If you’re at all familiar with blogging you’ve probably heard of the term “content calendar”. This phrase can be taken literally or figuratively. I do a little bit of both when planning and scheduling blog and social media posts. Let’s dive into what online tools, apps, and planners work for me and will definitely work for you…
WordPress auto-scheduling
When you’re writing a new post you’ll notice in the upper right hand side: “Publish immediately”. Well, unless you have nothing better to do then sure use that, otherwise click “Edit” and schedule the exact date and time you want your post to go live.
This tool is amazing, especially if you know you’re going to be away for a certain period of time.
Hootsuite
This web app saves me SO much time and it’s free! Once you’ve scheduled your post using auto-schedule on WordPress, you can then copy the URL prematurely and add it to your Hootsuite to be scheduled on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, etc.
If you really want to create a social media schedule that works, sign up for Hootsuite… like, right now. P.s. I explain auto-scheduling and Hootsuite more in depth in my guide.
Microsoft OneNote
I first learned of OneNote thanks to my babe Lauryn. She uses it, I use it, and you should use it. The great thing about OneNote is it’s web based and an app so you can access and edit it from anywhere.
I love it to jot down notes, reminders, and to create a general social media schedule by inserting a table. Because it’s a Microsoft product you get a lot of the features you would from other Microsoft products like tables, graphs, different fonts, etc.
Sugar Paper weekly planner
I wrote about Sugar Paper before in Chic Geek Must-Haves, and I still swear by it. In fact, I just got myself a new 2016 planner from Target. It’s the bomb.com and totally worth the $10.
I use the monthly calendar to write a blurb of what I’m posting on a particular day, then write down the traffic I got in order to track my results and see what’s working and what’s not.
There’s also a place to write notes for each day which is great so I can keep my never ending To Do List in a more organized manner by breaking it down for the day.
How do you stay organized? Tell me in the comments below!
xx
P.s. This concludes the end of our Social Media 101 series. Stay tuned for either Branding 101 or Blog Hacks 101. What do you want to see?
Week 1: What You Need & What You Don’t
Week 2: How to Grow Your Instagram Followers
Week 3: How to Use Periscope to Build Your Brand
Week 4: Facebook Marketing that Makes You Money
Week 5 {this week}: How to Create a Social Media Schedule that Works
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