How to Auto Post on Social Media Platforms from Google Sheets Social Media Calendar

Learn how to use Pabbly Connect to automate posting on social media platforms from a Google Sheets calendar. Step-by-step guide included. Revolutionize your productivity approach with just a few strategic clicks. Uncover professional methods for connecting applications and creating workflows that reclaim hours of your week.

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1. Accessing Pabbly Connect for Social Media Automation

To begin automating posts on social media platforms, first access Pabbly Connect. This platform allows you to integrate Google Sheets with various social media platforms seamlessly. Start by navigating to the Pabbly Connect homepage by entering the URL in your browser.

If you are a new user, click on the ‘Sign Up for Free’ button to create an account, which gives you 100 free tasks to explore the features. Existing users can simply click on ‘Sign In’ to access their dashboard. This is where you will create workflows for automating your social media calendar.

2. Creating a Workflow in Pabbly Connect

Once logged into Pabbly Connect, click on the ‘Create Workflow’ button to set up your automation. You will need to name your workflow, such as ‘Create Social Media Calendar from Google Sheets and Auto Post Images on Social Media.’ Select the folder where you want to save this workflow.

• Click on ‘Create’ to save the workflow.
• This opens two windows: Trigger and Action.
• Select the trigger application as ‘Schedule’ to automate the posting process.

After setting up the trigger, you can specify the schedule for when this workflow should run. Choose to run the workflow daily at a specific time to ensure your posts are shared automatically across your social media platforms.

3. Setting Up Triggers and Actions in Pabbly Connect

In this section, you will configure the trigger for your workflow using the ‘Schedule’ feature of Pabbly Connect. This allows you to set the frequency and time for the workflow to run, such as every day at 10:00 AM. This ensures that your posts are scheduled consistently.

• Select the frequency options: daily, weekly, or monthly.
• Map the current date using the ‘Date Time Formatter’ action.
• This will fetch the date each time the workflow triggers.

Once you have set the trigger, you can then proceed to the action steps, where you will connect Google Sheets to retrieve the specific post details. This integration is crucial for ensuring that the correct content is posted on your social media accounts.

4. Integrating Google Sheets and Google Drive with Pabbly Connect

Now that you have set up the triggers, it’s time to integrate Google Sheets using Pabbly Connect. Select Google Sheets as your action application and choose the ‘Lookup Spreadsheet Rows’ event. This allows you to fetch the post details based on the current date retrieved earlier.

After connecting Google Sheets, select the relevant spreadsheet containing your social media calendar. Map the current date to search for the corresponding post details. This process ensures that every day, the correct caption and image link are retrieved from your Google Sheets.

5. Posting to Social Media Platforms using Pabbly Connect

With the post details retrieved from Google Sheets, you can now set up actions to post on social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. Select Facebook Pages as your action application, and choose the ‘Create Page Photo Post’ event. This allows you to share the image and caption automatically.

Map the image URL and caption received from Google Sheets to the respective fields in the Facebook action. Once set up, you can also repeat this process for Instagram using the ‘Publish Photo’ action in Pabbly Connect. This ensures that your posts are shared across multiple platforms without any manual effort.

Conclusion

This guide summarizes the key points and helps you understand the essential features and benefits of using this tool.

In conclusion, using Pabbly Connect simplifies the process of automating social media postings from a Google Sheets calendar. By following these steps, you can ensure consistent and timely updates across all your social media platforms, saving you time and effort in managing your posts.