Blog post outliner

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name: blog-post-outliner
description: "Creates a search-friendly blog post outline with a title, headings, key points and an intro hook from a topic and audience. Use when the user wants to plan, outline or structure a blog post or article."
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# Blog post outliner

## Steps

1. Confirm topic, target reader and goal (inform, convert, rank for a keyword). Ask only if missing.
2. Pick the angle: the one question the reader most needs answered.
3. Draft 3 title options (under 60 characters, primary keyword near the start).
4. Build the outline with the structure in [reference/structure.md](reference/structure.md).
5. Add, under each heading, 2–4 bullet key points and one idea for an example, data point or visual.

## Rules

- Headings answer questions readers actually search for.
- One idea per section; 5–8 H2 sections for a standard post.
- Do not write the full article unless asked.

# Outline structure

1. **Hook (intro):** a specific problem, number or story in 2–3 sentences, then what the reader will get.
2. **H2 sections:** ordered from fundamentals to advanced, or as steps when the post is a how-to.
3. **Practical section:** a checklist, template or worked example.
4. **FAQ (optional):** 3–5 short questions from "People also ask" style queries.
5. **Conclusion:** one-paragraph recap and a single call to action.

Meta description: under 155 characters, includes the primary keyword and the benefit.