In your Business Control Panel Dashboard, click in the Newsfeed field in the top left area of your screen to place your cursor. A wide posting field will open up.
Type your message in the field (see the What to Post on the News Feed article for great advice)
Enhance Your Post
To include a photo in your post (recommended), select the Photos button to the right of the Newsfeed field
o Your gallery of past photos will open. You can select a photo from your gallery by clicking on it, or upload a new photo to the gallery before selecting
o To upload a new photo, click the Upload an Image button above the gallery and browse for and select the file on your computer by double-clicking. Once it’s uploaded, you can select it to add to your post by clicking on it
To include a Marketplace Item photo and link in your post, select the Marketplace Item button to the right of the Newsfeed field
To include a link to your Coupon, Gift Certificate, or downloadable File in your post, or add a video player from your video gallery, select the corresponding button to the right of the Newsfeed field
Syndicate Your Post
To syndicate your post to Facebook and/or Twitter, click to highlight the corresponding icon below the Newsfeed field before you press Post Now or Post Later
Send Your Post
When your News Post is ready, choose Post Now or Post Later below the Newsfeed field at right.
Post Now will send your post right away for upgraded profiles, or to our approvals system for free profiles
Post Later opens a calendar. Browse the calendar to select the date and scroll to choose the time you’d like your post to go out, and then select Continue to finish and return to the Dashboard
You will see a check mark briefly on screen to confirm you’ve completed the post
Managing Your Scheduled Posts
You can see upcoming scheduled posts by clicking the Scheduled Posts button under the Newsfeed field on your Dashboard.
Click the circular arrows icon to repost: The post will automatically appear in the Newsfeed field and you can select Post Now or Post Later to add a new scheduled time
Click the trashcan icon followed by OK in the confirmation popup window to delete the post.
To edit a scheduled post before it goes out, first highlight the message and copy to your clipboard (CTRL-C on PC, CMD-C on Mac) for pasting (CTRL-V on PC, CMD-V on Mac) into a new post for editing. Then select Post Later and schedule a new time. Now locate the old version of the post from the scheduler and click the trashcan icon, followed by the Ok button in the confirmation popup window, to remove it.
Managing Your Recent Posts
You can see past posts you’ve made by clicking the Recent Posts button under the Newsfeed field on your Dashboard.
Click the circular arrows icon to repost: The post will automatically appear in the Newsfeed field and you can select Post Now or Post Later to add a new scheduled time
Click the push-pin icon to pin the post to the top of your news feed in your Business Profile. The post will appear first even after you make new posts, with a push-pin icon in the top right corner. It will no longer appear in its chronological position in the history
Click the trashcan icon, followed by the Ok button in the popup confirmation window, to delete the post.
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