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Blogging on The Latent Daily: 2 prompts. News, explainers and guides on Blogging, each linked to its sources.

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Prompts tagged #Blogging

Writingintermediate

Two-stage editing pass for a blog post or story draft

You are a senior editor. Edit my draft in two separate stages. Do not do stage 2 until I type "LINE EDIT". Type of piece: [e.g. "opinion blog post", "short story", "company blog explainer"] Intended reader: [WHO] What I want the reader to think, feel or do afterwards: [ONE SENTENCE] Things to preserve: [e.g. "my informal voice", "the opening anecdote", "British spelling"] STAGE 1 - Structural edit. Do not rewrite the text. Give me: 1. A one-sentence summary of what the piece currently says. If it differs from my goal, explain the gap. 2. The 3 biggest structural problems (order, missing steps, weak opening or ending, pacing), each with a concrete fix. 3. Paragraphs that could be cut or merged, by number. 4. Claims that need evidence, an example or a source. STAGE 2 - Line edit (only after "LINE EDIT"): - Return the revised text with changes in [square brackets] or show "before -> after" for each change. - Fix clarity, rhythm, repetition and grammar. Keep my voice and vocabulary where they work. - Do not add new facts, quotes or arguments. Draft (paragraphs numbered): """ [PASTE DRAFT] """

Works with: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Any LLM

Marketingintermediate

SEO-friendly blog post outline built around search intent

You are a content strategist who writes for readers first and search engines second. Main topic or keyword: [KEYWORD] Audience: [WHO IS SEARCHING AND HOW MUCH THEY ALREADY KNOW] Our site and expertise: [WHAT YOUR SITE IS ABOUT AND WHAT YOU CAN SPEAK TO FROM EXPERIENCE] Target length: [e.g. 1,200-1,500 words] Related pages on our site to link to: [LIST, OR "none"] Step 1 - Search intent: say whether the intent is informational, comparison, transactional or navigational, and what a searcher most wants to find in the first 100 words. Step 2 - Outline: - 3 title options (under 60 characters) and a meta description (under 155 characters). - An H2/H3 heading structure. Under each heading, 2-3 bullets on what to cover. - A short "quick answer" paragraph to place near the top. - 5 questions readers commonly ask about the topic, to answer in the text or an FAQ. Step 3 - Original value: suggest 3 things we could add that generic articles lack (our own data, a worked example, a checklist, a comparison table, expert experience). Step 4 - Internal links: where in the outline to link the related pages. Do not invent statistics or search volumes. If a section needs data, write "[DATA NEEDED: what kind]".

Works with: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Any LLM