What is the value of adding images and video to your social media posts?

Nosotros know that visual content is forty times more than likely to be shared on social media than other types of content. Likewise, video posts have 50 percent greater organic reach than posts with text or links only. Time and again, statistics show united states of america that posts with relevant, visual content receive more views and higher engagement than those without.Today nosotros're happy to share how yous tin make the virtually of your social media efforts in just a couple of clicks within Hootsuite.

Nosotros'll walk you through step-by-step instructions on how to:

  • Attach images and video to Facebook posts in your Hootsuite dashboard
  • Schedule and publish video and images

How to attach images and video to Facebook Pages and personal profiles

Composing a bulletin with a video attached for Facebook is the aforementioned as composing any message within the Hootsuite dashboard. First, select the Facebook Page or profile you'd like to publish the bulletin on and include your message in the 'Etch bulletin' box.

To adhere your video or image, select the paperclip icon in the bottom corner of your 'Compose bulletin' box.

A drop-downwardly section volition appear that allows you to either elevate and drop the video or image or select the file to upload. Where applicable, users with admission to a shared Content Library can select videos from their bank of shared content.

In one case fastened, y'all tin can select or upload a thumbnail prototype to appear in your Facebook message. This is also where you tin can update your video's metadata to include a title and category, such as entertainment.

How to schedule and publish images and video to Facebook

With your video or image attached, your Facebook Page or contour selected, and message equanimous, it's time to schedule the post for later or publish it immediately. To publish correct away, simply select the 'Send Now' button.

To schedule your message, simply select the calendar icon next to the paperclip. A drib-downwardly card will let you to AutoSchedule your bulletin for an optimal time, or to select your preferred fourth dimension and engagement. Hit the 'Schedule' push button to ostend.

You lot tin easily manage your Facebook video posts along with whatsoever other Facebook content in your Hootsuite Streams for Publisher and Scheduled Messages.

Learn more nigh how to schedule, manage, and view a message in Hootsuite.

Monitor your published Facebook video and images in Hootsuite

With your Facebook video post successfully published, y'all volition come across information technology automatically appear in your Facebook 'Sent Messages' Stream in Hootsuite. Your video volition announced with the thumbnail image you lot selected and an interactive play push button. Once you press play, you can choose from the standard video options such as volume, fast forward or rewind, and view in fullscreen.

You and your audience can easily similar and comment on your Facebook video or epitome post in-stream, just as yous would any other social bulletin. Any video uploaded through Hootsuite will automatically be added to your 'Videos' tab on your Facebook Page or personal profile.

Start ramping up your Facebook engagement, try Hootsuite today.

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