If you are into blogging or writing articles you would already know how important time is. You would want to complete as many articles as possible in a short time. You try to do it and then you would see your article, is not of the quality that anyone would want to read. Every single one of your blog articles should be high-quality material. Never make the mistake of publishing low-quality blog content on your website. You'll taint your readers' perceptions of you, and your reputation will suffer as a result. But writing an article in an hour is not an impossibility. In this blog post, you will learn how to write a high-quality blog post within an hour.
- How to write a blog post in one hour?
- 1. Keep your blog titles ready
- 2. Research to get the information for your article
- 3. Write the first paragraph and the answer paragraph
- 4. Write 3 to 5 subheadings as an outline
- 5. Write fill-in-content for the subheadings
- 6. Do a Spell check
- 7. Plagiarism check.
- 8. Add a Table of Contents
- 9. Adding internal and external links
- 10. Insert a featured image at the top of the post
- Here is how we utilized our time in the process
- Final thoughts
How to write a blog post in one hour?
To write a quality blog post in 60 minutes you have to follow a systematic approach in which you divide the time between various tasks involved in a blog post.
Let us see how we do this.
Some people use AI to speed up this process and decrease the time they spend writing blog posts. While others use the Pomodoro technique to increase concentration. This should work where you get distracted easily or where you would need frequent breaks to keep you refreshed. Moreover, articles created using AI require to be reviewed and edited. In this case, writing a quality article would certainly require more time for review.
But for me, Blogging is not a boring chore; hence I allow my mind to be free but at the same time follow the timeline. In the beginning, I finished my article much earlier within 40 to 50 minutes but on some articles, I took 15 to 30 minutes more beyond the 60-minute target. You could also use a journal to track as you write. This is common when you begin to implement any new strategy. But as time pass you become better and better. Today, when I am writing this article, I can say that I write can my articles within an hour each and every time.
Let's break down everything in detail.
1. Keep your blog titles ready
There was a time when I looked for topic ideas just before writing the article. This wastes a lot of time. Now I follow a different method. I look for topics when I browse the internet off-time. I note the topics that I can write along with some titles ready with the main keyword included so when the timer starts I just need to pick the one which I feel suits the article I am writing. This really helps you to avoid wasting time and also allows you to come out of writer's block.
The only task necessary to get started is to select the right topic and it helps you have ideas in front of you already.
If we do not have blog ideas ready, brainstorming is required. We would complete this task within the first 2 minutes.
2. Research to get the information for your article
To complete this step quickly, just use the search engine to find around 2 to 3 sources that are most relevant to the article you are writing by following the below steps. Skim them to get all the relevant points to your mind. Give out 2 to 3 minutes on each source.
You likely spend a lot of time doing content research. But what happens when you run out of links to follow or don't know where to start? This could be a time-consuming step if you don't know how to follow it quickly.
- Open your web browser, and type in what you want to know about.
To start, type in what you want to know about. For example, if your article is about a new tech product and you'd like to find out more about it before writing an article on the subject, type in "new technology."
Next, use different keywords and phrases until you find one that works well with your topic. Try searching different combinations of words like: "new technology," "tech products," "best tech products," etc. on Google or Bing.
- When you click on the first link that pops up, take a look at the other links on the page.
Click on them if they're relevant to your topic. Check out the text of the article itself. Is it helpful? What are your thoughts about it? Does it inspire you to learn more?
If so, see if there are any facts or links in the body text that can help you find more resources. If not, go back and try another search result.
For example, if you're writing an article about how to start a blog and want to get some ideas for content that could be helpful, you should check out this article on how to start a blog and make money online. It has some great tips for those who want their own blogs without having to pay an expensive designer or developer —and this article has plenty of examples so that readers who aren't familiar with technical stuff can understand what each step means!
- When you run out of links to follow, take a moment and write down everything you've learned so far.
When you run out of links to follow, take a moment and write down everything you've learned so far.
Write down the questions you still have about the topic.
Write down what other resources have been useful for your research and why they are so helpful.
Write down any thoughts on those resources or ideas for future research that come to mind.
- There's always more to learn, but take a moment to appreciate what you already know!
Before you dive into your next research project, take a moment to appreciate what you already know.
There's always more to learn, but take a moment to appreciate what you already know!
Take a break from reading or writing and think about everything that has come before it in terms of research: What have I read? How did it help me learn? Did I gain any new insights as well? If so, how did they work together with other things I've read/done/thought about before this point (and probably after)?
While you write to connect with your audience, you don't need to come as an expert. You could be one of your audience who had the same problem and did some research to find out a solution to fix it and you want to share that solution with others.
You could mention the research you did basis on which you can suggest a solution to your audience. But if you know your niche well, this would be the quick and easiest thing to do. At this point, you would already have the subtopics you will cover in your mind.
While it’s important to do your research and make sure you’re giving someone the best possible article, don’t forget to be yourself. If an article doesn’t resonate with you or feels like it lacks authenticity, then it won't make for good content.
3. Write the first paragraph and the answer paragraph
The first paragraph is just 2 to 3 sentences where you are going to set a connection with your audience. The sentence relates your solution to the problem that your audience has. This has to be clear in defining the problem the article is solving. You could also use this as a description of your blog post.
The answer paragraph provides the to-the-point solution in summarized form. This has to be clear and written to evoke interest. This is a point where your user will decide whether to read your article completely or abandon it and go elsewhere. Make sure you spend around 3-5 minutes optimizing the titles for SEO. Use your main keywords in these paragraphs.
4. Write 3 to 5 subheadings as an outline
As you already know the information you are giving out in step 2 and the summarized version of the solution in step 3. The next step is to add detail to the outline we just made. That is where we require the subheadings to explain the solution in detail and to make it useful to the audience. The articles that rank are usually 2000 words hence we would need more things to include in the article.
It would not take more than 5 minutes to get the outline of your blog post as well as the structure ready. By now we must have already written 500 words of the article. Make sure you make use of relevant keywords in your subheadings. Also, apply relevant headings tags which are usually the h2 and h3 tags.
5. Write fill-in-content for the subheadings
Once you have the subheadings ready, I just have to fill in the data.
Explain all the subheadings. It makes it easier as it completely avoids writer's block and also makes it easier for the audience to understand the concepts.
There is an easier way to do this using Google Docs. You just have to dictate and the Google Docs would type it for you using the Speech Text engine. You could just copy the text, make the necessary changes and your article would be almost ready within 20 minutes.
6. Do a Spell check
7. Plagiarism check.
8. Add a Table of Contents
9. Adding internal and external links
- Use relevant and useful links: When including internal or external links in your content, be sure to choose links that are relevant and useful to your readers. This will help improve the user experience and make your content more valuable.
- Use descriptive anchor text: The anchor text (the visible text that is linked) is an important factor in determining the relevance of a link. Be sure to use descriptive and relevant anchor text when linking to other pages, as this can help improve the SEO value of the link.
- Use a mix of internal and external links: It's a good idea to include both internal and external links in your content. Internal links can help improve the navigation and user experience of your website, while external links can help improve the credibility and authority of your site in the eyes of search engines.
- Use a reasonable number of links: Don't overdo it with the links, as too many links can be seen as spammy and may hurt your SEO. Instead, use a reasonable number of high-quality internal and external links that are relevant and useful to your readers.
10. Insert a featured image at the top of the post
Your text portion is all ready, now you just have to find the right image and insert it at the top of your blog post. You should also have a couple of supporting images to fill in between the subheadings. Adding images should not take more than 5 minutes.
If you include images or videos in your blog post, be sure to optimize them for search engines by using descriptive file names and alt tags. This can help improve the visibility of your post in image and video search results.
Grab some images and save them on your device, run it through compression apps online like TinyPNG and add it to the blog post.
Once this is done you just have to read your post and make the required changes and corrections. Finally, schedule or publish your blog post.
Here is how we utilized our time in the process
- So within the first two minutes, I should have the title of my blog post ready.
- Next eight minutes research the keywords and the topic to find the information I need.
- Another five minutes to write the intro paragraph and the answer paragraph.
- More than five minutes to get three to five subheadings as outlined in a structured manner.
- Once I spend twenty minutes to reach this milestone, I would spend the next twenty minutes writing the fill-in content for the subheadings I made previously.
- 3 minutes more to spell check using Grammarly.
- Do a plagiarism check while we follow the next to steps
- Spend another 2 minutes creating a table of contents.
- 2 minutes to add internal links.
- Finally, I would spend five minutes adding a full-width image at the top and other supporting images and schedule the blog post.
Final thoughts
Over time, you will improve. What takes you three hours today may just take you less than one hour next month or even next week. The key is to stay the course and follow this systemic approach. Implement the tactics, hone your talents, and make positive goals to improve... and you'll notice progress quickly.
You should have learned how to write a blog post in an hour following the above steps! Comment below and let me know how you progress. I don't advise doing this for every article. There are some exceptions such as articles that require a lot of research. Nonetheless, these tips definitely help you become better at what you do.
