I am a planner. I love to pack for vacations a few weeks early. When I’m pregnant, the carseat is in the car and the bags are packed at the beginning of third tri. My blog calendar is scheduled at least a month in advance. And I schedule ALL my Instagram Posts.

Why I Love Scheduling Instagram Posts:

1. I can think of a meaningful, creative captions
2. I can batch work and get a LOT of Instagram posts done at once instead of staring at my phone for 30 minutes with a blank mind
3. I remember to actually post on Instagram when it’s all scheduled in advance
4. I can live in the moment with my family…instead of thinking of what I should be posting online
5. I can write when my brain wants to write
6. I can keep my feed cohesive and beautiful – which is important as a photographer. We want our best work to show.
7. etc etc etc…so many more reasons.

Notice how I post 1-2 times per day on each social media platform? Yeah, who’s got time for that? No one does! Unless you’re only doing it once a week or even better, once a month!!! I have been scheduling my social media posts for YEARS.

But….Scheduling just got a BILLION times better because Instagram FINALLY partnered with a bunch of programs to get the AUTO-POST feature. That means: You write, you add the picture, you schedule and then you can sign off ✌ for a month and it will post all your scheduled content to Instagram. You won’t be penalized for using auto-post because it’s a legit partnership with Instagram.

HALLELUJAH!

I can go on a vacation for a week AND not skip a beat with my marketing plan without even touching my phone.

There are a LOT of scheduling programs out there, but I prefer PLANOLY. Why? It connects my left brain and my right brain in the most perfect way.

1. I can visually see the 9 square grid. I can see in advance what looks good next to what, and how it looks all together when I’m scrolling.
2. I can save my favorite pictures from each session to the unscheduled section of Planoly creating a huge database of pictures to use when I’m ready to write my posts.
3. I can use placeholders to plan my feed around pictures I haven’t taken yet.
4. I can draft captions without pictures and pictures without captions.
5. I can view my analytics, search for hashtags and see my stats.
6. I LOVE the calendar view where I can see which days I have posts scheduled and which days I need them.
7. I can schedule STORIES!
8. Again, etc etc etc. SO MANY REASONS.

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Kylee Maughan

Kylee is the owner and founder of Kylee Ann Studios, where she’s spent more than 15 years building a photography business rooted in creativity, connection, and serving her clients well. She’s a mom, business owner, and photographer who loves making people feel comfortable and capturing the real moments that make their stories unique.

She specializes in commercial and brand photography, family photography, weddings, and more throughout Cache Valley and Northern Utah.

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