How to create a blog management calendar in 10 minutes

We are already 5 days into January, but it is not too late to get your blog calendar started for this month. If you’ve already done it for January, I am very proud of you, and we can use this for February. Just give me 10 minutes of your time, and we’ll get your blog calendar created:

1. Open a word document. Start writing down as many ideas as you have for posts. They don’t have to be perfect, just general thoughts. It could be as simple as “answer a question”, “explain how to do something” or “respond to someone elses post”. Write at least 30.
2. Open whichever program you use for your business calendar (Outlook, Google, etc)
3. Add the posts to your calendar on the days you want to write them (remember, they can be moved). Make sure to put at least 4 per week.

The point of this exercise is not to come up with complete posts, it’s to get you started – it’s to create a place where your mind can flow, where you can add ideas and move them around. The more you allow yourself the freedom to think without boundaries, the easier it will be to develop a wide range of ideas. As the month goes on, you can add notes to the topic, find pictures and links that prove your points and build the posts in your calendar.

How do you keep your blog calendar managed?

Related posts:

1. How to create a blog calendar with categories
2. 5 pieces of a blog management puzzle
3. How do I create blog categories?