<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
  xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
  xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
  <channel>
    <title>Ignis: notes on running social media</title>
    <link>https://ignisapp.co/blog</link>
    <description>How to keep clients apart, reply before the window shuts, post in the right time zone and let the dull work run itself.</description>
    <language>en-GB</language>
    <copyright>Copyright 2026 Novamind Technologies FZE</copyright>
    <lastBuildDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</lastBuildDate>
    <atom:link href="https://ignisapp.co/blog/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/>
    <image>
      <url>https://ignisapp.co/logo.png</url>
      <title>Ignis</title>
      <link>https://ignisapp.co/blog</link>
    </image>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Build your Ramadan 2027 social media calendar now]]></title>
      <link>https://ignisapp.co/blog/ramadan-2027-social-media-calendar</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://ignisapp.co/blog/ramadan-2027-social-media-calendar</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Plan Ramadan 2027 now: expected dates for Ramadan, Eid Al Fitr, Eid Al Adha and Eid Al Etihad, plus evening posting hours and an approvals checklist.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Planning</category>
      <category>Ramadan 2027 social media calendar</category>
      <category>Ramadan 2027 dates UAE</category>
      <category>Ramadan 2027 content calendar Gulf</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Free social media scheduler plans compared]]></title>
      <link>https://ignisapp.co/blog/free-social-media-scheduler-plans-compared</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://ignisapp.co/blog/free-social-media-scheduler-plans-compared</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Buffer, Metricool, Later, Hootsuite, Publer and Ignis free plans compared by channels, posts, seats, inbox access and analytics window, checked 4 Sept 2026.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Choosing tools</category>
      <category>free social media scheduler plans compared</category>
      <category>free social media scheduling tool 2026 limits</category>
      <category>buffer free plan limits</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[UAE advertiser permit for content creators 2026]]></title>
      <link>https://ignisapp.co/blog/uae-advertiser-permit-content-creators</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://ignisapp.co/blog/uae-advertiser-permit-content-creators</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A practical checklist on who needs the UAE advertiser permit for content creators in 2026, who is exempt, and what creators and agencies must keep on record.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Licensing</category>
      <category>UAE advertiser permit for content creators 2026</category>
      <category>UAE influencer licence 2026</category>
      <category>advertiser permit UAE Media Council</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[A manychat alternative that isn't just DMs]]></title>
      <link>https://ignisapp.co/blog/manychat-alternative-2026</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://ignisapp.co/blog/manychat-alternative-2026</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Manychat's 2026 free plan caps at 25 contacts, so here is a manychat alternative that adds scheduling and one inbox, with honest limits on automations.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Choosing tools</category>
      <category>manychat alternative</category>
      <category>manychat alternative cheaper</category>
      <category>manychat free plan 25 contacts alternative</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Instagram hashtag limit 2026: now five tags]]></title>
      <link>https://ignisapp.co/blog/instagram-hashtag-limit-2026</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://ignisapp.co/blog/instagram-hashtag-limit-2026</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Instagram cut its hashtag limit to five per post or reel from 18 December 2025. Here is what it does to templates, comments and scheduled posts.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Publishing</category>
      <category>Instagram hashtag limit 2026</category>
      <category>instagram 5 hashtag limit</category>
      <category>how many hashtags can you use on instagram 2026</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Buffer, Later, Hootsuite and Metricool priced in dirhams]]></title>
      <link>https://ignisapp.co/blog/buffer-later-hootsuite-metricool-priced-in-dirhams</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://ignisapp.co/blog/buffer-later-hootsuite-metricool-priced-in-dirhams</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Buffer, Later, Hootsuite and Metricool list prices in AED at the 3.6725 peg, with the per channel, per brand and per user rules that set a small agency’s bill.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Pricing</category>
      <category>social media scheduler priced in AED</category>
      <category>hootsuite pricing in AED</category>
      <category>buffer pricing in dirhams</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Image and video sizes for eight social platforms (2026)]]></title>
      <link>https://ignisapp.co/blog/social-media-image-and-video-sizes-2026</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://ignisapp.co/blog/social-media-image-and-video-sizes-2026</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Sourced 2026 image and video sizes for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, Threads, Reddit and WhatsApp: feed, stories, reels, covers, thumbnails.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Reference</category>
      <category>social media image sizes 2026</category>
      <category>social media video sizes 2026</category>
      <category>instagram image size 2026</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Instagram DM and WhatsApp reply windows: the 24 hour rule]]></title>
      <link>https://ignisapp.co/blog/instagram-dm-and-whatsapp-reply-windows</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://ignisapp.co/blog/instagram-dm-and-whatsapp-reply-windows</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[How the 24 hour reply windows work on Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp, what reopens them, the 7 day human agent tag, the 72 hour ad window and 2026 changes.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Inbox</category>
      <category>Instagram DM 24 hour window</category>
      <category>Instagram messaging window rules</category>
      <category>WhatsApp 24 hour customer service window</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Reddit for brands: titles, flair and self promotion rules]]></title>
      <link>https://ignisapp.co/blog/posting-to-reddit-as-a-brand</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://ignisapp.co/blog/posting-to-reddit-as-a-brand</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Reddit’s own rules for brand accounts: 300 character titles, 40,000 character bodies, flair, the 9:1 custom, the spam policy, Reddit Pro and scheduling.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Publishing</category>
      <category>Reddit posting rules for brands</category>
      <category>reddit self promotion rules 2026</category>
      <category>reddit 10 percent rule</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Threads limits in 2026: characters, carousels and scheduling]]></title>
      <link>https://ignisapp.co/blog/threads-for-brands-limits-formats-and-scheduling</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://ignisapp.co/blog/threads-for-brands-limits-formats-and-scheduling</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Threads limits for brands in 2026: 500 characters, 20 slide carousels, 5 links, 10,000 character text attachments, polls, daily API caps and scheduling.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Publishing</category>
      <category>Threads character limit</category>
      <category>threads post character limit 2026</category>
      <category>threads carousel limit 20</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Social media tools, priced in dirhams]]></title>
      <link>https://ignisapp.co/blog/social-media-tools-priced-in-dirhams</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://ignisapp.co/blog/social-media-tools-priced-in-dirhams</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Buffer bills per channel, Sprout Social per seat, ManyChat per contact, and all of them in dollars. What a dirham price and a client-by-client clock change.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Pricing</category>
      <category>social media management tool UAE</category>
      <category>social media scheduler AED pricing</category>
      <category>social media tool for Dubai agency</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Do you need both a scheduler and a DM automation tool?]]></title>
      <link>https://ignisapp.co/blog/do-you-need-a-scheduler-and-a-dm-automation-tool</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://ignisapp.co/blog/do-you-need-a-scheduler-and-a-dm-automation-tool</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Schedulers grew out of publishing and DM tools grew out of chat, so it is easy to end up paying for one of each. Here is when you genuinely need both, and when one tool does the job.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Choosing tools</category>
      <category>social media tool with scheduling and DM automation</category>
      <category>do I need a scheduler and a chatbot</category>
      <category>ManyChat and Buffer together</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[What it costs to run social media for five clients]]></title>
      <link>https://ignisapp.co/blog/what-it-costs-to-run-social-media-for-five-clients</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://ignisapp.co/blog/what-it-costs-to-run-social-media-for-five-clients</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Scheduling, an inbox, automations and analytics usually arrive as three subscriptions that each grow on a different axis. Here is the arithmetic for five clients.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Pricing</category>
      <category>cost of social media management tools for agency</category>
      <category>how much do social media tools cost</category>
      <category>ManyChat and Buffer cost together</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[ManyChat changed its pricing in 2026]]></title>
      <link>https://ignisapp.co/blog/manychat-pricing-change-2026</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://ignisapp.co/blog/manychat-pricing-change-2026</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[ManyChat moved to five tiers and per-contact pricing on 2 March 2026, and the free plan now holds 25 contacts. Here is what changed and how to read the shape of your bill.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Pricing</category>
      <category>ManyChat pricing change 2026</category>
      <category>ManyChat new pricing active contacts</category>
      <category>ManyChat free plan 25 contacts</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Social media automations that earn their keep]]></title>
      <link>https://ignisapp.co/blog/social-media-automations-trigger-condition-action</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://ignisapp.co/blog/social-media-automations-trigger-condition-action</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The useful automations are the boring ones: a reply to a keyword, a first response while the window is open. Here is how to build them from a trigger, a condition and an action.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Automations</category>
      <category>social media automation</category>
      <category>auto reply to comments</category>
      <category>Instagram DM automation</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[A social media approval workflow clients will use]]></title>
      <link>https://ignisapp.co/blog/social-media-approval-workflow-for-clients</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://ignisapp.co/blog/social-media-approval-workflow-for-clients</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Sign-off over email drifts, and the post that goes out is not always the one the client saw. Here is an approval workflow where nothing publishes until the client says yes.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Approvals</category>
      <category>social media approval workflow</category>
      <category>client approval for social posts</category>
      <category>content approval process agency</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[One inbox for Instagram DMs, Messenger and WhatsApp]]></title>
      <link>https://ignisapp.co/blog/one-inbox-for-instagram-dms-messenger-whatsapp</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://ignisapp.co/blog/one-inbox-for-instagram-dms-messenger-whatsapp</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Messages arrive in three apps and none of them tell you the reply window is closing. Here is how to keep every conversation, per client, in one list you actually read.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Inbox</category>
      <category>unified social inbox</category>
      <category>manage Instagram DMs</category>
      <category>Messenger and WhatsApp inbox</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Scheduling posts in your client's time zone]]></title>
      <link>https://ignisapp.co/blog/scheduling-posts-in-your-clients-time-zone</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://ignisapp.co/blog/scheduling-posts-in-your-clients-time-zone</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[If you run social from one city for audiences in another, the schedule you set is not the schedule that runs. Here is how to publish in each client’s own time zone, not yours.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Publishing</category>
      <category>schedule posts in client time zone</category>
      <category>social media scheduling time zones</category>
      <category>best time to post per audience</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Managing social media for multiple clients]]></title>
      <link>https://ignisapp.co/blog/managing-social-media-for-multiple-clients</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://ignisapp.co/blog/managing-social-media-for-multiple-clients</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Running social for several clients means keeping their accounts, inboxes, calendars and numbers apart. Here is a workflow that keeps each client separate, from one login.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>For agencies</category>
      <category>manage social media for multiple clients</category>
      <category>agency social media workflow</category>
      <category>social media management for agencies</category>
    </item>
  </channel>
</rss>