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title: "Setting posting goals on the Buffer mobile app"
description: "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 from anywhere, thanks to our mobile app!"
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# Setting posting goals on the Buffer mobile app

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 from anywhere, thanks to our mobile app!

Looking for the web browser version of [Setting posting goals in Buffer](https://support.buffer.com/en-us/articles/setting-posting-goals-in-buffer-Kcie9zPCy9)?

## Setting posting goals

Once you connect a channel, you can set up a posting goal with a few quick steps.

1. Tap ***Publish*** at the bottom of the app.
2. Tap the channel name.
3. Tap ***Goal.***

![Buffer mobile app - Posting goal](https://support.buffer.com/api/attachments.redirect?id=feada1aa-cd87-4127-86f8-fa3edd3a547d " =377x818")

4. In the pop-up that appears, choose a posting frequency that aligns with your goals (1x, 3x, 5x per week, or tap ***Choose your goal*** to choose a custom goal) and tap the check mark to complete the process. (If you change your mind and want to adjust your posting goal in the future, you can take these same steps to adjust your posting goal!)

![Buffer mobile app - posting goal options](https://support.buffer.com/api/attachments.redirect?id=be9807aa-c0cf-4f44-a846-1d48702291a0 " =354x767")

## Tracking your posting goal progress

Once you've set a posting goal, you can view it any time by tapping the channel from the **Publish** tab and then tapping the channel in the Channels menu.

If you've published posts any posts during the week, you'll see the progress indicator around the "Goal" icon. For example, if my posting goal for Facebook is 2x per week, after I publish my first post of the week, I'll see a green progress outline halfway around the goal icon:

![Buffer mobile app - progress showing a posting goal is halfway complete](https://support.buffer.com/api/attachments.redirect?id=4221eb72-edbf-4c10-a423-d7c8ecbc84df " =424x467")