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Your First SEO Article

A complete step-by-step walkthrough of selecting a target keyword, generating a content brief, writing with AI, and publishing your first SEO article.

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Your First Article

This guide walks you through generating, reviewing, and publishing your first SEO article with Kyni.

Prerequisites

  • Your site is connected (WordPress or Git)
  • You have at least 15 credits (for Generate Article)
  • You’ve run keyword research (5 credits)

Step 1: Choose a keyword (1 minute)

  1. Go to your site’s Keywords tab
  2. Look for a keyword that interests you:
    • Green keywords = moderate difficulty, good for starting out
    • Volume = estimated monthly searches
    • Difficulty = how hard to rank for (1–100 scale)
  3. Click the keyword you want to write about
  4. Click Generate Article

Good starter keywords:

  • Low difficulty (< 30)
  • Moderate volume (100–1,000 searches/month)
  • Related to your niche

Step 2: Let Kyni write (2–3 minutes)

Once you click Generate Article, Kyni will:

  1. Plan the article — outline structure and subheadings
  2. Write the article — produce 1,500–2,500 words of original content
  3. Check quality — run SEO and readability checks
  4. Add metadata — generate title and meta description
  5. Add featured image — generate a custom image for the article

You’ll see progress updates as each step completes. The status bar shows:

  • Outline ✓
  • Writing ✓
  • Quality Check ✓
  • Images ✓
  • Complete

Step 3: Review the article (2 minutes)

Once generation finishes:

  1. Click Review to preview the article
  2. Read the title, introduction, and a few sections
  3. Check the metadata:
    • Title — appears in Google search results
    • Meta Description — preview text under the title
    • H1 Heading — main article heading
  4. Scroll through the whole article

Edit if needed

You can make light edits before publishing:

  • Click Edit next to any section
  • Make changes directly in the editor
  • Click Save

Common edits:

  • Fixing a brand name or date
  • Adjusting tone
  • Adding a company-specific note
  • Removing a sentence that doesn’t fit

Don’t rewrite heavily — Kyni’s article is already optimized for SEO. Small tweaks are fine; major rewrites defeat the purpose.

Step 4: Publish (1 minute)

  1. Click Publish when you’re happy with the article
  2. Kyni will:
    • WordPress: post it directly to your WordPress site (as a draft, scheduled, or published based on your settings)
    • Git: create a new commit and push to your repository
  3. You’ll see a confirmation with a link to view the live article
  4. Click the link to verify it’s live on your site

After publishing

Your article is now:

  • Live on your site — visitors can read it
  • Indexed by Google — appears in search results within hours to days
  • Being tracked — Kyni monitors its rankings and traffic

What to expect

  • First day: Article is indexed but no traffic yet
  • Week 1: Ranking appears in Google Search Console (position 20–100)
  • Week 2–4: Position climbs as content gains authority
  • Month 2+: Stable rankings and search traffic

Next steps

  1. Check your article in Content → Content Library to see its status
  2. Go to Rankings to see where it’s ranking for your keyword
  3. Come back tomorrow and generate another article
  4. Enable Autopilot to publish automatically

Troubleshooting

Generation failed:

  • Check your credit balance
  • Try again (temporary network issues happen)
  • Contact support if it keeps failing

Article didn’t go live:

  • WordPress: check your site’s latest posts (it’s there, just as draft)
  • Git: check your repo for a new commit
  • Verify the site connection status is Connected

Not satisfied with the article:

  • Click Regenerate to try again (costs 10 credits)
  • Edit individual sections
  • Discard and try a different keyword

Pro tips

  • Start with easy keywords — your first article should be quick win for confidence
  • Publish consistently — 2–3 articles per week builds authority faster
  • Review initially, automate later — once you trust the quality, enable Autopilot
  • Mix keywords — vary article topics to build a diverse content cluster

Your first article is a proof of concept. The real SEO payoff comes from publishing consistently over weeks and months.