How to Schedule Tweets in Advance with SocialOomph
Twitter is a popular social networking platform that allows members to announce what they are doing. These status updates, known as "tweets," are viewed by people who have elected to receive tweets from the member. As you begin to use Twitter more frequently, you may find that there are times when it would be helpful to be able to schedule a tweet to be posted at a later time. Although this feature is not built into the Twitter website, the task can still be accomplished by using a Twitter companion known as SocialOomph.
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Instructions
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Log into your SocialOomph account. Go to the SocialOomph website (see Resources), and click the "Login" link, found in the upper-right corner of the website. Enter your user name and password to enter the site. If you do not yet have an account, click the "Register" link to create an account, using a valid email address, then return to the site to log in.
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Link your Twitter account to SocialOomph. Look on the left side of the SocialOomph window for the main navigation menu. Hold your mouse over where it says "Social Accounts" to open a sub-menu. Hold your mouse over "Add New Account" to open the final sub-menu. Click "Add Twitter Account." Sign in with your Twitter user name and password to allow the SocialOomph software access to your Twitter account.
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Go to the update scheduler. Look at the navigation menu on the left side and locate the button that says "Scheduled Updates." Hold the mouse over this link to open the sub-menu. The first selection of the sub-menu says "Schedule New Update." Click this link to open the update scheduler.
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Type your tweet in the space provided. Click anywhere in the text box to place your curser inside. Type the status update that you would like to have posted later. Notice that there is a character counter under the text box, which allows you to make sure your status update remains within the 140 character limit imposed by Twitter.
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Select when the tweet will be posted. There are three options to choose from. You can choose to publish your tweet immediately, to publish it on a specific date and time or choose to post the tweet in a specific number of hours (or minutes) from the present moment. Select the option that suits your needs, based on when you would like the tweet to be posted on your Twitter account.
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Click the "Save" button. Your tweet will be scheduled according to the settings you selected. You can edit the tweet or the posting time at any point prior to the time it is posted to your Twitter account.
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Tips & Warnings
You can repeat this process a number of times to keep your Twitter account active 24/7, even during times when you are sleeping or away.
