Schedule a Week of Social Media Posts in One Go 🗓️
Hi, Ben here.
One of the biggest reasons people give up on a new project is the pressure of posting on social media every single day. Waking up and thinking "What do I post today?" is a recipe for burnout.
A much better way is to "batch" your content—spending a short amount of time creating a whole week's worth of posts in one go.
This recipe will show you how to use AI as your social media manager to generate a week of content based on your themes, so you can schedule it and forget about it.
What You'll Need
- Tool: ChatGPT (Free version works great)
- Time: 10 minutes
- Difficulty: Easy
Step 1: Decide on Your Weekly Themes
Think about the kinds of things you want to talk about each week. This gives the AI some structure. You don't need many, just 2 or 3 is fine.
For our Hartlepool Community Gardening Club example, our themes are:
- Simple gardening tips.
- Community engagement and questions.
- Updates on what we're doing at the club.
Step 2: Copy the "Magic" Prompt
This prompt is a bit more advanced. It asks for a full content calendar in a table format, making it super easy to read. It requests the post copy, a suggestion for an image, and relevant hashtags for each day.
Copy this entire block of text:
Act as my friendly and creative social media manager. I want to create a content plan for one week (Monday to Friday).
Please generate a table with three columns: "Day", "Post Text", and "Image Suggestion".
The posts should be based on the following themes: [List your themes here].
Make the tone encouraging and helpful. Each post should be short and include relevant hashtags.
My project is: [Describe your project here]
Step 3: Use the Prompt in ChatGPT
- Go to the ChatGPT website.
- Paste the "Magic" Prompt into the chat box.
- Replace the
[List your themes here]and[Describe your project here]parts with your own information from Step 1. - Hit Enter.
Step 4: Get Your Full Week Content Plan
The AI will generate a complete table, ready for you to use. It will look something like this:
AI's Content Plan:
Day | Post Text | Image Suggestion |
|---|---|---|
Monday | Happy Monday, everyone! 🌱 Let's start the week right. Tip: Deadheading your flowers (pinching off the old blooms) encourages new growth and more flowers! What are you hoping to see bloom this week? #GardeningTips #MondayMotivation | A close-up, colourful photo of a flower being deadheaded. |
Tuesday | We're thinking of starting a seed swap at the club! What kind of seeds would you be most excited to trade? Let us know in the comments 👇 #CommunityGarden #Hartlepool #SeedSwap | A simple graphic with text that says "Seed Swap! What's on your wish list?" |
Wednesday | Project Update: The new water butt is installed! A huge thank you to everyone who helped. This will help us save water and keep our plants happy all summer long. 💧 #Sustainability #Community | A photo of the newly installed water butt next to the greenhouse. |
Thursday | Quick question for all the tomato growers out there: What's your secret weapon for the tastiest tomatoes? 🍅 #GrowYourOwn #TomatoTips | A vibrant photo of different types of ripe tomatoes in a basket. |
Friday | It's Friday! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend in the garden. Here's a shot of the beautiful marigolds that are protecting our veggies. ✨ #GardenLife #HappyFriday | A beautiful, sunny shot of the marigolds in the garden. |
You now have five high-quality posts. You can use a scheduling tool to set them all up on a Sunday evening and not have to think about social media for the rest of the week. It's a game-changer!
Step 5: Schedule Your Posts
Once you have your posts, you'll need a way to schedule them to go live automatically. Using a scheduling tool saves a huge amount of time. Most have great free plans that are perfect for getting started. Popular options include Buffer and Meta's own Business Suite for Facebook and Instagram.
Alternative Tools for This Recipe
- Anthropic Claude: Excellent at generating the text for the posts in a very natural and human-sounding voice.
- Google Gemini: Also handles tables well and can provide great, practical ideas for the daily posts.
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