AI Blog Outline Workflow

5 steps to a reviewable draft

1. 01

   Define the reader job

   State what the reader needs to understand, decide or do after the article. Do not begin with a broad topic such as “AI for work.”

   Result: A reader job that can reject irrelevant sections.

2. 02

   Build the source pack

   Collect first-party facts, subject-matter notes, approved examples and any source that supports a factual claim. Mark gaps before the outline starts.

   Result: A source list with an owner for unresolved questions.

3. 03

   Draft the outline

   Ask for section jobs and evidence needs rather than a long list of headings that repeat the same point.

   Result: An outline that makes editorial value and missing evidence visible before drafting.

   Your prompt

   Copy prompt

   Create a blog outline using the supplied editorial brief.
   
   Reader job: {{reader_job}}
   Article angle: {{angle}}
   Source pack: {{sources}}
   Editorial constraints: {{constraints}}
   
   Return a title direction, introduction job, section headings, what each section must answer, evidence needed, original example or editor input, and closing action. Mark unsupported claims as [NEEDS SOURCE]. Do not invent statistics, quotations, product facts, case studies or search results.

   Example input

   Help content leads decide whether an AI-generated outline has enough editorial value to develop. Sources include an editor's checklist and two approved article examples.

   Example output

   Section: test the article angle. Job: distinguish a new point from a reordered list. Evidence: editor checklist. Example: [NEEDS SOURCE].

4. 04

   Remove duplicated sections

   Read the outline from the reader's point of view. Combine sections that answer the same question and cut a heading with no evidence or practical job.

   Result: A focused structure with distinct section purposes.

5. 05

   Hand off the writing brief

   Assign source owners, editorial questions and a review date before anyone starts a full draft.

   Result: A writing plan that another creator can follow without inventing the missing pieces.