Did you know there are a number of free and affordable Twitter tools and Twitter apps that make it easy for you to schedule specific times for your Twitter updates
to publish on your Twitter timeline? Scheduling Twitter updates is a
great way to keep your Twitter stream active, connect with more people,
and streamline activities so you can save time and be more productive.
Following are several popular Twitter scheduling tools that you can use
to keep your own Twitter timeline active even when you're not online.
1. TweetDeck
TweetDeck started out as a third-party Twitter app but is now owned by Twitter. It allows you to manage your Twitter activities, including scheduling tweets to publish in the future. TweetDeck offers desktop, online, and mobile versions, so you can easily use it from any device and at anytime.2. Hootsuite
Hootsuite is another Twitter management tool that also allows you to manage your Facebook and LinkedIn activities from a single dashboard. There are free and paid versions of Hootsuite with different features, but even the free version of Hootsuite enables you to schedule tweets.3. SocialOomph
SocialOomph provides a wide variety of features, including the ability to schedule tweets to publish in the future. This feature is available in the free version of SocialOomph. Paid versions of SocialOomph are on the high-end in terms of price for small bloggers, but if you just need a Twitter scheduling tool, it's worth checking out the free version.4. Timely
Timely is a bit unique in that it auto-schedules when your tweets will be published based on your recent Twitter activity, including your last 199 tweets. Using that information along with information related to how you engage with your Twitter followers, Timely determines the best time to publish your tweets. It's free to sign-up for Timely.5. CoTweet
CoTweet is very popular because it enables groups of people to manage Twitter accounts. This is particularly helpful to businesses or team blogs with multiple people who publish tweets on the company or blog's Twitter profile. With a free account, you can manage multiple Twitter accounts, including scheduling tweets. Paid versions offer even more options.6. Twaitter
Twaitter is a cool tool that boasts features for individuals and businesses, including scheduling tweets. It's free to use and with a useful Twitter calendar, statistics, groups, and the ability to publish updates to multiple Twitter accounts and multiple social network accounts such as Facebook and LinkedIn, Twaitter offers a lot more than the name implies. Twaitter is definitely worth checking out.7. MediaFunnel
MediaFunnel enables up to two people to manage up to two Twitter profiles through a single, free account. If you want to add additional users to co-manage your Twitter profile, you pay $1 per month per user. If you want to add additional Twitter profiles or social media accounts (such as Facebook profiles and pages), you can do so for $1 per account per month. Paid accounts also get access to statistics.8. Sprout Social
There are many paid social media management and monitoring tools, but Sprout Social is targeted to small business owners. That means it's one of the most affordable (as low as $9 per month) and it does provide the ability to schedule tweets and much more. If you're ready to take your Twitter efforts to the next level, then considering a paid tool like Social Sprout is a sensible next step.Read Also: Feed Your Blog to Twitter with Twitterfeed
Free, Affordable, and Easy-to-User Twitter Scheduling Tools
