One Simple Method for Writing a 15-Minute Blog Post

Summary

The article provides a method for writing a 600-word blog post in under 30 minutes, with an emphasis on rapid research, writing, and a structured outline for efficiency.

Abstract

The author shares insights into their process for producing multiple short-form articles daily, advocating for the ability to write a 600-word piece within 15 to 30 minutes. This efficiency is crucial for profitability in SEO and marketing writing. The article includes a basic outline to streamline article creation, which consists of a title, subtitle, introduction, three main headings with content, and a conclusion or call to action. The outlined approach aims to help writers build quick, accurate articles and can be adapted for various projects, with the potential to increase writing speed as familiarity with the structure grows.

Opinions

The author believes that not knowing the building blocks for an effective article significantly slows down the writing process.
Writing as a career in the author's field is described as fast-paced and not leisurely, requiring the ability to write quickly and accurately to maintain profitability.
The author emphasizes the importance of being able to write rapidly without procrastination, given the high volume of articles they are expected to produce daily.
The article suggests that with practice and an efficient outline, writers can reduce the time to write an article to 15 minutes or less, assuming a typing speed of 80-90 words per minute.
The author provides a flexible outline that can be expanded or altered to suit different writing projects and client requirements.
The author encourages readers to adapt the outlined method and shares a personal tip for increasing typing speed to further enhance writing efficiency.

Use this outline to focus and get to work

There is something that catches my attention every time I see it: Someone talking about how they wrote 1,000 words in an hour or giving tips for writing 500 words in an hour.

Not being sure how to start an article, what to include, or how to finish it can really add a lot of time to your process. In my industry, I’m expected to turn over many articles a day (I’m currently at 16 short-form articles daily), so spending an hour or two on one piece just isn’t going to cut it if I want to exist outside of the internet. Many of my assignments are on subjects I’m new to or have never seen before. I still have to produce that article within the specifications to get paid. That means rapid research and writing without procrastination.

It should be mentioned that writing as a career, in the field I’m in at least, is not leisurely. To be a profitable writer of SEO/marketing and piecework assignments, I do believe that you should be able to turn out a 600-word article within around 15 to 30 minutes. My average is 1,500 per half-hour. My 16 articles take me, on average, four hours of work a day.

I get paid the same whether I spend 20 minutes on an article or two hours. It’s in my best interest to build quick, accurate articles. I want to help you do the same.

Building the Basis for an Article or Blog Post

It is my primary belief that the one thing that slows people down is not knowing the building blocks for a quick, effective article. I’ve added a basic outline that you can follow to help you complete an article of approximately 600 words in under 30 minutes. Once you get used to it, you’ll be able to reduce it down to 15 minutes or less, so long as your typing speed is around 80–90 words per minute. You can check out this blog post with some tips and tricks for faster typing speeds.

The Basic Outline:

Title Subtitle Introduction, 50–100 words Heading Content 100–200 words Heading Content 100–200 words Heading Content 100- 200 words Review/Conclusion/Call to Action 50–100 words

When you follow your outline, you may need to include the above sections, but not always.

Not all clients will want titles or subheadings. Some will ask for a call to action rather than a review. However, if you are able to master this simple outline, you can expand it and alter it to suit any project you have. You can break down even the most complex content into easy chunks, so you can get the work done faster and more accurately.

The best thing about this outline is that you just add more headings and content to increase the word count. If your sections are much more than 200 words, the piece will be harder to scan, so keep that in mind.

Now, go out there and give it a try! Let me know what you think below.

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