![]() ![]() HootSuite supposedly has autocomplete, but it has to learn the twitter names – it doesn’t just grab them automatically. I can usually remember enough of someone’s username to type in the first few letters, but after that I need help. HootSuite doesn’t give me that help, at least not at first. The good news is, replying to someone’s tweet puts their twitter name in the HootSuite memory – you don’t have to actually type a name in yourself for it to get in there. I go through the Bit.ly shortener to get my custom links, and HootSuite doesn’t use Bit.ly. Their official reason is that Bit.ly is a competitor, but this doesn’t make any sense: I’ll switch to a HootSuite competitor if I can find a good one that also uses Bit.ly. HootSuite does have a way for you to use your custom URL through them, but it costs $50 a month. That’s right, $600 a year to do something that was free on TweetDeck. Until I find another solution, I’ll be pasting my links in from Bit.ly.Įven if you aren’t vain enough to have a custom URL shortener, you may still want to use Bit.ly. ![]() Seriously HootSuite, you’re shooting yourself in the foot with this one. Unless I’m missing it (and trust me, I’ve looked!), there’s no way to clear out a column when you’ve read it. This makes it much harder to see at a glance if you have something new in a column. The free version of HootSuite is probably fine for most casual users, with one exception: you can only add five social media accounts. I already have twitter, a Facebook page, and my Facebook account on there. I would love to add columns for four or five more profiles, but I can’t decide which ones, and I’m near my limit. I don’t mind paying at all for apps that I love, but the cost has to be reasonable. The pro version of HootSuite has support for unlimited profiles, but it costs $8.99 a month. That’s just too much for the small amount of functionality I would gain. I would pay a dollar or two a month, no more. ![]() I think a great alternative to the pro account would be some kind of lower-cost account for non-business users who just want more features. We’re not the kind of people who would choose the lower-cost option over the higher one – the high-cost option is simply not an option. ![]()
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