How does one piece a week work?
One piece a week is the base. Post more in your own words whenever you like - it keeps it real.
The prompt
“Set my weekly piece for [day of the week].”
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Big ideas and your weekly piece are part of Nautilus Medium and Nautilus Large.
What a weekly piece is
Each week, one of your big ideas becomes one blog post and one post each for LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. If your site has no blog, the piece is the three posts; see Start a blog on my site if you would like one. The big ideas take turns, in the order of your list, so every idea gets its week. Find your ideas first: How do I find my big ideas to write about?.
Pick your day
You need six big ideas of your own to start. A suggestion from Bernard counts once you keep it or change it, and never gets a week before then. Then pick the day of the week your piece goes out, in the Workshop or with your own assistant through Bernard Social. Bernard puts the next six weeks on your calendar, each on your day with its big idea and a copy of that idea’s notes.
Change the day whenever you like. The weeks you have not scheduled yet move to the new day. An entry you moved yourself stays where you put it.
Skip a week
Busy week? Ask Bernard to skip it. That week’s piece and its calendar entries are marked as skipped and the day stays empty. Nothing else moves. A piece you have already approved and scheduled cannot be skipped this way: stop its posts first.
Your words, your approval
Every word in your piece is yours. For how posts are checked and scheduled, see What does Bernard do about my social posts?.
Questions people ask
- What is in a weekly piece?
- One blog post and one post each for LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram, all from one big idea. If your site has no blog, the piece is the three posts. The words are yours, and nothing goes out until you approve it.
- Can I post more than once a week?
- Yes. One piece a week is the base, never a limit. Post more in your own words whenever you like. Each post still waits for your approval.
- What happens when I skip a week?
- That week’s piece and its calendar entries are marked as skipped, and that day stays empty. Nothing else on your calendar moves. A piece you have already approved and scheduled cannot be skipped this way; stop its posts first.
- Can I change the day later?
- Yes. Pick a new day and the weeks you have not scheduled yet move to it. An entry you moved yourself stays where you put it.