I found a plethora of printables online, and a couple of pre-made blogging planners, but nothing really seemed to have everything that I was looking for in a blogging planner. I need something to keep post ideas together, an editorial calendar, reviews and giveaway lists, an income and expense tracker, and a few other things.
So, I did what I do, and made my own blogging planner.
I went to Walmart and found a cute 1" binder - I do much better with binders than notebooks. I also got a 3-hole hole punch. Then I went home and started playing around with Microsoft Word.
Here's the fun part. Designing your planner. I'm going to show you how I made my planner pages, so you can make your own however you would like them set up - or you can download my set of planner printables at the end of this post!
Fist, you'll want to open a new Blank Document:
Click the Insert tab and click header. This is where you'll put in whatever design you like. This is where I put in the triangle flag banner. (Pixelscrapper is an amazing resource for graphics by the way. The ladies who create the designs are so talented! I pay $10 a month for unlimited commercial use downloads. Definitely worth it!)
Next, you'll want to throw in a title so you can easily find the page you need. We'll do my Reviews To Do page, since I didn't add it to the graphic above. Play around with fonts and colors until you find a style you love. I went with Harrington here, in Orange, Accent 2, Lighter 40%.
Alright, now for the customizing part. Everyone's planning and organization is a little bit different, so put what you think will help you the most. Me, I have to have have a check box, a due date, and all the other stuff that helps keep me on task. Go to the Insert tab again, and click table. You'll want to set how many columns and rows by going to Insert Table and filling out the boxes. For this chart, I'm doing 5 columns. I've found that I can get 20 rows to fit nicely on one page.
Play around on the Design tab once you have your table made, and decide which colors and size works best for you. Then fill out the top row with the categories you need, and voila! You have a planner page:
And there you go - Simply print, punch holes and put into your binder. I have tab dividers to help keep everything organized, but the rest is up to you. Make it custom, make it you!
I went to Walmart and found a cute 1" binder - I do much better with binders than notebooks. I also got a 3-hole hole punch. Then I went home and started playing around with Microsoft Word.
Here's the fun part. Designing your planner. I'm going to show you how I made my planner pages, so you can make your own however you would like them set up - or you can download my set of planner printables at the end of this post!
Fist, you'll want to open a new Blank Document:
Click the Insert tab and click header. This is where you'll put in whatever design you like. This is where I put in the triangle flag banner. (Pixelscrapper is an amazing resource for graphics by the way. The ladies who create the designs are so talented! I pay $10 a month for unlimited commercial use downloads. Definitely worth it!)
Next, you'll want to throw in a title so you can easily find the page you need. We'll do my Reviews To Do page, since I didn't add it to the graphic above. Play around with fonts and colors until you find a style you love. I went with Harrington here, in Orange, Accent 2, Lighter 40%.
Alright, now for the customizing part. Everyone's planning and organization is a little bit different, so put what you think will help you the most. Me, I have to have have a check box, a due date, and all the other stuff that helps keep me on task. Go to the Insert tab again, and click table. You'll want to set how many columns and rows by going to Insert Table and filling out the boxes. For this chart, I'm doing 5 columns. I've found that I can get 20 rows to fit nicely on one page.
Play around on the Design tab once you have your table made, and decide which colors and size works best for you. Then fill out the top row with the categories you need, and voila! You have a planner page:
And there you go - Simply print, punch holes and put into your binder. I have tab dividers to help keep everything organized, but the rest is up to you. Make it custom, make it you!
Click here to download my set of Blog Planner Printables.
Set includes:
Weekly Planner
Post Brainstorming Worksheet
Blank Pitch List
Income and Expenses Worksheet
Blog Post Idea Sheet
Review Planner
Giveaway Planner
Password List
(once you open the link, just click on which pages you want, and click the download button above!)
What's your best tip for staying organized with blogging?
