How to Manually Implement Approval Workflows with Buffer’s Free Plan

Quick summary

Buffer's free plan supports a manual approval workflow where team members save posts as drafts for an editor to review before publishing. This process lets content creators submit posts for approval without needing a paid plan, using Buffer's built-in draft and queue system.

Steps

1. Inside Buffer's Publish tab, click the 'New' button at the top-right corner.
2. Select 'Post' from the list of options.
3. Choose the channel where you want to publish the post.
4. Tap the text field and type your caption.
5. Click the 'Upload' tab and select the media file you want to attach.
6. Navigate to the right-hand corner and review the post, making any desired changes.
7. Click 'Save as Draft' to submit the post for approval.
8. The post is stored under the Draft section until an editor approves it, then publishes it via 'Add to Queue' or 'Publish Now'.