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Mytek Pros Scheduled Social Media Posts -- Marketing Services in California

Scheduled Social Media Posts

Custom branded graphicsMeta API auto-publishingNo scheduling tool neededPer-post performance tracking

Consistency is the single biggest predictor of whether a small business's social media actually works, and it's also the thing almost every California business owner falls behind on. You post three times one week, go quiet for two weeks while things get busy at the shop or on the job site, then scramble to throw something up before a slow month. Meta's own guidance ties posting frequency and regularity to reach and follower growth, and both Instagram and Facebook's algorithms deprioritize accounts with erratic activity in favor of accounts that show up like clockwork. Scheduled Social Media Posts from Mytek Pros solves the execution problem directly: we design a custom branded graphic for every single post -- built to your logo, color palette, and fonts, not a generic template -- write a caption suited to the platform and the post's purpose, and publish it automatically to Facebook and Instagram through the official Meta Graph API on a schedule we set together at the start of the engagement (LinkedIn publishing is in development and will roll out as an add-on). There is no login-sharing with a third-party scheduling app, no Buffer or Later subscription for you to manage, and no gap in your feed because someone forgot to hit publish on a Friday. Every post is tracked individually -- reach, engagement, link clicks where applicable -- and rolled into a monthly report so you can see what's actually landing, not just that something went out. This is intentionally the narrower, more mechanical half of social media marketing: it does not include community management, ad spend, or strategy pivots (that's what our broader Social Media Marketing service covers). Think of it as the guaranteed floor under your social presence -- the part that has to work every week regardless of what else is going on -- and a service many clients buy standalone or stack on top of Content Creation or full Social Media Marketing once they're ready to grow the strategy layer.

What's Included

  • Custom-designed graphic for every post, matched to your logo, brand colors, and fonts
  • Platform-appropriate captions written for Facebook and Instagram (tone, length, hashtag use)
  • Direct publishing via the official Meta Graph API -- no third-party app login required
  • Fixed weekly posting schedule agreed at kickoff (e.g., Tues/Thurs/Sat)
  • Content calendar shared in advance for your review and approval
  • Per-post performance tracking (reach, engagement, clicks) via Meta Business Suite data
  • Monthly performance summary showing what's posting and how it's performing
  • Evergreen content bank (tips, testimonials, behind-the-scenes) to fill gaps between campaign-specific posts
  • LinkedIn publishing available as an add-on as that integration rolls out
Typical monthly investment
Starter (2-3 posts/week)$400-$700/mo
Growth (5+ posts/week)$800-$1,200/mo

Price scales with posting frequency and how much original design/photography each post requires -- a plan built on your existing photo library costs less than one requiring net-new graphics or product shots for every post.

Why Posting Consistency Outperforms Posting Volume

Meta's algorithm rewards accounts that give it a reliable, predictable signal to work with. An account that posts three times a week for six months straight will typically out-reach an account that posts fifteen times one month and zero the next two, even though the total post count is similar. That's because Instagram and Facebook use recent engagement velocity and account activity patterns to decide how far to distribute a post beyond your existing followers -- irregular accounts get treated more cautiously. For a California small business juggling a storefront, job sites, or client calls, the problem is rarely knowing this in theory; it's actually executing on a Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday cadence for 52 weeks in a row without missing a week during a busy season, an employee's vacation, or a slow month. That's the specific gap this service closes: the schedule doesn't depend on someone in your office remembering to log in and hit publish.

How the Branded Graphics Get Made

Before the first post goes out, we build a brand kit specific to your business -- your logo files, brand color hex codes, approved fonts, and any photography or product images you already have. Every subsequent graphic is designed against that kit, so a post in March looks like it came from the same business as a post in September. We use a template system underneath (so turnaround stays fast and affordable) but each graphic is customized to its specific message -- a promo post, a review highlight, a seasonal tip, a team spotlight -- rather than a single template with the text swapped out fifty-two times. If you have professional photos from a shoot, product images, or job-site photos, we incorporate those directly; if not, we source appropriate stock imagery or build text-forward graphic designs that still carry your brand identity.

The Publishing Mechanism: Meta Graph API, Not a Third-Party App

Most agencies and freelancers schedule your posts through a tool like Buffer, Later, or Hootsuite, which means you're paying for that tool's subscription on top of the service fee, and your account access is routed through a platform outside Meta's own ecosystem. We publish directly through the Meta Graph API, the same official interface Facebook and Instagram provide for businesses to manage their own Pages and professional accounts programmatically. Practically, that means no extra software subscription for you to track or cancel later, no middleman service that could go down or get acquired, and a direct connection between our account and your Facebook Page and Instagram professional account that you control and can revoke at any time. It also means we can pull real engagement data straight from the source rather than through a third-party's dashboard.

Setting the Schedule and Content Calendar

At kickoff, we agree on a fixed weekly cadence -- most Starter clients run two to three posts per week (commonly Tuesday, Thursday, and one weekend day), while Growth clients run five or more, often close to daily. We then build a rolling content calendar, typically 2-4 weeks out, mixing a few content types: promotional posts (offers, new services), educational or tip-based posts, social proof (reviews, testimonials, before/afters), and behind-the-scenes or team content. You get visibility into the calendar before it publishes and can flag anything that needs a swap -- a promotion that ended early, a photo you'd rather not use -- without derailing the rest of the schedule.

What Gets Tracked and Reported Each Month

Every post is tracked at the individual level: reach, impressions, engagement (likes, comments, shares, saves), and link clicks where a post includes one. We roll this into a monthly summary that shows posting consistency (did every scheduled post actually go out), which specific posts outperformed the account average, and any patterns worth adjusting -- for example, if job-site photos consistently outperform promotional graphics, we'll shift the content mix toward more of what's working. This is Meta's own first-party data, not a third-party estimate, so the numbers match what you'd see if you logged into Meta Business Suite yourself.

Standalone Service or Bundled Add-On

Scheduled Social Media Posts is built to work as a standalone purchase for a business that already has a marketing direction and just needs the weekly execution handled reliably, or as the delivery mechanism underneath our broader Social Media Marketing service, which adds strategy, community engagement (responding to comments and messages), and paid ad management on top. It also pairs naturally with our Content Creation service when a client wants a deeper library of photography, video clips, or written content to draw from beyond what a graphic-design template can produce alone. Many clients start here because it's the most concrete, easiest-to-evaluate piece: you can look at your Facebook and Instagram feed in 90 days and see, plainly, whether posts went out on schedule and whether they look professional.

Platform Coverage Today and What's Coming

Currently, scheduled publishing covers Facebook Pages and Instagram professional (Business or Creator) accounts through the Meta Graph API -- the two platforms where the large majority of California small businesses see the most relevant local engagement. LinkedIn publishing is in active development and will be offered as an add-on once available, which will matter most for B2B service businesses, contractors bidding commercial work, and professional services firms whose customers and referral partners are more active on LinkedIn than on Instagram. We'll notify existing clients directly when LinkedIn rolls out rather than requiring a new contract to add it.

What We Need From You to Get Started

Onboarding is deliberately light. We need admin access to your Facebook Page and a linked Instagram professional account (granted through Meta Business Suite, which you can revoke at any time), your logo files and any brand guidelines you have, and access to any existing photography you'd like featured. If you don't have a formal brand guide, we'll extract colors and fonts from your existing website or logo and confirm them with you before the first post goes out. Most accounts are fully onboarded and posting within 5-10 business days of signing.

Common Reasons This Replaces a DIY or In-House Effort

The most common pattern we see before a business signs up: someone on staff -- an office manager, the owner's spouse, a technician between jobs -- has been handling social media as an unpaid extra duty, and posting frequency directly tracks how busy that person's actual job gets. When things get busy (which is exactly when the business most needs visibility), social media is the first thing to slip. Handing off the mechanical parts -- design, caption writing, and the actual publishing -- means the business maintains a professional, consistent presence regardless of how the rest of the operation is running, without pulling anyone off billable or operational work to manage it.

  • No more "we haven't posted in three weeks" gaps during busy seasons
  • Frees up staff time currently spent designing graphics in Canva or PowerPoint
  • Removes reliance on one person remembering to log in and hit publish
  • Produces a more consistent brand look than ad hoc, mixed-template posts

Frequently Asked Questions

Starter plans covering 2-3 posts per week typically run $400-$700 per month, and Growth plans covering 5 or more posts per week run $800-$1,200 per month. Where a specific business lands in that range depends mainly on posting frequency and how much custom design or photography each post requires -- a plan drawing on an existing photo library costs less than one where every post needs a net-new graphic or product shot. Both tiers include graphic design, caption writing, direct Meta API publishing, and monthly performance reporting; there's no separate software subscription fee since we publish directly rather than through a third-party scheduling tool.
No. We publish directly through the official Meta Graph API using access granted through your Meta Business Suite, so there's no third-party scheduling subscription for you to pay for, manage, or eventually cancel. This also means your account access runs through Meta's own business tools rather than an outside platform, and you can revoke our access at any time without needing to also cancel a separate app subscription.
Facebook Pages and Instagram professional (Business or Creator) accounts, both published through the Meta Graph API. LinkedIn publishing is in development and will be available as an add-on once it launches -- we'll reach out to existing clients directly when that happens rather than requiring a new agreement. If LinkedIn is a priority for your business today (common for B2B service and contracting businesses), let us know and we'll flag your account for early access when it's ready.
Scheduled Social Media Posts is the execution layer: branded graphics, captions, and reliable publishing on a fixed schedule. Social Media Marketing is the broader strategic service built on top of that -- it adds community management (responding to comments and DMs), paid ad campaigns, audience targeting, and ongoing strategy adjustments based on performance. Many clients start with Scheduled Posts alone to establish a consistent baseline presence, then add full Social Media Marketing once they're ready to actively grow followers and run paid campaigns rather than just maintain a professional feed.
Our in-house design team builds every graphic against your brand kit -- logo, color codes, and fonts -- so posts stay visually consistent over months, not just within a single batch. We share the upcoming content calendar (typically 2-4 weeks out) before anything publishes, so you can flag a swap if a promotion changed or you'd rather not use a particular photo. Routine posts don't require a signoff on each individual graphic once the calendar is approved, which keeps the schedule reliable, but you always have visibility before anything goes live.
Even better -- send us your existing photography (job sites, product shots, team photos, event coverage) and we'll build graphics around it rather than starting from stock imagery, which usually lowers the design lift and can bring your monthly cost toward the lower end of the range. If your photo library is thin, we can pair this service with Content Creation, which is built specifically to generate a deeper library of photos, video clips, and written content for your team and your feed to draw from.
We build a rotating mix: promotional posts (current offers, new services or products), educational or tip content relevant to your industry, social proof (reviews, testimonials, completed jobs or before/afters), and behind-the-scenes or team content. The exact mix is set at kickoff based on your goals and adjusted over time using the performance data we track -- if job-site or before/after photos are consistently outperforming generic promotional graphics, for example, we'll shift more of the calendar in that direction.
Most accounts are fully onboarded and publishing within 5-10 business days. That covers gathering your brand assets (logo, colors, fonts, any existing photography), setting up Meta Business Suite access to your Facebook Page and linked Instagram account, agreeing on the weekly schedule, and building the first 2-4 weeks of the content calendar for your review before the first post goes live.
Yes. Nothing about this service locks you out of your own Facebook Page or Instagram account -- you retain full access and can post, comment, or respond to messages whenever you want. The scheduled posts run independently in the background as your reliable baseline; anything you post yourself is simply additional content on top of that cadence.
You keep everything. Since we publish through your own Facebook Page and Instagram professional account rather than a separate platform, every post we've published remains on your account permanently, and you can revoke our Meta Business Suite access at any time. We'll also provide the brand kit and any content calendar files on request, so a transition to another provider or an in-house team doesn't mean starting from zero.
You can, and some businesses do it well for a while. Where it typically breaks down is consistency over months, not the tools themselves -- Canva and Meta's native scheduler are both capable, but someone still has to design each graphic, write each caption, and keep the calendar filled every single week regardless of how busy the rest of the business gets. This service exists specifically to remove that dependency on one person's bandwidth, while also giving you branded design consistency and performance tracking that most DIY efforts eventually let slide.
We write every caption, tailored to the platform (Instagram captions tend to be shorter and hashtag-inclusive; Facebook captions run slightly longer and more conversational) and to the purpose of the post. You're welcome to provide specific details we should include -- a promotion's exact terms, a customer's name for a testimonial post, technical specifics about a service -- and we'll incorporate them, but you don't need to draft copy yourself.
Yes -- moving from Starter to Growth (or adjusting frequency within Growth) is a straightforward schedule and pricing adjustment, not a new onboarding process, since your brand kit and Meta access are already in place. It's common for a business to start at 2-3 posts per week to establish consistency and then increase frequency once they see engagement building or have a seasonal push (a promotion, a new service launch, a hiring campaign) that calls for more frequent posting.
The core service covers standard feed posts on Facebook and Instagram. Stories and Reels involve different production formats (short-form video editing, motion graphics) and are typically scoped as part of our broader Content Creation or Social Media Marketing services rather than the base Scheduled Posts package. Let us know if Stories or Reels are a priority and we can quote them alongside your scheduled feed posts.