WHAT YOU INTEND TO PUBLISH, PER MONTH Social / profile posts Blog posts Website pages Videos Emails to your list Reports or guides The gated, downloadable kind. One good one a month is plenty.

WHAT ONE OF EACH ACTUALLY TAKES, IN HOURS Hours per post Writing, the image, and scheduling it. Time yourself once — it is always more than you think. Hours per blog post Hours per website page Hours per video Shoot plus edit plus upload plus the description. Not just the minutes on screen. Hours per email Hours per report or guide

YOUR LIMITS Hours a month you truly have for this Not the hours you wish you had. The ones already blocked out and defended. Days ahead that count as 'due soon' Share that must carry first-hand material Your own numbers, photos, or a call you made. Below half and the whole plan is replaceable.

PUBLISHED THIS CYCLE, BY TYPE

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STILL OWED THIS CYCLE, BY TYPE

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DOES THE PLAN FIT THE HOURS

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WHERE YOU ACTUALLY STAND

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IS ANY OF IT WORTH READING

Share of published work that is first-hand—

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Pieces aimed at what you actually sell—

Pieces answering a real question—

Pieces showing proof of the work—

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