Writing template · 27 topics
Blog post outline mind map template
A blog post outline mind map: the reader and the search, a headline, a hook, three main sections with examples, a conclusion with a next step, and checks.
Who it is for
- A blogger planning a post before opening the editor.
- A marketer briefing a writer on a post that has to rank for a search.
- A developer writing up a project or tutorial for a company blog.
How to use it
- Open the template and write the working title in the central topic.
- Fill the Reader branch first, since the reader decides what goes in each section.
- Order the sections, export the outline as Markdown, and draft straight from it.
The outline
Every topic in the template, as it opens in the editor.
Blog post outline
- Reader
- Who they are and what they already know
- The search or question that brings them here
- What they should be able to do after reading
- Headline
- Working title with the main phrase
- Two other versions to test
- Hook
- A problem, a number or a short story
- The promise of the post in one sentence
- Section one
- The first step or main idea
- An example or screenshot
- Section two
- The next idea, building on the first
- A common mistake and the fix
- Section three
- The advanced tip or the edge case
- A quote, data point or source
- Conclusion
- The key takeaway in one line
- One next step for the reader
- Before publishing
- Title and description written
- Links to two related posts
- Read aloud once for clumsy sentences
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