Free 7-Day Instagram Content Calendar for Busy Freelancers

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August 24, 2025

I’ve been a freelance motion designer for 15 years… and I know how overwhelming it feels to juggle Instagram on top of running your freelance business.

You have the best intentions. You tell yourself, “Today I’ll get started on my Instagram.” But then… client projects pile up. Emails flood in. By the time you think about content, you’re staring at a blank screen and wondering what to post.

Sound familiar?

That cycle went on for years for me. Until I realized the only way to stay consistent was to treat content like client work. Put it on the calendar, make it easy, and stop hoping that inspiration will strike.

Why a Content Calendar Changes Everything

Here’s the truth: posting on Instagram is so much easier when you already know what you’re posting and when. A content calendar takes away:

  • The last minute panic of what to post
  • The wasted time endlessly scrolling for inspiration
  • The guilt of not showing up for yourself

Instead, you sit down, open your calendar, and create what’s already planned.

That’s exactly why I created this free 7-day Instagram content calendar for freelancers. It’s a starter version of the system I use myself (and the one I built into the 30 Days of Reels system).

What’s Inside the Free 7-Day Calendar

Here’s what you’ll get when you download:

  • 7 days of Instagram Reels fully planned out for you
  • Hook ideas that spark what to say in each post
  • Caption templates so you can write faster and sound polished
  • Thumbnail designs to inspire your own

You’ll have a full week of Instagram posts completely mapped out.

And after that, it’s just rinse & repeat.

Grab Your Free Calendar

👇Grab the Free 7-Day Instagram Content Calendar below.

This is the same framework I use to keep myself consistent. And trust me… once you’ve experienced how much easier it is to post with a calendar, you’ll never go back to winging it.

Ready for the full 30 Days system?

The 7-day version is a “starter pack,” but the full version is a ready to post content system.

The full system includes 30 Days of Reels including Canva templates, captions, Chat GPT prompts, and a collection of bonuses to get you started. It's an entire system built to keep you consistent and get you in front of more clients.

👇 Check out 30 Days of Reels here.

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