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Buffer on Content Marketing
How to Write a Blog Post: A Full Breakdown of What We Do
See the time it takes to write a 2,000-word article on the Buffer blog, how every minute is spent, and how we write blog posts from research to promotion.
Content Curation: How to Discover and Share the Very Content
It's all here! This ultimate guide to content curation has tips on where to find great content, how to read it fast, and automation flows for social sharing
Buffer on Copywriting
If Don Draper Tweeted: The 27 Copywriting Formulas That Will Drive Clicks and Engagement on Social Media
How can you write a social media update that wins readers over every single time? Start with these 27 copywriting formulas. Find a favorite. Repeat.
The Art of Copywriting: How to Write Better Captions that Get Engagement
Effective copywriting is the ability to tell a compelling story in a way that evokes strong emotions within your audience and readers.
Buffer on Influencer Marketing
How Much Does Social Media Influencer Marketing Cost?
How much does influencer marketing cost? Here are some guidelines used by marketers, agencies, and influencers themselves.
Buffer on Marketing
The Complete Guide to Instagram Marketing
Learn exactly how to create your Instagram marketing strategy from scratch and optimize an existing strategy for long-term success.
The Marketer's Toolbox: The 60 Marketing Tools We Use at Buffer
As a remote marketing team, tools help us stay connected and do our best work. Here are our marketing team's 60 favorite marketing and productivity tools.
Buffer on Mastodon
A Beginner’s Guide to Mastodon
Mastodon, a decentralized, open-source software that allows users to set up servers to communicate with each other, is growing in popularity as a “Twitter alternative”. This article provides a high…
Buffer on Personal Branding
Social Proof: The Golden Rules of Personal Branding
In this interview, six experts share their Golden Rules for personal branding on social media.
Buffer on Social Media Marketing
A Facebook Posting Strategy Change That Led to a 330% Increase in Reach and Engagement
In October 2016, we dramatically changed our Facebook posting strategy and the results have been incredible. Here's how we 3x'd our reach and engagement.
State of Social 2019
This study shares the insights about the world of social media marketing from more than 1,800 marketing professionals.
Buffer on Storytelling
Social Media Storytelling Formulas: 11 Quick-Fire Ways to Create Your Stories
People want to hear stories, not information, numbers, or features. Here're 11 surefire storytelling formulas to help you tell your social media stories.
7 Secrets of Super-Successful Video Marketing
By now, it’s clear that video is an essential channel for marketers. But what makes a great video? And what keeps viewers engaged? Is it a good story? Or maybe it’s all about reaching the right audience at the right time. We teamed up with Wistia and sought to find out. We looked at some […]
Buffer on Twitter
The Best Times for Tweets, Facebook Posts, Emails, and More
When is the best time to tweet, best time to post to Facebook or the best time to send emails or best time to publish blogposts? We found out.
15 Twitter Hacks That Will Turn You Into a Twitter Pro
Try these 15 easy Twitter hacks to get more organized and find more enjoyment sharing and engaging on Twitter.
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We Made These 10 Social Media Mistakes so You Don’t Have To
We've committed many social media mistakes that have cost us reach, engagement, fans, and customers! Here's what we've learned and how you can avoid them.
The 6 Lessons We've Learned About Product Marketing at a Startup
A look at how our product marketing teams have evolved as we've grown in order to optimize our setup and grow our products.
How These Small Businesses Are Winning At Email Marketing
Email marketing is an excellent tool for brands to deepen their connection with customers! These eight businesses will give you inspiration for your next newsletter.
My Experience with Burnout as a Startup Founder
In mid-2017, I hit burnout in a big way and wound up taking a 6-week sabbatical to recover. Here's the story; I hope it will help others in the same spot.
Creator Burnout: A Resource for Avoiding It
Whatever your reasons are for creating content it’s vital to develop systems for avoiding burnout. In this article, we hope to provide an answer to that question. We’ll help you identify signs of…
What is Refind?
Every day Refind picks 5 links from around the web that make you smarter, tailored to your interests. is one of more than 10k sources we monitor.
How does Refind curate?
It’s a mix of human and algorithmic curation, following a number of steps:
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Buffer on Social Media
Why I Think Social Media Is For Branding and Engagement, Not Traffic or Revenue
I believe businesses will no longer join social media for traffic or revenue, but for brand building and engagement. Here's why.
The 20 Best New Social Media Tools to Try in 2018 and How to Use Them
We partnered with Product Hunt to bring you the top 20 new social media tools to try in 2018, including their prices, a quick walkthrough, and a review.