{"id":8702,"date":"2016-10-24T07:18:33","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T07:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/peer-editing-checklist-for-bloggers\/"},"modified":"2024-02-28T18:27:52","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T18:27:52","slug":"peer-editing-checklist-for-bloggers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/peer-editing-checklist-for-bloggers\/","title":{"rendered":"Peer-Editing Checklist for Bloggers"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"record-post-information\">\n<h2>Record post information<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>For the sake of record-keeping, record the post's basic information in the form fields below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style-info\">Save time and automatically populate form fields by integrating Process Street with over 1,000 popular apps <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/docs\/zapier\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">via Zapier<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Post title <\/label><br \/>\n   <input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" disabled class=\"form-control\">\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Post author <\/label><br \/>\n   <input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" disabled class=\"form-control\">\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Post publish date <\/label> <\/p>\n<div class=\"date-container\">\n    <button type=\"button\" disabled class=\"btn btn-default\"> <i class=\"fa fa-calendar btn-icon\"><\/i> Date will be set here <\/button>\n   <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"textarea-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Additional information <\/label><br \/>\n   <textarea placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" rows=\"3\" disabled class=\"form-control\"><\/textarea>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"structure--theme\">\n<h2>Structure &amp; theme:<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"read-the-entire-post-through-once-aloud\">\n<h2>Read the entire post through once aloud<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Reading aloud often helps you catch grammatical and stylistic errors you would otherwise skim over.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"check-the-post-is-interesting\">\n<h2>Check the post is interesting<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Does your post include any\/all of these <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.hubspot.com\/marketing\/how-to-write-interesting-content#sm.0001d3n8uw25wdtbthx10p0qdq2t7\" rel=\"nofollow\">9 elements<\/a>?<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>A story<\/li>\n<li>First person writing<\/li>\n<li>Foreshadowing (in this post...)<\/li>\n<li>Transition (we've looked at X, now we're going to look at Y)<\/li>\n<li>Clarity<\/li>\n<li>Brevity<\/li>\n<li>Flow and detail (think&nbsp;<em>article<\/em>, not&nbsp;<em>outline<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Short sentences<\/li>\n<li>Scannable chunks of text<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"check-the-post-is-unique\">\n<h2>Check the post is unique<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Check you are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Storytelling from personal experience<\/li>\n<li>Combining data or advice in a unique way<\/li>\n<li>Sharing your&nbsp;opinion<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"check-the-post-is-actionable\">\n<h2>Check the post is actionable<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>A simple way to do this is just to tell your reader what to do with the information they read at the end of each paragraph or post.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"check-the-structure-flows-logically\">\n<h2>Check the structure flows logically<\/h2>\n<div class=\"image-content\">\n<figure>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mFCKHiWwAQJDiLjNrbZAaw.jpg\" alt=\"Check the structure flows logically\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mFCKHiWwAQJDiLjNrbZAaw.jpg\"> <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"check-the-post-is-scannable\">\n<h2>Check the post is scannable<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Use a variety of formatting, regular headings, numbered lists, and bullet points.<\/p>\n<p>Break paragraphs down into just 1-2 sentences.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-content\">\n<figure>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sTvYgxcWDNwMxOz9zBxPXg.jpg\" alt=\"Check the post is scannable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" 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class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Use the APP Method from Brian Dean for a very easy way to write an introduction:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-content\">\n<figure>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/uVgbqOUwOA-OdMJxb25LlQ.png\" alt=\"Opening line grabs the reader's attention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/uVgbqOUwOA-OdMJxb25LlQ.png\"> <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"remove-filler-words\">\n<h2>Remove filler words<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>This <a href=\"http:\/\/www.writerightwords.com\/10-filler-words\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">top 10 list from Erin Feldman<\/a>&nbsp;shows the most common examples of filler words:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Just<\/li>\n<li>So<\/li>\n<li>Very<\/li>\n<li>Really<\/li>\n<li>That<\/li>\n<li>And then<\/li>\n<li>But<\/li>\n<li>Of<\/li>\n<li>Some<\/li>\n<li>Like<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>But if you want a comprehensive list of 297, click <a href=\"https:\/\/smartblogger.com\/weak-writing\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"remove-passive-voice-where-possible\">\n<h2>Remove passive voice where possible<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>The passive voice makes your writing sound weak. See here for an example:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-content\">\n<figure>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/q98xvHDraNF6GqboqnZBbA.png\" alt=\"Remove passive voice where possible\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/q98xvHDraNF6GqboqnZBbA.png\"> <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"hyphenation-is-correct\">\n<h2>Hyphenation is correct<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Confusing<em>:<\/em><\/strong> Springfield has little town charm.<\/li>\n<li><strong>With hyphen<\/strong><strong><em>:<\/em><\/strong> Springfield has little-town charm.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"call-to-action-at-the-end\">\n<h2>Call to action at the end<\/h2>\n<div class=\"image-content\">\n<figure>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kEjdaFec0PuK3cbbzCJJJA.png\" alt=\"Call to action at the end\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kEjdaFec0PuK3cbbzCJJJA.png\"> <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"onpage-seo\">\n<h2>On-page SEO:<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"the-keyword-is-in-the-title\">\n<h2>The keyword is in the title<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>To quote Brian Dean:<\/p>\n<p>\"The title tag is a webpage\u2019s second most important piece of content (besides the content of the page) and therefore sends a strong <a href=\"http:\/\/backlinko.com\/on-page-seo\" rel=\"nofollow\">on-page SEO<\/a> signal.\"<\/p>\n<p>You'll notice when you type a keyword into Google, 99% of the time the top ranking results will contain that keyword in the title. That makes it obvious that it's a relevancy signal to Google.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"the-keyword-is-in-the-first-100-words\">\n<h2>The keyword is in the first 100 words<\/h2>\n<div class=\"image-content\">\n<figure>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/uynlzLic7ty4x3dDqo1IPA.png\" alt=\"The keyword is in the first 100 words\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/uynlzLic7ty4x3dDqo1IPA.png\"> <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"the-metadescription-is-optimized-correctly\">\n<h2>The meta-description is optimized correctly<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Use a tool like <a href=\"http:\/\/yoast.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Yoast<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/all-in-one-seo-pack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">All in One SEO<\/a> to easily edit the meta descriptions in posts so they're:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>160 characters or less<\/li>\n<li>Including the keyword<\/li>\n<li>Persuading readers to click<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"the-post-contains-lsi-keywords\">\n<h2>The post contains LSI keywords<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>LSI keywords are terms that Google groups together. 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