Your First 15 Minutes on ZorgSocial

This guide walks you through the five essential steps to get productive fast. If you follow these in order, you will have your first social post scheduled within 15 minutes of signing up.

Step 1: Connect a Social Account (3 minutes)

1. From the Dashboard, find the Linked Accounts section.
2. Click Manage Personal Accounts.
3. In the panel that opens, click the tile for the platform you want to connect (Facebook via Meta Business Suite, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, etc.).
4. Authorize ZorgSocial through the platform's login popup.
5. Your account appears in the connected list — you are ready to post to it.

See Connect Your First Social Accounts for per-platform instructions.

Step 2: Set Up Your Brand (4 minutes)

1. Click Brand Manager in the sidebar, then select Brand Dashboard.
2. Click Create New Brand Kit and give it a name.
3. Add at least one logo and one brand color.
4. Write a short Brand Description and select your Tone.
5. Click Save.

See Set Up Your First Brand for detailed steps.

Step 3: Generate Your First Post (4 minutes)

1. Click Quick Posts in the sidebar and select AI-Assisted Post.
2. Select your Brand Kit and choose a Platform (Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, TikTok, etc.).
3. Choose the Media Type — Image or Video.
4. Enter your topic or goal in the Special Instructions field (e.g., "Announce our summer sale with a friendly tone").
5. Optionally paste a web URL to pull context from a webpage.
6. Click Generate and wait for the AI to produce your caption and media.
7. Review and edit the generated caption in the editor step.
8. Click Save Post when satisfied.

Step 4: Schedule from the Calendar (2 minutes)

1. Open the Master Calendar from the sidebar.
2. Find the saved post in the Unscheduled panel on the right.
3. Drag it onto the date and time you want it to go live.
4. The post is now scheduled — it will publish automatically at that time.

Alternatively, set the date and time directly inside the post editor before saving.

Step 5: Review Your Dashboard (2 minutes)

1. Click the home icon (Dashboard) in the sidebar.
2. Check:
   • Linked Accounts — verify all connected social accounts are active.
   • Upcoming scheduled posts — confirm your post appears in the queue.

That is it. Your first ZorgSocial post is scheduled and ready to go.

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Note: If you run into any issues during setup, contact support from the help icon in the app.