Filling up your editorial calendar with quality content is key to your success as a lifestyle blogger! But I also know that coming up with blog post ideas for lifestyle bloggers isn’t always easy! But because I filled out my editorial calendar a couple months ago, I now know exactly what I’m writing about each week until the end of June. When June rolls around, I’ll fill in the next few months, and so on, and so on.
Why do I do this? Because I used to hate sitting down at my lap top and wasting time thinking about what to write. Life is so busy as it is, anything that can save some time is such a life saver!
As a lifestyle blogger, there is SO much you can write about. That’s another reason why it’s so important to get your content organized. Having an editorial calendar filled with amazing, substantial content is essential if you want your blog to make it big! Random posts that don’t fit with each other make it really confusing for anyone who visits your site!
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When it comes time for me to sit down and fill in my editorial calendar, I like to start with a brainstorming session. I write down all the ideas that come to mind under each of my blog categories and then choose the ones I like best and know my readers will love too! And since I’m always writing blog post ideas down as they come to me, I compile all the post titles together, and organize them to figure out which ones should go where in my calendar.
If you’re stuck on what to write about as a lifestyle blogger, I hope this list gives you some great ideas!
- Write about why you started your blog (and how it’s changed your life!)
2. Your favorite Instagram accounts for [interior, fashion, travel, beauty, etc.] inspiration - Round-up post featuring holiday sales from your favorite stores
- Your favorite TFIG cocktail recipe
- Your favorite desk accessories for your home office
- Write a letter to your younger self (as a child or teen) with life lessons
- 20 things to do before you turn 20 (25 things to do before you turn 25, etc.)
- An inside look to a day in your life
- Your favorite Pinterest home/beauty /entertaining DIYS
- List 10 things people don’t know about you
- Your favorite hair hacks that save you time in the morning
- The best blogs to follow for style ( or travel, or beauty, or food, etc.) inspiration
- Your weekly fitness routine
- Your summer (or winter or spring or fall) reading list
- A glimpse into your morning routine/ a glimpse into your nighttime routine
- List 10 things you’re grateful for and why
- Review your favorite book
- Talk about your favorite cafes/restaurants in your city
- Your best blogging tip for new bloggers
- Your favorite social media platform and why
- Time management/productivity apps you can’t live without
- A list of your favorite podcasts to listen to while in transit
- Your wanderlust list (10 places you want to travel to and why)
- Girl’s night entertaining ideas
- A round-up of your most popular posts
- A living room (or kitchen or office etc.) reveal
- Your favorite fashion pieces of the season
- Create a wish list for anything from baking supplies to staple wardrobe pieces to office accessories
- Share your best phone photography tips
- Show how you use your bullet journal
- Create a city guide (yours or somewhere you visited) highlighting your favorite shops, restaurants, bars, cafes, parks, beaches, etc.
- Share your me-time must haves
- Showcase your favorite style staples
- Create a weekly roundup post featuring your favorite things that week
- Create a DIY piece for your home and show your step-by-step process
- Your weekend makeup routine
- 5 of your biggest life goals and how you plan to achieve them (and when)
- Your flight/travel essentials
- What’s in your bag
- Share a recent makeup haul featuring your favorite products
- Your workout playlist
- Healthy changes to make this year
- How to decorate a small space
- How to throw a dinner party for friends
- A roundup of your favorite beauty Youtubers
- Your favorite things to do over the weekend
- How to hygge at home
- Lately on Instagram (highlight your latest Instagram posts)
- 48-hours in [insert city]
- Transitional fashion pieces from season to season
Now that’s a whole lotta blog post ideas! I hope you find some inspiration for your blog moving forward!
Have you been struggling to find inspiration for what to write about? How do you overcome it and keep writing anyways? I’d love to hear your tips!
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A pinch of Jo
Thanks for the list! I have a bunch of topics I want to write about in the next coming months, but your list has added some more subjects to the list 🙂
Kate
Thanks for stopping by, Jo! I’m so happy you were able to add some more posts to your content calendar 🙂 Xx
Jordan
Thanks for the great list! I definitely took a few notes. I keep making editorial calendars, then completely forgetting about them haha
Kate
You’re welcome, Jordan! I hope you found some great topics to fill up your editorial calendar 🙂
Erin
These are great ideas. I’ve been thinking about starting a blog but doing some research first. I’ve read it’s important to find my niche before beginning. But I really want to blog about lifestyle. Is that too broad ?
Kate
Hi Erin! This is what I’m all about 😀 I totally think you can be successful as a lifestyle blogger, no need to pick a specific niche! But it IS important to really narrow it down to figure out your target reader. And make sure you write all of your content target towards that reader. You can still write about multiple things as long as you focus/target it! Feel free to email me if you’d like to chat more 🙂
citygalchronicles
I’ve been experiencing some serious writers block. this was great HELP!! thanks
Kate
Amazing! So glad it helped! Writer’s block can be such a struggle!!!
Crystal Kelley
Thanks for the tips. I am trying to “find my blog” as in, what I want to write about, if I should stick with a lifestye blog or switch to a more narrow niche, and how I want to represent my blog. It sucks starting out! I noticed that many of these ideas aren’t on my so-called Lifestyle blog, so I need to do some major re-evaluating, haha. Thanks!
– Crystal
Kate
Hey Crystal! It can definitely be tough to “find your blog” but as long as you create content you love and it’s helpful for your target reader, you can and will be successful! It’s always good to have a game plan though and figure out what and who you want to write for! 🙂
Nicole
Thank you so much for posting! Lots of great ideas 🙂
Kate
You’re welcome Nicole! Thanks for stopping by and commenting 😀
Mariana Lucas
Lovely blog post! Can i ask where did you get that mini tray that you have in your photo? Thank you x
Kate
Thank you Mariana! It’s actually a photo from my stock photo membership with Haute Chocolate 🙂
reeseofmind
Fantastic and original content! Definitely adding to brainstorming list!
Kate
Awesome! Glad you love it 😀
Anushka Panda
These are some of the great lifestyle bloggers also it is very helpful to plan amazing content.
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Kate
Thank you so much, you are very sweet <3
Mary
Great ideas! Thank you!
Kate
You’re very welcome 🙂
Christina
Awesome post! Really helped me recently when I got stuck coming up with ideas for a new blog post that wasn’t repetitive and already-done! Thank you!
Kate
You’re so welcome Christina! Glad it could help <3
Calendarbuzz
Dear Kate,
Being an admin of Calendar website, I have to thank you for your marvelous efforts in creating this masterpiece. Keep on adding such more content especially for me.
Thanks Regards,
Vishal
Kate
Thanks Vishal, what a lovely comment!
Brittany
So much useful information! I’m just started a blog after months of going back and forth on deciding to start one or not and finally committed! This is a really helpful and inspiring post. By the way, the link for creating an editorial calendar isn’y working. Just thought you should know 🙂
Kate
Thanks so much Brittany! So happy you’ve decided to commit to your blog! Thanks for letting me know about the post 🙂
Mary Beth
Thanks for the inspiration!
Kate
You’re very welcome, Mary Beth! Thanks for stopping by!
itsbibie
This was really helpful… Thanks a bunch!
Danil
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Kate
Thank you very much Danil!
zradnaninfo
Thanks for the inspiration!
komal
List is amazing and i love the ideas too. Thanx for this wonderful post mate.!!
Eric Johnson
I enjoy reading some blogs and find those to be a ready source of insight and information. Others are (respectfully) fairly worthless, and ought to be discontinued. I must admit I often learn as much or more from some of the more astute or intelligent comments. However, it is too often very time to consume to read through all of the worthless babbling to find them. Some of the BEST blogs.
Thanks for the great list!
Rachel
I’ve just started as a blogger and this is of great help. Thanks!
Kate
So happy to hear that! Good luck on your blogging journey!
Toni
these are great! I’m looking forward to trying some of these ideas out!!- thank you!!
Syeda Reem
Love this list. I have so many ideas for my new posts now <3
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Amara
Great content absolutely loves it.
Leslie
Thanks for the ideas! I’m new to blogging and I get stuck sometimes. This really helped!
Bekah Fosbinder
This is incredibly helpful! I just launched my blog yesterday (yikes) and I am definitely going to put this list to good use. Thank you for sharing!
Kate
Hi Bekah! Congrats on launching your blog and so happy you found this post useful! xoxo
Priya
This Post helping me to generate tons of other new ideas for blog posts at fashion style guru. Thanks for sharing
Kate
That’s awesome, Priya! Glad I could help you generate some ideas for your blog 🙂
SaktiBet
Nice post. I was checking constantly this weblog and I’m inspired!
Kate
So happy to hear that, you made my day! Thanks for stopping by <3
Ethan Samuel
Kate, it would have been much of a help if you had segregated the blog post ideas as per categories/niches.
Kate
Thanks for the feedback, Ethan! You’re totally right, I’m putting that on my to-do list 🙂
Haya
Thanks for the inspiration .. so helpful
Kate
You’re so welcome Haya!
Elle
I really love this list! Sometimes I get caught up debating between what I should or shouldn’t write and I need to remember to just write!! I can always edit later.
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It is so amazing how you organize the content planning calendar for bloggers like me. I will surely follow most of your tips and will bookmark you site. Thank you.
Eric Johnson
Thank you so much for posting! Lots of great ideas
Kate
You’re very welcome!!
Nidhi
Thank you for the amazing ideas. Loved it.
Teya| TLMblog
This list came at perfect time as I’m filling in my content planner now! I totally agree with you that sitting down trying to come up with something at the last minute is the worst!
Sa'Che
Thank you for sharing
Smith
Hi Kate, such an amazing ideas to start a blog on different niches. Really an useful post with clean and clear details. Thanks for sharing this post. Keep sharing.
Kate
Thanks so much for your comment! I’m glad you like my ideas and found my post helpful!!! – Kate