Content planning is the structure by which your company determines which content initiatives to execute and when.

Semrush contributor Ana Camarena has published a guide to content planning.

She says, “Here’s how to create your content plan, step by step.

1. Build a Clear Content Strategy

content strategy defines your goals, target audience, distribution channels, and other essential elements guiding your content marketing efforts. A content plan, on the other hand, is a written document to manage the execution of this strategy.

It’s easier to understand with an example:

Say you own an ecommerce website specializing in fitness products.

A (very simplified) content strategy would state that you’re going to publish five videos per week. With a mix of workout tutorials and product reviews.

Your content plan, on the other hand, would say that on Dec. 3, you want to publish a YouTube video analyzing the best running shoes between $50 and $100.”

Content Planning: How to Create a Content Plan, Step by Step

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