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Brainstorm in batches, not on demand
Fill the Ideas column during a monthly brainstorm session. Generate more ideas than you need. When the Writing column is empty, pull the highest-priority idea. Never write from a blank slate.
// Content Calendar
Plan, write, publish.
Track every blog post, video, and email campaign from brainstorm to published. Five columns keep your content pipeline visible, organized, and moving forward.
Ideas
3Write comparison post: Flux vs Trello for engineering teams
Feature
Record short video walkthrough of multi-board view
Priority
Draft SEO landing page for kanban board templates
Feature
Writing
2First draft: how to run async standups with kanban
Feature
Write changelog post for v3.2 release
Priority
Editing
2Review and fact-check API documentation guide
Review
Proofread onboarding email sequence copy
Review
Scheduled
1Queue blog post on real-time collaboration for Tuesday
Feature
Published
2Publish MCP integration announcement on blog
Feature
Ship updated product tour landing page
Feature
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One piece of content per card
Each card is a single deliverable: one blog post, one video, one email. Use checklists for sub-tasks like writing, designing graphics, and adding metadata. Move the card when all items are checked.
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Edit before scheduling, always
Every draft passes through Editing before it reaches Scheduled. A second pair of eyes catches factual errors, tone mismatches, and broken links. Editing is not optional for published content.
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Track published content for performance reviews
The Published column is your content archive. Add performance metrics as comments after one week: traffic, shares, conversions. Use this data to inform the next brainstorm session.
01 How do I plan content with a kanban board?
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Create columns for each production stage: Ideas, Writing, Editing, Scheduled, Published. Each card is one piece of content. Move cards forward as work progresses. The board shows your entire content pipeline at a glance.
02 How far ahead should I plan content?
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Keep two to four weeks of content in the pipeline. The Ideas column can look further ahead, but Writing and Editing should only contain work for the current and next publishing cycle. Over-planning leads to stale drafts.
03 Can I use this for social media content too?
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Yes. Add labels to distinguish content types: blog, social, email, video. Each card follows the same pipeline. For high-volume social posting, consider a separate board to avoid cluttering the long-form content calendar.
// Content that ships
Never miss a publish date.
No credit card. Free content boards with due dates, labels, and real-time collaboration.