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Content Calendar Calculator

Plan upload frequency and batch production schedules.

Inputs

hrs
hrs

Results

Weekly Hours Needed

18 hrs

Videos per Month13
Videos per Year156
Days per Batch5 days
Hours Left Over7 hrs
Is Doable1
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter your target posting frequency per week for each platform.
  2. Set your content production time in hours per piece.
  3. Input the number of platforms you publish on.
  4. Review the Weekly Production Hours required and the Content Volume per Month.
  5. Use the Batch Recording Schedule to group similar content and reduce setup time.

How the result changes with Uploads per Week

Uploads per WeekWeekly Hours Needed
2.313.8 hrs
5.5533.3 hrs
9.4556.7 hrs
1378 hrs

What each input means

Uploads per Week
Target number of videos/streams published per week.
Production Hours / Video
Total hours to produce one video (filming + editing + publishing).
Batch Size
Number of videos to produce in one batch session.
Available Hours / Week
Total hours available per week for content creation.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Uploads per Week = 3, Production Hours / Video = 6, Batch Size = 3, Available Hours / Week = 25 = 4 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Weekly Hours Needed
    Weekly Hours Needed
    18 = 18
  3. Calculate Videos per Month
    Videos per Month
    13 = 13
  4. Calculate Videos per Year
    Videos per Year
    156 = 156

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