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Content Deadline Planner

Work backward from the publication date through review, thumbnail, editing and recording hours.

Your numbers

Enter your numbers to see the result.

How Content Deadline Planner works

Work backward from the publication date through review, thumbnail, editing and recording hours. Divide cumulative work by daily available hours and round up to whole days for latest-start dates.

A worked example

These sample values illustrate the calculation. Use your own numbers in the calculator for your result.

Example inputs
Publish date
2026-11-01
Editing hours
6
Thumbnail hours
1
Review hours
2
Recording hours
2
Working hours per day
4
Review latest start
10/31/2026
Thumbnail latest start
10/31/2026
Editing latest start
10/29/2026
Recording latest start
10/29/2026

Assumptions and limits

Revenue, growth and engagement depend on real-world conditions. Entered rates are assumptions rather than promises of earnings.