing and recruitment. It is easy to use and highly functional.

Cons

I can not think of any negative items. Give it a try

Hootsuite brings together all social accounts and channels under a single login, and even allows for different users to manage/post to these accounts without directly giving the password out and compromising security.
There are other tracking features available within Hootsuite, but we use other software to track this.

Pros

Hootsuite is a great way to manage multiple social accounts and channels without having to login to each different product.
It also offers some advanced features like post scheduling (even including a feature to optimise the post to reach the most users) that aren't available in the stock applications or native websites.
Lots of features and functionality are available in their free product, but moving to the paid product gives access to teams and the ability to manage multiple users and their access to social accounts without directly handing over the passwords.

Cons

Some features/posts don't work properly on all platforms. Usually this happens when the different social platforms don't like to share each other's content. E.g. uploading an image to one platform will then not usually allow it to be display natively on another platform. Or the newer features when rolled out aren't always supported, e.g multiple images in a single post.

I love that I can plan and autoschedule posts instead of having to create a post on a daily basis.

Pros

I love the ability to manage different platforms from one interface. I also love the built in link shortener.

Cons

Many of the interesting features must be paid for lol

I believe it is a great tool if you are unable to hire a full-time social media manager.

Pros

Planning your social media strategy is essential for any business, and for small ones especially so. It helps you save more time in the long run and focus on other important tasks.

Cons

Worth the value only until a certain point (# of channels etc) then it get's quite pricy

great experience

Pros

Great integrations with all social media platforms and very easy to use.

Cons

Quite expensive as compared to buffer & other competitors.

Once you start using Hootsuite is very hard to go back because it allows you to do so much more and be really productive in social media pbulishing.

Pros

This is the most comprehensive social media management software out there, there is very little you may need to manage social media accounts outside of Hootsuite. Thats why is the industry leader, since many years ago is a fully featured tool.

Cons

There is so much going on at the same time that some times it may feel a bit sluggish. It would really be a great improvment to have a native app for Mac OS.

Pros

I love the fact that you can use this software for free, test it out and then decide whether it works for your business. It worked for us and we use it almost on a daily basis. It has great analytic capabilities, and tells you if you have met or exceeded the criteria for whichever social media platform you are posting content for.

Cons

I think the user interface can be a little hard to understand and learn. Its not very intuitive, and took me a while to get a good flow going with this software.

Pros

It has a very simple and responsive interface. I can use it on any device.

Cons

I don't have anything I dislike about Hootsuite. It's the best service for scheduling tweets.

Pros

It is very easy to set up multiple social media accounts to streamline and standardize our online presence.

Cons

It's fairly limited, but that's to be expected.

Pros

Hootsuite is easy to use. It's a great friend when running a marketing campaign for a new book. I'm able to schedule tweets easily. This software allows you to one place to manage all your social media information. You can visually see what is going out from your feeds and make adjustments for full coverage (but not over coverage) as necessary. Relatively intuitive. Recommended.

Cons

No free option. You can give a try for 30 days but after you will be paying for it. There is no super low price option either that would be more in keeping with a small creative arts company.

Pros

We use it to schedule posts across FB, Twitter, and Instagram. It saves us time being able to schedule multiple posts in one platform.

Cons

It isn't seamless. Posting on Instagram is clunky and the basic reporting isn't very helpful.

Pros

I have a lot of content that needs posted on multiple platforms. Hootsuite allows me to schedule all of the weeks content (or months if I'm ambitious!) and then I dont even have to think about it again! Saves me so much time!

Cons

Occasionally, if images arent the correct dimensions, it will not post the scheduled posts to instagram, and wont notify you that the post didnt go out - you just have to notice yourself! This can be a bit frustrating.

Overall Hootsuit have been really useful when you have many social media accounts in your company to manage, very practical to schedule the make public content, repost, like, comment, etc. what is happening in each of them.

Pros

Being able to schedule content/publications in every social media I manage. Very easy and practical to use.

Cons

There is nothing to dislike so far, maybe it would be helpful to create some kind of "Premium profiles" for the social media you prefer to work with.

Pros

Its simple and easy to use. But that's it.

Cons

Too basic and limiting. I only used it briefly because I found Hubspot's social media tool better. And the UI is nicer.

Pros

I used this platform to manage 3 social accounts for a student organization, and it was so easy to navigate. You can schedule posts in advance to ensure the word gets out about your events, and can manage each social media account with ease. The best part is that for a singular organization with only 3 social media accounts, it's FREE!

Cons

The free account only allows for one user profile, so you have to create a login that you're willing to share with others if you want multiple users to be able to use the platform.

Pros

This is a convenient social media scheduling program. It's easy to write a post, add an image, and either send it now or schedule it for the future. It's also nice to be able to have social media feeds show up here. I can follow specific hash tags on Twitter, which makes it easy to share colleagues' posts. With HootSuite, I can organize social media feeds once or twice a week, instead of feeling I have to be on all the time.

Cons

I use the free version, so it's hard to complain about anything. It does limit you to scheduling 30 posts at a time, and there are limits on the number of social media accounts you can have. I do wish there were a cheaper paid version that would be a little better than the free version. The paid version should be great for larger companies, but it's a lot for an independent author or artist on a tight budget. I also wish I could schedule a re-Tweet in the future, but it appears the only option is to have it go out immediately.

Pros

Easy to use, clean and helpful visuals.

Cons

The free version was cut dramatically last year - we ended up moving to a different service.

Pros

This is convenient if you are using it for basic posts.

Cons

I don't like that you can't tag businesses.