Course Curriculum

Profitable Blogging & Content Writing Creatively Or With AI

10sections
73lectures
5h 36mtotal

What you’ll learn

  • REAL CASE STUDY of exactly how to EXPONENTIALLY GROW blog traffic in 2026!

  • Master SEO, which is the #1 way most blogs get most of their traffic

  • MAKE MONEY blogging by writing content that attracts readers and up-sells products

  • Write engaging, standout blog posts that keep readers coming back

  • Combine SEO strategies with sales copywriting to maximize impact

  • Offer blog and content writing services as a freelancer or agency

  • Create headlines that hook readers and drive clicks

  • Expand your skills to content creation for shows, podcasts, and more

  • PERSONALIZED HELP from the instructor: Join OFFICE HOURS Zoom call with the instructor and students to ask questions directly

  • WORLD-CLASS student support: I answer 99% of student questions within 24 hours

  • Learn how to establish yourself as an expert in your niche through high-quality content

  • Build a blog identity that resonates with your target audience

  • Learn about options for free blog sites for completely free blogging as well as paid blogging sites and blog hosting

  • Includes different examples of a travel blog, news blog, fashion blog, cooking blog, and a number of others

01

Welcome to your blogging success journey

2 lectures • 7min

  • Welcome to your blogging success journey

    Develop a professional content strategy, write compelling headlines, and create engaging content to grow blog traffic and subscriptions. Explore SEO, AI-powered writing, and monetization options.

    3:26

  • How to get real traffic and a real SEO boost with the help of this course

    Learn free, practical strategies to drive real traffic and boost SEO by introducing your website link in the course Q&A and leveraging a future guest post backlink.

    3:35
02

Create a winning content plan that works every time

7 lectures • 45min

  • Content plan and blog marketing strategy

    Define a content plan and strategy anchored to one primary goal, such as money, traffic, or brand. Prioritize SEO, craft trustworthy, shareable written content, and pre-plan social-ready bites.

    6:27

  • SEO keyword mapping and tracking your full list of SEO blog keywords

    Apply seo keyword mapping and tracking to build a content plan, identify high-volume blog keywords with tools, monitor rankings, and scale traffic over time.

    7:15

  • SEO keyword research tool & starting to do keyword research

    Master free SEO keyword research using Google's keyword planner inside Google Ads, learn to discover new keywords, see volume and average monthly searches, and identify relevant terms without running ads.

    9:51

  • Keyword research example & getting you more comfortable exploring SEO keywords

    Use the Google keyword tool to map keyword intent, discover long-tail terms, and rank easier coaching keywords to attract four-figure clients.

    5:52

  • Understanding keyword intent and timing

    Learn to interpret keyword intent and timing from search queries to target the audience at the moment they need it, and recognize how short and long tail keywords affect profitability.

    2:01

  • Long-tail vs. short-tail and profitable keywords for best SEO results

    Learn the difference between long-tail and short-tail keywords, avoid vanity keywords, and discover how targeted long-tail phrases like marketing agency for dentists boost profitability and search rankings.

    6:39

  • Keyword density in your blog posts

    Explore keyword density and keyword stuffing to optimize blog posts. Learn natural writing ranges (about 3% to 7%), use tools like seo review tools, and monitor one-word, two-word, and three-word phrases.

    7:15
03

Write blog posts that grab attention and keep readers engaged

6 lectures • 25min

  • Making your topic interesting - it fascinates you and you have expertise in it

    Learn how to craft blog content that is truly interesting and deeply insightful by showcasing your passion and expertise with coach-like analysis that engages readers.

    6:13

  • Adding unique voice to your writing by conveying moods and feelings

    Learn to craft a unique voice for blogging and content writing by adopting mood driven perspectives from grumpy to optimistic, making writing more expressive and less robotic with Twitter practice.

    4:55

  • Good/bad is meaningless - how to have your own blogging voice

    Develop your blogging voice by replacing meaningless words with vivid imagery, practicing descriptive writing, and avoiding vague pronouns to clearly communicate your perspective.

    4:03

  • Importance of quality scrutiny, editing and re-doing for successful blogging

    Improve blog posts through thorough editing and redoing to reach 99th percentile quality, creating aha moments, compelling imagery, and lasting reader engagement.

    6:17

  • Your thoughts on this blogging training

    Encourage learners to leave a review now, explaining that reviews help future students and foster a fair environment, and that they can update the review anytime from the course dashboard.

    1:16

  • Blog post ideas for your blog content creation

    Explore answerthepublic.com to uncover what people ask and study search volumes for social media and SEO content ideas. Compare results across platforms to spot demand-driven blog ideas beyond ai.

    2:00
04

Building a website and SEO with AI

12 lectures • 59min

  • Introduction: How to create an SEO-optimized website from scratch

    Learn how to build an SEO optimized website from scratch using AI vibe coding with atoms.dev, creating 50 to 70 landing pages and long tail keywords in hours.

    5:40

  • Google update on AI-generated SEO content

    2:41

  • Creating a detailed prompt to get main details right on the first try

    Craft a detailed prompt to build a high-SEO website draft, using keyword research, taxonomy, and structured pages to capture topics like productivity, AI, leadership, and communication.

    6:08

  • Results in under 1 hour

    Build and preview a fully compiled website with a home page, five category pages, and forty topic pages. Optimize titles, content, and interlinks for better SEO and faster publishing.

    5:39

  • Atoms pricing and what you get in each tier

    Explore Atoms pricing from the free tier with 15 daily credits and 100 monthly credits to the pro option; apply Alex10 for a 10% annual discount.

    4:43

  • Researching and buying a domain name

    Launch early to age in Google and gain feedback, then research and buy a domain name, register with GoDaddy, and connect it to hosting so the site goes live.

    4:13

  • Launching your website

    Launch your website by configuring dns hosting, connecting your custom domain in atoms, and updating GoDaddy dns records—A and TXT—then verify and go live.

    4:00

  • Showing the live Atoms website

    Launch and verify the live website, noting automatic SSL setup and live domains under manage your domain. Submit the site to Google Search Console to monitor its health.

    1:12

  • Technical SEO without any coding

    Explore a practical technical seo checklist built with AI, showing how to implement person and organization schema, structured data, and rich snippets without coding to boost credibility.

    6:52

  • FAQ schema, interlinking, and long-tail keyword coverage in 1 prompt

    Learn to build faq sections with schema that deliver long-tail coverage and natural interlinking across landing and content pages, using ai prompts to automate seo improvements.

    5:25

  • Technical SEO and boosting site speed with Atoms

    Boost site speed and seo with Atoms and Lighthouse to identify performance issues, optimize first contentful paint and largest contentful paint, and fix render blocking and image loading with WebP.

    8:23

  • If you have an existing website: How to port or recreate entire websites

    Port or recreate an existing website with AI on Adams by uploading a site zip or importing design cues from other sites, then repoint the domain.

    4:02
05

Combine SEO with attractive titles to boost clicks

8 lectures • 35min

  • On-page SEO section introduction

    Explore on-page seo, from placing keywords on your site to optimizing meta title and description, url, h1 and internal links, with rich media and snippets influencing ranking.

    6:52

  • How to set the SEO title and description meta tags for blog posts

    Learn to set SEO meta title and meta description tags by hand in HTML for any website builder, viewing page source in Chrome and editing the title and description tags.

    2:42

  • How to set up the Yoast plugin for SEO of your blog posts

    Install and activate the Yoast SEO plugin in WordPress, set a focus phrase, and use the SEO analysis to optimize meta titles, descriptions, and content for better rankings.

    9:38

  • Writing enticing meta tags to increase Google SEO SERP clickthrough

    Learn to craft meta titles and descriptions that boost CTR on Google. Use 13 copywriting improvements—benefits over features, you-centered language, and credibility—to boost SERP engagement and rankings.

    7:33

  • Meta tag writing exercise

    Practice writing meta title and description tags using Chicago residential cleaning keywords for a residential cleaning business, then compare your answers to the instructor's in the next video.

    0:50

  • Meta tag writing exercise - answer

    Craft meta titles and descriptions for a Chicago residential cleaning business by balancing keywords and safety messaging, using Google keyword tool insights for terms like carpet cleaning, kitchen, and bathroom.

    2:05

  • Meta tag writing exercise two

    Practice improving meta tags on a new site by analyzing the meta title and description, downloading a practice file, and refining the romantic song keyword on the page.

    1:47

  • Meta tag writing exercise two - answer

    Fix meta tag errors by using the main keyword 'romantic song', and enrich the page with long-tail keywords such as romantic music, old love songs, and classic love songs.

    3:07
06

SEO optimize your blogs to rank higher and get more traffic

13 lectures • 1hr 4min

  • Cornerstone content to help you rank higher in SEO

    Define cornerstone content as the most authoritative, long-form page with long-tail keywords, structured headings, and internal links that boosts seo through comprehensive coverage.

    3:48

  • The skyscraper method to create blog posts with the best SEO

    Master the skyscraper method by researching top articles, craft the best, most comprehensive post to boost seo rankings, add media and speed enhancements, and continually improve.

    2:04

  • Google EAT and YMYL - quality content according to Google

    Learn how Google e-a-t (expertise, authority, trustworthiness) and YMYL shape quality content, usability, and usefulness, with feedback from Google Analytics guiding improvements.

    5:25

  • Correct use of H1 and H2 HTML tags in your blog posts

    Apply correct h1, h2, and h3 HTML tags to optimize blog SEO by placing keywords in the h1 and effective h2 headings, then verify with page source.

    4:17

  • Title tooltip tag in your blog posts

    Learn to boost sales conversions and SEO by adding keyword-rich title tooltips to images and links via HTML edits, WordPress, or Shopify.

    5:43

  • No-follow vs. follow links

    Discover the difference between follow and no follow links, and how they pass SEO strength or link juice for Google. Learn to check links and ensure they are follow.

    5:14

  • No-follow update and the new UGC and Sponsored attributes

    Discover how Google treats nofollow and the new rel sponsored and rel UGC attributes. Learn to implement these links in HTML and understand they act as hints, not final rules.

    4:01

  • Interlink your blog posts for an SEO boost

    Learn how to interlink your own pages to boost SEO, using targeted anchor text, related pages, and five-to-ten internal links per page to help Google crawl and rank.

    7:40

  • Advanced on-page blog interlinking strategy to boost your SEO

    Learn to create self-referential in-page links that boost SEO by adding anchors and a table of contents, in WordPress or in plain HTML, with AI-assisted generation.

    7:18

  • Creating a link to itself in HTML in your blog

    Create internal self-links to boost on-page SEO by writing HTML by hand in a WordPress HTML editor, using anchor tags and a table of contents with targeted anchor texts.

    4:07

  • Checking for broken links

    Use the free Dead Link Checker to crawl your site, identify broken links, and fix or remove dead URLs in HTML or WordPress to protect crawlability and SEO.

    6:52

  • How long should each blog post or page be?

    Tailor blog and page lengths by niche and page type for seo. Aim 300-500 words with media in small niches; aim 1000-5000 words in competitive ones.

    3:04

  • Rank higher and boost sales through lowering your bounce rate

    Lower bounce rate boosts Google ranking and sales by signaling user satisfaction; use Google Analytics per-page insights to improve readability, headlines, and internal links for longer engagement.

    4:16
07

Image SEO for your blog

3 lectures • 8min

  • Image SEO for blogging - section introduction

    Explore image seo for blogging by optimizing on-site images for seo and enabling appearance in Google image searches to drive traffic, and using correct dimensions for sharing on social media.

    1:03

  • Setting the image path folders to contain the right SEO keywords

    Create a keyword-rich image directory at the site root, using folders like business books to boost image search seo without overdoing keywords.

    2:05

  • Setting your IMG tag and alt tag in HTML and WordPress blog

    Set up image tags in HTML and WordPress, linking images, using alt and title attributes, captions, and figure tags to improve click-throughs and Google image ranking.

    5:11
08

Google Search Console to see where your pages rank SEO

10 lectures • 43min

  • Disclaimer to this section in case you don't have a website

    Learn how Google Search Console helps you monitor your website's health and ranking, even if you don't have a website yet, by watching upcoming videos and learning theory.

    1:14

  • Setting up your Google Search Console (formerly Webmaster Tools) for SEO

    Set up Google Search Console to monitor page rankings for keywords and perform essential SEO tasks, verify ownership via DNS or hosting support, and access the tool's traffic insights.

    6:14

  • In case your Google Search Console shows no data

    Expect Google Search Console data to be blank at first because Google has not collected enough information about your site; wait 24-hour intervals, then use the data to identify improvements.

    1:24

  • Google crawler, Google indexing, and creating your sitemap.xml for SEO

    Master sitemaps for seo by guiding the Google bot through crawlable pages and indexing. Use Google Search Console to diagnose broken links and verify your site is fully crawled.

    4:22

  • Submitting new URLs and checking for page status and indexing for SEO

    Use URL inspection in Google Search Console to confirm your new page is indexed, identify crawlability issues, and ensure it is linked from your site or sitemap.

    4:32

  • What if your page doesn't get indexed by Google

    Learn to debug a page not indexed by Google with the search console, focusing on writing quality, mobile rendering, and a hungry, continuous improvement mindset for better search engine optimization.

    4:11

  • Where your pages are ranking and page/query performance in SEO

    Track page and query performance in Google Search Console, analyze top pages and queries, and optimize through internal and external links, speed, and content quality to improve rankings.

    3:31

  • User experience section of Google Search Console

    Learn how to navigate the Google Search Console's page experience and core web vitals reports, diagnose mobile usability and LCP issues, and fix them with redirects and validation.

    3:51

  • Google Core Web Vitals for SEO

    Master core web vitals, including largest contentful paint, to boost seo by improving loading speed, interactivity, and visual stability. Use Google Search Console to audit mobile performance and safe browsing.

    4:29

  • Using the Google mobile friendliness for SEO check tool

    Learn to optimize mobile usability for SEO using Google Search Console core web vitals and the Lighthouse tool to identify and fix LCP issues and slow-loading pages.

    8:47
09

Successful case study: winning an ULTRA-COMPETITIVE niche with on-page SEO

4 lectures • 20min

  • On-page experiment with blogging

    Explore on-page seo strategies using an ai-powered analysis tool to boost blog pages, build reader trust, and track transparent, long-term ranking results with a practical case study.

    5:28

  • Blogging experiment update in August, 2 months later

    I update you on my two-month on-page SEO experiment for my music site, showing traffic growth, page creation, and keyword-driven optimization with an on-page AI tool.

    9:10

  • What I do to my blog pages to make them rank higher

    Boost page rankings by expanding content, creating related pages, and building topic clusters with internal links, while monitoring performance in Google Search Console and promoting content on social media.

    4:30

  • Big spike in blog traffic just a few days later

    A case study update shows a sudden blog traffic spike just days after starting consistent content creation, illustrating what you can achieve with the course's blogging strategies, even part-time.

    0:55
10

AI strategies LLM SEO, AEO, GEO - AI tools and Google AI Overview To Promote You

8 lectures • 31min

  • Introduction to LLM SEO, GEO, AEO which are ways to get traffic from AI

    Learn how to optimize for LLM SEO, GEO, and AEO to drive AI-powered traffic from ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok by creating context-rich content and stronger brand mentions.

    2:35

  • Step 1 of AI traffic - find out what AI knows about your business

    Ask llms what they know about your brand to verify sources and update your about and contact pages. Improve your lm seo and brand accuracy for better conversions.

    4:11

  • Step 2 of AI traffic - optimizing your "about" page

    Rewrite your about page with specific, organized text highlighting books, courses, and achievements like nearly a million students to boost AI traffic and discovery.

    1:52

  • Nearly immediate results of getting recommended by AI

    Show how ai recommendations identify you as a top instructor for entrepreneurship and soft skills from your about page, boosting brand awareness and traffic.

    1:01

  • Difference in LLM SEO vs. GEO vs. AEO

    Learn to optimize for answer engines, llm seo, and geo, while using faq pages and a clear qa form with authoritative sources to boost ai-generated and traditional Google seo traffic.

    7:50

  • More differences between AEO and GEO

    Explore the differences between Leo and Geo in search engine optimization and generative engine optimization, contrasting structured content like schema markup and long tail keywords with synthesized, multi-source answers.

    3:08

  • Almost immediate results!

    Learn how to use AI-driven SEO and generative answer optimization to create unique page promotions like the best Udemy deal that boost visibility within hours.

    5:04

  • Difference of "content structure" and "structured content"

    Understand the difference between content structure and structured content, and learn how on-page ordering, hierarchy, and formatting guide AI and human readers for better engagement and AI search results.

    4:59