JUST IN: schedulers vs posting by hand — the gap is in the first 5 minutes

JUST IN: schedulers vs posting by hand — the gap is in the first 5 minutes
Confirmed: early engagement velocity is a ranking input — posts that earn likes/replies fast get pushed wider.
Rumored: as of now, manually-posted content sees a small edge because you're online to seed the first replies; scheduled posts often land while you're away and start cold.
Use which when:
— Scheduler (Hypefury, Buffer): consistency across timezones, evergreen reposts
— Manual: your highest-stakes posts where you can reply to the first 10 comments
What it means for your reach: schedule volume, hand-post your hits. The algo rewards the author who shows up in their own replies.