🎥 Work Week in My Life: Full-Time Content Creator
(Black Friday Recap + New Podcast Launch Edition)

If you're curious what a real content creator's week looks like, especially during peak chaos like Black Friday and launching a new podcast, here's a behind-the-scenes breakdown—raw, productive, and a little chaotic.

🗓� Monday: Black Friday Post-Mortem + Analytics Dive
☕ Morning

Reviewed sales dashboards (Shopify, Gumroad, affiliate dashboards)

Exported data for top-performing products

Cross-referenced email open/click rates (Flodesk + Klaviyo)

Checked TikTok + IG reel performance (engagement spikes = post-mortem insights)

💡 Wins:

UGC-style video got 3x more conversions than polished ads

Last-minute email with countdown timer had a 31% CTR

📉 Flop:

A/B tested subject lines? The "clever" one underperformed the basic one 🤡

🎧 Tuesday: Podcast Production Day
🔥 New Podcast: [Insert Name] Episode 1 — "Monetize Before You're Ready"

🎙� Morning

Scripted intro + outro

Batch-recorded 3 episodes in Descript

Edited with background music and sound design (low-key love this part)

🎨 Afternoon

Designed cover art in Canva

Wrote show notes, pulled 30-sec teaser for IG Reels

Scheduled on Spotify + Apple via Buzzsprout

🧠 Tip: Launching with 3 episodes increases binge potential and algorithm favor.

📅 Wednesday: Content Calendar Reset + Collab Calls
🛠� Midweek Ops

Scheduled December content in Notion

Shot 5 TikToks in 2 hours (used trending audios + "day in the life" POVs)

Took 2 calls: 1 brand collab, 1 podcast guest planning

💬 Theme: Content batching = sanity saving
👀 Spotted: Brands now asking for Spark Ads rights as standard in contracts

📦 Thursday: Product Restock + BTS Day
📦 Fulfillment chaos (but make it aesthetic)

Helped pack orders for Black Friday restock (filmed the process for TikTok)

Posted "pack with me" + "small biz life" content

Updated Shopify store inventory + flagged low-stock items

🎥 BTS Win: Real-life chaos gets the most engagement. People love seeing the hustle.

💻 Friday: Community + Chill
✨ Creator Vibes

Replied to DMs and YouTube comments (community = core)

Shared a "Friday Favorites" carousel post on IG

Went live on TikTok for 30 mins → plugged podcast + upcoming drops

💬 Reflection Post: Shared lessons from the Black Friday launch and asked followers what content they want next.

🎯 Key Takeaways from the Week:

Focus Area   Outcome
Black Friday Strategy   $11.2k revenue, highest from UGC + email combo
New Podcast Launch   320+ downloads in 48h, 150+ newsletter subs
Collab Pitching   Locked 2 new deals for January
TikTok   +2,300 followers, top post: "packing chaos"
📌 Want the tools I used this week?
Descript – Podcast editing

CapCut – Video editing for Reels/TikToks

Notion – Content & collab calendar

Buzzsprout – Podcast hosting

Canva Pro – Thumbnails + post templates

Flick – Hashtag strategy