Getting Notified#

• Writers shall notify us using a comment on the Notion Content Calendar that an article had been submitted.
• Shift the card to the Submitted column and head over to the Content Review view.
• There, you’ll find a list of articles that are pending review.

Reviewing an Article#

• Run a Grammarly check and check Yoast and Nelio's score.
• Check that all internal links open in the same tab.
• Check that all external links are relevant and open in a new tab.
• Paid posts (Grow/Bloom/Thrive/Giveaway package) should contain only 2 dofollow links and should not contain affiliate links to the products/themes/services listed.
• Add affiliate links with campaigns where necessary using the post id.
  • e.g. https://barn2.co.uk/wordpress-products/woocommerce-protected-categories/ref/13/**?campaign=243393**
• Alternatively, use ThirstyAffiliates to add affiliate links.
• Check that tags are added appropriately.
• Check that an interesting excerpt is added.
• Check that a category is assigned. Choose from:
  • Plugin Reviews
  • WooCommerce
  • Articles
  • Social Media
  • eLearning
  • Themes & Page Builders
  • Hosting
  • Services
• Check that the required fields for the Yoast SEO plugin are filled in.
• Check that all images are centrally aligned and set to "Full Size". See that there is one image towards the start of the article.
• Images should either link to a webpage or link to the image file.
• Add CTA boxes using affiliate links throughout. CTA Box Guidelines
• Add a table to the start of articles, where necessary.
• Schedule Tweets and Facebook posts based on the post excerpt, metadata, and content using Nelio. For paid posts, the number of social media posts varies according to the package purchased. Writing Social Media Posts
• Check that the post slug does not have any numbers or dates.
• Create and upload a featured image and social media image. Setting Up Featured Images
• If need be, ask the writer to address any missing issues.

Paid Articles#

• For paid posts, send a preview link to the client. Note: These links expire after a few days.
• The client can send their feedback and ask for some adjustments.
• If you are in agreement with the changes, let the writer know through a comment in the Content Calendar.
• Repeat the process of sending a new preview link (uncheck and check the preview link to create a new one) to the client.
• Once approved, schedule the article using Nelio and update the client on the publish date.