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Content calendar

A content calendar is a plan of what you will post, where and when, laid out by date so posting becomes routine instead of a daily scramble.

Also called: posting schedule, content plan, social media calendar

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What goes on a content calendar?

The date, the platform, the format (reel, carousel, story, email), a working idea or caption, and the goal of the post, such as a pre-save, a sale or just staying visible.

How far ahead should you plan?

Far enough that big moments aren't a surprise: a release, a gig, a launch or a festival. Many creators plan the key dates a month or two out and fill in the everyday posts week by week.

Does it make content feel stiff?

Only if you never change it. Leave gaps for trends and for things that happen on the day. The calendar is there so the important posts don't get forgotten.

Example

A Tamil rapper plans six weeks around a single: two BTS posts a week, an announcement reel, three snippet reels, release-day stories and a live session the week after.

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  • Content pillar

    Content pillars are the three to five themes an account keeps coming back to, so followers know what to expect and the creator always knows what to post next.

  • Rollout

    A rollout is the whole plan around a release, from the first tease to the follow-up weeks after it comes out.

  • Reel

    A reel is a short vertical video on Instagram, up to 3 minutes long, and the format Instagram shows most to people who don't follow you.

  • Algo

    "Algo" is short for algorithm, the ranking system that decides what a social app shows people, as in "the algo pushed my reel".

  • BTS

    BTS, short for behind the scenes, is content that shows how something was made: the studio session, the shoot, the rehearsal, the mess before the finished post.

  • Banger

    A banger is a song that hits hard: loud, energetic and impossible not to move to. Calling a track a banger is high praise.

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