Blog post templates

Opening

Say what to do and how long it takes in two or three sentences, then the one condition that changes the steps.

H2: What you need before you start

Access, tools and materials with amounts, and the best time to do it.

H2: Steps

A numbered list, one action per step, with the setting, amount or time inside the step.

H2: What you should see

What the reader sees after the key steps, and how long results take.

H2: Mistakes that undo the work

The two or three slips that send people back to the start.

FAQ and next step

Follow-up questions the sections don't answer, then one short paragraph on what to do next.

Opening

Name the most likely cause and its fix first. Then say how to tell if it's a different cause.

H2: Confirm the cause

The quick test that tells the causes apart, with the number or message that decides it.

H2: Fix it, cause by cause

One subheading per cause, most common first, each with its own steps.

H2: When to wait and when to get help

How long a fix takes to show, and the point where the reader needs a professional or support.

FAQ and next step

Follow-up questions the sections don't answer, then one short paragraph on what to do next.

Opening

Give the verdict by use case in two to four sentences: who should pick which, and why.

H2: At a glance

A table with the same criteria for each option. Keep it to four columns so it reads on a phone.

H2: The quickest way to tell them apart

The one difference that decides it for most readers.

H2: One section per criterion that matters

Each with what each option does, from its own documentation.

H2: Pick X if, pick Y if

Plain conditions, so readers can find themselves in one line.

H2: What each costs

From each vendor's own pricing page, with the date you checked it. If you sell one of them, say so.

FAQ and next step

Follow-up questions the sections don't answer, then one short paragraph on what to do next.

Opening

Give the price range and the one or two things that move it most.

H2: What goes into the price

A table of line items, each with its own range and where the range comes from.

H2: What moves each line

Size, scope, region, quality: what pushes each item up or down.

H2: Typical totals

Two or three labelled scenarios with their numbers added up.

H2: How to read a quote

What a fair quote includes, and the line items that hide extra cost.

FAQ and next step

Follow-up questions the sections don't answer, then one short paragraph on what to do next.

Opening

Give the pick by situation first: "If you need X, choose A. If Y, choose B."

H2: How we picked

The criteria that matter for this choice, and the ones that don't.

H2: Compared

A table of the options on the same columns.

H2: One section per option

Who it's for, what it does best, and its downside. Every option has one.

H2: Getting the most from the one you pick

The setup step or habit people skip.

FAQ and next step

Follow-up questions the sections don't answer, then one short paragraph on what to do next.

Opening

Give the one-sentence definition first, in words the reader would use.

H2: What it means in practice

How to read it or where the reader meets it.

H2: An example with numbers

One labelled, realistic example carried through.

H2: What to do with it

The decision or next step it should lead to.

FAQ and next step

Follow-up questions the sections don't answer, then one short paragraph on what to do next.