I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve thought that a lack of forward planning was one of my great mistake. I always thought to develop a calendar to set different types of articles to launch at specific times but then I’ve never done it.

Some bloggers use editorial calendars to plan new post ideas for next editions. Any end of the week, my task is to come up with a new list of at least 7 post ideas for my site. Today(sunday), my task is to take the list I created yesterday and to plan my editorial calendar for next week. Here, how do:

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1. Choose 7 types of post I want write in the coming week on my blog.

2. Open word document or set up a spreadsheet with excell and includes each post and the date when the post go live on my blog.

3. Take consider the list of ideas that you’ve previously wrote and begin to put down phrases. For each post write a sentence or two about the content of your post in order you can resume  later in the week.

However, this process is not always my blogging style in reality. Usually, I try to put new posts into the mix, and extend single posts into series.

Blogger And Visitors, Which Benefit From An Editorial Calendar?

Bloggers, because the calendar would encourage them to write regularly, and think about how to improve their post. Readers, because you posts more regularly, and they know what type of content to expect on a particular day.

How I found Ideas 

There are a lot of strategies you could use for your blogging calendar. Here are a few:

• Blog Interviews.
• Create a list of the best posts you’ve read within the week. This is useful especially when your blog traffic drops dramatically in the weekend. If reader know you add this post, more probably come back to visit your site.
• Reviews of services/websites/products in your niche.
• Tutorials where you’ll share your knowledge on a particular topic.
• Open questions from your readers in the comments section.

Free Editorial Calendar Theme

There are different way to create a basic editorial calendar. someone use the good old pen & paper to organise their schedule, but you can built your tables in spreadsheet or a word processor. If you want an editorial calendar ready to use, you can download the Andy spreadsheet which is worth a look.Â