Switching guide

Moving platforms shouldn't feel like moving house.

Bring your existing content and take it one step at a time. Fishe helps you prepare your next post, with your approval before anything goes live.

Coming from…

Moving on from Buffer? Same.

Buffer's free plan is basically a timed demo. The moment you need analytics, team access, or more than 3 channels, the price jumps faster than your engagement rate. Good tool. Just not built for people who actually want to grow.

What Buffer is good at

  • →Simple queue-based scheduling
  • →Clean publish UI
  • →Link-in-bio page (Start Page)

What you get instead

  • ✓AI content plan built around your niche — not just a posting queue
  • ✓Video analysis so you know why your Reels aren't performing
  • ✓Sales CRM + campaign tracking (not just social — the whole funnel)
  • ✓A calm AI Producer for on-demand strategy, not just captions
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Import tip for Buffer users

Buffer lets you export your posting history as CSV from Analytics → Export. Use this to track what worked, then upload your assets into HeySocialFish's asset library.

⏱Typical migration time: ~20 minutes

The process

Six steps to switched

Keep your existing setup while you get comfortable. You can work through these steps at your own pace.

🐟01

Sign up

One Membership, £9.99/mo (£1 for your first month) — full access to everything, enter card or Direct Debit, and you're in. Cancel any time from Settings → Billing.

🔗02

Connect your social accounts

Go to Connect → add your platforms. LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, Facebook — all supported. Takes about 2 minutes per platform.

🗺️03

Run the content plan generator

Share your goal, work and anything you already have. Your Producer starts a useful plan without making you configure marketing software.

📥04

Import your assets and top posts

Upload your existing media to the Asset Library. Pull your best-performing captions from your old platform and adapt them in the Post Composer — one click to generate platform-specific variants.

📅05

Set your posting schedule

Open the Calendar → Schedule panel. Pick your posting days, frequency, and preferred times. Ghost slots appear on your calendar so you can see exactly where content needs to go.

✅06

You're done. No really.

Your content routine is live, your schedule is set, and your Producer is ready whenever you need the next useful action.

CSV import format

Bulk-import your content calendar

Already have posts planned in a spreadsheet? Import them directly. Use the column format below — you can leave image_url blank if you're importing text-only posts.

📥 Download CSV template
platformbodyscheduled_atimage_url
linkedin5 things we learned…2026-04-01T09:00
instagramBehind the scenes…2026-04-02T12:00https://…
tiktokPOV: you switched…2026-04-03T18:00https://…

Questions

Things people ask before switching

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