Stop planning content in your head. This calendar gives you one place to map every video, episode, post, and email — with status, platform, hook, and publish date — so your pipeline is always a week ahead instead of a day behind.
Set your cadence. Decide how many pieces you publish per week per platform. Fill the weekly cadence row first — it becomes your non-negotiable baseline.
Load the backlog. Dump every content idea into the Idea Backlog. Don't filter yet; capacity comes later.
Schedule two weeks out. Pull the strongest ideas into the calendar grid and assign publish dates at least two weeks ahead so production never blocks publishing.
Track status weekly. Each week, update the Status column (Idea → Scripted → Produced → Scheduled → Published) and move anything stuck.
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One row per piece of content. Sort by publish date and keep two weeks scheduled at all times.
| Publish date | Platform | Format | Working title / hook | Status | Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Wk 1 | YouTube | Long-form | How I plan a month of content in 2 hours | Scripted | You | Pillar video |
| Tue, Wk 1 | Reel | 3 calendar mistakes creators make | Idea | You | Repurpose from pillar |
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Start by fixing your weekly cadence, then schedule content at least two weeks ahead so production never blocks publishing. Review and update statuses on the same day each week.
Yes. A single calendar with a Platform column gives you a true picture of your output and makes it obvious when you're over-indexing on one channel or leaving gaps on another.
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