{"id":12683,"date":"2018-01-17T14:06:53","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T14:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/blog-idea-processing-checklist\/"},"modified":"2024-02-28T20:40:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T20:40:33","slug":"blog-idea-processing-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/blog-idea-processing-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Idea Processing Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"intro-to-blog-idea-processing-checklist\">\n<h2> Intro to Blog Idea Processing Checklist: <\/h2>\n<div class=\"image-content\">\n<figure>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/q_6VrdgLDIF9RqysWRpBJQ.png\" alt=\"Blog Idea Processing Checklist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/q_6VrdgLDIF9RqysWRpBJQ.png\" \/> <\/a><figcaption>\n     Blog Idea Processing Checklist<br \/>\n   <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Process Street<\/a> Blog Idea Processing Checklist is engineered to encourage action on ideas and to facilitate teamwork in the ideation process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From starting with a simple idea this checklist encourages the user to critically analyze the idea and understand what unique insights they can bring to the article.<\/p>\n<p>It creates space to record preliminary research with form fields to record summaries of articles so that team members can quickly assess the available ranking literature.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Once an idea has come together and it has a few different directions it can go in, the user is prompted to begin keyword research to better direct the content of the article while maximizing its potential reach.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Once this checklist has been completed, there will be a clear plan, literature review, and optimized keyword for the writer to work from.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This template was designed in conjunction with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/docs\/evernote\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Evernote + Process Street Integration<\/a> article to allow for writers to record their ideas in Evernote and automatically begin their blog idea processing. The integration uses a second zap to send the information recorded in this checklist back into Evernote to be attached to the original Evernote note. You can find more uses for Evernote in our article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/evernote-templates\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Evernote templates<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All data entered into this checklist will be recorded in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/docs\/template-overview\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">template overview<\/a> tab for future reference.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"enter-the-initial-idea\">\n<h2> Enter the initial idea <\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>If you are using the zap found in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/docs\/evernote\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Process Street + Evernote integration<\/a> article, your idea can be found in this text box. If you are running the checklist without that zap, use the form field below to enter your blog article idea.<\/p>\n<p>{{form.Evernote_idea}}<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"textarea-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Initial idea <\/label><br \/>\n   <textarea placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" rows=\"3\" disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"form-control\"><\/textarea>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"expand-on-areas-which-might-be-interesting\">\n<h2> Expand on areas which might be interesting <\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Try to answer the following questions as clearly as you can.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This will help you assess the quality of the idea and hopefully provide you with the necessary structure to start thinking in more depth about article content.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"textarea-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> What new information can you give the reader? <\/label><br \/>\n   <textarea placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" rows=\"3\" disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"form-control\"><\/textarea>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"textarea-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> What data can you draw from? <\/label><br \/>\n   <textarea placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" rows=\"3\" disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"form-control\"><\/textarea>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"textarea-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> How could this article be actionable? <\/label><br \/>\n   <textarea placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" rows=\"3\" disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"form-control\"><\/textarea>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"textarea-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Who would the audience be for this post? <\/label><br \/>\n   <textarea placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" rows=\"3\" disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"form-control\"><\/textarea>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"add-5-related-articles-from-the-web\">\n<h2> Add 5 related articles from the web <\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Try to include the best articles on the topic in the form fields below.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This helps you understand the area better and can also show you what niche hasn't yet been covered.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Provide a short summary so that your teammates can assess the articles quickly and understand the direction, strengths, and weaknesses of each.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Article 1 <\/label><br \/>\n   <input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"form-control\" \/>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"textarea-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Article 1 summary <\/label><br \/>\n   <textarea placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" rows=\"3\" disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"form-control\"><\/textarea>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Article 2 <\/label><br \/>\n   <input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"form-control\" \/>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"textarea-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Article 2 summary <\/label><br \/>\n   <textarea placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" rows=\"3\" disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"form-control\"><\/textarea>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Article 3 <\/label><br \/>\n   <input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"form-control\" 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labeled with the name of each team member.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This will allow you to collate the advice from across your team to help you find the best direction for the article.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"textarea-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Feedback <\/label><br \/>\n   <textarea placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" rows=\"3\" disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"form-control\"><\/textarea>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"summarize-the-potential-article\">\n<h2> Summarize the potential article <\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Include your ideas here for how the article might appear.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Think about the key areas you might want to write about and what points you could make for each.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Include any other tangential sections which may or may not make it into the final article.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This doesn't have to be perfect.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div 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