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Here, I'll go over some helpful features that you might not learn about when you first hear of Buffer. There are options for free and paid users—something for everyone.

11 helpful Buffer features for better social media management

It doesn't matter if it's your company blog, personal blog, a popular news site or some special, private RSS feed. With this Zap you will have all new RSS items automatically sent to Buffer!

RSS (really simple syndication) is pretty much the industry standard for feed readers. You'll find RSS feeds in almost every app imaginable.

RSS by Zapier

Triggers when there is a new item in any of the feeds being watched.

New Items in Multiple Feeds

Triggers when a new RSS feed item is published.

New Item in Feed

Create Item in Feed

Manage your social media marketing together with Buffer's tools to schedule posts, analyze performance, and publish to a half-dozen social networks from one app.

New Channel

Triggers when a new item has been sent for approval. (Requires Team Plan)

New Contribution Item

Triggers when a new draft has been added.

New Draft Item

New Idea Item

Triggers when a new update has been added to the queue.

New Queue Item

Triggers when a new update has been sent.

New Sent Item

New Tag

Triggers when a tag is assigned to an idea.

Tag Assigned to an Idea

Triggers when a tag is assigned to post or draft.

Tag Assigned to a Post or Draft

Create Idea

Pause Queue

Add an item to your queue or send an update immediately to any of your Buffer channels.

Add to Queue

Buffer new items in an RSS feed

Buffer is a great way to distribute your content, but you may need to hang onto all of that work you've done for an archive or even reporting purposes. Connect your Buffer account to a Google spreadsheet via Zapier, and never worry about keeping a log of your activity.

Create, edit, and share spreadsheets wherever you are with Google Sheets, and get automated insights from your data.

Google Sheets

Triggers when a new row is added to the bottom of a Google Team Drive spreadsheet.

New Spreadsheet Row (Team Drive)

Triggers when a new row is added to the bottom of a spreadsheet.

New Spreadsheet Row

Triggers when a new spreadsheet is created.

New Spreadsheet

Triggers when a new row is added or modified in a spreadsheet - works best with Team Drives.

New or Updated Spreadsheet Row (Team Drive)

Triggers when a new row is added or modified in a spreadsheet.

New or Updated Spreadsheet Row

Triggers when a worksheet is created in a spreadsheet.

New Worksheet

Find up to 500 rows based on a column and value as line items.

Lookup Spreadsheet Rows (Advanced)

Find Worksheet

Return up to 500 rows as a single JSON value or as line items.

Get Many Spreadsheet Rows (Advanced)

Find a specific spreadsheet row based on a column and value. If found, it returns the entire row. Optionally, create a new row if no match is found.

Lookup Spreadsheet Row

Finds or creates a specific find worksheet.

Find or Create Worksheet

Find or Create Row

Create a new column in a specific spreadsheet.

Create Spreadsheet Column

Create a new row in a specific spreadsheet.

Create Spreadsheet Row

Create one or more new rows in a specific spreadsheet (with line item support).

Create Multiple Spreadsheet Rows

Creates a new worksheet by copying an existing worksheet.

Copy Worksheet

Creates a new spreadsheet. Choose from a blank spreadsheet, a copy of an existing one, or one with headers.

Create Spreadsheet

Creates a new worksheet in a Google Sheet.

Create Worksheet

Clears the contents of the selected row(s) while keeping the row(s) intact in the spreadsheet.

Clear Spreadsheet Row(s)

Deletes the selected row(s) from the spreadsheet. This action removes the row(s) and all associated data.

Delete Spreadsheet Row(s)

Format Spreadsheet Row

Update Spreadsheet Row

Update one or more rows in a specific spreadsheet (with line item support).

Update Spreadsheet Row(s)

Custom Actions (Beta)

This is an advanced action which makes a raw HTTP request that includes this integration's authentication.

API Request (Beta)

Create a Spreadsheet Archive from Buffer Items

Sometimes you'll want to share specific info to your audiences through your social platforms. Zapier helps you do this effortlessly by automatically adding scheduled posts to Buffer when there are new records in a specified view in Airtable. Your social audiences will have timely updates with less effort on your part.

Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone. Airtable is a fast and flexible way to create tables to keep track of anything, from sales leads to vacation planning to inventory management.

Airtable

Triggers when a new record is created or new or existing records when first added to a selected view.

New Record

Triggers when a record is created or updated.

New or Updated Record

Find Many Records (Advanced)

Find Record

Find or Create Record(s) (With Line Item Support)

Find or Create Record

Creates a new record with auto-populating fields.

Create Record

Create up to 10 new records (supports line items).

Create Records (Advanced)

Find and update an existing record, or create a new one.

Create or Update Record

Delete Record

Update Record

Add Buffer posts to schedule for new records in a view in Airtable

When you create new bitlinks, you'll want to keep track of them on your spreadsheet. This integration helps by automatically creating a row on a Google Sheet when there is a new bitlink created in Bitly. It's never been easier to organize your links.

Bitly is a link management and shortener platform.

Bitly

Triggers when a new campaign is created in your Bitly account (This trigger is only available for Bitly Enterprise users).

New Campaign

New Bitlink

Triggers when a new referring URL appears in your link's click history.

New Referring URL

Triggers when a new referring domain appears in your link's click history.

New Referring Domain

Finds an existing Bitlink in your account.

Find Bitlink

Find or Create Bitlink

Adds a Bitlink to an existing campaign (This action is only available for Bitly enterprise users).

Add Bitlink to Campaign

Creates a campaign in your Bitly account (This action is only available for Bitly enterprise users).

Create Campaign

Saves a Bitlink to your user history in Bitly. Returns a shortened URL.

Create Bitlink

Create Google Sheet rows for new bitlinks in Bitly

Effortlessly track your Bitly short links' performance with this time-saving workflow. Whenever you create a new Bitlink, this integration sends corresponding data to your Google Analytics account to create a measurement. Stay informed about your link engagement without having to manually input the data, streamlining your analytics process while maintaining accuracy.

Google Analytics is an industry standard freemium web and mobile analytics package.

Google Analytics

New Goals

Search Goal

Send a measurement of an event to Google Analytics.

Create a Measurement

Runs a report and returns the analytics data.

Run Report

Update Goal

Create Google Analytics measurements for new Bitly bitlinks

Easily track the creation of new Bitlinks in Bitly with this seamless workflow. When a new Bitlink is generated, this automation increases a counter in your Databox app, so you can keep a close eye on the performance of your links. Save time and stay updated on your link analytics with this simple integration.

Databox is a business analytics platform built to help you understand what's going on with your business and keep KPIs from cloud services, spreadsheets, databases in one place.

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