Plan my content calendar for [quarter and year]. [N] articles per week, seasonal hooks, evergreen SEO topics, [N] campaign per month.
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Plan my content calendar for Q1 2027. I can publish 2 articles a week. Mix in seasonal hooks (Valentine's Day, spring skincare), evergreen SEO topics from a gap analysis, and 1 campaign per month.
- Quarterly view with weekly breakdown.
- Balanced mix: evergreen SEO + seasonal + campaign.
- Each item sized to your cadence (don't over-plan).
- Each entry has 'Draft it with Fudge →' link.
What you're trying to do
Content calendars usually live in someone's head or a half-abandoned Notion doc. A real calendar — grounded in seasonal demand, gap analysis, and your team's actual capacity — keeps content shipping at a sustainable rhythm and locks in the SEO compounding.
Things to watch out for
- Capacity-honest: Fudge plans to your team, not a hypothetical team.
- Mix: evergreen, seasonal and campaign content together is the durable formula.
- Seasonal lead time: Fudge schedules seasonal drafts 4-6 weeks before the peak, for you to publish.
- Iteration: revise the plan quarterly, not weekly.
How Fudge does it
Fudge analyzes your store data, recent traffic and orders, and brand context, then delivers the plan as a structured report. No theme changes — pure strategy. Each recommendation comes with the exact prompt to ship it as a follow-up if you want to act on it.
What a real content calendar should include
Most content calendars are spreadsheets that get abandoned by week 4. The ones that stick balance three content streams: seasonal hooks (when traffic peaks naturally), evergreen SEO topics (long-tail durable traffic), and campaign-aligned content (tied to revenue moments). The planner sets the right mix and the right cadence.
When this is worth doing
Build the calendar quarterly. Skip if you publish unpredictably — the calendar only works if you commit to the cadence.
The 2-articles-per-week cadence is achievable for most small content teams. Higher cadence is harder to sustain; lower cadence loses SEO momentum.
What makes a great calendar
- Quarter-long horizon — long enough to plan strategically, short enough to remain accurate.
- Mix of seasonal + evergreen + campaign — durable formula.
- Seasonal hooks pegged to right week — not month-after.
- Evergreen SEO grounded in gap analysis — not just topic ideas.
- 1 campaign per month — connecting content to revenue moments.
- Specific article titles + briefs — not just topic categories.
Common mistakes to avoid
The biggest mistake is the all-evergreen calendar. Without seasonal hooks, you miss the high-traffic moments.
The second mistake is the all-campaign calendar. Without evergreen, you have no compounding SEO asset.
Pair this with content gap analysis and campaign brainstorm, three planning tools that together cover the full content stack. Fudge writes the articles on the calendar with its blog writer.