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How do I do my social media with bernard?

Getting the word out means a steady stream of posts on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn, a blog post now and then, and a newsletter to the people who asked to hear from you. Bernard keeps all of it on one calendar. He suggests what to say, drafts it in your voice, and posts it or reminds you. You approve every piece.

The prompt

“Show me my calendar for the next two weeks and tell me which social posts still need me.”

Signed in, Get my prompt fills in your site for you. Otherwise press Copy and fill in the [bracketed] parts. First time? Connect your AI to bernard once: Use your own AI (opens in a new tab).

See it on a working example: a demonstration pottery school shows its calendar, its posts, its moving photos and posts made in its own assistant on its social page.

Your calendar and the Content tab

The calendar shows every post, blog post and email on its day. Open any item to change it, tap an empty day to add one, and drag items to a new day. Can I see my posts, blog posts and emails on one calendar and move them about? shows you round, and What is Bernard’s calendar of work? explains what a plan is made from.

The Content tab holds what has no day yet, in your order:

Social posts

Bernard drafts a separate post for each network, with your photos and a link to your site. You change what you like and press Schedule. That press is your approval of the exact words, pictures, account and time. What does Bernard do about my social posts? covers the whole job.

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Make it anywhere

If you already write in Claude or ChatGPT, keep doing that. Your assistant sends the post to your bernard calendar, and the same approval applies.

Emails to your list

A newsletter sits on the calendar next to your posts. Bernard can write this month’s from what you posted: Can Bernard write my monthly newsletter from what I posted?. It sends only when you accept its quote. Everything else about email campaigns is in the Email campaigns help.

Questions people ask

Which social networks does bernard work with?
Instagram professional accounts, Facebook Pages, and LinkedIn company Pages and personal profiles. Personal Facebook profiles and Facebook Groups are not possible, because Facebook does not allow it.
Does Bernard post for me?
Where a network has approved bernard and you connected the account, yes, at the time you chose. Everywhere else Bernard reminds you at that time and hands you the post to put up yourself. Either way, nothing goes out until you approve it with Schedule, or reply approved to your assistant.
Is the calendar part of my plan?
The calendar, the Content tab and moving posts are part of Nautilus Medium and Nautilus Large.
Where is help for email campaigns?
Your calendar holds emails to a list, such as a monthly newsletter, next to your posts. How to write, test and send a campaign, and how the approval of its audience works, is in the Email campaigns help. Emails that send themselves, such as a welcome, are in their own help family.

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