Polls and post options
Post options are the settings one platform offers inside a Buzz: a poll on X or LinkedIn, who can reply on X, the post type on LinkedIn and Instagram, and collaborators on Instagram.
They sit in the composer's More options menu, the …, and change with the platform in view.
Each option goes to its own platform only, so a poll on X never reaches Threads or LinkedIn.
Add a poll
1. In the composer, press the X or LinkedIn disc in the accounts row, so that platform is in view.
2. Press More options (the …) in the tools under the text, then Add poll.
3. Fill in Choice 1 and Choice 2. Press Add a choice for another.
4. On LinkedIn, write the poll's Question as well. On X, the post's text is the question.
5. Pick how long it runs under Poll length.
| Platform | Choices | Each choice | Question | Runs for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 to 4 | Up to 30 characters | Its own, up to 140 characters | 1 day, 3 days, 1 week or 2 weeks | |
| X | 2 to 4 | Up to 25 characters | The post's own text | 1 hour, 6 hours, 1 day, 3 days or 7 days |
The poll sits under the post while its platform is in view. To take it off, open More options again and press Remove poll.
A post with a poll carries no pictures or video: Add poll says so while the post has some, and the picture button says so while the poll is on. On X a poll can't be part of a thread either. On LinkedIn a poll goes on a Text post, not a Carousel (PDF).
Each poll goes to its own platform. A Buzz going to X and Threads posts the poll on X, and Threads gets the text without it; the Schedule and Drop a Buzz popovers say so. A poll with fewer than two choices filled in, or a LinkedIn poll without its question, doesn't go out, and the popover says which is missing.
Choose who can reply on X
1. With X in view, press More options.
2. Under Who can reply, pick Everyone, Accounts you follow, Only accounts you mention or Verified accounts.
A new Buzz starts on Everyone. The choice is an X setting and goes to X only: when the Buzz also goes to other platforms, the send popover says so.
Pick the post type
On LinkedIn and Instagram, Post type in More options decides what the Buzz becomes on that platform.
| Platform | Post type |
|---|---|
| Text post, or Carousel (PDF), which opens the carousel studio. See Carousels. | |
| Feed post, or Story. |
A story can't be a carousel, and it has no collaborators and no first comment. While a Buzz carries a carousel, LinkedIn stays on Carousel (PDF) and Instagram on Feed post; remove the carousel to change it.
Invite collaborators on Instagram
1. With Instagram in view, press More options, then Collaborators.
2. Under Instagram usernames, type a username and press Enter. Add up to 3.
A collaborator is a public Business or Creator account. Each gets an invite when the post goes out, and the post shows on their profile once they accept. The menu row counts them, for example Collaborators (2), and the × on a name removes it.
Collaborators belong to a feed post: a story can't have them.
Questions
Can I add a poll on Threads, Facebook or Instagram?
No. Buzzmark builds polls for X and LinkedIn. A Buzz going to other platforms posts there without the poll.
Why can't I press Add poll?
The post has pictures or video, or on X it's a thread. The menu row says which. Remove them, and the poll can go on.
Where to next
- The composer
The composer is where you write a Buzz: one post, or a thread on X and Threads, going to one or more of your accounts.
- A version per platform
One Buzz can carry its own text for each platform: type while LinkedIn is in view and LinkedIn gets its own version, while the other platforms keep the shared text.
- Carousels
A carousel is a set of 2 to 10 pages people swipe through, built in the carousel studio and posted with a Buzz.
- Posting rules by platform
Each platform takes different posts, with its own length, media, threads, mentions and first comment, and the composer checks every Buzz against those rules for each account you picked.