Setting posting goals in Buffer

Setting a posting goal for your social media content is a smart strategy to ensure you're consistent, intentional, and effective in reaching your audience. With Buffer, you can set a goal for yourself and quickly track your progress, all from your Publish dashboard!

In this article:

1. Setting a posting goal
2. Tracking your posting goal progress
3. FAQ

Setting a posting goal

1. From the Publish dashboard, select a channel on the left side of Buffer where you'd like to set a posting goal.
2. Click + Set a posting goal under the channel name:

3. In the pop-up that appears, choose a posting frequency that aligns with your goals and select Commit to Posting Goal to save your goal.

   

4. Repeat the process for any other channels you'd like.

Tracking your posting goal progress

Once you've selected your goal, you'll see it underneath your channel name so you can easily track your progress. As you post throughout the week, you'll notice the tracker change to reflect the number of posts you've published.

FAQ

When does the posting goal reset?

We track the posting goal on a weekly basis, so the tracker will reset to 0 on the first day of the week according to your day of the week preferences.