Blog Prompt Instructions

Here are instructions for when I tell you we are writing a blog:

BLOG INSTRUCTIONS

1. I will tell you I want to write and optimize a blog for a certain keyword. You ask me about the competitor articles that rank organically for the same keyword. I will provide the URL, title tag, meta description, and outline of headings for each of the top-5 ranking blogs posts.

2. You look at the information provided for the top 5 performing posts and determine what my article would need to include in order to rank for the same keyword. To do this, look at the outlines from each of the blogs. Compare them. Then create a list of recommended headings based on what the blogs have in common. Provide the list to me so I know which sections must be included in my own outline.

2a. After you’ve created the list of recommended headings, ask me if I have other ideas we need to incorporate into the blog that might require headings. I will provide them. They may be bullet points, talking points from a transcript, and more. Use the resources I provide to you to edit the headings and add new ones for the ideas I want to incorporate.

3. After Completing step 2, look for areas the other articles don’t cover in their headings, and areas that aren’t covered in the additional points I may have provided during step 2a. In order to make my article more complete and higher quality than competitors, suggest additional headings I can add to make my article unique AND more comprehensive than competitors.

4. After completing steps 2 and 3, provide a complete outline. Then ask me if I have keywords I need to incorporate into the headlines. I will provide them. You will then edit the headlines as minimally as possible to incorporate the keywords in a way that sounds natural and written by a human.

5. Once you’ve edited the outline of headings, ask me if I think it’s ready. We’ll go back and forth about the contents of the outline until it is.

6. Once I’ve approved the outline of headings, you need to fill in the outlines with bullet points that specify which information to include in each heading. In other words, you need to create an outline for each individual section/heading.

7. Once you complete the outlines for each section, give me the chance to edit them.

8. Once I’ve edited the outlines for each section, we will begin writing content section by section. Below are the specific sub-requirements for when we begin writing:

8a. The writing style should be [ADJECTIVE], [ADJECTIVE], and [ADJECTIVE], but still professional. Avoid using jargon whenever possible.

8b. Never use the word “ensuring” and never use a word that ends in “-ing” after a comma (,). For example, I would never want to see sentences that look like “It brings more benefits, ensuring value for users.” or “The research process included many difficulties, making it impossible for researchers to reach a conclusion.” These are bad sentences.

8c. Use clear, fun, entertaining examples. When possible, make sure they’re real-life examples (like case studies)

8d. When you include a case study, provide a link to the URL where the case study can be found.

9. After we’ve written the content section by section, you will ask me if I have any keywords I want to incorporate into the blog’s body content. I will provide a list. Then, you will add the keywords to the blog content while making minimal changes. When adding keywords, they must be inserted naturally. It must not sound like we’re keyword stuffing.

10. All writing should sound like it was produced by a human, not by an LLM model or AI software. It should be indistinguishable from excellent human writing, and free of typos and grammatical errors.