A Simple Q4 Content Calendar for Subscription Box Owners | EP 261

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Q4 is when your audience is most ready to buy. It’s also when you have the least amount of time, and content is the first thing to slip.

I’m in my 13th Q4 season, and in this episode I’m sharing the simple content calendar that keeps your social media and emails moving through the holidays without adding more to your plate.

In This Episode

• Why holiday content falls apart, and why the fix isn’t more content
• The attract, nurture, sell framework for every post and every email
• Why selling should be at least 50% of your Q4 mix, not 100%
• 30 post ideas, 10 for each bucket
• What to post if you post once a day, twice a day, 3 or 4 times a day, or aren’t selling right now
• How to batch 10 to 14 days of content in one sitting

Why Holiday Content Plans Fall Apart

It usually happens one of three ways. There’s no plan, so every morning starts with “What should I post today?” Selling feels awkward, so the sales posts get skipped. Or everything turns into “let’s just run some ads” because there was no time to post.

Every post needs a job. Every job needs a day on the calendar.

The Attract, Nurture, Sell Calendar

• Attract gets new people to you.
• Nurture builds trust and belief with the people already watching.
• Sell invites them to take action, with a clear ask, a reason to act now, and a link to purchase.

People are shopping for gifts right now, and they expect to see offers. Selling content should be at least 50% of your mix in Q4. Not 100%. When every post is a sales post, engagement drops.

30 Content Ideas and a Batching Plan

I walk through 10 ideas for each bucket, from relatable reels and myth busting posts to order packing videos and community wins. For selling, we talk about gifts for a specific person, stocking stuffer add ons, bundles, bestseller of the week, and spots left countdowns.

Then I show you how to batch your content in 10 to 14 day sessions and turn your social posts into emails in the same sitting. Grab a notebook before you press play.

This month inside Launch Your Box, I taught how to use Claude to create a 30 day social media plan. It’s in the group now.

Join me for this episode as I share the attract, nurture, sell plan, 30 post ideas, and the batching rhythm that keeps your content going through the holidays without burning out.