Was totally against scheduling posts until I tried it for 30 days straight

I used to think scheduling content was lazy and took away the whole point of being a creator who interacts with their audience. But back in February I had a huge project come up at my dog grooming shop and I knew I wouldn't have time to post daily like usual. So I sat down on a Sunday and wrote out two weeks worth of Instagram stories and TikToks using Later. Honest to god it was the smoothest two weeks of engagement I've ever had. I still jumped on to reply to comments in real time, but having the posts lined up ahead of time freed up so much mental space I didn't realize I was wasting. Now I do a mix of scheduled and live posts and I feel more consistent and less burnt out. Has anyone else found that scheduling actually helped their creativity instead of hurting it?

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dylan_bell28d ago

Started doing the same thing for my Instagram last fall when I got slammed with custom orders. Having that buffer of scheduled posts made me feel way less stressed and I actually had more energy to engage with people in the comments. Did you find it helped you spot trends in what posts worked best too?