Create A Mommy Blog Content Creation Schedule
When you first start blogging, coming up with ideas and blog posts comes naturally. But what happens when you’ve been writing for a while, and you feel like all your creative juices have stopped flowing? How do you get back to writing what you love?
One of the best ways to combat writer’s block is to create a content creation schedule. This schedule will help you to plan your blog posts in advance, preventing you from writer’s block and helping you stay organized and on top of things.
In this article, we will look at what a content creation schedule is, why you need one, and how to create a schedule for your Mommy Blog. Let’s get started.
Content Creation Schedule: What Is It?
A content creation schedule is a list of when, where, and what you will publish in the upcoming weeks or months. Most schedules include upcoming pieces, social media posts, promotional activities, etc. The purpose of the content creation schedule is to have a plan for all your online content.
Obviously, having a plan is helpful, but creating a content creations schedule is helpful for several other reasons as well:
- Keeps you organized
- Shows what you’ll be writing about in advance
- Allows you to publish consistently
- Can enhance your marketing plan
- Allows you to plan around other obligations in your life
- Helps prevent you from duplicating content
How To Create A Useable Content Creation Schedule For Your Mommy Blog
No matter what your blogging niche is, all content creation schedules will have a similar setup. This setup will allow all your ideas and posts to be in one location, making it easy to plan, adjust, or find any content that you need. Here’s how to create a useable content creation schedule:
Choose Your Content Creation Schedule Medium
The first step to creating a content creation schedule is choosing the medium you want to work with. We recommend using spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Excel. Excel will make it easy to organize, plan, and edit your schedule now and in the future.
If you are not comfortable using Excel, you can use Microsoft Word or a physical sheet of paper. In Word, you either insert a table or update your schedule in the form of an outline. Similarly, you can draw out your schedule in a physical notebook. These tools will be useful, but they will not be as organized as a spreadsheet.
Create The Sections
Once you have chosen your schedule medium, it is time to create your schedule sections. These sections will provide you with the specifics of each post and content. The following sections should be included in your content creation schedule:
- Blog topic
- Category
- Suggested headline
- Subheadings and topics to be discussed within the post
- Keywords
- Internal links with anchor phrases
- Image source
- Call to action
- Tools to use
- Revision ideas and edits
- Promotional posts (social media posts)
- Publication date
Fill In Your Content Creation Schedule
Once your schedule is created, it is time to fill in the schedule with your ideas and thoughts. We recommend staying at least a few weeks ahead, but most bloggers like to have their content creation schedule ready a month in advance.
Having your schedule completed a month in advance will give you time to brainstorm, schedule, write, and edit all your posts with minimal stress and anxiety. Additionally, it will allow you to market or broadcast your upcoming posts on social media or to your friends.
Keep Up With Your Schedule
Finally, you need to keep up with your schedule. This step is the most difficult to accomplish because it requires you to be accountable to yourself. Always try to follow your content creation schedule as closely as possible.
If you need to change an idea or publication date, that’s okay. Simply adjust your schedule to account for these changes. Then, follow through with the updated schedule. You will probably need to do this frequently because ideas and plans change over time.
Final Thoughts
Creating a content creation schedule is a lot of work at first, but it is worth the effort. Once the schedule is created, your blog will be more consistent, time-efficient, and relevant to your follower’s needs and wants. Better yet, once you create the first content creation schedule, most of the hard work is already done, making it easier to write, come up with new ideas, and enjoy your life as a Mommy or Daddy.
This article was originally posted at Mom Marketing Coach.
