In 13 tips for keeping your blogging resolutions, we suggested using an editorial calendar to plan your blog posts. While the concept isn’t all that complicated, sitting down to brainstorm ideas and determine what you’re going to post when can really help you stay engaged and on schedule, thus avoiding “So sorry I haven’t posted in a while guys!” syndrome. Here are some great resources for learning more:
Your Blog’s Editorial Calendar: Get Organized, Then Relax
Why You Need an Editorial Calendar for your Blog
Creating an editorial calendar for a blog
The main points
1. Choose a few categories for posts and come up with ideas for those categories– anything from outfit posts to shopping suggestions to what you ate for dinner.
2. Use your time to research upcoming topics and write awesome posts that will keep your readers coming back–which will also bring more advertising opportunities.
Simple, right? The hardest part is actually sticking to it!
Blog Editorial Calendar Template
If you don’t have time to create your own calendar format, here’s the really simple Google spreadsheet I started using to plan posts on my own blog.
Now, go forth and blog! And let us know if you need some motivation…
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Awesome template! thanks!
Awesome template! thanks!