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How Do I Post a Video Manually?

Posting a video yourself, choosing where it goes, out-of-stock options, and checking that it posted

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Written by Gerard

You can post any synced video yourself, anytime. Manual posting is also the only way to post to YouTube, since Auto Posting covers Facebook and Instagram only.

How do I post a video manually?

  1. Go to the Home tab.

  2. Check the box next to the video.

  3. Click Post in the bar that appears at the bottom of the page.

  4. Under Post To, select Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, or any combination.

  5. If you see Instagram as, choose Normal Reel or Trial Reel.

  6. Under If the Amazon Product Is Out of Stock, choose Use another listing or Ask me first.

  7. If you want these choices used next time, tick Save as my default.

  8. Click Post 1 video.

If you've saved your defaults, you'll see a short summary instead of steps 4 to 7. Click Post 1 video to post with your defaults, or click Change for this post to choose different options.

What happens if the Amazon product is out of stock?

We check Amazon stock when you post, and in-stock posts go out right away. If the product is out of stock, your choice decides what happens.

  • Use another listing posts the video with an in-stock listing of the exact same product. If there isn't one, we ask you what to do.

  • Ask me first holds the post and lets you choose what to do.

If a post is held, check the video on your Home tab to choose what to do.

What's Instagram as?

If your Instagram account is eligible for Trial Reels and you've turned Trial Reels on in Post Settings, you can choose whether to post the video as a Normal Reel or a Trial Reel. Here's how Trial Reels work.

What does Save as my default do?

It saves your platforms, your Instagram as choice and your out-of-stock choice. The next time you click Post, you'll see a summary of your defaults instead of all the options. Click Post 1 video to post with them, or click Change for this post to pick different options.

Changes you make with Change for this post only apply to that post. If you change something, an Update my default checkbox appears. Tick it if you want your new choices saved as your defaults too.

How do I know it posted?

The video's status changes to Processing (yellow) while it uploads, then Posted (green) once it's live.

Can I post more than one video at a time?

You can post one video at a time, and up to two videos can be processing at once.

Do manual posts count toward my daily limit?

On Random Times, manual posts count toward that day's posting limit for each platform. You can keep posting manually after you've reached the limit.

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