How to plan your whole year of content

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     If you also plan your content by the beggining of the first month of the year, you're one step ahead than looking through it each month before. Releasing your content earlier can also help you position better on search ranks. So, how do you do it?

    You can use a spreadsheet file instead of a simple .doc file to better visualize all the work you need to get done if you have more than one blog to plan its content. If you prefer keeping it online, Trello is a great tool for that, with its drag-and-drop horizontal folders display.

  1. Sort the months of the year in columns and create horizontal rows for each blog. This works better for faster visualization.                                                                                                      
  2. Now go through the holiday calendar, look for the ones you can't skip and mark them on your spreadsheet.                                                                                                                              
  3. Look on your previous posts if there's already writen material you can republish or reformat for those dates and keep note of their permalink on your file.                                
  4. Set a realistic goal number of posts for each blog through the whole year. Check this post about setting, organizing, evaluating and achieving your goals.                                                     
  5. Write down possible topic ideas and distribute them through the remaining months.

"Look for common questions related to your topics on social media and search engines. If you have contact with clients, their issues also present a good material for writing an article."


This is an abridged version of an original article @ Fourth Pig >>


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