The same steps over and over again: Collecting content, writing texts, inserting links, planning posts, publishing everything manually. Sounds like everyday life? Then it's time to rethink.
With DotSimple and Zapier, Make.com or other automation tools, you can automate social media almost completely - without any programming knowledge.
Whether RSS feeds, Google Sheets, Discord, CRMs or WordPress: With the open API from DotSimple you can build countless workflows that save you an enormous amount of time.
In this blog post, I'll show you the best use cases for automatically publishing, preparing or planning content with just a few clicks. Ideal for companies, agencies and creators.
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π° Automatically post RSS feeds with Zapier or Make
If you regularly publish blog articles or share content from external sources, you can connect the RSS feed directly to DotSimple. New articles will then automatically land in your posting queue or be published immediately if you wish.
- RSS feed β DotSimple Queue (planned post)
- RSS feed β DotSimple Draft (prepare for release)
- RSS feed β Post directly (e.g. with limit: maximum 1 post every 4 hours)
- Merge multiple feeds and distribute evenly to channels
Ideal for: News portals, blogs, magazines, agencies with many clients
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π¬ Discord, Slack & Teams: chat messages as social media posts
Is your team discussing new products, events or customer feedback on Discord or Slack? Why not turn it directly into content?
With an automated workflow, you can save messages in certain channels in DotSimple as a draft or send them directly to the queue.
- Discord or Slack message β DotSimple Draft
- Microsoft Teams message β scheduled post in DotSimple
- Published DotSimple post β automatically share as channel message
Ideal for: Marketing teams, community management, internal communication
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π Automatically post to social media from Google Sheets
Many people already work with editorial plans in Google Sheets. So why not post directly from it? New lines can be automatically transferred to DotSimple and published.
π‘ Tip: In combination with AI tools such as GPT-4, you can automatically generate content, for example three posts per week on specific topics - completely automatically.
- New line β DotSimple Queue or Draft
- Google Sheet + AI β automatically filled social media post
- Weekday logic + time control directly in the sheet
Ideal for: larger teams, agencies, data-based content marketing
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π Notion, Trello & Asana: To-dos become postings
As soon as a task is given a specific label, for example "Social Media", you can automatically create a new draft in DotSimple. Conversely, published posts can be stored in Trello or Asana for follow-up processes.
- Trello card with "Social" label β DotSimple Draft
- Notion entry with status "released" β Post scheduled post
- Published post β Asana task for reporting or feedback
Ideal for: Marketing projects, collaborative work, approval processes
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βοΈ Share new content immediately: WordPress, emails & more
Do you publish blog articles, press releases or regularly receive emails with content? Then you can connect DotSimple so that this content is automatically posted or saved as a draft.
- WordPress post β automatically share on social media
- Email with subject "Social" β DotSimple Draft
- Medium, Wix or Ghost β DotSimple Queue
Ideal for: Online publishers, law firms, organizations with a news character
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π€ Transform CRM data into social media
If you work with tools such as HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive or Zoho CRM you can set specific triggers. For example: When a lead is completed, DotSimple automatically creates a prepared post.
- Deal "Won" β DotSimple Draft with project template
- Customer with "VIP" label β personalized postal proposal
- New lead β Reminder for use case contribution
Ideal for: Sales teams, agencies, business development
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β¨ Conclusion: Automate what slows you down - with DotSimple and the power of APIs
With the DotSimple API and tools like Zapier or Make, you can completely rethink your everyday social media life. Less copy-paste, less chaos, more time for content, strategy and real interaction.
And the best part: You don't need any technical training, just an idea and a tool that works for you.