Ultimate Editing & Optimization Checklist for Bloggers & Editors  

Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling

Install Grammarly browser extension and review your content

Keep an eye for most common mistakes

Get your copy checked by someone else

Formatting Checklist

Use Headers (headings, sub-headings), Paragraphs, Bullet points 

Heading doesn't mean bold it means using Heading (<h>) tags

Use bold & italics to highlight important points/ideas/stats

Write Headline/ Title as the most important part of the content

Short & Sweet | Maximum Character Count 65 | Perfect Length 6 Words |  Address Reader Directly | Right Adjectives | Negative Words | Numbers | Personalize ... 4 Us: Unique, Ultra-specific, Urgency, Useful

Images Checklist

Always add visuals to your content

NEVER use images you don't have right to use

Either use FREE Stock Images / Creative Commons images

Or create your own visual assets using tools like Canva, Pablo etc

Never upload images without compressing. Try TinyPNG.

OnPage SEO Checklist

Use Yoast SEO plugin in WordPress

Avoid using same Focus Keywords for multiple pages

Master Keyword Research and deciding right Focus Keyword

‘Focus keyword’ should be present in SEO title, Slug & Meta description, body, headings, Image ALT tags.

Sprinkle LSI keywords rationally

Link to relevant quality resources

Link to relevant internal links 

Post longer in-depth contents.

Mark Top contents as Cornerstone content. 

End the article in a Conversational tone to encourage interaction and Social Share!

Do These Before You Hit Publish

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