I will be starting 2014 off organized with my Blog Planner.
Last year I was in search of a blog planner, but everything I found just would not work for me, so I created my own blog planner. Over the course of last year I made changes as I began to work with my planner. I am so happy with this blog planner and I use it everyday to track my posts, ideas and social media. You will need to stop over to my 2013 blog planner to see how I put it all together. I have kept my graphics simple and I don’t use a lot of color, because I am cheap frugal and don’t like to waste my colored ink.
I start by having a Blogging Goal Sheet. I find it a must to write down all goals, short-term as well as long-term. Having a Goal sheet helps to remind myself of those things that I want to achieve for my business and my blog. Just click on the highlighted area below each picture and you can print out each of the sheets for your own use.
Next is my monthly calendar, This is the life line in my blog planner. This tells me at a glance what is done and what needs done. The best thing that I love about this is that I track my social media posts on this calendar too. I use “lines”, “check marks” and “circles” as indicators for a completed post.
I use this Weekly sheet to breakdown my week by what I need to do on a daily basis. Yes, I used color for this one.
Weekly Monthly Stats Jan – Dec. 2014
Tracking your statistics and analytics is a must. I like to keep track of mine on a weekly basis, but I usually don’t dig deep and compare things until the end of the month. Once I begin to take in more sources of income for my blog, I will be changing this sheet to track my income too.
My projects page is where I keep all my ideas and projects that I want to make or tackle. This is just my idea starter.
Once an idea is going to happen, I list it on my detailed projects page. This is where I break down my thoughts, ideas and list the items I will need to complete the project.
My blog post topics sheet is used once I have completed a project and I need to write-up the blog post. This helps me to keep track of where I am in the blog post. It is very easy to start a blog post and have to stop everything for something that needs to be done sooner and you forget that you were even planning this post.
Nothing drives crazy more than not being able to remember my username and password. So to keep it simple, I made a simple sheet to reference back too.
I also like to write down my company connections. I have this information in my email, but sometimes it is easier to have everything in my blog planner. I love technology, but I still am a little old-fashioned when it comes to planners. I have tried to do the online planners, but it was not working for me. I have my blog planner sitting on my desk where I can easily see what I need to complete for the day.
I have made each of these sheets in a free printable for you to use. If you would like to make a few changes,I can customize a blog planner for you. Contact me about the details and I can give you a fee for the changes.
What about you, are you an online planner or the old-fashion planner?
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Tami says
You are such a dear! Thank you for sharing these with all of us. It’s hard to find free printables that are cute and functional. We need more like you out there.
Designed Decor says
Thanks Tami! I hope you found them useful!
Chandana says
Hi DeDe,
Thank you so much for sharing this amazing planner. I am just a beginner inn blogger world and i definitely need this planner to get organized and be very obedient towards my blog. Also your planner is quite simple and applicable. Thank you once again.
Designed Decor says
Chandana, Welcome to blogging! I wish I had this planner the first year I was blogging, I was all over the board and needed direction and a plan. I hope this helps and let me know if you have any questions!
Chandana says
Thanks a ton for extending help. I will surely get back to you.
Megan says
I’ve tried the online planners and organizing posts too, but it just doesn’t work. I love the planner pages you have come up with! Thanks so much for sharing them! I’m hoping to get more organized and stay on top of blogging this year.
Designed Decor says
Megan – It took me awhile to create something that worked for me. I hope this starts your progress to a better organized blog.
Cynthia says
These are great printables! I think you covered everything a blogger would need. Thank you for linking to the In and Out of the Kitchen Link Party. Hope to see you next week.
Elena says
Hey there!
I just wanted to let you know that one of our co-hosts at The PINcentive Blog Hop chose this post as a winner, so CONGRATULATIONS! As a winner, I’d love to feature this post at our next hop and it will be pinned a minimum of 31 times by my team of pinners! Additionally, we’d love to have you co-host our next hop and choose our winner. It’s a great opportunity to make new friends and increase your following. You are also entitle to priority seating at our next hop which means I will add the URL of the post you’d like to link up manually :o)
Please feel free to contact me at your earliest convenience. Since I’m working under a rather tight deadline, your timely response would be greatly appreciated! If you decide to co-host, I’d need your 3 preferred methods you’d like blog hop participants to follow you and the URL of the post you’d like to link up this week.
Thanks so much and I look forward to hearing from you! Happy Friday!
Elena
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Jessi @ Practically Functional says
Great planner! I especially love the check boxes for stuff, that’s my favorite way to get organized. Totally pinning this, and I wanted to let you know I featured this on my blog this morning; thanks for sharing it at Creativity Unleashed!
Designed Decor says
Jess, Thanks for the feature! You had a lot of great features!
Marti says
You did a great job on these! Thanks for sharing it at Sewlicious Home Decor this week!
rea says
oh my gosh DeDe, this printables are so awesome, how nice of you share it to all of us…my favorite is the site password sheet..i can totally relate to the need of this..
thanks for linking up with The DIY’ers, huggies♥
rea
Designed Decor says
Rea, I can’t remember my name some days, how on earth are we suppose to remember if our password had a capital or a symbol; etc. Too many things to remeber these days!
Angela says
Great printables! you are so on top of it 🙂 http://www.handmadeintheheartland.com/
Christy@Confessions of a Serial Do-it-Yourselfer says
Wow, you are so organized! I think I could use more of this in my life…pinning for later! 🙂
Designed Decor says
Christy, some days I feel so organized and then other days I think what the heck am I trying to accomplish here! I do have to admit being too organized is a curse, I have to straighten it, organize it before I can begin a project.
Krystal says
This is great! Thank you for adding this to Click Chicks! Next week the topic is “vision.” Do you have a vision for the new year? Happy 2014!
Jill F. says
I love the blog planner. I’ve been looking for one to get me organized. Thanks for joining the Thumping Thursday bloghop.
Katherines Corner says
I love this! Thank you for taking the time to create it and thank you for sharing and joining in the fun at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop. I am leaving some hugs on your sweet blog
Nina @ Vintage Mama's Cottage says
Good morning! Thanks for sharing, I posted my own article with links back here today on my personal blog and will also post it on the Ruby for Women blog and send our readers your way. I just printed out all of the pages to get my own Blog Planner started, and since we are snowed in, I will have plenty of time to get everything organized. So glad I found you – looking forward to stopping by again in the near future! Nina @ Vintage Mama’s Cottage
Designed Decor says
Nina, Thanks again! I truly appreciate all of your kindness and sharing! Have a wonderful weekend!
Marissa D says
Great printables! I love having blog organizing printables, I’m so glad you shared them. I’ll be pinning for future use.
Marissa
Teresa says
Thank you so much for sharing this planner. I will be pinning it immediately and printing it as soon as I have access to a printer. I think this will help me be so much more focused this year, it’s really great.
Designed Decor says
Thanks Brooke! I hope this created a few thought starters for your planner. I know I will keep changing mine as I go.
FilipinaMacBarbie says
I love this!!!!
Thank You sooo much for sharing!
Nina @ Vintage Mama's Cottage says
Good morning and Happy New Year! Just stopping by from the Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop and discovered your Blog Planner – LOVE IT! I was working on scheduling a few things for my blog this morning and couldn’t quite get things lined up the way I wanted them and this is PERFECT for what I’m wanting to accomplish. So I will definitely be printing this off today and getting myself organized for the new year ;o)
If you are interested, we have an online Christian women’s magazine that is published quarterly, Ruby for Women, and we would be interested in featuring some of your articles in the spring 2014 issue. Let me know if you are interested and I’ll send you the details.
Speaking of . . . . this information would be of interest to our readers and I would like to repost it on the Ruby blog as well as my personal blog with links back here so all of our readers can find this information. Please let me know if you would allow me to repost part of this article with a follow link back here. If you have a clickable button I would also include that on our blogs. Hope to hear from you soon! Nina @ Vintage Mama’s Cottage and Ruby for Women
Designed Decor says
Nina, Thanks so much for stopping and checking out my blog planner. I truly hope that it helps you stay focused and organized. I give you permission to re-post part of this article and link back to my site. I hope your readers find it very helpful. I will send you a clickable button in a separate email. Have a healthy and prosperous 2014!
Erica says
oooooo thanks for this!! Im gonna print these out and share them with my bloggy buddies.
Erica
Designed Decor says
Erica, Thanks so much for sharing!
Victoria @ Creative Home Keeper says
This is a great resource. I love how you kept it simple without a lot of color, so many others I come across I can’t print off because they would use way to much ink. Thanks so much for these!
Designed Decor says
Victoria, I hate to waste ink, that is why I kept it simple. I am so glad you like them! Thanks for stopping by!
Britni says
These are fantastic. I was just sitting down to come up with my own blog binder/planner and these are a great place to start. Thanks!
Designed Decor says
Britni, I hope they help you with some ideas of how to organize your planner. I hope you can use some of them too. Happy New Year!
Joanne/WineLady Cooks says
Thanks so much for sharing this. I need all the help I can get, your printables is my start to get organized. Pinned and shared.
Designed Decor says
Joanne, Thanks for pinning and sharing! Here’s to an organized 2014!
Susan says
Thanks for sharing! I’m pinning now and printing them out next week when I’m back to blogging.
Designed Decor says
Thanks Susan! Happy New Year!