Flowbox supports Facebook post creation, customization and publishing. This article covers all of the Flowbox features available for creating and publishing Facebook posts.
For Facebook, Flowbox enables you to create Photo/Video posts, Carousel posts and Status updates.
How to create a Photo/Video post
1. Log into Flowbox and go to 'Publish' in the main menu.
2. In the left-hand menu, click on 'Schedule' or 'Content'.
3. Click on the blue 'Create Post' button.
4. In the modal box, choose which Facebook page that you'd like to publish your post. NOTE: you can only select one page.
5. Select the post type 'Photo/Video' and click on the blue 'Next' button in the lower right-hand corner.
6. Tab: 'Content'
Start by clicking on 'Add media' to select what content from the Library that you would like to publish. The media object type could either be an image, or a video, or both types. You can select more than one object (carousel).
Continue by adding your preferred caption to the 'Caption' textbox and notes to 'Notes'.
When you're done, click on the blue 'Next' button.
7. Tab: 'Targeting'
Choose the target group of the post in Facebook News Feed by selecting minimum age, maximum age, and gender in the three dropdown menus.
Select the location of the post's target group by searching for a location in the search field 'Locations'.
Select the language of the post's target group by searching for a language in the search field 'Languages'.
When you're done, click on the blue 'Next' button.
8. Tab: 'Schedule'
Select publish date and time in the date- and time picker.
Select the timezone.
When you're done, click on the blue 'Next' button.
9. Tab: 'Approval'
If you want the post approved by a colleague, switch the 'Send for Approval' toggle on.
10. Tab: 'Prepare'
Add products to the post by searching/scrolling in the field 'Products'.
Add tags to the post by searching or create a tag in the field 'Tags'.
When you're done, click on the blue 'Save' button.
By preparing your posts at this stage, you will save time later as products and tags will automatically be added when the post is later collected by any of your own sources in Flowbox. NOTE: This can take 5-10 minutes after a post has been published to Facebook.
11. Your post is now scheduled and will be published at the time you selected.
How to create a Carousel
1. Repeat steps 1-4 above.
2. Select the post type 'Carousel' and click on the blue 'Next' button in the lower right-hand corner.
3. Tab: 'Content'
Start by clicking on 'Add media' to select what content from the Library you would like to publish. The media object type could either be an image, or a video, or both types. You can select more than one object in a carousel.
Continue by adding your preferred caption to the textbox 'Caption', title to 'Title', destination website to 'Destination website', and notes to 'Notes'.
When you're done, click on the blue 'Next' button.
4. Tab: 'Targeting'
Choose the target group of the post in Facebook News Feed by selecting minimum age, maximum age, and gender in the three dropdown menus.
Select the location of the post's target group by searching for a location in the search field 'Locations'.
Select the language of the post's target group by searching for a language in the search field 'Languages'.
When you're done, click on the blue 'Next' button.
5. Tab: 'Schedule'
Select publish date and time in the date and time picker.
Select which timezone.
When you're done, click on the blue 'Next' button.
6. Tab: 'Approval'
If you want the post approved by a colleague, switch the 'Send for Approval' toggle on.
7. Tab: 'Prepare'
Add products to the post by searching/scrolling in the field 'Products'.
Add tags to the post by searching or create a tag in the field 'Tags'.
When you're done, click on the blue 'Schedule' button.
Products and tags will automatically be added when the post is later collected by any of your sources in Flowbox. This can take 5-10 minutes after a post has been published to Facebook.
8. Your post is now scheduled and will be published at the time you selected.
How to create a Status Update
1. Repeat steps 1-4 above.
2. Select the post type 'Status' and click the blue button 'Next' in the lower right-hand corner.
3. Tab: 'Content'
Start by adding your preferred caption to the textbox 'Caption', destination website to 'Destination website', and notes to 'Notes'.
When you're done, click on the blue 'Next' button.
4. Tab: 'Targeting'
Choose the target group of the post in Facebook News Feed by selecting minimum age, maximum age, and gender in the three dropdown menus.
Select the location of the post's target group by searching for a location in the search field 'Locations'.
Select the language of the post's target group by searching for a language in the search field 'Languages'.
When you're done, click on the blue 'Next' button.
5. Tab: 'Schedule'
Select publish date and time in the date- and time picker.
Select which timezone.
When you're done, click on the blue 'Next' button.
6. Tab: 'Approval'
If you want the post approved by a colleague, switch the 'Send for Approval' toggle on.
7. Tab: 'Prepare'
Add products to the post by searching/scrolling in the field 'Products'.
Add tags to the post by searching or create a tag in the field 'Tags'.
When you're done, click on the blue 'Schedule' button.
Products and tags will automatically be added when the post is later collected by any of your sources in Flowbox. This can take 5-10 minutes after a post has been published to Facebook.
8. Your post is now scheduled and will be published at the time you selected.