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Planner, Notetaker, Writer, and SEO-er like Clearscope or Topic

Hi IH,

I need some validation on something that's already been validated. Talk about no self-confidence.

A while ago I built a tool that would scrape a web page for content and use an algorithm to find the most relevant keywords on a website. It seemed to flop because it wasn't clear how to use the information. (See screenshot)

I want to repurpose it into a writing tool. The tool would take you through the writing process.

  1. Plan article topic, content length and possibly assign to a writer
  2. Add URLs on similar topics and get back summaries, content lengths, and keywords.
  3. Take notes and bullet point out your own content based on research
  4. Write the content based off the notes
  5. Get writing feedback, SEO grading, and possibly flag for editorial review

It lives in a similar vein as Clearscope, Topic, Storychief(@william_the_sloth & @brik_dm), Yoast or SEMrush SEO writing assistant.

The problem it solves

  • Other tools are too expensive (Clearscope $350/mo, Topic $200/mo)
  • Other tools lack real SEO value for a content writer (Yoast)
  • Other tools don't integrate well into the writing process (SEMrush)
  • Other tools solve other problems (StoryChief solves for distribution)

Validation

  • Would you want to streamline your writing process?
  • Do you ever write rich content with markdown?
  • Do you wish your writing tool had any extra cool features?
  • Is it hard managing a writing team?

My Problems

  • Google docs integration is out of the question
  • I don't know if this is something only I want

Thank you if you took the time to read all of that and an extra thank you for your responses!

on July 6, 2020