Content Calendars and Planning.
Plan a month of content in 30 minutes. AI does the heavy lifting, you steer the ship.
After this lesson you'll know
- How to generate a full monthly content calendar with AI
- The content pillar strategy for consistent themes
- How to plan seasonal and event-based content in advance
- Batch creation workflows that save 10+ hours per month
Monthly Calendar
The 30-minute monthly content calendar.
Create a content calendar for [month, year]. Business: [What you do] Audience: [Who you serve] Channels: [Blog, LinkedIn, Instagram, email, etc.] Posting frequency: [e.g., 3x/week social, 1x/week blog, 1x/week email] Content pillars (rotate through these): 1. [Educational — teach something useful] 2. [Behind-the-scenes — show how you work] 3. [Customer stories — social proof] 4. [Industry insights — thought leadership] 5. [Promotional — direct sales/offers] For each post, give me: - Date and platform - Content pillar it belongs to - Topic/headline - Brief description (1-2 sentences) - CTA Include: Any relevant holidays, industry events, or trending topics for this month. Format: As a table I can paste into a spreadsheet.
Content Pillars
Why content pillars prevent "what should I post today?"
Content pillars are recurring themes that give structure to your content. Instead of staring at a blank page every day, you rotate through pillars:
Monday
Educational — Teach a skill or share a tip
Wednesday
Behind-the-scenes — Show your process, team, or workspace
Friday
Community — Customer story, Q&A, or engagement post
Ask AI: "Give me 12 post ideas for each of my 5 content pillars. That's 60 posts — enough for 3 months of 5x/week posting."
Seasonal Planning
Plan seasonal content before it's too late.
The best marketers plan seasonal content 4-6 weeks ahead. AI makes this effortless:
I run a [business type]. Look ahead at the next 3 months and identify: 1. Major holidays relevant to my audience 2. Industry events or awareness days 3. Seasonal trends that affect my business 4. Back-to-school / end-of-year / New Year opportunities For each, suggest: - A social post angle - A blog post or email topic - An offer or promotion idea - When to start promoting (lead time) Only include events that actually matter to my audience. Skip generic holidays that have nothing to do with my business.
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