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"I'm Burnt Out From Manual Posting" - How I Went From 15 Hours/Week to 2 Hours/Week
December 2023: I was manually posting to 3 communities, 5 times per week each.
15 posts per week.
Each post took 5-10 minutes (find post, copy, paste, format, publish).
Total: 75-150 minutes per week = 13-25 hours per month.
Just on posting. Not creating content. Not engaging. Just the mechanical act of copying and pasting.
Here's how I got that down to 2 hours per week:
😓 THE BREAKING POINT:
It was a Tuesday at 11:47 PM. I was in bed, phone in hand, frantically typing a post because I'd forgotten to post at 12 PM like I planned.
The post was garbage. It was rushed. It got 3 comments.
I thought: "There has to be a better way."
🔄 THE OLD (TERRIBLE) PROCESS:
Every day:
1. Remember I need to post (hopefully)
2. Open Skool on phone or laptop
3. Think "what should I post?" (5 minutes of staring)
4. Write post in Skool directly (no backup)
5. Format it (bold, bullets, line breaks)
6. Find an image on Canva (another 3 minutes)
7. Upload image
8. Preview
9. Publish
10. Repeat for next community
Total per post: 10-15 minutes
Total per day: 30-45 minutes (3 communities)
Total per week: 3.5-5.25 hours
Per month: 14-21 hours
This doesn't include creating the content. Just the posting.
✅ THE NEW (SANE) PROCESS:
Sunday, 2 hours:
1. Sit down with coffee
2. Write all 15 posts for the week in one doc (90 min)
3. Find/create images for all posts (20 min)
4. Schedule all 15 posts in StickyHive (10 min)
5. Done for the week
Monday-Friday:
• Zero posting time
• Community posts automatically
• I just engage with comments
Time saved: 12-19 hours per month
📊 THE NUMBERS:
Before:
• Manual posting: 15 hours/month
• Stress level: 8/10
• Consistency: 70% (missed posts when busy)
• Vacation mode: Community went dark
After:
• Automated posting: 2 hours/month
• Stress level: 2/10
• Consistency: 100% (never miss a post)
• Vacation mode: Posts keep going
Hours saved per year: 156 hours
Value (at $50/hr): $7,800
💰 WHAT I DO WITH SAVED TIME:
Instead of posting, I now:
• Actually engage with member comments (2x more engagement)
• Create better content (quality over rushing)
• Grow other parts of my business
• Sleep better (no midnight panic posts)
⚡ HOW YOU CAN DO THIS:
Step 1: Batch create content
• Pick one day/week
• Write all posts at once
• More focused = better quality
Step 2: Find images in batch
• Use Canva templates
• Create 10 images in 20 minutes
• Reuse brand-consistent templates
Step 3: Schedule everything
• StickyHive: $29/mo (cheaper than 1 hr of my time)
• 10 minutes to schedule a week
• Set optimal times automatically
ROI: Pays for itself in first hour saved.
🔗 FULL GUIDE:
Complete scheduling guide with 4 different methods:
💬 YOUR STORY:
How much time do YOU spend manually posting? Drop it in the comments. Let's see who needs this the most!
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