Scheduling Facebook Posts

I set a lot of things to happen automatically in my life: appointment reminders on my calendar, bill payments, donations, e-cards, and even this blog post (written on Thurs and scheduled to post on Friday). I almost always remember events are coming up, but in the busy-ness of life I sometimes forget the day when events actually happen! Of course, today's technology is an  enabler to my forgetfulness -- but -- it is also an aid.

So, where am I going with this? I get weekly Facebook reminders of upcoming birthdays. It is nice to have people remember your events on Facebook, so want to remember theirs, too. The problem is that my up-tick in travel leaves me with less certainty of having an internet connection. You just don't know for sure.

Last week I did some looking around and found a free service called Sendible (you know I'm all about free or cheap). Sendible can connect with social networks, blogs, and email accounts and send messages on a scheduled basis.

Once you have connected with one or more service, you can schedule a message:

Facebook messages can be sent as a wall post or as a private message.

I tried it this week for a couple of Happy Birthday notes and it worked like a charm. What tools make your life easier?

Smiles