Time-consuming updates have always been one of the downsides of social media. But now, you can say goodbye to all of this with editorial calendars. The editorial calendars referred to here are the same calendars used in newspapers and magazines. Basically, they help people plan events and strategies for business. Editorial calendars also help you eliminate all other non-business concerns and activities. This way you can only focus on activities that benefit your business and nothing less.

And there is even more good news for you. Making an editorial media calendar is very simple. It only makes use of the basic Microsoft applications: Word or Excel. The first thing you need to do here is create a publishing schedule. This will help you plan what you will blog about for the rest of the month and eventually throughout the year. The workload will depend on you. The most important thing here is that being able to map out everything you need to do during the month will give you a clear idea of ​​what lies ahead. You can also add keywords to use during a particular time period and easily create different niches per month. With this, your writing plan becomes more structured and thus you can generate better selections and keyword ideas.

After making your content calendar, the next thing you need to do is create a social media plan. Always use the Internet and automation tools to maximize the time you spend online and filter out unnecessary emails and notifications. Automation also allows you to automatically update your social networks once you publish a new blog online. This way, your followers will always be up to date, every time you post something new. Other followers who have become so accustomed to regular posts from certain websites will even send emails to the site owners in case they missed the post in a day; that’s how highly connected automation can be.

And last but not least, you should create a clear schedule with specific times of the day or week dedicated to answering questions and discussing the topics you posted online. For better organization, you can create a color-coded system that easily notes how many hours you need to spend on your social networks per day and what networking site you’ll be working on. Just make sure that once you make that schedule, you stick to it no matter what.

Social networks and online networks are a very good avenue for those who want to make a living at home. Working online gives you the opportunity to own your time and work at your own pace. Cultivate self-discipline because there will be no one to pressure you with deadlines and getting things done. So when working with social media, never procrastinate. Time is money, so always spend quality seconds online.