How to Use Your 2018 Content Calendar Template
Too many social media calendars require you to spend hours setting up a spreadsheet, color-coding it, and obsessing over where to put what.
I prefersimple.
This no-frills template (which starts on page 5) includes 5 columns that you can customize however you’d like.
If you want to use a different content calendar for each social channel, “Save As” and rename the file “2018 Twitter Posts,” or “2018 Facebook Posts.”
For detailed ideas about how to customize each column and get the most out of your content calendar, read my blog post at
- Columns 1 & 2: Day and Date – Major U.S. holidays and observances are highlighted, along with some weird observances
- Column 3: Draft your blog post “teasers” and social updates (or copy & paste them from the published update, so you can track what you publish).
- Column 4: Channels posted to
- Column 5: Content buckets for each day’s updates. Learn about six content buckets and how to organize them at 2018 Content Calendar Template [Free Download].
I’d love to hear how you are using your 2018 Content Calendar. Zap me an email: .
Have a fantastic 2018!
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Day / Date / Social Media Update /
Blog Post Teaser & Link / Network(s) Posted To / Content Type
Sunday / Dec 31, 2017
Monday
New Year’s Day / Jan 1, 2018
Tuesday / Jan 2
Wednesday / Jan 3
Thursday
National Spaghetti Day / Jan 4
Friday / Jan 5
Saturday / Jan 6
Sunday / Jan 7
Monday / Jan 8
Tuesday / Jan 9
Wednesday / Jan 10
Thursday / Jan 11
Friday / Jan 12
Saturday / Jan 13
Sunday / Jan 14
Monday
Martin Luther King Day USA / Jan 15
Tuesday / Jan 16
Wednesday / Jan 17
Thursday / Jan 18
Friday / Jan 19
Saturday / Jan 20
Sunday
National Hug Day / Jan 21
Monday / Jan 22
Tuesday / Jan 23
Wednesday
Compliment Day / Jan 24
Thursday / Jan 25
Friday / Jan 26
Saturday / Jan 27
Sunday / Jan 28
Monday / Jan 29
Tuesday / Jan 30
Wednesday / Jan 31
Thursday / Feb 1
Friday
Groundhog Day / Feb 2
Saturday / Feb 3
Sunday / Feb 4
Monday / Feb 5
Tuesday
Safer Internet Day / Feb 6
Wednesday / Feb 7
Thursday / Feb 8
Friday / Feb 9
Saturday / Feb 10
Sunday / Feb 11
Monday / Feb 12
Tuesday
Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras / Feb 13
Wednesday
Valentine’s Day
Ash Wednesday / Feb 14
Thursday / Feb 15
Friday
Chinese New Year / Feb 16
Saturday
Random Act of Kindness Day / Feb 17
Sunday / Feb 18
Monday
Presidents’ Day USA / Feb 19
Tuesday
Hoodie Hoo Day / Feb 20
Wednesday / Feb 21
Thursday / Feb 22
Friday / Feb 23
Saturday / Feb 24
Sunday / Feb 25
Monday / Feb 26
Tuesday / Feb 27
Wednesday / Feb 28
Thursday / March 1
Friday
Dr. Seuss Day / March 2
Saturday / March 3
Sunday / March 4
Monday / March 5
Tuesday
National Oreo Day / March 6
Wednesday / March 7
Thursday / March 8
Friday / March 9
Saturday / March 10
Sunday
Daylight Saving Time Begins / March 11
Monday
Napping Day / March 12
Tuesday / March 13
Wednesday
Pi Day / March 14
Thursday
Ides of March / March 15
Friday / March 16
Saturday
St. Patrick’s Day / March 17
Sunday / March 18
Monday / March 19
Tuesday / March 20
Wednesday / March 21
Thursday
National Goof Off Day / March 22
Friday / March 23
Saturday / March 24
Sunday
Palm Sunday / March 25
Monday / March 26
Tuesday / March 27
Wednesday / March 28
Thursday / March 29
Friday
Good Friday / March 30
Saturday
Passover / March 31
Sunday
Easter / April 1
Monday / April 2
Tuesday / April 3
Wednesday / April 4
Thursday / April 5
Friday / April 6
Saturday / April 7
Sunday / April 8
Monday / April 9
Tuesday / April 10
Wednesday / April 11
Thursday / April 12
Friday / April 13
Saturday / April 14
Sunday / April 15
Monday
Wear Pajamas to Work Day / April 16
Tuesday / April 17
Wednesday / April 18
Thursday / April 19
Friday / April 20
Saturday / April 21
Sunday / April 22
Monday / April 23
Tuesday / April 24
Wednesday / April 25
Thursday / April 26
Friday
Arbor Day / April 27
Saturday / April 28
Sunday / April 29
Monday / April 30
Tuesday / May 1
Wednesday / May 2
Thursday
National Day of Prayer / May 3
Friday
No Pants Day / May 4
Saturday
Work Naked Gardening Day / May 5
Sunday
International No Diet Day / May 6
Monday / May 7
Tuesday / May 8
Wednesday / May 9
Thursday / May 10
Friday / May 11
Saturday / May 12
Sunday
Mother’s Day USA / May 13
Monday / May 14
Tuesday / May 15
Wednesday / May 16
Thursday / May 17
Friday
Bike to Work Day / May 18
Saturday / May 19
Sunday / May 20
Monday / May 21
Tuesday / May 22
Wednesday / May 23
Thursday / May 24
Friday / May 25
Saturday / May 26
Sunday / May 27
Monday
Memorial Day USA / May 28
Tuesday / May 29
Wednesday / May 30
Thursday / May 31
Friday / June 1
Saturday / June 2
Sunday / June 3
Monday / June 4
Tuesday / June 5
Wednesday
D-Day / June 6
Thursday / June 7
Friday / June 8
Saturday / June 9
Sunday / June 10
Monday / June 11
Tuesday / June 12
Wednesday
International Axe Throwing Day / June 13
Thursday
Flag Day USA / June 14
Friday / June 15
Saturday / June 16
Sunday
Father’s Day USA / June 17
Monday / June 18
Tuesday / June 19
Wednesday / June 20
Thursday
National Selfie Day / June 21
Friday / June 22
Saturday / June 23
Sunday / June 24
Monday / June 25
Tuesday / June 26
Wednesday / June 27
Thursday / June 28
Friday / June 29
Saturday / June 30
Sunday / July 1
Monday / July 2
Tuesday / July 3
Wednesday
Independence Day USA / July 4
Thursday / July 5
Friday / July 6
Saturday / July 7
Sunday / July 8
Monday / July 9
Tuesday / July 10
Wednesday / July 11
Thursday / July 12
Friday / July 13
Saturday / July 14
Sunday
National Ice Cream Day / July 15
Monday / July 16
Tuesday
World Emoji Day / July 17
Wednesday / July 18
Thursday / July 19
Friday / July 20
Saturday / July 21
Sunday / July 22
Monday / July 23
Tuesday / July 24
Wednesday / July 25
Thursday / July 26
Friday / July 27
Saturday / July 28
Sunday / July 29
Monday / July 30
Tuesday / July 31
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Friday / Aug 3
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Wednesday / Aug 8
Thursday / Aug 9
Friday / Aug 10
Saturday / Aug 11
Sunday / Aug 12
Monday
Left-Handers Day / Aug 13
Tuesday / Aug 14
Wednesday / Aug 15
Thursday / Aug 16
Friday / Aug 17
Saturday / Aug 18
Sunday / Aug 19
Monday / Aug 20
Tuesday / Aug 21
Wednesday / Aug 22
Thursday / Aug 23
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Saturday / Aug 25
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Monday / Aug 27
Tuesday / Aug 28
Wednesday / Aug 29
Thursday / Aug 30
Friday / Aug 31
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Monday
Labor Day USA / Sept 3
Tuesday / Sept 4
Wednesday / Sept 5
Thursday / Sept 6
Friday / Sept 7
Saturday / Sept 8
Sunday / Sept 9
Monday / Sept 10
Tuesday / Sept 11
Wednesday / Sept 12
Thursday / Sept 13
Friday / Sept 14
Saturday / Sept 15
Sunday / Sept 16
Monday / Sept 17
Tuesday / Sept 18
Wednesday
Yom Kippur / Sept 19
Thursday / Sept 20
Friday / Sept 21
Saturday / Sept 22
Sunday / Sept 23
Monday / Sept 24
Tuesday / Sept 25
Wednesday / Sept 26
Thursday / Sept 27
Friday / Sept 28
Saturday / Sept 29
Sunday / Sept 30
Monday
International Coffee Day (Laura’s favorite!) / Oct 1
Tuesday / Oct 2
Wednesday / Oct 3
Thursday / Oct 4
Friday / Oct 5
Saturday / Oct 6
Sunday / Oct 7
Monday
Columbus Day / Indigenous People’s Day USA / Oct 8
Tuesday / Oct 9
Wednesday / Oct 10
Thursday / Oct 11
Friday / Oct 12
Saturday / Oct 13
Sunday
Pastor Appreciation Day / Oct 14
Monday / Oct 15
Tuesday / Oct 16
Wednesday / Oct 17
Thursday / Oct 18
Friday / Oct 19
Saturday / Oct 20
Sunday / Oct 21
Monday / Oct 22
Tuesday / Oct 23
Wednesday / Oct 24
Thursday / Oct 25
Friday / Oct 26
Saturday
Make a Difference Day / Oct 27
Sunday
National Chocolate Day / Oct 28
Monday / Oct 29
Tuesday / Oct 30
Wednesday
Halloween / Oct 31
Thursday / Nov 1
Friday / Nov 2
Saturday / Nov 3
Sunday
Daylight Saving Time Ends / Nov 4
Monday / Nov 5
Tuesday
Election Day USA / Nov 6
Wednesday / Nov 7
Thursday / Nov 8
Friday / Nov 9
Saturday / Nov 10
Sunday
Veteran’s Day USA / Nov 11
Monday
Veteran’s Day Observed USA / Nov 12
Tuesday
World Kindness Day / Nov 13
Wednesday / Nov 14
Thursday / Nov 15
Friday / Nov 16
Saturday
National Adoption Day / Nov 17
Sunday
Mickey Mouse Birthday / Nov 18
Monday / Nov 19
Tuesday / Nov 20
Wednesday / Nov 21
Thursday
Thanksgiving USA / Nov 22
Friday
Black Friday / Nov 23
Saturday
Small Business Saturday / Nov 24
Sunday / Nov 25
Monday
Cyber Monday / Nov 26
Tuesday
Giving Tuesday / Nov 27
Wednesday / Nov 28
Thursday / Nov 29
Friday / Nov 30
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Christmas Eve / Dec 24
Tuesday
Christmas Day / Dec 25
Wednesday / Dec 26
Thursday / Dec 27
Friday / Dec 28
Saturday / Dec 29
Sunday
National Bacon Day / Dec 30
Monday
New Year’s Eve / Dec 31
Tuesday
New Year’s Day / Jan 1, 2019
Wednesday / Jan 2
Thursday / Jan 3
Friday / Jan 4
Saturday / Jan 5