How to Write Blog Posts that Rank

Setup
Initial setup
2 Topics
Setting up Blog Checklist Template
Setting up Google Drive for your Files
Research Phase
Topic Research
2 Topics
Search Intent
Documenting your findings – Topic research
Semrush Keyword Research
2 Topics
Semrush Topic Research
Documenting your findings – Semrush Topic Research
FAQ Research
3 Topics
Building your FAQ with Semrush
Building your FAQ with Google’s “People Also Ask” Box
Documenting your Findings – FAQ research
Competitor Research
2 Topics | 5 Quizzes
Analysing your Competition
Document your Findings – Competitor research
Quiz: Initial Setup
Quiz: Topic Research
Quiz: Semrush Keyword Research
Quiz: FAQ
Quiz: Competitor Research
Writing Phase
Create Blog Content with Jasper AI
3 Topics
Creating a Blog Outline
Using Jasper AI to Write a blog post
Documenting your findings – Jasper AI content
Refining Jasper Ai Output
3 Topics
Structuring and Formatting content
Improve Writing with Hemingway
Fix Grammar Errors with Grammarly
Add Article to WordPress
6 Topics
Upload Article to WordPress Posts
Setup and Integrate Semrush to Post
Complete Semrush Recommendations
Setup and integrate Yoast to Post
Optimise for SEO with Yoast
Setup Table of Contents
Conclude Writing
2 Topics | 4 Quizzes
Add Category to Post
Read Out Loud Test
Quiz: Create Blog Content with Jasper AI
Quiz: Refining Ai Output
Quiz: Adding article to WordPress Posts
Quiz: Concluding Writing Phase
Editing Phase
Featured and Inline Images
2 Topics
Create Featured and Inline Images
Image File names and Alt text
Internal Links and Backlinks
Enable Social Media
Post Editing
3 Topics | 4 Quizzes
Correct Permalinks
Meta Descriptions
Mobile Responsiveness
Quiz: Featured and inline images
Quiz: Internal links and Backlinks
Quiz: Enabling social media
Quiz: Permalinks, Meta Descriptions, and Mobile Responsiveness
Publishing Phase
Pre-Publishing Review
1 Topic
Final Post Review
Publishing your Post
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Setting up Blog Checklist Template

How to Write Blog Posts that Rank Initial setup Setting up Blog Checklist Template

The Blog Checklist Template

This checklist is a Google Sheet. We use it as a guide to our standard process and check off completed items as we go.

Instructions to download the blog checklist

Download Blog Checklist Template
  1. Download the template: Once you open the Blog Checklist template, navigate to the “File” tab to download the checklist.
Downloading an XLSX file
Downloading an XLSX file
  1. Save checklist template: Upload the downloaded XLSX file to your Google drive.

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