Revealing the exact process that took my blog to 31k visits per day โ how to research, write & publish a new article
(+ Bonus tip for extra traffic after publishing)
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(+ Bonus tip for extra traffic after publishing)
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Before I do anything else, I open up Google and enter my keyword
Let's use "can you play pickleball on grass" as our example kw
According to SEMrush, it has a โฆ
โ Difficulty of 6
โ Global Volume of 260
(read on to find out how I 'create' more Search Volume)
Let's use "can you play pickleball on grass" as our example kw
According to SEMrush, it has a โฆ
โ Difficulty of 6
โ Global Volume of 260
(read on to find out how I 'create' more Search Volume)
In the Google Results I check for โฆ
- search intent
- word count of the top 5 articles
- headline formula that's used
- People Also Asked / related keywords
While I'm analyzing the top results, I check if there's something, they've missed (like ToC) and c/p the headings
- search intent
- word count of the top 5 articles
- headline formula that's used
- People Also Asked / related keywords
While I'm analyzing the top results, I check if there's something, they've missed (like ToC) and c/p the headings
Now I know โฆ
- the aprox. word count of my article (should be around 1800 words)
- what structure (c/p headlines) to use (see images below)
- what tone of voice works best (personal experience / storytelling)
Don't worry, it's almost time to write
- the aprox. word count of my article (should be around 1800 words)
- what structure (c/p headlines) to use (see images below)
- what tone of voice works best (personal experience / storytelling)
Don't worry, it's almost time to write
Before I write a single word, I make sure to check the top 5 results (URLs) in SEMrush
Disclaimer: I've used ahrefs in the past, but find myself using SEMrush more and more โ feel free to test it here: semrush.sjv.io (aff)
This gives us a few KW variations โฆ
Disclaimer: I've used ahrefs in the past, but find myself using SEMrush more and more โ feel free to test it here: semrush.sjv.io (aff)
This gives us a few KW variations โฆ
โฆ I can naturally implement while writing this article.
Plus, it gave me a few ideas of subtopics I could add
- Can pickleball be played on an artificial course?
- (grass) backyard pickle court
Pretty dope
Plus, it gave me a few ideas of subtopics I could add
- Can pickleball be played on an artificial course?
- (grass) backyard pickle court
Pretty dope
Now we can start writing
Let's start with the Intro
If you've got trouble creating a solid introduction, take a look at this thread
Let's start with the Intro
If you've got trouble creating a solid introduction, take a look at this thread
Now we add a bunch of helpful content (+ our own experience playing pickle ball on grass) into our pre-built structure
This should take around 1-4 hours, depending on your topical knowledge
After you've finished writing your article, it's time to optimize
This should take around 1-4 hours, depending on your topical knowledge
After you've finished writing your article, it's time to optimize
Make sure to โฆ
- highlight important sections / sentences / words
- use the 'enter' key a lot to make the article more readable
- add hq images (if possible, create them yourself) with alt text
- use mini conclusions (bullets) for your sub topics (great for article skimmers)
- highlight important sections / sentences / words
- use the 'enter' key a lot to make the article more readable
- add hq images (if possible, create them yourself) with alt text
- use mini conclusions (bullets) for your sub topics (great for article skimmers)
- check for grammar & spelling mistakes
- add (at least 1) Call to Action to your article (recommended reading, freebie & product)
- add internal links to other relevant articles
- create a solid Meta Description
- create a great Social Media Image (Think YouTube Thumbnail)
- add (at least 1) Call to Action to your article (recommended reading, freebie & product)
- add internal links to other relevant articles
- create a solid Meta Description
- create a great Social Media Image (Think YouTube Thumbnail)
Checked everything?
Great, now hit the publish button
We're almost done!
After you've published your article, make sure to โฆ
- build a few links from old articles to the new one
- ask Google to index the article (search Console)
- share it (email list / social media)
Great, now hit the publish button
We're almost done!
After you've published your article, make sure to โฆ
- build a few links from old articles to the new one
- ask Google to index the article (search Console)
- share it (email list / social media)
Bonus Tip:
After the article got indexed and aged a bit, it should get a few clicks and impressions in Google
To find out what keyword variations you've missed, make sure to plug in the URL into your search console
It will show you what queries you get impressions for โฆ
After the article got indexed and aged a bit, it should get a few clicks and impressions in Google
To find out what keyword variations you've missed, make sure to plug in the URL into your search console
It will show you what queries you get impressions for โฆ
โฆ but no clicks: Optimize the article accordingly!
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I really appreciate it, thanks for reading!
Now, if you enjoyed this thread, I'd be super grateful if you like & RT the first tweet (see below)
And follow me @saintvienna for more threads like of these
I really appreciate it, thanks for reading!
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