How to Schedule Multiple Social Media Posts from Google Sheets Using Pabbly Connect

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1. Accessing Pabbly Connect for Automation

To schedule multiple social media posts from Google Sheets, you first need to access Pabbly Connect. Start by navigating to the Pabbly Connect homepage by typing Pabbly.com/connect in your browser. Once there, you can either sign in if you are an existing user or click on the ‘Sign Up for Free’ button to create a new account.

After signing up, you will receive 100 free tasks every month to explore Pabbly Connect. This allows you to test various automations, including scheduling posts from Google Sheets. Once logged in, click on ‘Access Now’ to enter the dashboard where you can create workflows.

2. Creating a Workflow in Pabbly Connect

In the Pabbly Connect dashboard, you can start creating your automation workflow. Click on the ‘Create Workflow’ option, which prompts you to name your workflow. Name it ‘Schedule Multiple Social Media Posts from Google Sheets’ and select a folder for better organization. using Pabbly Connect

• Click on ‘Create’ to finalize your workflow setup.
• Understand that Pabbly Connect operates on a trigger and action basis.
• Select the trigger application to set up the workflow.

After naming your workflow, you will see options for setting up triggers and actions. The trigger will determine when the workflow starts, and the action will define what happens next. In this case, you will set the trigger to schedule posts at a specific time every day.

3. Setting Up the Trigger with Schedule by P

To schedule your posts, you need to select the trigger application as ‘Schedule by P’ in Pabbly Connect. This allows you to automate your workflow to run at a specified interval. Choose ‘Every Day’ from the dropdown menu and set the time for the workflow to trigger, such as 10:00 AM.

• Click on ‘Save’ to confirm your schedule.
• This setup ensures that your workflow runs automatically every day.
• Next, you will fetch the current date for your posts.

Once saved, you can move on to fetching the current date using the ‘Datetime Formatter’ action in Pabbly Connect. This action will ensure that the workflow retrieves the date each time it runs, which is essential for looking up posts in Google Sheets later.

4. Fetching Post Details from Google Sheets

After setting the trigger, the next step is to retrieve post details from Google Sheets. In Pabbly Connect, select ‘Google Sheets’ as your action application and choose the ‘Lookup Spreadsheet Row’ action event. This step is crucial to connect your Google Sheets with Pabbly Connect.

When prompted, select your spreadsheet, which should be named ‘Social Media Posts’. Ensure you specify the correct sheet name and the lookup column, which in this case is column C, where the dates are stored. Map the current date fetched earlier as the lookup value to dynamically pull the correct post data.

Click on ‘Save and Send Test Request’ to verify the connection. Ensure the response shows the details of the posts corresponding to the current date.

This setup allows Pabbly Connect to automatically fetch the details of posts scheduled for the current date every time the workflow is triggered, ensuring your social media content is timely and relevant.

5. Posting to Facebook Pages

The final step in this automation process is to post the fetched details to your Facebook page. In Pabbly Connect, add an action step and select ‘Facebook Pages’ as the application. Choose the ‘Create Page Post’ action to set up the posting process.

Connect your Facebook account by selecting ‘Add New Connection’ and authorize Pabbly Connect to access your Facebook pages. Once connected, select the specific page where you want to post, such as ‘Divine Glamour’. Map the title and image URL from the previous steps into the post content.

Click on ‘Save and Send Test Request’ to create the post. Check your Facebook page to confirm the post appears as expected.

This integration allows you to efficiently manage your social media content using Pabbly Connect, ensuring that posts are published automatically at the right time with the right content, enhancing your social media strategy.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we explored how to use Pabbly Connect to schedule multiple social media posts from Google Sheets. By automating the process, you can ensure timely posts on your Facebook page every day. This integration simplifies your social media management, saving you time and effort.