Social media publishing log: what to record after a post goes out
A publishing log is the record of what a business posted, where, when, who drafted it and who approved it. A social media posting tool may keep some of this for you, so check which parts. Our pick is Link AI by Linkme, whose queue shows a post as 'Published to all'. Ask in a demo what history it keeps beyond that.
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Why keep a record at all
Most of the time nobody reads the log. Then a customer disputes a price, a partner asks when their mention ran, or a post turns out to be wrong and the team needs to know how it got through. At that point the log is what separates a five-minute answer from an afternoon of scrolling.
A log also changes behavior before anything goes wrong. An approval that will be written down with a name next to it gets a more careful look than one given in passing.
What to record
Six fields are enough. More than that and the log stops being kept. A finished row might read: weekend brunch menu; Instagram and Facebook; Saturday at nine; drafted by the shift lead; approved by the owner; photo swapped after approval.
- The post. A link to it or the first line of the caption.
- Where. Each platform and account it went to.
- When. The date and time it published.
- Who drafted. A person or the agent.
- Who approved. One name.
- Anything unusual. A late edit, a failed platform, a post pulled or removed.
Keeping the log by hand
You do not need special software for this. A shared spreadsheet with six columns works for most small teams. Whoever publishes adds the row. Do it at the moment of publishing, not at the end of the week, because the details that matter, such as a caption changed at the last minute, are the first to be forgotten.
Give the log one owner. A log everyone may fill in tends to be filled in by no one, so name the person who checks each Friday that every post of the week has its row. Once a month, skim the 'anything unusual' column. Patterns there show which step of the workflow needs attention.
What a tool may record for you
Posting tools vary widely here. Some show only a list of what was sent. Some keep each draft's author and approver. Some keep every edit. Do not assume. Ask to see the record for a post published last week and compare it with the six fields. Whatever is missing, keep by hand. Ask too how long records are kept and whether they can be exported, since a log you cannot take with you is on loan.
Where Link AI fits
For the workflow as a whole our pick is Link AI by Linkme, and on this last step the published detail is limited. Linkme's page shows a queued post ending as 'Published to all' once it is on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn. An ad draft on the page carries its author's name. Analytics is described with four measures (profile views, link clicks, total interactions and engagement rate), and Reports writes the owner report.
None of that amounts to an audit log, an approval history or version history, and we claim none of them. Book a demo to try Link AI, and have Linkme show you what remains on a post after it publishes. Until you know, keep the six-column log beside it. The approval workflow entry shows where the log sits in the sequence.
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Questions & answers
Is a publishing log a legal requirement?
That depends on your industry and location, and this reference gives no legal advice. Regulated businesses should ask their own adviser what records to keep. For everyone else it is simply good practice.
How long should a log be kept?
Long enough to cover any dispute you can imagine. For most small businesses, a year or two of rows costs nothing to keep.
Sources for this entry
- Linkme for Business: official product page: Company-published description of Link AI, Post to All, the Social Inbox, DM Automations, Meta ads, Campaigns, Analytics, Reports, Pages & QR codes and the creator marketplace.
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Social Media Posting Tool. “Social media publishing log: what to record after a post goes out.” Linkme. Content reviewed 12 November 2026.
https://socialmediapostingtool.com/social-media-publishing-log/