{"slug":"recipe-001-writing-seo-friendly-blog-posts-that-convert","title":"Writing SEO-Friendly Blog posts that Convert","tags":["source:clickminded","type:recipe","server:clickminded-sop","writing","seo","friendly","blog"],"agent_summary":"Recipe 001: Writing SEO-Friendly Blog posts that Convert Follow this simple 3-step recipe to start writing SEO friendly blog posts that rank on search engines and help you achieve your business goals.","trigger_phrases":["writing seo friendly blog posts that convert","how to writing seo friendly blog posts that convert"],"runnable":false,"markdown":"\r\nRecipe 001: Writing SEO-Friendly Blog posts that Convert\r\n\r\nFollow this simple 3-step recipe to start writing SEO friendly blog posts that rank on search engines and help you achieve your business goals.\r\n\r\n__Last Updated / Reviewed:__ 09/24/2023\r\n\r\n__🚀 Goal:__ Writing a blog post that not only attracts the right kind of audience but also converts them into customers.\r\n\r\n__🤞 Ideal Outcome:__ Part of the recipe assumes you’re using WordPress on your blog. But you can perform the equivalent actions on your own CMS.\r\n\r\n__🤔 Why this is important:__ Without a proper strategy backing up your blog posts you’ll spend a considerable amount of time writing content that will not help you achieve any of your goals.\r\n\r\n__🗓️ When this is done:__ Every time you want to write a new blog post. \r\n\r\n__👨 Who does this:__ Joint effort between the person responsible for SEO and Content.\r\n\r\n[__Click here to get the most up-to-date version of this Recipe__](https://members.clickminded.com/recipe/001)\r\n\r\n## Step 1 - Grab your keyword research spreadsheet (or perform keyword research if you don’t have done it yet)\r\n\r\nSOP 011: How to Do Keyword Research for SEO ([web version](https://members.clickminded.com/sop/011/))\r\n\r\nOutcome: You have defined the exact keyword that you want to target with your blog post.\r\n\r\nSpecial instructions: To be more efficient, you should perform comprehensive keyword research once every few months covering a large range of topics. Then, once you pick what you’re going to write about, perform in-depth keyword research on that specific topic.\r\n\r\n## Step 2 - Create an awesome blog post outline\r\n\r\nSOP 016: How to create awesome blog posts outlines ([web version](https://members.clickminded.com/sop/016/))\r\n\r\nOutcome: You have completed the Outline Template and went through the General Blog Post Checklist included in the same SOP.\r\n\r\n## Step 3 - Perform on-page optimization on your blog post\r\n\r\n\r\nSOP 018: Perform on-page optimization on a WordPress post with Yoast ([web version](https://members.clickminded.com/sop/018/)) / SOP 107: Perform on-page optimization on a WordPress post with RankMath ([web version](https://members.clickminded.com/sop/107/)) / SOP 103: Optimize WordPress post with SEOPress ([web version](https://members.clickminded.com/sop/103/))\r\n\r\nOutcome: You’ve perfectly optimized the content of your post for search engines.","html":"<p>Recipe 001: Writing SEO-Friendly Blog posts that Convert</p>\n<p>Follow this simple 3-step recipe to start writing SEO friendly blog posts that rank on search engines and help you achieve your business goals.</p>\n<p><strong>Last Updated / Reviewed:</strong> 09/24/2023</p>\n<p><strong>🚀 Goal:</strong> Writing a blog post that not only attracts the right kind of audience but also converts them into customers.</p>\n<p><strong>🤞 Ideal Outcome:</strong> Part of the recipe assumes you’re using WordPress on your blog. But you can perform the equivalent actions on your own CMS.</p>\n<p><strong>🤔 Why this is important:</strong> Without a proper strategy backing up your blog posts you’ll spend a considerable amount of time writing content that will not help you achieve any of your goals.</p>\n<p><strong>🗓️ When this is done:</strong> Every time you want to write a new blog post.</p>\n<p><strong>👨 Who does this:</strong> Joint effort between the person responsible for SEO and Content.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://members.clickminded.com/recipe/001\"><strong>Click here to get the most up-to-date version of this Recipe</strong></a></p>\n<h2>Step 1 - Grab your keyword research spreadsheet (or perform keyword research if you don’t have done it yet)</h2>\n<p>SOP 011: How to Do Keyword Research for SEO (<a href=\"https://members.clickminded.com/sop/011/\">web version</a>)</p>\n<p>Outcome: You have defined the exact keyword that you want to target with your blog post.</p>\n<p>Special instructions: To be more efficient, you should perform comprehensive keyword research once every few months covering a large range of topics. Then, once you pick what you’re going to write about, perform in-depth keyword research on that specific topic.</p>\n<h2>Step 2 - Create an awesome blog post outline</h2>\n<p>SOP 016: How to create awesome blog posts outlines (<a href=\"https://members.clickminded.com/sop/016/\">web version</a>)</p>\n<p>Outcome: You have completed the Outline Template and went through the General Blog Post Checklist included in the same SOP.</p>\n<h2>Step 3 - Perform on-page optimization on your blog post</h2>\n<p>SOP 018: Perform on-page optimization on a WordPress post with Yoast (<a href=\"https://members.clickminded.com/sop/018/\">web version</a>) / SOP 107: Perform on-page optimization on a WordPress post with RankMath (<a href=\"https://members.clickminded.com/sop/107/\">web version</a>) / SOP 103: Optimize WordPress post with SEOPress (<a href=\"https://members.clickminded.com/sop/103/\">web version</a>)</p>\n<p>Outcome: You’ve perfectly optimized the content of your post for search engines.</p>\n"}