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Schedult vs. a freelancer

A good freelancer gives you one person who knows your business closely. Schedult gives you finished posts every week for a fixed price from $99, without briefing or chasing anyone.

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Freelancer
$500–2,500 a month
2–4 hours a month
Schedult
$99–299 a month
About 15 minutes a month

Rough figures for about 10 posts a month.

Work out your own numbers

Pick how often you'd like to post and what an hour of your time is worth to you. We count your hours as money, because they are.

10
$50

Freelancer

Using the middle of each range

You pay
$1,500$500–$2,500
Your time
About 3 hours
Your time is worth
$150

All in, a month

$1,650

Schedult Standard

10 posts a month, $99 a month

You pay
$99
Your time
About 15 minutes
Your time is worth
$13

All in, a month

$112

At these settings, Schedult comes to about $1,540 less a month and gives you back about 3 hours.

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Rough figures, not quotes. They're the same rough figures as on our home page, which assume about 10 posts a month, scaled to the posts you pick.

Freelancer: $500–2,500 for 10 posts is $50–250 a post, and 2–4 hours of briefing, chasing and checking per 10 posts.

Schedult: the plan that covers your posts (Standard 10, Plus 15, Premium 30; in between, the next plan up), plus about 15 minutes of your time.

Side by side

What you get, what you give, and what happens in a busy month.

Cost a month

FreelancerRoughly $500–2,500

Schedult$99 for Standard, $199 for Plus, $299 for Premium

Your time a month

FreelancerRoughly 2–4 hours of briefing, chasing and checking

SchedultAbout 15 minutes to look over the month

Who writes and designs

FreelancerOne person, or a writer and a designer you hire separately

SchedultOur writers and designers. AI helps with research and drafts; facts are checked and reviews are quoted word for word.

In your brand

FreelancerYes, once they've learned it

SchedultYour logo, colors and fonts on every post

Posting and scheduling

FreelancerDepends on the freelancer: some post for you, some send files back

SchedultScheduled and posted for you on their dates

When someone's sick or busy

FreelancerPosts can pause when they're ill, away or busy with bigger clients

SchedultYour month is ready in your portal ahead of time and goes out on its dates, busy week or not

Changes

FreelancerWhatever you agree; extra rounds may cost more

SchedultAsk for a change on any post before its date: 10 a month on Standard, unlimited on Plus and Premium

Contracts

FreelancerWhatever you agree with them

SchedultNone. 7-day free trial, cancel anytime.

Channels

FreelancerThe ones you agree and pay for

SchedultInstagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, X, Threads, Pinterest, YouTube and Bluesky: 2 on Standard, 3 on Plus, all of them on Premium

Blog posts

FreelancerOften a separate quote

SchedultIncluded in Premium, an add-on for Standard and Plus

Where you see everything

FreelancerEmail, chat and shared folders, depending on the person

SchedultYour client portal, with the month on a calendar

When a freelancer makes more sense

  • You want one person who gets to know your business closely and can come by to take photos or video.
  • You need more than posts: a logo, a website, ads, or someone replying to comments and messages.
  • You have the budget and enjoy being closely involved in every post.

When Schedult makes more sense

  • You want posts going out every week for a fixed price, from $99 a month.
  • You'd rather not brief, chase or check someone every month.
  • You want the whole month in one place, with changes asked for right on the post.

The kind of posts you get

Posts we made for sample businesses. Yours are made in your own brand, about your real business.

  • Juniper Table

    Restaurants & cafés

    Photo of a plate of pappardelle with mushrooms and herbs above a cream panel reading 'New on the menu: Wild mushroom pappardelle. Brown butter, sage and aged parmesan. Lunch and dinner from Thursday.'

  • Crumb & Co.

    Bakeries

    Butter-yellow post with a round photo of cardamom knots on a baking tray and big text: 'Cardamom knots are back.' A sticker reads 'From Saturday, 8am'.

  • The Fox & Lantern

    Bars & pubs

    Dark photo of espresso martinis on a bar framed in brass, with text: 'Two for one cocktails, Thursdays 5 to 7pm'.

  • Smoke Signal BBQ

    Food trucks

    Black poster with a night photo of a food truck and a weekly schedule: 'Where's the truck? Tuesday Mueller Park 11 to 2, Wednesday South Congress 5 to 9, Friday Zilker Brewing 4 to 10, Saturday Farmers Market 9 to 1.'
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Questions about Schedult and a freelancer

Is Schedult cheaper than a freelancer?

Usually. By our rough figures, a freelancer making regular posts costs about $500–2,500 a month. Schedult is $99, $199 or $299 a month, depending on how many posts you want. A freelancer can do things we don't, like taking photos at your business.

Can I keep my freelancer and use Schedult too?

Yes. Schedult handles the posts we make for you, and anything you or a freelancer post sits alongside them. You could keep a freelancer for photos or your website and leave the weekly posts to us.

Who makes the posts at Schedult?

People. Our writers and designers make every post in your brand. AI helps with research and first drafts, facts are checked, and reviews are quoted word for word.

What if I'm not happy with a post?

Ask for a change on the post in your portal before its date. Standard includes 10 changes a month; Plus and Premium have unlimited changes.

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