Expert Walkthrough for Google Drive Direct Download URLs
Row 42 holds the evergreen bank: 40 text stubs harvested by the XML import from your top blog URLs. Each stub auto-truncates at 280 characters and adds a trackable Bitly link that auto-pastes into the matching Facebook column. Set conditional formatting to paint the cell crimson if the same link appears twice within 7 days–wipes out accidental duplicates without scrolling.
Next, create a date-driven overlay that darkens any past-due item. Drop =AND(E210 000 in lime for 200-ms visual triage.
Publish the sheet as a CSV feed for effortless Trello upload Copy the share-link that ends with /export?format=csv&gid=0 and tag &range=A-F to limit columns. Paste the full URL into Trello’s "Import from CSV" dialog; the board will auto-map Topic → Card, Date → Due, Writer → Assignee, Flag → List.
Substitute /file/d/ along with all text past the following slash with /uc?export=download&id=; the chunk between those two slashes serves as the file ID. Feed the rewritten URL into a random browser tab–skip authentication, bypass the viewer, the binary starts instantly.
Finish by activating an Apps Script (provided inside the template) that triggers a Slack ping 15 minutes before each scheduled Reel; the message includes the caption, raw file create google drive Direct Link, and suggested song ID pulled from Spotify’s current 50-track viral chart. No log-ins, zero subscriptions–just a minimal workbook that turns engagement stats into daily posts sooner than your coffee brews.
Duplicate the workbook, then overwrite cell A1 with today’s date–Sheets will automatically compute every content slot for the upcoming 90 days. Column C pulls the 3 best-performing hashtags from your last 50 Instagram posts via the free Hashtagify.me; import the export there to quit manual tagging. Reserve rows 6–35 for TikTok: enter upload hour in 24-hour format and the sheet color-codes slots that match your follower peak (extracted from Analytics → Followers → Most Active Times).
If you run multi-channel campaigns, duplicate the sheet, then tweak only the hex codes to keep palettes channel-specific: Facebook #1877F2, Instagram #E4405F, X (Twitter) #1DA1F2, LinkedIn #0A66C2. Leave the same formula logic so teammates who jump between tabs still decode status the same way. Snag the palette once via Tools › Script editor, save the JSON, and you can inject it into any new file in <15 seconds.
Buddy up at day 15 and 30: 420-second call, explain three models in plain English; listener records a jargon-free rating 1–5. Average <4 means the concept stays in lab—burn those pages; physical loss silences noise.
Auto-Generate Post Dates with a 5-Column Date Formula Place the starting Monday of the Apply a red-amber-green scheme to the Status column so you can catch bottlenecks in under half a second per row. Highlight the entire Status range (say D2:D100), pop open Format › Conditional formatting, pick "Custom formula is", and punch in =D2="Live". Set background #00B04F and font #FFFFFF. Stack two more rules: =D2="Review" with #FF9C2A and #000000; =D2="Paused" with #C41230 and #FFFFFF. Check "Done" and lock the range via Data › Protected ranges so collaborators can’t mess up the colors.