03 / The words

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Content strategy

Before the calendar, decide what deserves a place in it.

A clear scope. Relevant samples. A useful next step.

what we’re really solving

The job I can help with

A team can publish regularly and still struggle to explain what the content is doing. I start with the business priorities and the questions your audience needs answered.

Then we choose themes, formats, and a pace your team can support. Existing pieces get a look too: what to keep, improve, connect, or stop repeating.

Best for: Teams moving from occasional posts to a clearer editorial direction.

what’s in the folder

What you can expect

  • Review of current content and audience questions
  • Content themes linked to business priorities
  • Prioritised editorial calendar
  • Reusable brief templates and channel guidance
  • A review framework using the goals and data available

Final scope agreed before we start.

from first conversation to final full stop

How it comes together

01

We review existing content, business needs, and useful customer or performance information.

02

We choose the themes and formats the team can realistically sustain.

03

I turn the direction into briefs, a calendar, and a way to review progress.

No mystery invoice.
We agree the scope
and price first.

Timing & investment

A fixed quote based on the pieces, research, and review involved. We agree on the deliverables, revision rounds, and schedule before work begins.

Talk through the scope

good things to know

A few questions

Is the calendar the whole service?

It is one output. The audience, purpose, and priorities give the calendar its direction.

Can our team do the writing?

Yes. The briefs and guidance are designed for your team to use. Writing can also be added to the scope.

What if we have limited data?

Customer questions, sales conversations, existing content, and business priorities are useful starting material. We choose measures you can realistically track.

the evidence is in the writing

Read the kind of work this calls for.

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04 / Your turn

What should the next piece actually do?

Tell me what the team is publishing and what you want it to help with.

Talk through the brief