The pre-publish checklist for every blog post
12 checks that catch the embarrassing stuff before it goes live.
5 min read beginnerUpdated Apr 5, 2025
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Reviewed by the editorial team · Apr 5, 2025
Step by step
- 01
Title + meta description set
55 + 155 chars respectively.
- 02
Featured image with alt text
OG image is the same or larger.
- 03
H1 on the page, only one
Subsections use H2/H3.
- 04
All images compressed
Under 200KB each. WebP preferred.
- 05
Internal + external links
3+ internal, 1–2 authoritative external.
- 06
Schema markup
Article JSON-LD with author and datePublished.
- 07
Mobile preview
Read on a phone before publishing.
- 08
Submit to Search Console
Request indexing for fast pickup.
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