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The $739 Problem

{{< pudding-sticky-quote attribution=“Denken, Founder” >}} “The most expensive social media management tool in the world costs $739 a month. Ours costs forty-two cents. Same platforms. More features. Because the money goes to YOU, not shareholders.” {{< /pudding-sticky-quote >}}

What You’re Paying For (Elsewhere)

{{< pudding-reveal direction=“left” >}} You have a TikTok. And an Instagram. And a Twitter. And a LinkedIn. Maybe a YouTube, a Facebook page, a Threads, a Bluesky.

You make something — a video, a post, an announcement. And then you do the dance: copy text, open TikTok, paste, adjust, post. Open Instagram, paste, adjust, post. Open Twitter, paste, truncate because 280 characters, post. Open LinkedIn, paste, add professional tone, post.

Every. Single. Time.

That’s not a workflow. That’s a tax on your time. {{< /pudding-reveal >}}

{{< pudding-callout type=“insight” title=“The Social Media Tax” >}} If you post to 5 platforms and each one takes 5 minutes to adapt and post, that’s 25 minutes per post. Post three times a week? That’s 75 minutes. Per week. Over 60 hours a year — just copying and pasting the same content into different boxes.

The industry’s solution: pay someone else to do it. The cost: $15 to $739 per month. {{< /pudding-callout >}}


The Diamond Value

What It Costs Everywhere Else

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ToolMonthly CostAnnual CostPlatforms
Buffer$15-100/mo$180-1,200/yr8
Later$25-80/mo$300-960/yr7
Hootsuite$99-739/mo$1,188-8,868/yr10+
Sprout Social$249-499/mo$2,988-5,988/yr8
LB Universal Remote$0.42/mo$5/yr12

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{{< pudding-stat number="$0.42" label=“Per Month” sublabel=“12 platforms. One tap. Included in your $5/year membership.” color=“green” >}}

{{< pudding-reveal direction=“right” >}} Read that again. Forty-two cents a month. Not $42. Not $4.20. $0.42.

How? Because we’re a cooperative. We don’t have stakeholders demanding returns. We don’t have a $50 million Series B to pay back. We don’t spend money on advertising. The tool costs what it costs to run — and that cost is shared across the membership.

Buffer charges $100/month because it has to pay backers. Hootsuite charges $739/month because it has to pay backers AND a sales team AND an advertising budget AND executive bonuses.

We charge $5/year because that’s what it actually costs when nobody’s skimming off the top. {{< /pudding-reveal >}}


How It Works: Three Systems, One Button

1. Plugs — Connect Once

{{< pudding-callout type=“note” title=“Your Social Plugs” >}} Connect each social account one time via OAuth (the same “Sign in with…” button you’ve used a thousand times). That’s it. You’re plugged in.

12 platforms supported: TikTok, Instagram, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, Bluesky, Threads, Mastodon, Discord, Substack, Imgur {{< /pudding-callout >}}

{{< pudding-reveal >}} Each Plug remembers your connection. You don’t re-authenticate every time. You don’t copy API keys. You don’t manage tokens. Connect once, and your Plug stays live until you unplug it.

Think of it like plugging in appliances around your house. Plug in the TV once. Plug in the lamp once. They work until you unplug them. Same thing — but for your social media accounts. {{< /pudding-reveal >}}

2. Circle in a Square Hole — Auto-Adapt

{{< pudding-callout type=“insight” title=“The Adapter Problem” >}} Every platform is a different-shaped hole.

Twitter is a tiny square: 280 characters. TikTok is a vertical rectangle: video required, no clickable links. LinkedIn is a wide rectangle: 3,000 characters, professional tone expected. Instagram is a visual circle: image or video required, no clickable links in captions.

Your content is a circle. These platforms are different-shaped holes. What do you do?

You use an adapter. {{< /pudding-callout >}}

{{< pudding-reveal direction=“left” >}} The Circle in a Square Hole adapter does this automatically:

  • Your 500-word post going to Twitter? Auto-truncated to 280 characters with a “Full version at lianabanyan.com” link.
  • Your text-only post going to TikTok? Flagged — TikTok needs video. You can attach one or skip that platform.
  • Your casual post going to LinkedIn? You can toggle “professional tone” mode for that platform’s version.
  • Your long post going to Discord? Formatted as a rich embed with your image as thumbnail.
  • Your video going to Instagram? Auto-trimmed to 90 seconds for Reels if it’s longer.

You write once. The adapter fits it everywhere. {{< /pudding-reveal >}}

{{< pudding-flow steps=“Write your content (the circle)|Adapter auto-fits each platform (the square holes)|Preview each version|Hit DISPATCH|Posted everywhere — one tap” >}}

3. Battery Dispatch — One Tap

{{< pudding-reveal direction=“right” >}} The Dispatch button is the payoff. After your Plugs are connected and your content is adapted, you see a panel:

  • Twitter/X — “I’m a Patriotic Interde…” [280 chars, truncated]
  • TikTok — [Video + caption]
  • Instagram — [Video as Reel + caption]
  • LinkedIn — [Full text + link preview]
  • Facebook — [Full text + video + link]
  • YouTube — [Skipped — no video attached]

Toggle any platform on or off. Edit any platform’s version individually if you want. Or just hit DISPATCH and let it fly.

Real-time status shows each platform posting — done. {{< /pudding-reveal >}}

{{< pudding-stat number=“12” label=“Platforms” sublabel=“One button. One tap. Done.” color=“blue” >}}


Stamp-to-Send: Nothing Leaves Without Your Approval

{{< pudding-callout type=“insight” title=“Your Content, Your Call” >}} Battery Dispatch is NOT a fire-and-forget blast tool. Every dispatch is staged:

  1. Stage: You compose your content. The adapter generates per-platform previews.
  2. Review: You see EXACTLY what will post on EACH platform.
  3. Stamp: You explicitly approve each platform’s version (toggle per platform).
  4. Send: Only stamped platforms receive the dispatch.

Every Stamp is logged in a verified ledger — timestamp, platform, content snapshot. Full dispatch history viewable in your dashboard. {{< /pudding-callout >}}

{{< pudding-reveal >}} Why this matters:

  • Reputation protection: You can’t accidentally post something wrong on LinkedIn that was meant for TikTok.
  • Trust differentiator: “We don’t blast your content. We stage it, you review it, you stamp it, we send it.”
  • Undo window: Between Stamp and Send, there’s a configurable delay (default 30 seconds) where you can cancel.

Every other tool optimizes for speed. We optimize for trust. {{< /pudding-reveal >}}


Why Every Cue Card Is a Dispatch

The Funnel Nobody Notices

{{< pudding-reveal >}} Every shareable action on Liana Banyan — every cue card, every challenge, every Beacon Run, every Golden Key, every review — has a Share button.

That Share button IS Battery Dispatch.

When you complete the Say It Fast challenge and share your video, you’re not “sharing to social media.” You’re dispatching through your Universal Remote to every connected platform simultaneously. When you share a Treasure Map or a Beacon Run or a Cue Card — same thing. One tap, everywhere.

This means every single member interaction that produces shareable content becomes a multi-platform broadcast. Not because you’re doing extra work. Because the infrastructure does it for you. {{< /pudding-reveal >}}

{{< pudding-callout type=“tip” title=“Marks for Dispatch” >}} Every time you dispatch content through your Universal Remote, you may earn +2 Marks per platform (up to +10 for 5 platforms). Sharing isn’t just good for you — it’s good for the cooperative. And the cooperative rewards you for it.

Complete a challenge, dispatch to 5 platforms: 5 base Marks + 10 dispatch Marks = 15 Marks from one action. {{< /pudding-callout >}}

The Showcase: Say It Fast

{{< pudding-reveal direction=“left” >}} The Say It Fast challenge is the first thing most members see Battery Dispatch do:

  1. Record yourself saying “Patriotic Interdependentalist” three times fast
  2. Hit DISPATCH — your video posts to TikTok, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, wherever your Plugs are connected
  3. Earn Marks for the challenge AND for each platform dispatched
  4. Your friends see it, try it, click your referral link — you may earn bonus Marks

One action. Multiple platforms. Marks flowing. Content spreading. That’s Battery Dispatch in action. And you didn’t have to open five apps and paste the same thing five times. {{< /pudding-reveal >}}


Platform-Respectful Dispatch

We Play by the Rules

{{< pudding-callout type=“note” title=“Built-In Guardrails” >}} Battery Dispatch respects every platform’s Terms of Service. We don’t spam. We don’t blast. We dispatch thoughtfully, with built-in safeguards:

  • TikTok: 10-15 minute minimum delay between posts, max 3-5 per day. Promotional content tagged with #ad or #sponsored as required.
  • Instagram: 5-10 minute minimum delay between posts, no sudden volume spikes. Uses Meta branded content tools for promotional content.
  • X/Twitter: 5-minute minimum delay between posts, 2-10 posts per day (natural range). Content varies slightly per dispatch to stay authentic.
  • All platforms: Dispatch spacing is automatic. You don’t have to think about it — the system handles it.

Your account. Your reputation. We protect both. {{< /pudding-callout >}}


The Real Revolution

You Already Make Content

{{< pudding-sticky-quote attribution=“Denken, Founder” >}} “They use any of their Plugs to do it, like TikTok or Instagram or whatever, and then since it is plugged to our Universal Remote, we can Broadcast / Dispatch whatever we have on ONE social media site to ALL THE OTHER SITES.” {{< /pudding-sticky-quote >}}

{{< pudding-reveal >}} You already post to social media. You already share things. You already spend time copying and pasting between platforms.

We’re not asking you to do anything new. We’re asking you to do what you already do — through a cooperative that makes it easier, faster, and 99.9% cheaper.

Buffer at $100/month is paying for Buffer’s office in San Francisco, Buffer’s backers, Buffer’s marketing team.

Your Universal Remote at $0.42/month is paying for the servers that dispatch your content. That’s it. No investors. No marketing budget. No shareholders. The savings go to you — because you’re a co-owner, not a customer. {{< /pudding-reveal >}}


The Circle in a Square Hole

Why Adapters Matter

{{< pudding-callout type=“insight” title=“Platform Constraints” >}}

PlatformText LimitVideoImagesLinks
Twitter/X280 chars2:204Yes
TikTok2,200 chars10 minNoNo
Instagram2,200 chars90 sec10No (bio only)
LinkedIn3,000 chars10 min9Yes
Facebook63,206 chars4 hrs10Yes
Bluesky300 charsNo4Yes
Threads500 chars5 min10No
Discord2,000 chars1Yes (embeds)
YouTube5,000 descLongThumbNo
Mastodon500 charsYes4Yes
SubstackUnlimitedEmbedYesYes
Imgur200 titleNoYesNo
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{{< pudding-reveal direction=“right” >}} Every platform is a different-shaped hole. Your content is a circle. The adapter trims, truncates, reformats, and links back — automatically.

If your post is 500 words and it’s going to Twitter, the adapter takes the first 250 characters and appends a link to the full version. If your video is 3 minutes and it’s going to Instagram Reels, the adapter flags the 90-second limit and lets you trim. If you have no video and TikTok is in your dispatch list, the adapter warns you and lets you skip or attach a video.

You choose three dispatch modes:

  • Auto: Adapts to the most restrictive platform. If Twitter’s 280-char limit is in play, everything gets the Twitter treatment.
  • Per-Platform: Customize each platform’s version before dispatch. Full control.
  • Manual skip: Exclude specific platforms from this dispatch. {{< /pudding-reveal >}}

For the Skeptics

{{< pudding-callout type=“note” title=“FAQ” >}} “How can this cost $0.42/month?” Because we’re a cooperative. No shareholders, no advertising budget, no executive bonuses. The tool costs what the servers cost, divided by the membership. That’s cooperative economics.

“What about analytics?” Battery Dispatch tracks clicks and conversions per platform per dispatch. You see what works where. No extra charge.

“Can I schedule posts?” Yes. The Universal Remote supports scheduling through the same dispatch interface. Set it and forget it.

“What if a platform changes its API?” The adapter layer is modular. When Twitter changes something (and they will), we update the Twitter adapter. Your dispatch workflow doesn’t change.

“What about my existing followers on each platform?” Nothing changes. Your followers stay your followers. Battery Dispatch posts to your accounts. It’s your content, your voice, your audience. We just make the posting part take one tap instead of twelve. {{< /pudding-callout >}}


The Invitation

{{< pudding-stat number="$5" label=“Per Year” sublabel=“12 platforms. Auto-adapt. One-tap dispatch. 2,093 innovations and counting.” color=“green” >}}

{{< pudding-reveal >}} The most expensive social media management tool in the world costs $739 a month. That’s $8,868 a year. For 10 platforms.

Yours costs $5 a year. For 12 platforms. With auto-adapting content. With Marks rewards for every dispatch. With analytics. With scheduling.

Why? Because where they have stakeholders, we have members. Where they have an advertising budget, we have word of mouth. Where they have a $50 million Series B to repay, we have $5 memberships and a Cost+20% margin.

The money goes to YOU, not shareholders. That’s the whole secret. There is no trick.

Connect your Plugs. Hit Dispatch. Change the math. {{< /pudding-reveal >}}


Ready to Join?

Walk the Red Carpet — See Battery Dispatch in action and connect your first Plugs.


{{< pudding-callout type=“sec” title=“Legal Notice” >}} Battery Dispatch and the Universal Remote are cooperative platform tools included with Liana Banyan membership. They are not standalone software products or securities offerings. The $5 annual membership fee provides access to all cooperative services including social media dispatch. Cross-platform posting is subject to each platform’s Terms of Service and API policies. Dispatch records are maintained in a standard verified database ledger. Marks earned through dispatch actions are platform participation currency, not financial instruments. They cannot be withdrawn as cash or exchanged for external currency. Competitor pricing cited is based on publicly listed rates as of March 2026 and may change. {{< /pudding-callout >}}


References

  • Buffer pricing: buffer.com/pricing (March 2026)
  • Hootsuite pricing: hootsuite.com/plans (March 2026)
  • Sprout Social pricing: sproutsocial.com/pricing (March 2026)
  • Later pricing: later.com/pricing (March 2026)
  • Platform API documentation: respective developer portals
  • Ostrom, E. (1990). Governing the Commons
  • Scholz, T., & Schneider, N. (2016). Ours to Hack and to Own

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