4 Things to Include in Your Blogging Calendar

If you're a beginner blogger and have just created a calendar for your blog or are about to make one, then you may want to know what to include and what not to include in your schedule. In case you don't know, a blogging calendar or blog planner is a small planner or calendar that keeps track of your blog posts, topics, and even page views. There are so many ways to do this- you can print one off of the internet, use a whiteboard and Expo markers, buy a planner, or simply use a plain yellow notepad (like me). You can make yours as simple or as elaborate as possible, but whatever you do, just make it work for you; other people probably won't ever see it. Use a system that is easy to use but keeps track of all the right stuff. If you make money blogging, then include something for that (e.g. amount of income per month). Here's what you should definitely have in yours:

1. A small calendar. This is ideal because you can write down deadlines, things to post that day, number of posts per day, etc. I use mine to track the number of posts per day because it gives me a good overview on things, and I like to see my progress. 

2. A list of brainstormed ideas, just for those days when you have nothing else to write about. Try to have as many ideas written down as possible, just for emergencies and bloggers-block days.

3. At the bottom, write "Total blog posts:" so that at the end of every month, you can write down the total number of posts you wrote for that month, allowing you to sum up your productivity. 

4. STICKY NOTES. STICKY NOTES. STICKY NOTES. Remember- Post-it notes are your friend, because sometimes, nothing is permanent, and you may need to put a sticky over your plans. For example, a canceled or rescheduled blog post, or a rescheduled deadline; that kind of thing. Have Post-it notes on hand, especially colorful ones to fully color-code your system, if you'd like. 

So, if you have a blogging calendar or are planning on making/getting one, I suggest that you include those things so that you can live up to the full productivity of your blog. I hope this has helped, and if you think I missed something that you think of as extremely important, email me or leave a comment below; I'll be sure to add it if I see it as worthy as you do. Thanks for reading!

xx Savannah