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How to Create a Content Calendar with AI

Plan a month of social media posts in 30 minutes instead of scrambling daily.

What You'll Need

Steps

1

Ask ChatGPT to create your calendar

Get a full month planned in one prompt.

  • Go to chat.openai.com
  • Try: 'Create a 4-week social media content calendar for a [your trade] business. Include 3 posts per week. Mix educational tips, before/after showcases, behind-the-scenes, and promotional content. Give me the post topic and a brief description for each.'
  • Review the calendar it creates
Tip: Ask for variations: 'Make it more casual' or 'Add seasonal relevance for [month].'
2

Organize in a simple spreadsheet

Make it easy to track and execute.

  • Create a Google Sheet with columns: Date | Post Type | Topic | Caption | Photo Needed | Posted?
  • Fill in the dates for the next 4 weeks
  • Copy ChatGPT's suggestions into the Topic column
  • This is your content calendar
3

Generate the actual captions

Get ChatGPT to write each post.

  • For each topic, ask: 'Write a Facebook/Instagram post about [topic] for my [trade] business. Keep it under 200 words and include a call-to-action.'
  • Copy each caption into your spreadsheet
  • Tweak to match your voice
  • Do this in batches — write a week's worth at once
4

Match photos to posts

Good photos make good posts.

  • Look at each topic — what photo would work?
  • Use your library of job photos
  • Before/after pairs are gold
  • If you don't have the right photo, add it to your shot list
Tip: Take 3-5 photos at every job. You'll always have content.
5

Schedule or post weekly

Execute your calendar consistently.

  • Option 1: Schedule posts with Buffer (free) or Meta Business Suite (free)
  • Option 2: Set a reminder to post each day based on your calendar
  • Post at consistent times (evenings and weekends often perform well)
  • Check off each post as you publish it

You're Done!

You have a month of content planned! No more 'what should I post today?' stress.

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