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Our 7th Profit Share: Behind the $377,005 We Distributed to the Buffer Team
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Feb 4, 2026
A few weeks ago, we completed our seventh profit share at Buffer, distributing $377,005 to 75 teammates.
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Why and How We Close Buffer For The Last Week Of The Year
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Dec 24, 2025
Every year since 2016 we've closed Buffer for a week at the end of the year. It’s like a reset, except across the whole company.
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Popcorn To Go: Our New Mobile Design System for iOS and Android
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Dec 12, 2025
In this article, Daniel, a Senior Product Designer, breaks down the development and release of Buffer's new mobile design system, Popcorn to Go.
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Buffer Now Offers a 50% Discount for Public Libraries
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Dec 5, 2025
Learn more about how public libraries can get a discount on Buffer – and why.
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How AI Dictation Tools Changed The Way I Work (And Which Ones Are Worth It)
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Nov 26, 2025
In this article, Kateryna shares the results from testing four AI-powered speech-to-text tools in her daily workflow.
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I Met With 30+ Buffer Users: Here's What They Taught Me
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Oct 31, 2025
Buffer's Nathan Nannenga talked to 30+ creators about how they plan, create, and post. Here's how their feedback is helping to reshape Buffer.
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We Replaced SMS Authentication With Email and Authenticator Apps — Here's Why
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Oct 3, 2025
Here’s why and how we replaced SMS authentication with email and authenticator apps.
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The Right Bag for the Job: How Remote Workers at Buffer Choose Their Gear
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Sep 26, 2025
Here’s what I learned from my teammates at Buffer about the best bags for remote work.
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We Made a Decision That Lowers Our MRR and ARR, Here’s The Story
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Sep 17, 2025
Here’s how we changed our calculations to get a clearer picture of Buffer’s finances and how customer experience drives growth.
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Here’s What It’s Like to Work on Buffer's Customer Advocacy Team
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Sep 16, 2025
Learn more about how we approach customer support and how we work together.
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How We’re Empowering the Entire Buffer Team to Become Creators
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Aug 19, 2025
We’re intentionally investing in building a team of Buffer creators as a company-wide initiative. Here's exactly how (and why we're doing it).
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How We Encourage Self-Improvement at Buffer
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Aug 1, 2025
In this article, Suzanne, Buffer's Operations Manager, goes in-depth on how we encourage self-improvement at Buffer.
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We’re Rebuilding Buffer’s API: Here’s Why — and How it Will Work
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Jul 28, 2025
A big-picture view of why we’re rebuilding the API at Buffer, who it’s for, and where we’re headed next.
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How We Plan Retreats, After Hosting 14 over 12+ Years (+ Get Our Retreat Planning Playbook!)
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Jul 11, 2025
We've been hosting Retreats at Buffer for 12+ years. In this article, we've detailed everything we've learned from 14 Retreats.
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I Attended My First International, In-Person Conference As An Introvert – Here’s How It Went
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Jul 4, 2025
I recently attended my first in-person, international conference. Here's what I learned.
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I Joined Buffer 3 Days Before The Retreat: Here Are My Retreat Reflections
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Jun 6, 2025
What it was like to join a fully remote team like Buffer, and how going on the company retreat so early on helped shape my journey in ways I hadn’t imagined.
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We Updated Our Dependent Stipend For The First Time In 8 Years, Here’s What Changed
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Apr 18, 2025
Learn about the changes we've made to our Dependent Stipend for the first time in 8 years.
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We Added a $250 AI Tools Stipend for the Buffer Team: Here’s Why
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Feb 28, 2025
Here's why we're introducing a $250 stipend for AI tools and how we expect it to impact our work.
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Returning to Profitability: Buffer's 2024 Profit Share & Formula
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Feb 7, 2025
After two years of losses, Buffer achieved profitability in 2024 with a net profit of $202,459. Learn about our journey back to profitability, our profit-sharing philosophy, and how we distributed 15% of profits among our 73 team members.
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We’re Sunsetting Pablo, Remix, and Stories Creator
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Oct 10, 2024
Learn why we've decided to sunset three of our free tools: Pablo, Stories Creator, and Remix, as of November 10th, 2024.
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Buffer’s Recent Performance and What Our Team Has Been Doing About It
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Oct 4, 2024
Learn about Buffer's recent performance and what our team has been doing about it.
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