Digital Business Social Planner: A Complete Guide
Digital Business Social Planner: Core Features
The Digital Business Social Planner offers a centralized dashboard for uploading and scheduling your social media posts. Users can select a platform, upload images or videos, and write captions, streamlining the entire scheduling process. This eliminates the need to constantly log in and out of multiple accounts.
The Digital Business Social Planner supports the following platforms:
Instagram
Facebook Pages and Groups
Twitter
LinkedIn
TikTok
Google My Business
The Social Planner is a core feature available to all Digital Business subscribers.
How to Connect Social Media Accounts
Please note that you can only connect Facebook Pages, not personal profiles, to the Social Planner.
Navigate to your Social Planner.
Select “Settings.”
Click the gear icon.
Find the Facebook icon and click on “+ Connect a New Facebook Page.”
You will be prompted to log in to your Facebook account.
Select the Facebook page you wish to connect and click “Next.”
Approve the access by clicking “Done.”
Pro Tip: Facebook Group owners and moderators can connect their page to a Group to automate content uploads. To do this, navigate to your Facebook Page, select More > Link Group > Select the Group > Confirm.
From the Social Planner, select “Settings.”
Click on “Marketing” and then select the Social Planner.
Inside the Social Planner, click on the gear icon.
Now click “Add Account.”
Scroll down to find the “+ Connect a New Instagram Business Account” button.
Click “Log in to Facebook” and follow the instructions to access your account.
Choose the Instagram Business Account you want to connect.
Pro Tip: Instagram supports various content types, including posts and stories. Users must select the desired content type within the “New Social Post” element before posting.
Google My Business
From your Social Planner, select “Settings.”
Click the gear icon.
Select “+ Connect a New Google My Business Profile.”
Choose the Google Account you wish to connect.
Approve the connection by selecting “Allow.”
Select the Google My Business Locations to add and click “Allow.”
TikTok
Note: Currently, users can only connect a personal TikTok account. Business account integration is under development.
From your dashboard, select Marketing.
Then click on Social Planner.
Go to the TikTok section and click “+ Connect a New TikTok Profile.”
You will be prompted to choose a Gmail account and grant access permissions.
Select the TikTok account you'd like to connect to the Social Planner.
You can now begin managing the account using the settings icon.
Users can connect both LinkedIn profiles and pages. The process is the same for both.
From your sub-account, navigate to Marketing.
Click on the Social Planner.
Select the gear icon.
Navigate to “+ Connect a New LinkedIn Page and Profile.”
Select the profile and/or page you’d like to connect.
Click “Allow” to confirm the connection.
You can also connect a Twitter profile using this method:
Navigate to the Social Planner and select the gear icon.
Scroll down to the Twitter box and select “+ Connect a New Twitter Profile.”
To approve the connection, select “Authorize App.”
Select the Twitter profile you’d like to connect and click “Allow.”
The Twitter account will now appear in the Social Planner, confirming a successful connection.
Recommended Dimensions and File Sizes
Because the Social Planner connects with multiple platforms, users should know the different content recommendations and limitations.
Content TypeMaximum File SizeAccepted FormatsAspect RatioNumber of ImagesMultimedia SupportedFacebook Pages and Groups10MBPNG
JPG
GIFMinimum 600×315 px
Recommended
1280x1080pxUnlimited❌Instagram Posts and Stories8MBPNG
JPG1:1 or between 1.91:1 – 4:5
Landscape 1080×566 px
Portrait 1080×1350 px10Carousel posts accept videos and imagesLinkedIn Profile and Pages8MBPNG
JPG
GIFLess than 6012×6012 px9❌Twitter5MBPNG
JPG
GIFRecommended
1280×1080 px4❌TikTokNot disclosedNot disclosedNot disclosedNot disclosedNot disclosedGoogle My Business10MBPNG
JPGMore than 250×250 px1❌
How to Use the Social Planner
Here’s how to use the Digital Business Social Planner to schedule your posts:
First, select the sub-account you’d like to post from.
Click Marketing on the left-hand side panel.
Then select Social Planner at the top of the screen.
Note: If you haven’t connected any social media accounts yet, you must complete that step before proceeding.
After selecting the social media account, click “+ Compose New Post” or “Get Started.”
On your Social Planner dashboard, click “+ Create New Post.”
Select the drop-down box and choose the social media account or group for your post.
You can now upload images, videos, and gifs, and add captions, tags, and hashtags.
Pro Tip: Use the box on the right-hand side to preview the layout before posting.
Once your post is ready, select one of the four options:
Post Now – Publish the post live to your account.
Schedule Post – Choose a future date and time for the post to be published.
Send Post for Approval – Forward the post to the sub-account owner or a client for approval before publishing.
Delete – Discard the post.
