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AI Content Writer

1500–2500 word articles with FAQ, schema, and internal-link suggestions.

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  • What it is
  • Why it matters
  • How to use
  • Workflow story
  • Why Outerank
  • Tour of the screen
  • What costs credits
  • Pro tips
  • Glossary
  • Common questions
  • How we compare
  • Related modules

What it is

Powered by Claude Sonnet, the Content Writer generates full SEO articles around any keyword: H1 + introduction, structured H2/H3 outline, body content, FAQ block, JSON-LD schema for rich results, and suggested internal-link anchors from your own site. Auto-detects keyword language (Arabic/French/Spanish/German/etc.) AND auto-renders RTL for Arabic. <strong>Refund-on-fail across the board</strong>: if Sonnet returns garbage / banned-brand phrases / under 500 words, you don't get charged.

Why it matters

Content is the #1 ranking factor. The bottleneck for most sites isn't ideas — it's the time to write. AI Writer collapses a 4-hour writing session into 3 minutes, then you spend 20 minutes editing for your voice. You'll publish 5-10× more.

How to use it (step-by-step)

Follow these in order. Each step is 30 seconds to 2 minutes.

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Step 1

(Optional) Train your brand voice first

On the 'Brand voice' tab, paste 2–5 paragraphs of your existing writing and click Train (1 credit, refund-on-fail). From then on every article sounds like YOU, not generic AI.

2

Step 2

Pick a target keyword

On the 'Write' tab, type the keyword you want to rank for — ideally a 'Golden' keyword or a quick-win from Keyword Research.

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Step 3

Watch the 'Since last article' strip

After the second article, a green strip at the top shows how many new articles + how many you published in the last 14 days — same convention as Site Audit / KR / IL / Competitor.

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Step 4

(Optional) Get the SERP brief first

Click 'Get SERP brief' (1 credit, refund-on-fail) to scrape Google → DuckDuckGo → Bing top-10 and see the intent, angle, subtopics (H2s), and required entities you must cover to compete.

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Step 5

Choose a word count + country, then Generate (30 credits, refund-on-fail)

Pick ~1,200 / ~1,800 (recommended) / ~2,500 words. We auto-analyze the top 10, write to cover them, and SCORE the article's actual SERP coverage (replaces the old hardcoded 80). If we ever return under 500 words or contain banned-brand phrases (ChatGPT / GPT-4 / OpenAI / etc.), you don't get charged. 30–90 seconds.

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Step 6

Check the entity-coverage scorecard

If you ran a SERP brief, click 'Score now' (free) to see how many required entities your article covers vs misses — then patch the missing ones inline.

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Step 7

Try a duplicate keyword? We'll ask first

If you already have an article on the same keyword in this project, we surface a confirm panel BEFORE charging the 30 credits — saves you from accidental re-generations.

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Step 8

Export the report

The hero top-right has Download · Print · Share — same as Site Audit / IL / KR / Competitor. Branded HTML with KPI mix + status mix + word-count distribution + language mix + top articles + brand-voice profile.

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Step 9

Want it on autopilot?

Once you have 2 articles, a green Scribe banner appears: the Content Engine agent that drafts 2-3 articles/week into an approval queue. $19/mo add-on. The Content Writer module focuses on one-shot articles; Scribe handles the cadence.

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Step 10

Watch the brand-voice drift banner

After you publish ~10 articles in a language, a violet panel surfaces: 'Your brand voice has drifted — time to retrain.' Click it to review/retrain. The profile is now stored per-language, so you can train EN, FR, AR voices on the same project.

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Step 11

Internal links are auto-resolved

When Sonnet suggests an internal link to an existing article, we now resolve the placeholder to the real URL via fuzzy title matching against your existing articles + Internal Links crawl. No more dead '#' anchors.

Brief

SERP-derived brief before a single word is written.

Outerank reads the top 10 ranking pages for your target keyword and extracts the topics they all cover, the questions they all answer, the H2/H3 structure that wins. The brief is the ranking blueprint — your article inherits it.

  • Real top-10 SERP scrape (no fabricated outlines)
  • Topic coverage frequency across rankers
  • H2/H3 patterns the winners use
  • FAQ block derived from People Also Ask

SERP brief · top 10

Topics covered by 8/1012 topics
Avg word count1,840
Common H2 patterns9 patterns
PAA questions6 questions
Write

Full article, FAQ, schema — done.

One generation produces the complete article: title, H1, body, FAQ block, JSON-LD Article + FAQPage schema. Word target is yours to set; tone matches your project's brand voice (if set).

  • Title + meta + body + FAQ in one pass
  • JSON-LD Article + FAQPage included
  • Word target you control (800–3000+)
  • Brand voice match (if your project has one set)

Generated article · excerpt

Title · The Practical Guide to Leather Conditioning at Home

Meta · Restore dry leather in 6 steps — no expensive shop visit.

Schema · Article + FAQPage JSON-LD attached.

Score

Coverage score against the live SERP.

Every article gets scored 0–100 against the top-ranking competitors on the same keyword. The score tells you, before you publish, whether the article is more comprehensive than what's currently ranking.

  • Score 0–100 vs. the live top-10
  • Coverage gaps highlighted inline
  • Readability + word count + structure
  • Re-score after edits (free)

Coverage score · vs top 10

Your draft
84
Top ranker
89
Median
71
Bottom
54
Ship

Approve, publish, or queue for Scribe.

Approve the draft → saved to your library. Send to Scribe → enters the auto-publish schedule. Or download as HTML / Markdown and ship to your CMS manually. Every approved article is searchable by keyword.

  • Library searchable by keyword + status
  • Download HTML or Markdown
  • Auto-publish via Scribe (Mon + Thu cadence)
  • Tracker auto-adds the keyword on publish

After approval

→ Saved to libraryfree
→ Send to Scribe queuefree
→ Download HTML / MDfree
→ Auto-track keywordfree

Why Outerank

Things Jasper and Surfer don't connect end-to-end.

The article isn't the deliverable — the keyword going live and ranking is. Outerank closes that loop.

Free with article

SERP-derived briefs, not vibes

Real top-10 scrape, topic coverage frequency, H2 patterns. The brief is the blueprint of what's already winning.

0–100

Coverage score vs live SERP

Before you publish, see if your draft is more comprehensive than the current top-10. No more publishing into the void.

5 cr

Article + FAQ + schema in one pass

Title, body, FAQ block, JSON-LD Article + FAQPage. Generation outputs a fully shipable artifact, not a starting point.

Agent-ready

Scribe handoff built-in

Approve → into Scribe's auto-publish queue. The agent picks up the cadence from there. No copy-paste.

Tone-aware

Brand voice match

If your project has a tone set (or learned from your existing content), generations match it. Not generic AI-slop voice.

Workflow loop

Auto-tracker on publish

Every article that goes live auto-adds its target keyword to Rank Tracker. Performance loop closes automatically.

What costs credits

No surprises. Browsing and viewing saved results is always free.

Browsing, reading & copying saved articlesFree
Generate a full article (with SERP analysis + schema)30 credits · refund-on-fail
Get a SERP brief1 credit · refund-on-fail
Train your brand voice1 credit · refund-on-fail
Score entity coverageFree
Export report (HTML / Print / Share)Free

Pro tips

  • →Always edit before publishing — Sonnet needs your voice and product specifics layered in. Brand-voice training gets you 80% of the way.
  • →Run the SERP brief before generating for competitive keywords — it tells the writer exactly which subtopics and entities to include, so you outrank deeper pages.
  • →Use the FAQ block in the output — it can earn you a 'People Also Ask' slot in Google, which doubles clicks.
  • →The included JSON-LD schema makes you eligible for rich snippets (star ratings, FAQ accordions in results) — keep it when you paste.
  • →Every action that costs credits is refund-on-fail. Try freely; if Sonnet hiccups, you get the credits back automatically.
  • →Set up Scribe for your most-active project, then use the manual Writer for one-off articles only — it's the cleanest cadence for an Agency client.

Plain-English glossary

Every bit of jargon on this page, explained.

SERP brief
A research summary built from Google's current top 10 results for your keyword — the subtopics and entities you need to cover to compete.
Search intent
What the searcher actually wants (to buy, to learn, to compare). Your article must match it to rank.
Entity
A specific concept, brand, or term Google expects to see on a page about this topic. Covering them signals depth.
Entity coverage score
0–100 grade of how many of the SERP's required entities your draft includes. Higher = more complete than competitors.
Readability score
0–100 measure of how easy your article is to read. Higher is friendlier for most audiences.
Brand voice
Your saved tone profile (formality, sentence length, do/don'ts) that the writer applies so articles sound like you.
JSON-LD schema
Hidden structured data included with the article that makes you eligible for rich results like FAQ accordions.

Questions, answered

Site Audit FAQs

Why does an article cost 30 credits?
Each article runs a live analysis of Google's top 10 (via Google → DuckDuckGo → Bing fallback), writes 1,200–2,500 words with Claude Sonnet, adds schema + FAQ, and scores its real entity coverage — all in one click. It replaces hours of work. Refund-on-fail means you only pay when Sonnet returns a valid article (>=500 words, no banned model-name phrases).
What happens if generation fails?
We added fact-check guardrails 2026-06-27: if Sonnet returns under 500 words, OR contains banned phrases (ChatGPT / GPT-4 / OpenAI / 'as an AI language model' / etc.), OR the call throws, you get a 502 with 'your credits weren't charged'. Try again — same pattern as the rest of the platform's paid endpoints.
Can I publish the article as-is?
It's publish-ready, but always do a quick edit pass to add your voice and product specifics. Training your brand voice first makes that pass much shorter.
Do I have to run the SERP brief?
No, it's optional. The generator already analyzes the SERP automatically. The separate brief just lets you SEE the research and the entity checklist before you commit the 30 credits. Brief is also refund-on-fail: if all 3 search engines return no results, you don't get charged.
Does it write in other languages?
Yes — it auto-detects the keyword's script (Arabic / French / English) regardless of UI locale and writes the article in that language. The preview auto-switches to right-to-left for Arabic. Multi-language brand voice is parked for next polish round.
What if I accidentally try to write the same keyword twice?
We surface a confirm panel before charging 30cr — 'You already have an article on [keyword] in this project. Regenerate anyway?'. Click cancel to keep the existing one; click 'Regenerate' to spend the credits and create a second one.
Can I download or share the report?
Yes. Hero top-right has Download (branded HTML), Print (→ Save as PDF), and Share (90-day public link). Same convention as Site Audit / IL / KR / Competitor.
Can I automate article cadence?
Yes — the Scribe Content Engine agent ($19/mo add-on) drafts 2-3 articles per week into an approval queue. The green Scribe banner inside the Content Writer module surfaces once you've shipped 2 articles. Designed so you focus on approval, not generation.
Does the SERP brief actually scrape Google?
Yes — and 2026-06-27 we made it more reliable. DataForSEO SERP API is now the primary Google leg (cached 30 days so re-views are free), with the previous Google → DuckDuckGo → Bing scrape fallback below it. You get the same top-10 Google ranks the customer would see, regardless of cloud IP blocks.
Why does the brand voice prompt me to retrain?
Brand voice drifts over time as your tone evolves. We track how many articles you've shipped per language since the last training; when the count hits ~10, the page surfaces a 'time to retrain' banner. Click it to review the current profile or retrain from new samples.
What's the rolling 30-day quota?
Pro = 10 articles/30 days, Agency = 50 articles/30 days. It's a rolling window: each article rolls off your quota 30 days after generation, instead of resetting in bulk on the 1st. The 'X / N' chip in the hero shows the rolling state with a tooltip explaining the math.

How we compare

Honest comparison — where we win, where the big tools win.

vs. Jasper / Copy.ai

Those tools write short marketing copy. We write full SEO articles with structure, FAQ, schema, live SERP analysis — built for rankings, not just words. Plus refund-on-fail on every paid endpoint, multi-language auto-detect, and a shareable branded report.

vs. Surfer SEO

Surfer is better at in-editor optimization scoring; we bundle SERP brief + entity coverage scoring AND first-draft generation AND brand-voice in one step. Cheaper too.

vs. ChatGPT

Raw ChatGPT writes generic content; we feed it your brand voice + the live SERP + required entities + ban its own model name from the output, so the article is tailored, rank-ready, and doesn't leak 'as an AI language model' phrases.

Related modules

These pair well with AI Content Writer.

Keyword Research

Real Google volumes · 213 countries · Golden picks · AI clustering · quick-wins from GSC.

Internal Links

Orphans · broken outbound · redirect chains · anchor overuse · deep pages — plus paste-ready anchor suggestions.

AI Search Optimizer

Track citations across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, Google AI Overviews + Grok — the new SEO.

Rank Tracker

Weekly Google position checks + REAL GSC overlay for ground truth.

Site Audit

137 technical SEO checks + the exact code fix for every issue we find.

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