Content Planning - Content Krush

July 31, 2025021

How to create an editorial calendar [+ free templates]

If you’re creating content without an editorial calendar you’re setting yourself up for stress, inconsistency, and missed opportunities. Been there, d

July 24, 2025035

What is an editorial calendar? My guide to building one [examples + templates]

A few years ago, I inherited a content calendar that was really just a Google Sheet — no dates, no owners, and half the cells completely empty. I spen

May 15, 20250182

Content pillars for social media: Reaching your audience with the content they need

When I first started managing social media for my first brand, I felt like I was constantly throwing spaghetti at the wall. Every day was a scramble t

March 4, 20250227

The 6 Best Content Planning Software — Experts Explain Their Top Choice

I’ve been in content marketing since early 2015. With almost a decade of experience, I’ve tested dozens of content planning software, spreadsheets, an

February 11, 20250540

Content Intelligence: How to Use AI to Power Your Content Strategy

When I changed careers from classroom teacher to content writer and editor, I little suspected the AI revolution that was about to take place. In just

January 27, 20250614

Your Content Marketing Budget: Balancing Investment, Engagement, and ROI

If you asked marketers about their 2025 content marketing budget, you’d be hard-pressed to get a straight answer. While marketers recognize the value

January 24, 20250522

What Is Content Seeding & How Does It Work? Here’s the Expert Take [+ Examples]

Way back in the day, I participated in a kid’s gardening competition and won! Through my years in marketing, I’ve realized that gardening and marketin

January 23, 20250465

How to Write a Content Brief [Template + Examples]

I've worked in a lot of different industries — as a freelancer, as a manager of freelancers, as a marketer, as a writer — and you know what never chan

January 21, 20250357

A Step-by-Step Guide to How I Do Content Research

I love to do content research — what's more satisfying than falling down a few Google rabbit holes? (Don't answer that.) Of course, great marketing c

January 21, 20250380

The Evolution of Content Marketing: How It‘s Changed and Where It’s Going in the Next Decade

Within the last few years, many marketers have started asking, “What is the future of content marketing? And is it worth our investment?” I think that

January 16, 20250360

How I Use Content Scoring to Make Posts My Audience Loves

Ranging from brief social posts to deep-dive digital guides, I've written thousands of pieces of content for SaaS companies, small businesses, governm

January 14, 20250252

Content Mills Don‘t Work — Here’s Why

Content mills: the corner of the internet where everyone's promised the moon, but most people are left in the dark. Writers are offered an opportunity

January 10, 20250303

What Are Content Managers, and How Do You Become One?

As a writer exploring the world of content management, I found myself asking the same questions you might be grappling with right now: What does a con

December 31, 20240356

I Reviewed 17 Content Marketing Analytics Tools: Here’s Everything You Need to Know

Creating successful marketing campaigns and compelling content starts with understanding the numbers behind your strategies. For me, content marketing

December 30, 20240308

How Content Monitoring Can Level Up Your Content Strategy [+ Expert Tips]

I love content monitoring! Well, not as much as chocolate, or cake, or chocolate cake ... But when it comes to work-related processes, it's one of my

December 24, 20240281

Building the Right Foundation for Cornerstone Content — Here’s Everything I Know

I remember exactly where I was when I stumbled upon the concept of cornerstone content for the first time. It was a fresh winter's morning in late Dec

December 20, 20240266

Content Marketing Team Dynamics That Deliver Results

As a content professional with almost a decade in the game, I have been a part of several content marketing teams and projects. While each project cam

December 16, 20240228

The Ins-and-Outs of Content Optimization, Straight From a Marketer

Over the past three years, I’ve written over 200 marketing content pieces from blog posts to guides to landing pages. Over that time, I’ve witnessed m

December 12, 20240356

What Is Digital Content? I Asked Experts What to Expect From It in 2025 — Here’s What They Said

Ok, this has to be one of the most meta projects I’ve worked on: a piece of digital content about digital content — but, hey, it’s an important one. F

December 4, 20240388

What Is an Editorial Calendar? Your Guide to Building One [Examples + Templates]

I once worked for a digital publisher that kept its editorial calendar on a huge whiteboard in a tiny conference room. Cram a few too many people in t