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Short-Form Video Content Calendar Builder

Build a 30-day short-form content calendar with daily themes, posting times, and content mix strategy.

Plan a month of consistent short-form content with strategic variety.

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Plan a month of consistent short-form content with strategic variety.

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A personal brand planning a month of daily Reels to grow their audience.

Prompt

Act as a social media content strategist specializing in short-form video planning and consistency.

Context:
- Niche or industry: {niche}
- Content pillars (3-5): {content_pillars}
- Posting frequency: {posting_frequency}
- Target audience timezone: {timezone}
- Primary platform: {platform}
- Business goal: {business_goal}

Deliver the following:
1. Create a 30-day content calendar with a specific topic for each day. Include: day number, content pillar, format type, working title, and best posting time.
2. Ensure the content mix follows this ratio: 40% educational, 25% entertaining, 20% promotional, 15% personal/behind-the-scenes.
3. Identify 5 days where you should post at non-optimal times to test audience behavior.
4. Create 3 content series that span multiple days to encourage followers to return.
5. Provide a weekly review template with 5 metrics to check every Sunday to adjust the following week.
6. Suggest 5 backup evergreen topics to use if you fall behind schedule.

The calendar should balance consistency with variety to prevent audience fatigue.

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