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Plan and schedule a month of social media posts

Posting happens in bursts when you remember, and comments and DMs go unanswered.

Workflow

  1. Draft posts

    Generate post ideas, captions and graphics for the month.

    Tools: Predis.ai, Ocoya, Metricool

  2. Approve the calendarHuman approval

    Read every post and fix claims, prices and tone before anything is scheduled.

  3. Schedule and reply

    Schedule posts and answer comments and DMs from one inbox.

    Tools: Metricool, Hootsuite, Ocoya

  4. Automate DM replies

    Optionally auto-reply to comments and DMs to capture leads on Instagram and Facebook.

    Tools: ManyChat

Relevant tools

  • Metricool

    Plan, schedule and measure social media and ads for multiple brands from one dashboard

    Vendor-describedVerified Oct 17, 2026Added 5d ago
    Why this matched:
    • Content calendar, scheduling, analytics, an ads dashboard and an inbox, with a free plan.
    Price
    Free tier · from $25/mo
    API
    Documented
    Integrations
    8 documented
    Setup
    No code
  • Hootsuite

    Social media management for scheduling, inbox, analytics, listening and AI content help

    Vendor-describedVerified Oct 17, 2026Added 5d ago
    Why this matched:
    • Scheduling, a unified inbox, analytics and social listening for teams.
    Price
    from $99/mo
    API
    Documented
    Integrations
    5 documented
    Setup
    No code
  • Ocoya

    Social media scheduling with AI content creation, design studio and social inbox

    Vendor-describedVerified Oct 17, 2026Added 5d ago
    Why this matched:
    • Scheduling across 20+ platforms with AI content, a design studio and a social inbox.
    Price
    from $29/mo
    API
    Documented
    Integrations
    8 documented
    Setup
    No code
  • Predis.ai

    AI generator for social media posts, video ads and UGC-style ads with scheduling

    Vendor-describedVerified Oct 17, 2026Added 5d ago
    Why this matched:
    • Generates static, video and ad posts with captions and brand kits, then schedules them.
    Price
    from $19/mo
    API
    Documented
    Integrations
    7 documented
    Setup
    No code
  • ManyChat

    Chat automation for Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, TikTok and SMS: auto-replies, DM funnels and lead capture

    Vendor-describedVerified Oct 17, 2026Added 5d ago
    Why this matched:
    • Automates replies to comments and DMs and captures emails or phone numbers from them.
    Price
    Free tier · from $14/mo
    API
    Documented
    Integrations
    None documented
    Setup
    No code

Limitations

  • Network support and analytics depth vary by plan.
  • Automated DMs must follow Meta and other platform policies.