When I committed to using an editorial calendar for my blog last year, I came across a common issue. I seemed to struggle to come up with multiple posts that revolved around a relevant theme or idea. Don’t get me wrong, you absolutely do not have to write based on what topics are popular for the month. BUT, it does help in terms of traffic.
I decided to compile a list of topics and ideas to help spark the brainstorming process as I put together my monthly blogging editorial calendars. Being the totally selfless person that I am, I wanted to share it with all of you in hopes that I might help your blog post brainstorming process.
*UPDATED JANUARY 2015*
January
- Goals
- Organization
- Keeping Warm
- Winter
- Cozy
- Snowflake
- Silver/Gold
- Comfort Food
- Super Bowl
- Black History Month
- Heart Health
- Weight Loss/Fitness
- Cold/Flu Season
- NYC Fashion Week
- Valentine’s Day
February
- Ground Hog Day
- Valentine’s Day
- Cold/Flu Season
- Gardening
- Date Ideas
- Oscars
- Love
- Red/Pink
- St. Patrick’s Day
- Spring
March
- St. Patrick’s Day
- Purim
- Spring Cleaning
- March Madness
- Daylight Savings
- Spring Break
- Green
- Mardi Gras
- Outdoor Entertaining
- Easter
- Weddings
April
- April Fools
- Easter
- Earth Day
- Poetry Month
- Spring
- Green
- Pastels
- Outdoor Entertaining
- Gardening
- Graduation
- Cinco de Mayo
- Passover
- Mother’s Day
May
- Flowers & Gardening
- Cinco de Mayo
- Mother’s Day
- Graduation
- BBQ Month
- Memorial Day
- School’s Out
- Picnic
- Weddings
- Vacation
- Swimming/Pool
- Father’s Day
June
- Vacation
- Beach
- Father’s Day
- Flag Day
- Picnics
- Pool Party
- Grilling/BBQ
- Gardening
- 4th of July
- Outdoor Entertaining
July
- 4th of July
- Beat the Heat
- Grilling
- Weddings
- Patriotic
- Summer
- Vacation
- Back to School
August
- Back to School
- Scheduling
- Planning
- Labor Day
- Gardening
- Tailgating
- Fall/Autumn
September
- Labor Day
- Fall
- Motivation
- Organization
- Apples
- Grandparent’s Day
- Comfort Food
- Breast Cancer Awareness
- Halloween
October
- Halloween
- Breast Cancer Awareness
- Candy
- Orange
- Popcorn
- Harvest
- Cold/Flu Season
November
- Thanksgiving
- Gratitude
- Black Friday
- Leaves
- Veteran’s Day
- Election Day
- Christmas
- Kwanzaa
December
- Christmas
- Cookies
- Gift Ideas
- Snow
- New Year’s
- Hanukkah
- Weight Loss
- Organizing
- Winter
Did I miss anything? If you have any suggestions on what to add to my master list, I would love to hear them. Leave them in the comments below.
This was frickin awesome!
Awesome! Thanks for this! 🙂
good tips for beginners. If they try these tips, they would find blogging to be fun.the concept of short sentences seems simple but I find myself being wordy constantly. Thanks for this post!
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Great list. Thanks.
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Happy to help 🙂
Awesome resource, thank you Rachel!
there is also a really cool website with random holidays holidayinsights.com that i use to find FUNKY holidays to come up w/ posts 🙂 its pretty fun!!!!
I decided to actually write an editorial calendar this year, and it's really been helpful! Thanks for the topic ideas! You're my new hero! 🙂
I decided to actually write an editorial calendar this year, and it's really been helpful! Thanks for the topic ideas! You're my new hero! 🙂
This is such a fantastic list. I am guilty of swaying on and off the blogging wagon. I have heard amazing things about content brew over the past few weeks and think it may be a sign.
You just reminded me to link up how I do my editorial calendar, silly me 🙂 Here it is in case you're wondering: http://www.peacoatsandplaid.com/2013/12/editorial-calendar-saved-blogging.html
Time relevancy really helps with Pinterest, I have found. I get a ton of traffic from Pinterest.
Thank you for pinning!
Aww, thank you Bethany 🙂
Added, thank you!
Thanks for this, I know I'll be using it!
Awesome list! Thanks for sharing!
not only is the list motivating, your presentation is nice with the pretty picture banners. as always, well done bre 🙂
What a great list. I'll pin it so I can refer back to it when I get stuck. Thanks for sharing.
What a great list. I'll pin it so I can refer back to it when I get stuck. Thanks for sharing.
Mardi Gras is also in March. This is a good idea and I'll be referring back to your list often!
This is a great list to use as a guideline. I have such problems with getting random ideas but they're completely not relevant to the time of year.
great list! i'm going to jot down some of these ideas for each month so i'll have some inspiration as the year goes on!
— jackie @ jade and oak
Great list!! I keep meaning to do this because one of my biggest blog challenges is planning ahead so this makes an easy guideline to follow while leaving lots of wiggle room for random posts!