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Content calendars are a tool to plan and manage the content you will create for your site. For a multi-author blog it’s vital to controlling the chaos of rounding up writers and deadlines. This presentation covers the elements that make up a good content calendar and why they’re so useful. It will also take a look at plugins (Editorial Calendar, Edit Flow) and tools (Evernote, Zapier) you can use to manage your content calendar and integrate it with your WordPress site.

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Content Calendars for Wordpress:Tips & Tools

WordCamp Chicago 2014#wcchi

Who Am I?

Mike HalePlatform & API Developer Copyblogger Media

My Blog www.mikehale.me

Twitter @MikeHale

Google+ +MikeHale

What is a Content Calendar?

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A Content Calendar is a tool used to

schedule and manage the  process of

creating and publishing content across

multiple channels. 

“Content” vs. “Editorial”

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Why use a Content Calendar?

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Mental Model

Plan Content Around Dates

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Holidays & Seasonal

Product Launch

Conference or Event

Time to Prep, Assign, Edit, Review…

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Find Gaps & Eliminate Assumptions

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Ensure Cross-Channel Content

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Provide Accountability

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Align Content with Marketing Goals

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Define a Publishing Schedule

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1: Daily

7: Weekly

30:

Monthly

4: Quarterly

2: Semi-

Annual

1: Yearly

Creating Consistent Content – A Content Marketing Plan

What Goes Into a Content Calendar?

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Content Type: Text

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Testimonial

White Paper

Case Study

Newsletter

Website Content

Blog Post

Book

Review

eBook

Content Type: Visual

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Chart

Infographic

Illustration

Image Meme

Comic

Content Type: Media

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Podcas

t

Vide

o

Webina

r

Training

Basic Information

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Title

Category

Channel

Priority

Description

Status

Names & Dates

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Author

Editor

Create Date

Due Date

Publish Date

Categories

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Topic

Theme

Feature

Campaign

Purpose

Links & Media

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Links

References

Images

Audio / Video

Attributions

Audience

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Primary Audience

Secondary Audience

Purchase Cycle

Call to Action

Promotion

Personas

SEO & Meta Data

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HTML Title

Meta Description

Keywords

Open Graph Data

Schema / Micro Data

Content Calendar Tools & Plugins

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Commercial Apps

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Evernote

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Type

Site

Author

Select Accounts

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Filter Trigger

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Calendar Event

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Test Zapier “Zap”

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WordPress Plugins

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Editorial Calendar

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Edit Flow

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DEMO

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Questions?

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Photo Credits

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/dafnecholet/5374200948

https://www.flickr.com/photos/cgc/7081077

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wilhei/109403306

https://www.flickr.com/photos/rufflife/5107859110

https://www.flickr.com/photos/aloha75/8432916076

https://www.flickr.com/photos/osterwalder/177179785

https://www.flickr.com/photos/snigl3t/3074101845

https://www.flickr.com/photos/glenbledsoe/5527363989

https://www.flickr.com/photos/30916033@N05/9688517609

https://www.flickr.com/photos/benward/2248330869/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrgarethm/11030267624/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/51035796522@N01/1659163/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/cabinet/53477398/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/goflo/5340031103/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/superboreen/6531098157/

Icons by freepik, Simpleicon, Icomoon, Yannick

About Mike Hale

Mike HalePlatform & API Developer Copyblogger Media

My Blog www.mikehale.me

Twitter @MikeHale

Google+ +MikeHale

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