How to Create and Publish Long-Form Blog Content

Long-Form Blog Content Overview

The long-form blog content feature in Social Marketing PRO enables GREENstick Customers to create, edit, and publish high-quality blog posts seamlessly. With AI-driven content generation, users can craft engaging and SEO-optimized blogs tailored to their brand and audience. These blog posts can then be published directly to a connected WordPress site.

Key Benefits of Long-Form Blog Content

AI-driven content generation ensures high-quality, relevant, and engaging blog posts.
Optimized for SEO with trending keywords and user preferences.
Seamless integration with WordPress for effortless publishing.
Customizable blog outlines, tone, and length.

How to Use the Long-Form Blog Feature

Access Social Marketing PRO in the GREENstick Business App.

Open Social Marketing PRO.

Connect Your WordPress Blog

Before creating a blog post, ensure your WordPress website is connected to Social Marketing PRO.

Open the Blog Composer

Click on the Create button in the Composer.
Select Blog Post from the options.
The Blog Post Composer will open.

Define Your Blog Post Parameters

In the Blog Post Composer, provide the following details:

Goal of the Blog Post: Choose from five predefined goals or enter a custom goal.
Topic: Describe what the blog is about.
Keywords: Enter relevant keywords to improve SEO.
Tone and Length: Specify the desired tone and length of the post.

AI-Generated Blog Titles

Once you enter the blog details, Social AI will generate several title suggestions. You can:

Select one of the suggested titles.
Write your own custom title.

AI-Generated Blog Outlines

Social AI will generate an outline based on your chosen title. Users can:

Accept the suggested outline.
Add, remove, or modify sections as needed.

AI-Generated Blog Content

Once the outline is finalized, Social AI will generate a full blog post.

Customize Your Blog Post

Users can:

Edit the title and body content.
Add images to enhance the post.
Make formatting adjustments as needed.

Schedule or Publish Your Blog Post

Once satisfied with the content:

Click Next to proceed to scheduling.
Select your connected WordPress site.
Choose an author and category.
Schedule the post for a future date/time or publish immediately.
Save the blog post as a draft if further revisions are needed.

Manage Your Blog Posts

Drafted, scheduled, and published posts will be visible in the Post Menu.
Users can generate reports for blogs via the Calendar and Post Menu.
Reports can be sent to clients for approval before publishing from the Post Menu.

Additional Features

AI Settings in Blog Composer

Users can access AI Settings within the Blog Post Composer to:

Update AI Knowledge sources.
Modify Common Instructions for AI-generated content.

WordPress Theme Considerations

Once the blog is published, the WordPress theme will handle fonts, formatting, and images.

Begin crafting your long-form blog content today using Social Marketing PRO within the GREENstick Business App. If you’re having trouble finding what you need, chat with our AI Virtual Assistant for assistance, or schedule a meeting with one of our digital marketing strategists for personalized support.

Chris Beckwith-Taylor

Chris Beckwith-Taylor is a marketing innovator, known for progressing the multifamily industry forward with his behavior-based, data-driven approach to digital strategy. Beckwith-Taylor currently guides all strategic digital and technology initiatives across Green Stick Marketing's growing business portfolio. Before launching his marketing agency, Chris was the Vice President Of Marketing at The Franklin Johnston Group, where he was responsible for the strategic marketing and leasing efforts across the organization's 20,000-plus conventional, senior, and affordable assets. Chris also worked as the National Marketing Manager for Fore Property Company, where he ran the lease-up efforts for new apartment developments in Denver, Las Vegas, Pittsburgh, Orlando, and Portland. Prior to joining Fore Property Company, Christopher managed the advertising for over 150 multifamily communities at CoStar, a commercial real estate information and marketing provider based in Washington, D.C. Beckwith-Taylor’s marketing experience began in 2006 as a leasing consultant in Chicago for Village Green, a management company based out of Farmington Hills, Michigan. He last served as a Regional Marketing Director there, overseeing sales, marketing and assisting with business development initiatives.