• Module 4 · Schedule & Ship
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  • Builds: A scheduled week of posts on your calendar

Schedule a Week of Social Posts on a Content Calendar

Schedule posts across the week, with simple best-time rules.

Key takeaway & what you'll build

Drag drafts onto days in the Content Calendar, set exact times on each post card, and switch between Month and Week views. Best posting times vary by audience, so start from simple rules, and remember that consistency beats timing and calls to action should be spaced out.

You'll build: A scheduled week of posts on your calendar

From drafts to a schedule

Open your campaign's Calendar tab, or the Content Calendar on the Social Media Studio dashboard to see every campaign at once.

  • Unscheduled posts sit in Drafts.
  • Drag a draft onto a day to put it on that date. It lands at noon.
  • To set an exact time, use the date and time field on the post's card in your campaign.
  • Switch between Month and Week views.
  • Changed your mind? Drag a post back to Drafts to unschedule it.

When to post

Best times vary by audience, so treat these as starting points and learn from your own results:

  • LinkedIn: weekday mornings, Tuesday to Thursday, when people are at work
  • X and Threads: mornings and early evenings; more often is fine
  • Instagram: evenings and weekends, when people are scrolling for fun

Two rules matter more than the exact hour:

  1. Consistency beats timing. Three posts every week beat seven posts one week and none the next.
  2. Space out your asks. Don't schedule two "book a call" posts on the same day.

Try it

Plan my week already gave each post a day and time. Move any that break the rules above to a better slot, set each time on the post card, and check the spacing of your call-to-action posts.

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