Hey everyone! 🙌 If you’re looking to streamline how your team handles people, time, equipment, and projects, I want to point you to an excellent resource: Capterra’s Resource Management Software directory. This page is a great place to explore, compare, and choose tools that can help you improve how resources are planned, tracked, and utilised in your business. 👉 https://www.capterra.com/sem/resource-management-software/?utm_source=ps-google&utm_medium=ppc&utm_campaign=:1:CAP:2:COM:3:All:4:INTL:5:BAU:6:SOF:7:Mobile:8:BR:9:Resource_Management&network=g Here’s how this can help you 👇 🔍 Discover hundreds of options – Capterra lists 249+ resource management tools you can filter by features, pricing, reviews, and deployment type (cloud/on-premise). 📊 Understand what resource management software actually does These tools help you: - Plan and optimise how resources (people, equipment, finances, time) are used - Schedule tasks and avoid over-booking or conflicts - Track skills, availability, and capacity - Forecast future needs to stay ahead of projects…and much more. ⭐ Compare features and benefits You’ll find common features like: - Capacity planning & resource scheduling - Collaboration dashboards - Calendar and skills management - Utilisation reporting & forecastingThese make managing workloads and planning far more efficient than spreadsheets! 💡 Use this when you need to: ✔ Evaluate tools before you invest in one ✔ Compare pricing, trials, and user reviews ✔ Find software that scales with your team’s growth If you’re thinking about tools to help with project planning, scheduling, forecasting or just keeping everyone aligned — this directory is a huge time-saver. Let me know if you want help picking one based on your specific needs (team size, budget, goals)! 🙌

Meta just quietly rolled out a change that will affect how many links you can share on Facebook and if Facebook is part of your traffic strategy, this matters. Here’s what’s changing 👇 📌 WHAT’S THE UPDATE? Starting December 16, certain Facebook profiles without Meta Verified (including personal profiles using professional mode) will be limited to sharing links in just 2 organic feed posts per month. Once those 2 posts are used: ❌ You won’t be able to add links to additional organic posts ❌ Unused links do not roll over ❌ The limit resets at the beginning of each month To share more than 2 links, Meta is pushing users toward a Meta Verified subscription. 📌 WHAT LINKS ARE AFFECTED? This applies to: • Links in organic feed posts What’s not limited: • Comments • Supported affiliate links • Links shared across Meta technologies (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp) 📌 WHY THIS MATTERS If you rely on Facebook to drive traffic to: • Lead magnets • Offers or products • Affiliate links • Newsletters • External websites This change can directly impact visibility, clicks, and sales if you’re not prepared. 📌 WHAT ARE YOUR OPTIONS? You have a few paths forward: 1️⃣ Subscribe to Meta Verified This removes the link-sharing limit and includes a verified badge + additional account protection. 2️⃣ Be more intentional with link usage Use your 2 monthly link posts strategically and rely more on: • Value-based content • Profile links • Pinned posts 3️⃣ Diversify traffic sources Lean more into platforms like Instagram, Threads, email marketing, or communities (like Skool 😉) so you’re not dependent on one platform’s rules. 📌 FINAL THOUGHT This isn’t about panic — it’s about awareness and adaptation. Platforms will continue to gate features behind subscriptions. The creators who stay ahead are the ones who: • Know the rules • Adjust early • Build systems that don’t rely on a single platform I’ll keep sharing updates like this as they roll out so you’re never caught off guard.

Alright, let’s talk Instagram for a second 👀✨ IG just confirmed what many of us have already been noticing and since Instagram is one of the main platforms, you already know I’m going to keep you in the loop. Instagram is officially moving toward using fewer hashtags. 👉 The new recommendation: 3–5 hashtags per post or Reel Posting more than that? Not necessary anymore. Here’s the part that actually matters: Instagram shared that fewer, more intentional hashtags can improve performance because they create a cleaner viewing experience and help content reach the right audience not just more people. Personally? Hashtags have never been my main growth driver. Yes, I’ve been discovered and even booked through them in the past but this year, they haven’t played a major role for me at all. And that’s the key takeaway… Hashtags are still a support tool, not the strategy. They’re not completely dead but they’re also not something to obsess over. So what should you do moving forward? ➡️ Use 3–5 hashtags that truly describe your content ➡️ Skip overly generic hashtags ➡️ Use wording your audience would actually search for From what we’re seeing, Instagram is clearly shifting toward: ✨ Less clutter ✨ More clarity ✨ More human, relevant content Which is exactly why I keep saying this in the community: Use AI as a tool, not a replacement. Your voice, perspective, and personality are about to matter more than ever. This isn’t about panic and it’s definitely not “everything changing again.” Social media will always evolve. This is about adapting, staying ahead, and moving with the platform instead of fighting it. And you already know — I’ll always keep you updated when the rules quietly shift.

This one matters if you use Reels strategically. You can now schedule Trial Reels to automatically post and no, this isn’t Instagram yet. Instagram has said they’re “working on the feature” (no confirmed launch date), but Metricool just rolled it out first. Why this is a big deal 👇 Until now, Trial Reels required: • Manual posting • Being online at the exact time • Extra friction for testing content Now you can: ✅ Schedule Trial Reels in advance ✅ Test content without pushing it to your main audience ✅ Collect performance data automatically ✅ Optimize before committing to full distribution This is a game-changer for creators, marketers, and anyone testing content at scale especially heading into 2026. Think about it: Less guessing. Less burnout. More intentional testing. If you’re serious about growth, this makes content strategy smarter, not harder. I’ll keep watching how this rolls out (and when Instagram finally follows), but for now this is a real advantage if you use Metricool. If you want a breakdown of how to use Trial Reels strategically (what to test, how long, what metrics matter), drop a 👀 or 🔥 below and I’ll share it here. Staying ahead > catching up.

And Should YOU Actually Pay for It? This question comes up constantly — and it’s a good one. Because on the outside, the free and paid versions look almost identical… …but under the hood, they’re totally different experiences. Here’s the clearest breakdown possible 👇 🆓 Free ChatGPT (GPT-3.5 / Legacy Model) Think of this as a smart, friendly assistant who’s great for everyday tasks. It can help with: - ✍️ Writing simple emails, posts, captions - 💬 Answering questions and breaking things down - 📚 Summaries, explanations, quick brainstorming - ⚡ Fast responses, but less accurate and often needs reworded prompts - 🔁 Limited creativity, strategy, and depth - 🧩 Perfect for casual use or small tasks Great if you: - Use AI occasionally - Only need surface-level help - Want to practice prompting before upgrading 💎 Paid ChatGPT (GPT-5.1): What You Actually Unlock This is where the magic happens. GPT-5.1 is not just a “better version” — it’s an entirely different class of AI. Think of it as having a strategist, copywriter, analyst, designer, research assistant, and problem solver all in one. Here’s what makes GPT-5.1 game-changing: 🧠 1. Way Smarter + More Accurate - Understands deeper meaning, tone, and intent - Gives answers that feel like you’re talking to a real expert - Handles complex reasoning, planning, and problem solving - Follows instructions precisely (brand voice, structure, frameworks, etc.) 📄 2. File Intelligence GPT-5.1 can read, analyze, and work with: - PDFs - Excel/Google Sheets - Presentations - Images - Documents - Audio (depending on tier) You can upload a whole PDF and say: “Turn this into a 5-step framework and a carousel for my business.” Done in seconds. 🧰 3. Access to Tools You Don’t Get for Free Depending on your plan, you can use: - Image generation (branding, logos, content graphics, concepts) - Code interpreter (advanced data analysis, automations, charts) - Web browsing (fresh information) - Custom GPTs - Memory features - Voice mode (real-time conversation)