Below is an example of a calendar at a single-week<\/b> interval<\/b>:<\/p>\n Each category has several sub categories. If you look at the calendar above you will see that \u2018daily community news\u2019 is a constant update about the latest activity in the community. Categories can be reused every week.<\/p>\n On a calendar with a monthly interval<\/b>, categories such as newcomer of the month, member of the month and offline-meet up content, may also appear. In addition, a major event will have a significant impact upon the calendar. In this situation you can set usual calendar events aside and focus on building up excitement for the event, covering the event and summarizing what the event achieved.<\/p>\n Publish the Calendar<\/b><\/p>\n It is a good idea to publish the calendar (in category form) to community members.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Many community managers fall victim to reactivity. As the community grows, urgent issues increasingly take priority over the community manager\u2019s work. Thus time spent on initiating activities, building relationships, recruiting members and creating content gradually diminishes in favour of responding to the urgent issues of the day. A calendar helps resolve this issue by highlighting what needs to be accomplished every day of the week. Announcements Below is an example of a calendar …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n
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\nCreating A Calendar:
\nA content calendar should identify the categories of content that will be used and also the specific content that will feature within that category for that particular date.
\nTo identify the most popular categories you can look at both the online and offline content produced within the sector. These categories are easier to identify in online content because you can look at the number of comments they receive and where they are placed on the community platform.
\nIt is important to remember that you are not competing with existing media platforms, you are simply identifying which categories of content are most popular.
\nFrom these categories of content (examples listed below) your next step will be to identify which ones you will use and on which days.<\/p>\n
\nNews
\nFeature articles
\nGuest columns
\nClassifieds
\nPromotions
\nStatements from the community
\nMisc<\/p>\n