Why You Need a Social Media Management App

There's no denying the power of social media. And if you're a small business owner, you understand the importance of utilizing social media to grow your business and customer base.

​But what happens once you've established a few social media channels? Quite often, small business owners feel overwhelmed by the time and effort required to post to so many different platforms. That's where a social media management app comes into play.

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​In this post, I'll give you 3 Free Social Media Management Apps to consider adopting. These apps will make it easier for you to consistently reach out to your customers and save you time in doing so.

3 Free Social Media Management Apps

​Hootsuite

​Although they try to hide their free plan, Hootsuite does still offer one, and they are one of the most popular social media management apps out there.

Hootsuite Free includes:

• 3 social media channels
• 30 scheduled posts per month
• 1 user

Hootsuite Free

​Friends+Me

​Friends+Me is a lesser-known alternative, but nonetheless works with the major players such as Google+, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Pinterest.

Friends+Me Free includes:

• 2 social media channels
• Up to 5 posts scheduled at once
• 1 user

Friends+Me Free

​Viralpep

​Viralpep has a free version with some pretty cool tools such as a URL shortener and video share. However, it only supports Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. This leaves something to be desired, but if that's all you need, you may be able to save some dough, relative to competitor pricing, if you ever need to upgrade.

Viralpep Free includes:

• 3 social media channels
• 20 scheduled posts per month
• 1 user

Viralpep Free

There's No Reason to Wait

So there you have it, 3 free apps to help manage your social media posts. Hootsuite, Friends+Me, and Viralpep. Even if you decide to go with an alternative solution, there's no reason to wait. If you're lucky enough to outgrow your chosen solution or decide it's not the right one, the time you'll save with greatly outweigh the time needed to transition to a new one.